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[will gilmore]

Coming home from dinner the other night, I came upon a half dozen parked squads blocking an entrance ramp onto a local 4-lane. To make a long story short, and all too familiar - a 20 something kid on a crotch rocket hit a pick-up turning left in from of him at about 50. The biker had no helmet, and the news report said alcohol appears to be a factor. By the looks of things he didn't attempt to put the bike down but hit the breaks for about 10 feet then rammed the side of the truck head first. I visited the site, saw the bikers blood still on the pavement along with hundreds of small pieces of motorcycle. After a brief prayer for his recovery I took in the scene once again but this time imagining it was me who was riding too fast, didn't scan the intersections for bozos ready to turn in front of me and above all, left the bar with one more under my belt than I should have. Yah, I said to myself, it could have been me. All this prompted me to leaf through my old motorcycle safety manual and begin to read parts of it in a way it was meant to be read -- as if it could save my life. What a wake-up call that was. Will

[Tim Nielsen]

> All this prompted me to leaf through my old motorcycle safety manual > and begin to read parts of it in a way it was meant to be read -- as > if it could save my life.

Um, let me see, inexperienced rider, powerful machine, going fast, drinking, and no helmet. Praying for his recovery is one thing, how about praying for some brains for the kid. While I wish ill on no-one, I would say that on the sympathy scale, this ranks about 1 out of 10. I'm sorry, but if you drink at ALL, and ride, you're a moron. It demands enough attention to ride sober. There, I've said it. Let the flames begin.

[WILLAM GILMORE]

Your response would be appropriate if everyone were able to live by the impeccable standards and degree of self righteousness you're able to demonstrate. Does this mean you've never fought a chimpanze, pissed on an electric fence or blew a fire cracker off between your teeth? Well, I've done all these things in addition riding a motorcylce half in the bag without a helmet. Would I repeat any of these dumb ass decisions again -- you bet I would if I were 20 years old ever again. Tim Nielsen wrote:

> All this prompted me to leaf through my old motorcycle safety manual > and begin to read parts of it in a way it was meant to be read -- as > if it could save my life.

Um, let me see, inexperienced rider, powerful machine, going fast, drinking, and no helmet. Praying for his recovery is one thing, how about praying for some brains for the kid. While I wish ill on no-one, I would say that on the sympathy scale, this ranks about 1 out of 10. I'm sorry, but if you drink at ALL, and ride, you're a moron. It demands enough attention to ride sober. There, I've said it. Let the flames begin. List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Devon]

willgilmore@... wrote:

>Your response would be appropriate if everyone were able to live by the impeccable standards and degree of self righteousness you're able to demonstrate. Does this mean you've never fought a chimpanze, pissed on an electric fence or blew a fire cracker off between your teeth? Well, I've done all these things in addition riding a motorcylce half in the bag without a helmet. Would I repeat any of these dumb ass decisions again -- you bet I would if I were 20 years old ever again. > >

I think I was actually smarter at 20 than you were. Which doesn't seem to be a high standard, but I don't think I was much smarter. I don't think it was self-righteous. He was right, half in the bag (or more), no helmet, etc.... was just dumb. Have I done dumb things before? Sure. Lots. Do I get pissed off when others agree that I was being dumb? No. Having just gone to the funeral of an 18 year old girl I used to babysit (killed in car wreck when she fell asleep at the wheel) I really feel for the parents of that 20 year old who died. But he was still being stupid. Pointless and preventable.

[Mike Frey]

No flames from me, but.... August 15, 1974. My friend Terry jumped on another friend's Yamaha 360, and rode off. 1 mile down the road, he hit a truck that was backing into a parking lot. Terry had been drinking. He did not ask permission to take the bike. He was killed instantly. We were all only 18 years old. A sure recipe for disaster: alcohol and a bike that you are not familiar with and/or a new rider. These 3 factors are involved in probably at least 50% of all motorcycle fatalities. Have I ever been inexperienced? ...Yes. Have I ever been drunk? ...Yes. Have I ever taken a powerful machine and rode it fast? ...Yes. (I still do!) Have I ever crashed? ..Yes Have I ever been hospitalized as the result of a crash? ...Yes. Did I lose some internal organs? ...Yes. Have I ever ridden a bike after drinking alcohol? ...No. Will I ever? ...I don't intend to. If there is ever a chance of it happening, I hope someone is there to prevent me from doing it. That person would be a true friend. To my friend Terry: I was there. I wish I had stopped you. Mike Tim Nielsen wrote:

