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re: Thoughts on owning a motorcycle?
Posted on 12/16/19 at 6:29 am to Reda LSU
Posted on 12/16/19 at 6:29 am to Reda LSU
If you love riding buy one, life is too short to not do things that make us happy only to grow old and die anyway.
If you are buying one because of the image or as a hobby absolutely don't, not worth dying for something you don't really care about.
I ride about 10 - 12k miles a year and it's my primary mode of transportation.
They are dangerous and I wouldn't ride one if I was going to live forever. I'm almost 40 though and been riding since I was 10 so if I can pull that off again I'll make it to 70.
If not - oh well. I hate my job most of the time and between family and work don't really have any hobbies or ways to relax. The highlight of every day is the 35 minute ride back and forth to work. Sometimes I'll carve out a weekend and just tie on my bedroll and tent and head for the mountains and it's easily the happiest I've ever been.
So yeah you can die on one but to me it's worth it.
If you are buying one because of the image or as a hobby absolutely don't, not worth dying for something you don't really care about.
I ride about 10 - 12k miles a year and it's my primary mode of transportation.
They are dangerous and I wouldn't ride one if I was going to live forever. I'm almost 40 though and been riding since I was 10 so if I can pull that off again I'll make it to 70.
If not - oh well. I hate my job most of the time and between family and work don't really have any hobbies or ways to relax. The highlight of every day is the 35 minute ride back and forth to work. Sometimes I'll carve out a weekend and just tie on my bedroll and tent and head for the mountains and it's easily the happiest I've ever been.
So yeah you can die on one but to me it's worth it.
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Posted on 12/16/19 at 6:54 am to Ricardo
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I've seen enough people die for any number of reasons. It's not a big deal. You're going to die at some point.
While that's true, riding a motorcycle is like stepping on a bullet train to your path to death.
Posted on 12/16/19 at 7:30 am to Reda LSU
Unless you have a stretch of road that has very little traffic and has some beautiful scenery that I can look at I will not get on one of those DEATH TRAPS/Motorcycles. I know of at least 3 people that have been killed on them and two of them were the safest drivers on the road.
Posted on 12/16/19 at 7:56 am to Reda LSU
I used to ride a GSXR 750. After a few near-death encounters I decided that I like being able to walk and chew my own food, so I sold it.
Bikes are a lot of fun, but way too risky.
Bikes are a lot of fun, but way too risky.
Posted on 12/16/19 at 8:01 am to BowlJackson
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Thoughts on owning a motorcycle?
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BowlJackson
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Trashy
Lol, of all the people to use this insult.
Posted on 12/16/19 at 8:41 am to 3morereps
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I am defensive and act like I’m invisible. It is a risk I am willing to take
I have ridden for over 50 years and this is the only answer. I only ride on weekends in good weather and usually stick to back road cruising.
Posted on 12/16/19 at 8:45 am to Reda LSU
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Thoughts on owning a motorcycle?
I'll never own/ride one.
Posted on 12/16/19 at 9:16 am to Reda LSU
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Thoughts on owning a motorcycle?
I race dirtbikes and my entire family has raced at one point or another. Riding a motor cycle is one of the best feelings in the world and is the best therapy God created. when it is just you and the motorcycle nothing else matters.
Posted on 12/16/19 at 9:17 am to Reda LSU
Do your family a favor and buy life insurance.
Posted on 12/16/19 at 10:00 am to jnethe1
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Lol, of all the people to use this insult.
That's funny coming from oilfield trash
Posted on 12/16/19 at 10:12 am to Reda LSU
NO way.
40 year old man with kids recently died on his bday while out for a cruise. truck in front of him slammed on his brakes and boom.
40 year old man with kids recently died on his bday while out for a cruise. truck in front of him slammed on his brakes and boom.
Posted on 12/16/19 at 10:16 am to Reda LSU
I’ve been riding for 20 years now. It’s entirely possible that some idiot crosses the median or rear ends you and wipes you out. That having been said, there are things that you can do to minimize your risk...chose what, where, and when you ride. Wear appropriate gear (Roadcrafter suits, gloves, boots, and a helmet). I always wear a helmet. I don’t ever ride in certain places (South Florida for instance, where half the drivers don’t know you are there, and the other half don’t care.). Ride defensively, deliberately opening up gaps between yourself and other traffic. Don’t ride in blind spots. Don’t ride in the middle lane.
The guy who owned a BMW dealership in Florida was moving a bike from the front to the back without a helmet, dropped it, and died.
If you’re interested take the Motorcycle Safey Foundation course. Choose a first bike wisely.
The guy who owned a BMW dealership in Florida was moving a bike from the front to the back without a helmet, dropped it, and died.
If you’re interested take the Motorcycle Safey Foundation course. Choose a first bike wisely.
This post was edited on 12/16/19 at 10:20 am
Posted on 12/16/19 at 10:27 am to TopFlightSecurity
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The highlight of every day is the 35 minute ride back and forth to work.
This x1000. If I had to take a cage to work everyday, it'd be a miserable world. Sometimes the only thing motivating me to make it in to the office is my 45 minutes on the bike.
It's easy to crap on bikes and say that they're too dangerous. It's the logical argument. But the reality is once you've ridden and got that taste, it's hard to give it up even knowing the risks.
It's like dating crazy. You know it's eventually going to end bad with that stylist keying your car, having to block her number and possibly getting a restraining order after she tries to burn down your apartment but it's those 15 minutes when things are so so good that make you throw logic in the trashcan.
#worthit
The safest bet is never to start riding then you'll never know what your missing. Stay away from bikes and women with daddy issues.
Posted on 12/16/19 at 11:17 am to Reda LSU
If you have a death wish, sure, go for it
Posted on 12/16/19 at 11:43 am to BowlJackson
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That's funny coming from oilfield trash
Another childish remark from bowl...
Got something against oil?
Posted on 12/16/19 at 12:02 pm to Boatshoes
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Wear appropriate gear (Roadcrafter suits, gloves, boots, and a helmet).
One thing I will never understand is regularly seeing people primarily on street/race bikes with little or no gear. I see a guys with their girls on the back. He has a t-shirt and jeans with tennis shoes, and she was wearing short shorts with flip-flops. At least they all wear helmets, but I'm convinced these people have never seen what a 20ft+ slide on concrete can do to a person's body. They could learn something from old riders who ride in head to toe leather even if it is 90 degrees out.
That asphalt will not give, and you are literally the softest thing on the road.
Posted on 12/16/19 at 12:06 pm to Reda LSU
I’m perfectly comfortable with the size of my penis. I don’t need a motorcycle
Posted on 12/16/19 at 12:08 pm to YumYum Sauce
He should have been far enough back to have time to react to that. I am always well enough behind now. Even unexpected brakes I can react in time. Had to learn this lesson the hard way. On the highway I stay three seconds behind anyone on purpose. City I stay two seconds.
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