Topic: Bike crash

[jameseb444]

My neighbor crashed his Harley a week ago Sunday going 70 mph and no helmet. He came around a corner and there was gravel on the road from the rains we just had. He fell of the bike before it slammed into a telephone pole totalling the bike. He broke his nose and 5 days later discovered his hand was also broke. He was extremely lucky that was all he got. A few years ago there was a guy that was going so slow around a turn he fell over and bumped his head and died. He was even wearing a helmet! My wife told me its stories like these that make her not like motorcycles. I told her that when its your turn to go theres nothing you can do to stop it. If my neighbor stayed home instead of going for a ride maybe a bowling ball would have rolled off a top shelf in the garage and hit him in the nose. I have to admit it though, these things make me ride with a little more caution. Especially after a heavy rain.

[UnCrash]

Riding on two wheels should always be done with safety in mind, and within the safe operating paramaters of the road, the bike, and the weather conditions you're in.

Those that don't pay attention to this simple fact can pay the price.

Many of us know this.  I never mind getting reminded.

This summer I've run into a few riders who were operating way out of these paramaters, and I left them thinking that they were itching for an accident.

One guy at my motorcycle road test had received his permit 15 days ago -- he was a small guy and had a big brand new Harley which he was obviously having trouble with in the parking lot.  I asked him how much it weighed and he said around 800lbs.  I could see scratches and a ding on the tank and I asked him if he dropped it.  He did.  In a parking lot at a shopping plaza trying to park it.

He was wearing a half helmet, t-shirt and leather vest with a big harley patch on the back and looked to be in this mid sixties.  I asked him if he had been riding much before, and he responded that he had a moped for about a year when he was a teenager.  This was his first motorcycle and he was looking forward to touring the Maine coast with his wife.

I wished him good luck...

[jameseb444]

I get a lot of slack from all my Harley riding co-workers about my "350". My only motorcycling experience is dirt bikes so I figure a smaller bike is the best way to get experienced on the road. My plan was to ride this and then move up to a bigger one but this bike is paid for and runs fast enough for me. I will buy a bigger one, maybe a 750, next year only if I can find a deal like I got on this bike. The bigger bike kind of went by the wayside after I rode this one. I may just invest in new parts, mainly cosmetic like new wheels, exhaust, etc.

[tramp]

most fatalities are riders with no license
also a lot of baby boomers want to ride again after 40yrs of 4 wheelers
it's not like a bicycle
you do forget how fast 70mph is and how far you slide when you fall