Originally Posted by Baz (Post 10081650)

What amazes me is the number of bikers who don't wear a helmet around here.

I get that it gives them more "freedom" and that's their choice but you won't catch me without one.

Originally Posted by gsxrken (Post 10081626)

^^^+1
The saying “whether you think you should, or think you shouldn’t... you’re right” roughly applies here too. If you ride long enough you’ll see some things and go to some funerals. It might even be your own. It’s not a completely rationale decision to ride any kind of motorcycle (or a little air cooled Porsche, for that matter).
But I am always a little surprised when someone stops riding because a close acquaintance goes down. That scenario was always there, and really should have been fully contemplated beforehand so that that risk assessment was part of the decision to ride at all in the first place. Yet that is not an uncommon reason for folks I ting why they quit bikes altogether. And the moment you think you shouldn’t ride anymore, you probably shouldn’t IMO. It should reduce anxiety, not produce it. I still ride, albeit more sanely than 30 years ago, but I’m glad my sons do not. Is that hypocritical?
RIP to both accident victims and heartfelt sympathy for the families.

Originally Posted by Don Ro (Post 10081648)

My very first experience on a moto was getting a ride home one summer night by my friend's older brother on his NSU 250 with a loud Racket Buster muffler.
I was about 10 or 12. I was smitten.
My friend said, "You'd better hang on. Sit close. Grab your hands in front of him."
That sound, the wind, the smell of the summer night...and tightly gripping young Dave Jensen's six-pack abs under his white T-shirt with a touch of manly perspiration...his smoothly balanced corners...powering down the streets...that little single blaring it's voice in the warm night.
All of it. I was a goner.

Originally Posted by speeder (Post 10081711)

Ten times the number of people die in car accidents but no one ever talks about giving up driving. Hell, everyone drives to the funeral. :cool:

Originally Posted by Don Ro (Post 10081763)

OK........my g/f read this and texted me that it sounded gay.
His abs were under his shirt...my hands were over his shirt.
.
:D

Originally Posted by Mark Henry (Post 10081767)

Not exactly true if you do the math, just way more cars than motorcycles.

Originally Posted by Don Ro (Post 10081648)

My very first experience on a moto was getting a ride home one summer night by my friend's older brother on his NSU 250 with a loud Racket Buster muffler.
I was about 10 or 12. I was smitten.
My friend said, "You'd better hang on. Sit close. Grab your hands in front of him."
That sound, the wind, the smell of the summer night...and tightly gripping young Dave Jensen's six-pack abs under his white T-shirt with a touch of manly perspiration...his smoothly balanced corners...powering down the streets...that little single blaring it's voice in the warm night.
All of it. I was a goner.

Originally Posted by Don Ro (Post 10081763)

OK........my g/f read this and texted me that it sounded gay.
His abs were under his shirt...my hands were over his shirt.
.
:D

Originally Posted by Gogar (Post 10081910)

Well that’s waaaaaaay less gay now.

Jk you go girlfriend

Originally Posted by peteremsley (Post 10081949)

Meerkat.... the only way to go in such situations.

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Originally Posted by MMARSH (Post 10081196)

Personally I think you either want to ride or you dont.
If you really want to ride a motorcycle, your going to ride regardless of these accidents. Ive been personally involved at the scene of a lot of motorcycle accidents, Several fatalities. I still love riding motorcycles..Sometimes I think these posts are just excuses...The fact of the matter is you really don't want to ride a motorcycle....You like the idea of riding a motorcycle.....