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Originally Posted by Rick Lee
1) You are invisible.
2) EVERY car is trying to kill you.
3) EVERY car is trying to kill you.
4) You WILL fall down. Dress for it. It's a guarantee.
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I ride the busy roads on a 20 lb road bicycle. Been there, done that, and have the scars.
Tim, I agree the 250 will be pushed, but guys who've ridden the 250 Yamaha and 400 Suzuki say the Yamaha is much smoother at higher speeds. This 250 is a slice from their R1 sport bike engine, and it loves to rev. I need to be able to do 65 mph to stay with traffic. What does worry me is riding a brick near semis and big vans.
On my road bike, I have an LED headlight and taillamp. You can run the lamp continuously or choose one of three flashing modes. Folks give me a LOT more respect on the road aside from the asses who buzz me with no margin (need anti-tank solution). I've seen very few flashing headlamps on motorcycles. Are they out of favor? I know you'd have to be nearly blind to not see my flashing LED lamp.
All the gear, all the time. NO problems here. I do worry about riding in the summertime. TN gets stupid hot and humid for 3 months. On the other hand, I look forward to riding this winter. The roads ice for but a handful of days.