I’m not sure if this is a nation wide trend but where I live there are a large number of people 40 or older that are new bike riders. They can finally afford the bike they want and think they can just hop on and ride like a car. I’ve seen guys flop over at stop lights because they forget to put their feet down. Others lock up the front breaks first in an emergency stop.
You can usually spot a new rider because all their clothes are directly from the Harley catalog and are still shiny. I’ve even seen Honda riders dressed in Harley clothes. I guess it raises their testosterone levels.....
Perhaps I'm in the minority but I'm a firm believer that if you didn't grow up on motorcycles you have no business riding them as an adult.
BINGO! I ride extremely fast sport bikes and always break with one finger. I do that puposely to avoid a full squeeze when surprised and having the front wheel go out. Now of course you can't use this technique on a Harley, where one finger will do nothing...
No, they make the best leathers. I wear my Harley leather jacket in the winter when I am driving my Jeep.
It’s all made in China, that Harley gear.
You hit it on the nose.People can now afford that big Harley they always wanted or some kid gets a Hayabusa for his first bike.
The old dude is going to learn how to control a big bike, in any situation, on the freeways and the kid will be going 60 between stopped or barely moving, bumper to bumper traffic on the same freeway.
Most accidents happen because SOMEONE did something stupid.