Comments on: Motorcycle Death Wish?

By: Wayne

Wayne — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:20:29 +0000

I too have crashed several motorcycles. All except one were totals. Cause of all was my own stupidity and thinking I was a better ridder than I was in reality! Just purchased full body armor gear 4 wife & myslef but realize it is a bandaid in case of a major crash! Have also crashed multiple cars & airplane. No death wish just was an adrenalin junkie and love speed. I have fortunately through no talen on my part made it to 67 and still love speed & riding but keep a much better handle on it. I will ride until I feel no longer safe enough to put my wife on the back and will most likely go to a can-am or trike at that point! Y’all be careful out there & enjoy. Always assume that the other guy is trying to kill you cuz they can if you don’t do it to yourself!

By: Sara

Sara — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:31:53 +0000

No one has to tell me riding a motorcycle is risky. The last thing I want to do is die from a crash ( no pun intended!).
I struggled a long time with the decision to start riding at my middle age. I’ve always wanted to do it, but with 2 young children, I thought it was being selfish to take the risk and possibly leave them motherless.
I realize all the knowledge and safety measures in the world cannot protect me from a crash. I know Im being selfish but I took the plunge anyway. My kids love that their Mom is happy and doing what she loves to do.
I’ve come to the conclusion that if the good Lord wants me to join him, I’ll be watching my little girls from heaven. But He is with me and I ask Him to protect me every day especially when I get on the bike.

By: SheilaG

SheilaG — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:27:35 +0000

If I had a death wish, I would sure as hell find a cheaper way to go out. I learned to ride at the advanced age of 44 after getting tired of looking at the back of my husbands helmet. With his encouragement I took a riders course and now have 26,000 miles on my ’05 750 Shadow Aero. I never feel more alive than when I’m on my bike. And yes, I’ve gone down. I’ve had a few horizontal parking awards given to me, with no injury to myself or my bike. But a blown tire in ’07 when a passenger on my husbands Gold Wing laid us both up for several months. Head injury and 10 broken bones for myself, A shattered tibia and broken rib and colar bone for him. Needless to say, Shit Happens! And both of us were on a 2000 mile ride exactly one year later on both bikes. Life is for living and we can’t live it in bubble wrap. The #1 cause of death is being born, so we have to enjoy what time we have. Ride on!

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By: David

David — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:13:35 +0000

Riding a motorcycle is and always will be dangerous and risky even more so today because of traffic congestion and grid lock. When I was younger I loved the speed and freedom riding a motorcycle brought to my soul.
Now that I am in my 60′s I still enjoy the speed and thrill of accelerating on country back roads. I do not enjoy riding the bike in the city or on crowded congested highways, the air stinks, burns the throat and eyes.
Vehicles today are much quieter inside, the drivers of the vehicles are not always paying close attention to their driving,(talking on cell phones is a real hazard to bikers)
You always have to drive defensively, be aware of everything going on, never ride when sleepy or intoxicated it may be your last ride.
Other drivers of cars really make nervous especially when they tailgate you , or cut you off unexpectedly.
Even with all the minuses against the joy of riding and knowing that what you are doing every second that passes you need to be doing right. This gives you a total challenge that brings the soul to life.
43 years of owning and riding is something I will miss, and the arthritis will probably be responsible for bringing it to an end.