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SCDPS: Males Older Than 35 Lead Motorcycle Fatalities
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| 9/21/06
Posted on 09/21/2006 12:38:32 PM PDT by martin_fierro
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To: Wristpin
Younger guys still bounce pretty good.....
Older guys shatter...
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posted on
09/21/2006 1:47:49 PM PDT
by
Wings-n-Wind
(All of the answers remain available; Wisdom is gained by asking the right questions!)
To: martin_fierro
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posted on
09/21/2006 1:52:32 PM PDT
by
blackie
(Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
To: blackie
You're A Great American.
To: martin_fierro
I think most cyclists are boomers at this point, so I'm not surprised.
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posted on
09/21/2006 2:00:08 PM PDT
by
Maceman
(This is America. Why must we press "1" for English?)
To: martin_fierro
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posted on
09/21/2006 2:20:25 PM PDT
by
blackie
(Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
To: martin_fierro
I'm curious what the breakdown of the stats are. Even w/ helmeted vs. unhelmeted riders there's a big diff. in a skid lid and a full face. Also a big diff. btwn the leathered up rider and the jeans and t-shirt rider.
Also, how many are the cager's fault? Was alchohol involved?, etc.
Anyway, be safe; rubber side down; all that good stuff.
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posted on
09/21/2006 3:01:50 PM PDT
by
jjm2111
(http://www.purveryors-of-truth.blogspot.com)
To: martin_fierro
My eyes and my reflexes were the 2nd and 3rd things to go bad.
To: martin_fierro
Thanks. Nice banter. I'm old. I hurt. I ride.
Just got another biker started. Helped find his first bike and pass his permit test. Gave him one of my full helmets.
He's learning on a Honda Rebel, with a Harley tank. He's stoked.
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posted on
09/21/2006 3:30:57 PM PDT
by
wizr
(Live life with a Passion!)
To: elkfersupper; Tijeras_Slim
My eyes and my reflexes were the 2nd and 3rd things to go bad. I'll be delicately diplomatic and not ask about what #1 was.
< |:p~
To: upchuck; SC Swamp Fox
SC ping! Well, kind of...
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posted on
09/21/2006 3:51:39 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
("Burgler drops dresser, shot in chest, fills drawers." --Titan Magroyne)
To: martin_fierro
I'll say it again, Don't outdrive your brain, your skill, your reflexes or your headlights and do drive as if you're invisible. It's served me well (never dropped one or been down in over 55 years of riding).
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posted on
09/21/2006 4:45:47 PM PDT
by
pt17
To: Slings and Arrows; 2A Patriot; 2nd amendment mama; 4everontheRight; 77Jimmy; ...
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posted on
09/21/2006 4:58:39 PM PDT
by
SC Swamp Fox
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To: martin_fierro
The worst part for inexperienced riders of any age is the lack of understanding regarding counter-steering, and target fixation. I saw a guy on a brand new harley (he had just picked it up that morning, at the start of the charity ride, which started out from the harley dealership) who hadn't ridden before (and he was proud of the fact!) literally ride his bike directly into oncoming traffic. He paniced when we were riding over a bridge with a metal grate surface, and the vibration, combined with the weaving patterns just freaked the guy out: He was looking at the oncoming trafic, and he began to veer towards it. Luckily, he was able to stop, and the oncoming cars were able to avoid him. An older couple had the wife (riding pillion) and this rider swap positions, and they broke from the crowd, and drove him back to the dealership.
Mark
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posted on
09/21/2006 5:53:04 PM PDT
by
MarkL
(When Kaylee says "No power in the `verse can stop me," it's cute. When River says it, it's scary!)
To: pt17
I'll say it again, Don't outdrive your brain, your skill, your reflexes or your headlights and do drive as if you're invisible. It's served me well (never dropped one or been down in over 55 years of riding).Actually, my personal thought is that when I'm on my bike, I drive like I'm a refugee from the movie "Death Race 2000!" That all the cars are driven by angry, homocidal maniacs who are out to run me down.
