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[dsn_klr650] nklr â - age
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2000 4:27 pm
by PRBKLR@cs.com
That is a sad state of affairs! All the more reason the MSF courses should be mandatory in order to get a MC license. That was the best thing I could have done. You learn a lot in 2 1/2 days!
:
In our neck of the woods we have had a number of 17 and 18 year olds get
killed on their very first bike. Tragically, many of these kids are riding
brand new crotch rockets purchased as first bikes by their parents
(graduation presents for the rich I suppose). What a waste of youth,
energy, and how tragic for those left behind.
The other crowd that seems to be dying off are brand new riders between
their mid 40s and mid 50s on brand new Harley Davidsons. Seems like every
week I'm reading about some fool on a brand new Y2K Harley who decided to
pass an 18 Wheeler on the rightin the middle of a twisty turny, or tried to
pass on a blind curve, over the double yellow, with predictable results.
Of course, many of these guys have their wives or kids on the back when
they decide to behave in such a childish manner. What a shame.
Ride Safe, Live Longer.
Joe
[dsn_klr650] nklr â - age
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2000 4:38 pm
by Weaver, Mark
i'm 39, and i have a 4 years or so of m/c experience and 20 or so of bicycle
racing. i have a pretty fair idea of how to ride on 2 wheels. i've also been
fortunate enough to look death in the eye once or twice (not on a
motorcycle), and walk away (or ride away) trembling, so i know i'm not
immortal, and i have a healthy respect for death. yet for all my
sensibleness and skill and care, i still think i could easily kill myself on
a fast bike. i demo'd an aprilia falco and a triumph sprint st in the last
few weeks, and that much power just invites you to do dumb stuff.
i think it's insane to allow people to ride big bikes without doing their
time on small bikes. we as cyclists know this, and i doubt many of us would
buy a harley or a supersport bike as a first bike for someone we loved. i
know i'm starting my son out on a 250 dualsport. at least when he does
something stupid, he won't be going 130 mph. i would fully support a law
similar to what many euro countries have, where you can only ride up to a
certain horsepower for a period of time.
mw
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> That is a sad state of affairs! All the more reason the MSF
> courses should be mandatory in order to get a MC license.
> That was the best thing I could have done. You learn a lot
> in 2 1/2 days!
>
> :
> In our neck of the woods we have had a number of 17 and 18
> year olds get
> killed on their very first bike. Tragically, many of these
> kids are riding
> brand new crotch rockets purchased as first bikes by their parents
> (graduation presents for the rich I suppose). What a waste
> of youth,
> energy, and how tragic for those left behind.
>
> The other crowd that seems to be dying off are brand new
> riders between
> their mid 40s and mid 50s on brand new Harley Davidsons.
> Seems like every
> week I'm reading about some fool on a brand new Y2K Harley
> who decided to
> pass an 18 Wheeler on the rightin the middle of a twisty
> turny, or tried to
> pass on a blind curve, over the double yellow, with
> predictable results.
> Of course, many of these guys have their wives or kids on
> the back when
> they decide to behave in such a childish manner. What a shame.
>
> Ride Safe, Live Longer.
> Joe
>
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[dsn_klr650] nklr â - age
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2000 4:45 pm
by bill e goat
--- In
DSN_klr650@egroups.com, PRBKLR@c... wrote:
> That is a sad state of affairs!
Yes, lack of exerience does kill Harley riders, especially ones who
absolutely need to have a harley for a first bike, then after a
minimum of solo riding, end up on a "run" riding with a group of
other inexperienced people who also need a harley for the wrong
reasons, when a situation arises which would require a highly skilled
defensive rider, and someone gets killed. Happens all the time here,
like at the Redwood Run in June. Two years ago, four of them died in
one accident, where an oncoming SUV was waiting for a left turn
across traffic with front wheels already turned, and got rear-ended.
I don't know about you guys, but when I see that I allow lots of
space....lots of space. It's the kind of thing that not everyone
notices.
BackRoad Bill
who got that name from his experience
[dsn_klr650] nklr â - age
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2000 6:04 pm
by BCSavWill@cs.com
Hi all,
Been riding for a loooong time too, since 16, now 54.
I know in the UK you have to do a compulsory 5 day basic course, and then
pass an acompanied road test. You are, I believe, restricted to 125 for the
first year, then I think 400 for the next year. I am not sure about this, but
it is along those lines.
People still get killed on bikes for a lot of the same reasons, no matter the
70 mph speed limit.
Just thought to throw this into the pot.
Aloha,
Brian
A14
D17
nklr - accident stats
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2000 5:49 pm
by Tumu Rock
I've often wondered what the accident stats for m/c riders who WEREN"T doing
anything stupid at the time are.
I think if we removed all the bonehead crotch-rocketeers (mind you I'm not
saying all croth-rocketeers are boneheads, but just speaking of the ones who
are), stoned/drunk riders, and wannabe stunt divers, then motorcycling
wouldn't look quite as scary on the stat page.
dat brooklyn bum
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[dsn_klr650] nklr â - age
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2000 5:52 pm
by racing43rd@aol.com
I agree Mark, I'm 57 and I still ride too fast when I'm on a sport bike, they
just don't like to go slow. We let our son start on a Honda QA50 when he was
10, now at 37 he just passed 250,000 road miles and is a fine rider. I really
think the smaller the better when you begin, and about a year dirt riding is
probably a good idea as well.
Ed
Windsor Ohio