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Originally Posted by varmint View Post
the risk has to be considered relative to the fun.



and we all have our own ways of rationalizing. as i lanesplit down the 405 during rush hour, i know i'm taking a chance.but i see the people stuck in cars. the average citizen spends almost a week of their lives every year going nowhere in traffic. i figure the amount i'm shortening my lifespan by riding, and the amount they're wasting in a car, even out. and i'm the one enjoying myself.
Concur. I have become more risk averse since getting married. But motorcycling gives me so much pleasure, that I'd just about rather die than live without a bike. I was bikeless for 11 days until just getting my new one last weekend. It was a tough 11 days and I so hated getting into my 330i to go to the grocery store or gym.
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