shaggz00
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- Mar 11, 2010
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Gaithersburg,
Maryland
now thats just nasty.. you should put a " dont eat a hamburger/lasagne/Maccheese/etc before seeing this" tag on that link
, I was holding my grilled cheese sandwich as I scrolled through the pics.
I love riding, and I know for a fact it has helped me be a safe driver as well. There have been a few instances in my car where I had to make quick decisions to save my car and the people in it. I am convinced that the reason I was able to make them safely is from my experience riding my motorcycle.
I always know who is in front, next to, or behind me, who might turn onto the road in front of me, who is weaving lane to lane behind me, etc. Learning to read a drivers habits after a few seconds of watching them, and trying to anticipate their movements keeps me ready for (hopefully) anything that might come my way.
I like speed, but my bike is a cruiser. I love to ride in jeans and a t-shirt with my peanut shell helmet (just good for keeping my brains off the road, I've been told). When people give me this stuff about endangering my life, I tell them that when it comes down to it, no amount of gear is gonna save me in a bad accident, and if I wanted to be safe, I'd drive a Volvo.
On that point, there was one particular picture on that page caught my eye. Almost at the bottom, there is an especially gruesome picture of a guy in about eight parts. Check out his riding gear...totally decked out! Alpine star boots, Arai helmet, full leathers, gloves, etc. it did NOTHING to save him. I'm pretty sure if I had a sport bike, I would be dead right now too, . They are too fast for the street IMO, I do ride my buddies Ninja occasionally, and it's a blast! It's still too fast thou, haha. I know how impossible it is to go the speed limit on those things, I've been there!
iight, well my post doesn't really have a point , I just wanted to share some thoughts I guess. Know your limits, don't ride drunk or tired, respect the road, imagine that nobody ever sees you coming, and plan an escape route just in case.
Be safe!
(That was such a ghey post, . At least I'm being honest, and it was from the heart dammit!)