So few words, so many assumptions. You need a real attitude adjustment if you are going to take personal offense at a generic comment.
I don’t hate motorcycles. I used to own one and really enjoyed riding it. But after some old guy glared at me at a stoplight and the deliberately tried to run me over when the light changed (Which I saw coming in his eyes so I backed off when we started up at the light) I decided that fun as it was, that was it for me.
And I do believe in Live Free or Die. It is their right to take that risk if they want. I just can’t wrap my mind around it is all.
Donor cycles isn’t what I would consider a generic comment especially coming from someone who used to own a motorcycle.
That term is thrown out all the time by people who hate motorcycles and the people that ride them, not to mention what they hope happens to them when they do ride.
Your experience with an idiot driver is unfortunate to say the least. My wife (passenger) and I still ride after 50 years of doing so and we’ve seen it all. She saw it first hand following behind me in a car with an idiot pulling out in front of me, I swerved, missed the car but hit a telephone pole and got a life flight out. Idiot got away but I still ride to this day and have ridden in all 50 states and most of Canada.
The helmet is the other thing.. it’s a personal choice and that irritates me when folks don’t understand that either. I used to ride without when when I could. Now I wear one (skid lid) to keep the hat on and not get a sunburn. The wife’s is DOT.
So the assumptions were from past experiences.
To bad one idiot ruined it for you.