And I'm afraid to say that I dropped my brand new Ducati 900SP on the second and third days that I owned it... Once on each side! Damned EPA! It was jetted so lean from the factory that unless I revved the engine to about 3000RPM when I took off from a start, it would backfire through the carbs and stall! Those first 2 times took me by surprise and I couldn't get my feet back down off the pegs in time to save it. The dealer wanted me to give it at least a little bit of a break-in, at least a few hundred miles before rejetting the carbs, but I returned it to be done (and get my high, carbon fiber cans and K&N air filter) at less than 200 miles. It was just too dangerous to ride. Forget dropping it, stalling the bike at a stop light could easily be fatal.
Mark
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posted on
09/21/2006 6:04:23 PM PDT
by
MarkL
(When Kaylee says "No power in the `verse can stop me," it's cute. When River says it, it's scary!)
To: martin_fierro; Tijeras_Slim
I'll be delicately diplomatic and not ask about what #1 was. Left foot.
Sciatica.
Got to where I wasn't sure about moving around the shifter.
Compensated with a heel / toe lever.
Lucky you.
To: Wristpin
A couple of years back I was cruising down the freeway at slightly higher than the posted speed. I was passed by a guy going close to double my speed. He was wearing a leather pant/jacket combo that would have made Elvis jealous. He was riding a Ninja style bike. A few moments later I was passed by the California Highway Patrol and they were clearly after Te biker. A few miles down the road they had him pulled over and I was shocked that under his helmet was gray hair and I got a look at his face. The guy was at least 50!
It looked like his vehicle of choice for navigating male menopause was a motorcycle.
To: MarkL
That guy's a statistic waiting to happen-- a basic MSF course would greatly extend his lifespan.
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posted on
09/22/2006 5:26:08 AM PDT
by
zipper
To: paulcissa
Hi paulcissa-"...Too many old(er) folks (easy, I'm 45) trying riding for the first time. I started on a 1975 Honda Mini-Trail at the age of 9 and never looked back..."
The good news is that you've miscalculated your age and you're actually younger than you think...and now statistically safer. If you were nine years of age learning on a 1975 model-year motorcycle the earliest you could have possibly been born was in the mid-1960's. Celebrate the good news!
~ Blue Jays ~
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posted on
09/22/2006 6:16:20 AM PDT
by
Blue Jays
(Rock Hard, Ride Free)
To: martin_fierro
A FWIW post...
I added a larger headlight bezel to my Deuce (purely for looks) and replaced the MoCo bulb with a nice bright white one (AutoZone ~$15). The net result was that the additional shock absorbing foam inside the new bezel, plus the added weight caused my headlight to bounce a bit. Turns out other Deuce owners have complained about the same thing. The oncoming view is that my headlight appears to flicker as it bounces up and down. I tightened the screws and bolts to stop the bouncing, but it didn't help, so I simply lived with it.
After a number of months now, I've noticed that (knock on particle board) the cages see me better than they ever did and I've experienced very few right-o-way pull-outs in front of me. I'm thinking that on my next bike I might mount a couple of rubber washers at the headlight mounting bolts simply to cause the same effect...for safety reasons only.
But for those riders in front of me, especially at night, when we ride as group, they sometimes say it can be annoying in their mirrors. OTOH, since I often ride road guard, it is easy for the other riders to see that I'm coming back up to the front to catch the next lane change or intersection.
like I said...FWIW.
Ride safe, ride free. ...and cagers...hang up the phone and drive!
;o)
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posted on
09/22/2006 6:25:30 AM PDT
by
woollyone
(Preacher; "If there was more love in the world, there'd probably be a lot less dyin'")
To: woollyone
Hi woollyone-
You could instead purchase a headlight modulator that toggles the high and/or low beams electronically rather than having loose equipment bouncing around on your motorcycle.
~ Blue Jays ~
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posted on
09/22/2006 8:46:50 AM PDT
by
Blue Jays
(Rock Hard, Ride Free)
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