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Originally Posted by unclebilly
I am booked in to test ride a new Monster, a new Paningale, and a new M1000RR this afternoon. I’m going to cancel.
A friend of a friend didn’t make it home from a ride on Monday. He was a very experienced rider and died from a single vehicle accident on the highway. It is unclear if a second vehicle was involved or caused this.
I sold my last 2 street bikes because of near misses with other drivers. Sometimes it takes a horrible incident like what happened to Trent on Monday to remind me that nothing has changed and we aren’t invincible.
I’m going to keep up the dirt / bush riding and keep to 4 wheels on the roadways.
Better to be a live chicken than a dead rooster.
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Sorry to hear about your friend's friend. I hear you on your concern but you don't even know if the accident was the rider's fault, for any number of reasons.
Me, it's better to live a careful, full life than a safe one out of fear. I did ride my bike 3500 miles across country 2 years ago. And every time I get back on, I can feel the joy. I'm not giving up that joy in my life. I commute only 25 miles each way on my bike, plenty of times cars haven't seen me. But I see them.
When it's your time, it's your time. Live to the fullest until then.