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i don't think that many people notice this, but motorcycle journalist is a fairly high risk job. you're not only required to be a competent rider and writer, you have to be able to take a motorcycle over the line to find it's faults. sometimes it gets very hairy.
the other part is exposure. when i was a magazine guy you were usually riding three days a week, and racing throughout the weekend. more than enough opportunities to make yourself dead.
looking back, i brushed up against lots of "pert-nears", and i still regularly lose friends at about the same rate that pro motorsports loses racers. maybe even a little more, if you include life-changing injuries.
being a moto journalist can be a great lifestyle, but it isn't without it's risks.
now if i was the editor of a Popular Crochet (the monthly, not the quarterly), that'd be different...i'd only have a few faint blisters, rather than scars, funny bumps and the ability to be a 24/7 walking barometer.
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