>>All this prompted me to leaf through my old motorcycle safety manual >>and begin to read parts of it in a way it was meant to be read -- as >>if it could save my life. >> >> > >Um, let me see, inexperienced rider, powerful machine, going fast, >drinking, and no helmet. > >Praying for his recovery is one thing, how about praying for some >brains for the kid. > >While I wish ill on no-one, I would say that on the sympathy scale, >this ranks about 1 out of 10. > >I'm sorry, but if you drink at ALL, and ride, you're a moron. It >demands enough attention to ride sober. > >There, I've said it. > >Let the flames begin. > > > >List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html >Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: >DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > >

[Tim Nielsen]

> I don't think it was self-righteous. He was right, half in the bag (or > more), no helmet, etc.... was just dumb. Have I done dumb things > before? Sure. Lots. Do I get pissed off when others agree that I was > being dumb? No.

That's exactly my point, and I wasn't trying to be self-righteous. The original post seemed to take the tone of 'this poor kid' as if he was a VICTIM. And I'm reading it, and thinking, with all those variables, wasn't it fairly inevitable? I'm sorry, having lost two friends growing up to drunk driving, I just have no tolerance for it. My point is simply that actions have consequences, and if you're drunk, riding without safety gear, I have very little sympathy for you when you bite it. Self-righteous? I don't think so. I'm not preaching here at all, you want to drive drunk and not wear a helmet, go right ahead. And when you take the pavement at 80mph, or broadside a cager while doing so, then go ahead and do that too. Tim

[Kip C. Anderson]

Drinking and riding is stupid no matter what your age. I've never done it and have no sympathy for those that do.

[matteeanne@yahoo.com]

Well, actually, I dont mind getting a buzz out camping, and tearing up some dirt. Is there a higher risk>? Well of course. But I am off road, and it's my body (As Jimmy Buffet said, I treat my body like a temple, you treat yours like a tent). And, of course, buzzed for me is 3-4 cold ones anymore. But I feel the need to combine the two on the days off, never wasted, and never too fast, risky yes, perhaps a little stupid, but very fun, and some risks are acceptable to individuals at varying levels... ps, off road I wear armor always Sean Fat smelly bulbous and red a-18 --- Mike Frey wrote:

> No flames from me, but.... > > August 15, 1974. My friend Terry jumped on another > friend's Yamaha 360, > and rode off. 1 mile down the road, he hit a truck > that was backing into > a parking lot. Terry had been drinking. He did not > ask permission to > take the bike. He was killed instantly. We were all > only 18 years old. > > A sure recipe for disaster: alcohol and a bike that > you are not familiar > with and/or a new rider. These 3 factors are > involved in probably at > least 50% of all motorcycle fatalities. > > Have I ever been inexperienced? ...Yes. > Have I ever been drunk? ...Yes. > Have I ever taken a powerful machine and rode it > fast? ...Yes. (I still do!) > Have I ever crashed? ..Yes > Have I ever been hospitalized as the result of a > crash? ...Yes. > Did I lose some internal organs? ...Yes. > > Have I ever ridden a bike after drinking alcohol? > ...No. > Will I ever? ...I don't intend to. If there is ever > a chance of it > happening, I hope someone is there to prevent me > from doing it. That > person would be a true friend. > > To my friend Terry: I was there. I wish I had > stopped you. > > Mike > > Tim Nielsen wrote: > > >>All this prompted me to leaf through my old > motorcycle safety manual > >>and begin to read parts of it in a way it was > meant to be read -- as > >>if it could save my life. > >> > >> > > > >Um, let me see, inexperienced rider, powerful > machine, going fast, > >drinking, and no helmet. > > > >Praying for his recovery is one thing, how about > praying for some > >brains for the kid. > > > >While I wish ill on no-one, I would say that on the > sympathy scale, > >this ranks about 1 out of 10. > > > >I'm sorry, but if you drink at ALL, and ride, > you're a moron. It > >demands enough attention to ride sober. > > > >There, I've said it. > > > >Let the flames begin. > > > > > > > >List sponsored by Dual Sport News at > www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ courtesy of Chris > Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > >Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: > >DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at > www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ courtesy of Chris > Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > >

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