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You've obviously missed the *other* thread which is now locked.

People are cawling out of the woodwork to positively crow about the "stupidity" and "folly" of riding -any- motorcycle.

I don't have a persection complex.
I have, however, seen friends die because of car drivers who didn't bother to wait til they'd passed by before pulling out of a driveway/intersection/ramp.

My "persecution complex", as you call snidely call it, is nothing more or less than real life, first hand witness experience.

And yes, some of the posts are morbidly gleeful.
I'm quite disappointed that you can't [or refuse to] see that.

I don't have a problem with motorcycles or those who drive them. I do have a problem, however, with the 'nanny state' argument about helmets. Clearly they save lives. I have no sympathy for any rider who rides without a helmet and gets injured- regardless of who is at fault. A motorcycle versus a car will lose everytime.

You've obviously missed the *other* thread which is now locked.

Obviously.

People are cawling out of the woodwork to positively crow about the "stupidity" and "folly" of riding -any- motorcycle.

I've said right on this very thread that someone paid millions of dollars for their body in proper working order is foolish to ride a motorcycle. That doesn't mean I'm happy he got hurt, I'm devastated. But it does point out his folly.

Sorry you don't see this.

I have, however, seen friends die because of car drivers who didn't bother to wait til they'd passed by before pulling out of a driveway/intersection/ramp.

And you think the car drivers did this on purpose? Or is it that motorcycles lack the visibility of larger vehicles?

You seem to be suggesting the former. If so, you are a kook.

If you, instead, are only bemoaning the reality that motorcycles will get involved in accidents and the riders will get seriously hurt, then you need to deal with the world as it is, not how you wish it might be.

An athlete paid millions of dollars should not engage in foolish behavior.

And yes, some of the posts are morbidly gleeful.

I see it, plain as day. And it is sickening. Just like the thread of the Judge that was shot in Reno. One poster asked if he was a liberal judge. A fine display of conservative morals and values, it is.

I ride a motorcycle at breakneck speeds on occasion. I reach speeds of 160+ in a matter of seconds and feel my front tire tap back down when I brake for an upcoming sweep. Indescribable acceleration awaits the exit of the turn.

But all of this is done on a racetrack where it belongs with full race gear. I am not a "bad ass biker" hell's angel type, nor am I a "squid". People like that represent 1% of the bikers on the road today. That 1% gives 99% a bad image.

I drive on the street like I am invisible to all and I am constantly braking, swerving and trying to get out of the way of cagers who are oblivious to their surroundings. It is too bad that someone sees my high performance motorcycle and instantly puts me in a category of 19yo squid who thinks the highway is his race track and that I have a death wish. My hobby is dangerous, but so is anything else.

BTW to some on this forum. Don't ever walk down a flight of stairs again. You could trip and break your neck.