I have been riding continuously for over 50 years. In all that time, I’ve never seen a BMW rider parked under a viaduct waiting out the rain storm . . .
I knew a fellow truck driver that lost his wife in 2011(?) to a motorcycle accident. He was lead bike in left position with friends riding pack style in Iowa when a car crossed the centerline on a curve, just enough to side swipe him, and send him and his wife tumbling, and a couple other bikes behind him off the road trying to avoid them. Of course, being IA, they weren’t wearing helmets.
He lost his wife, and his left leg below the knee. The others were minor injuries I think.
Thats why I never rode in a pack, and if in a pair, the right bike led by at least a couple bike lengths. Never lead with the left bike, (except for making a left turn at an intersection). If it has to move right, there nothing in the way to do so.
As much as six bikes in the space of one tractor-trailer rig? That’s simply dangerous.
I pay attention and give them a wide berth.
It’s the dangerous riders I worry about. They weave through traffic, etc.
They still have issues, but are much more reliable than Hardly Abelsons of a certain vintage. Wish I had never sold the R90. The R1100S is a PITA to work on.
What you never see by the side of the road is a Guzzi.
You would have seen me.
Of course MY BMW is a convertible with a top that won’t come up........................ 😜