We're all riders at the end....

[Rusty Spokes]

I belive that because we enjoy two wheels and a motor that pulls a smile across your face. I would like to dedicate this section for us to read and reminds us to becareful out there. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/nov/12/motorcyclist-died-in-friday-night-crash/

[MarkPBG]

I enjoy riding…but I leave the racing for the track. It's always bad when one of us loses, but yeah, be careful.
I remember after my first MSF course….I rode for four years with a motorcycle as my only means of transportation. I was in a near-accident about 5 days a week, riding seven days a week. That course saved my ass over 1000 times, quite literally! I have been in near accidents with bikes, people, buses, school buses, ambulances, fire trucks, dump trucks, tractor trailers, moving vans, and even two police cars….ALL these near misses were THEIR fault, the result of THEIR inattention behind the wheel. I have avoided all those accidents by what was taught in that course, and a little sheer luck. I've been lucky enough to have never gone down, been hit, or even injured…yet. On a bike, it will happen, but the odds can be drastically swung in your favor if, like Rusty reminds us, you BE CAREFUL!

Always a good topic to bring up again, and again, and again. :)

[sgtslag]

I highly encourage the MSF course!  It has saved me, my wife, and my son.  I also recommend ATGATT, and road worker florescent vests -- better to look like a living clown, than a cool, biker corpse.    Stack the deck in your favor!  Cheers!

[cityslicker]

godamn, he hit a minivan at 100+ fuckin hell. If your going that fast on a road that has intersections, your fucking up already.

[shinyribs]

  I agree with Cityslicker.I wind it out some on the back roads.I figure if Im dumb enough to risk hitting a deer thats on me.Its not cool to endanger other people who are just trying to get down the road.

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I also do not feel sorry, for idiots tempting fate. They just give the Government reason to take our rights away.
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[LukeM]

We call those kinds of idiot actions "thinning the herd".  Survival of the fittest, physically and mentally.  It's really tempting to get into the throttle and ride like a madman.  Leave that to the wheelie kings and open-piped Harley riders.  I prefer riding in a sane and conservative manner.

Luke M

[shinyribs]

I know,I know.Running wide open on a public road,even if you are alone,is a bad idea.But when the houses in my area are literally miles apart...lifes too short not to.There is one straight stretch with perfectly smooth pavement that is corn field on both sides.Its cut down right now so I literally have a 2 mile straightaway with full visibility for miles(in the daylight).Liked i said,if I bust my butt its all on me.Whether its on the road behind my house or at a race track

[Rusty Spokes]

Not all accidents are caused by speeding. Another fallen rider in S.D. but this time it was caused by a smoker in a car. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/nov/18/motorcyclist-killed-crash-i-5-north-county/

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I always knew smoking killed. Years ago I drove truck, for a living. I noticed that people smoking while driving was a big distraction. I would notice both trucks, and cars swerving while trying to lite the damn things, or dropping them in their laps. I even came across a car on fire where some idiot had dropped a cigarette. And now we have added cell phones, and texting. I do not even want to imagine what will come next.
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