Thoughts on owning a Motorcycle
- Fun
- You can split lanes and get past traffic jams. (In Cali at least... Most other states are less MC friendly)
- Fun
When you get down to it, there's no reason to own a tiny subcompact in the US. The main reasons for owning one (expensive gas, tiny parking spaces, narrow lanes) don't exist here for the most part, and the cars are significantly more dangerous to occupants than, say, an Accord or Taurus.
- You can split lanes and get past traffic jams. (In Cali at least... Most other states are less MC friendly)
- Fun
When you get down to it, there's no reason to own a tiny subcompact in the US. The main reasons for owning one (expensive gas, tiny parking spaces, narrow lanes) don't exist here for the most part, and the cars are significantly more dangerous to occupants than, say, an Accord or Taurus.
- Fun
- You can split lanes and get past traffic jams. (In Cali at least... Most other states are less MC friendly)
- Fun
When you get down to it, there's no reason to own a tiny subcompact in the US. The main reasons for owning one (expensive gas, tiny parking spaces, narrow lanes) don't exist here for the most part, and the cars are significantly more dangerous to occupants than, say, an Accord or Taurus.
- You can split lanes and get past traffic jams. (In Cali at least... Most other states are less MC friendly)
- Fun
When you get down to it, there's no reason to own a tiny subcompact in the US. The main reasons for owning one (expensive gas, tiny parking spaces, narrow lanes) don't exist here for the most part, and the cars are significantly more dangerous to occupants than, say, an Accord or Taurus.
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Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 58
From: PI
I always say i want one. But i know way to many people that have died on one or got banged up on one. And 90% of the time it is not there fault but other drivers not seeing them on there bikes. This is why i still don't have one. I love the idea and have the money but im scared to get one.
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Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 51
From: Norwalk, CT
Motorcyclists are alpha males by nature. Even if you best friend dies on a bike, you think you would of handled the situation better and survived, but it's a false sense of security and so is the safety gear the industry provides. (put on your MC jacket and slam your elbow into a brick wall...did it hurt? Now think how much it would hurt hitting a guard rail @ 45mph?)
I was a division I soccer & rugby player. I got hooked on motorcycles in college and put many, many miles on them touring the country:
and having fun at the track:
In 2007 I hit a deer on my touring bike in WV at 60mph. I have no memory of the accident (probably better that way) and was found in a ditch by a passing motorist:
After many surgeries my arm is permanently disabled, and I couldn't run away from your grandma if I tried.
Motorcycles were the single most fun thing I've ever done in my life. They were an incredible combo of cheap & fun, and I've had some great memories of touring the country and meeting other motorcyclists but they were missing the safety factor and I was as hard-headed as anyone watching others get hurt thinking I could handle it differently.
Sure I made bonehead, testosterone filled moves on the bike where I said out loud in my helmet "phew, that was close," and I ~know~ you're saying to yourself as you read this, "I'd be different" but there were many times where I did nothing wrong and my heart flew into my throat thinking I was going down ....those situations are out of your control. (oil in the road, gravel in a corner, grandpa pulling out in front of you, wildlife etc.)
I guess each person has to weigh all that potential hurt vs. all that potential fun. To me, to never play soccer again (the other love of my life), to have to rely on others for simple tasks at times, to feel vulnerable and to stick out in a crowd, and see both my parents devastated....it wasn't worth it.....not one second of fun on the bike for all that I've given up.
GL in your decision.
I was a division I soccer & rugby player. I got hooked on motorcycles in college and put many, many miles on them touring the country:
and having fun at the track:
In 2007 I hit a deer on my touring bike in WV at 60mph. I have no memory of the accident (probably better that way) and was found in a ditch by a passing motorist:
After many surgeries my arm is permanently disabled, and I couldn't run away from your grandma if I tried.
Motorcycles were the single most fun thing I've ever done in my life. They were an incredible combo of cheap & fun, and I've had some great memories of touring the country and meeting other motorcyclists but they were missing the safety factor and I was as hard-headed as anyone watching others get hurt thinking I could handle it differently.
Sure I made bonehead, testosterone filled moves on the bike where I said out loud in my helmet "phew, that was close," and I ~know~ you're saying to yourself as you read this, "I'd be different" but there were many times where I did nothing wrong and my heart flew into my throat thinking I was going down ....those situations are out of your control. (oil in the road, gravel in a corner, grandpa pulling out in front of you, wildlife etc.)
I guess each person has to weigh all that potential hurt vs. all that potential fun. To me, to never play soccer again (the other love of my life), to have to rely on others for simple tasks at times, to feel vulnerable and to stick out in a crowd, and see both my parents devastated....it wasn't worth it.....not one second of fun on the bike for all that I've given up.
GL in your decision.
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Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 29
From: Great Lakes
Not sure how to follow that except to say that I am very glad that you posted and may God bless you for doing so.
You probably just helped more people than you'll ever know and I certainly commend and respect you taking the time.
Not to disparage Fit owners because I am one...but driving a glorified roller skate at 70 mph plus sometimes is thrill enough for me (and I used to own a powered parachute).
You probably just helped more people than you'll ever know and I certainly commend and respect you taking the time.
Not to disparage Fit owners because I am one...but driving a glorified roller skate at 70 mph plus sometimes is thrill enough for me (and I used to own a powered parachute).
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