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hillbill:

--- Quote from: Swampman on March 30, 2012, 02:27:19 PM ---I haven't...so many of my friends have been hurt or killed, my wife really doesn't want me to buy another one.

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swampy, do you live in a high population area like a big city? if you do i can see your point.where i live its pretty low traffic with plenty of places to dodge to.many of my freinds are bikers but they dont wreck much. occasionally i venture into big towns and am glad my bike has the hp to outrun trouble.oh and good brakes too!

pastorp:
The problem we all have as riders is that everything on the road is much bigger than we are.  :o And a lot of drivers don't even see us. Years ago, Like in the early 70s, I was sitting at a 4way stop in a residental neighborhood. I was on a Hodaka , it was red & chrome. I was wearing a bright blue down jacket and a black helment with flames on it. I thought I was very visable.

A older gentelman was on my right at the 4way stop. It was his turn so i sat there waiting as he proceded to make his left hand turn. When it became obvious he was cutting the turn short and would take me out if he continued on his present course, I yelled at him. He had his window down fortunally, and he looked my way and saw me for the first time. He did stop a few feet from me. He said where did you come from.  ::) I informed him I had been sitting there the whole time. I don't think he believed me.

Lets face it, If we don't drive defenseviely we will be injured or killed. I've been ridding about 45 years. I've gone down twice without serious injury. And avoided beeing run over more times than I like to remember. I guess when It starts to bother you it's time to give it up.

I understand how you & your wife feel Swampy. My family was not happy when I bough My last 2 bikes. They talked it over & informed my it was time to quit. I'm 66 and too stuborn to quit.I guess although I know I probably should.

Regards,

cwlongshot:
I started riding in high shoool, I had a Kawasaki enduro my parents did not even know.
A year or so later, I bought a Suzuki twin needing a "carb" rebuild. It really was a beauty and I would love to have it to restore now!!!  It was a 150 twin blk and silver early 60's vintage. The "carb of corse turned into two then the upper cylinders and the clutch when the tranny did not shift properly I u loaded it. I had one on and off until I bought my friends Virago 750. I had that the longest, about 5 years. I was putting it away one year, it was a nice late October day. Gas off just going around the block. Old man looki g right at me pulled right across my path and I to his driveway... ALL THE TIME NEVER BREAKING EYE CONTACT! I missed him by INCHES and luckly did not go down. I just stood there breathing. He got out of the car and said he never saw me and where did I come from and why was I too g so fast and he never saw me over and over... I was so mad, too mad I did not say a word to him... I have had three such "experiences. EVERY TIME it was a old koger who either should not be driving or hasn't driven in a long time.

I sold the bike the next day and bought a Wrangler a week later.

I will buy another, almost did last year. With 4+$ fuel it's not easy to over look 40-60 MPG...

dstegjas:
PastorP, I don't believe I could have said it any better. I believe all of us that have been riding for a while can tell a story about almost being taken out by a car or truck. Unfortunately that seems to go with the territory when riding a bike on the road.


To everyone out there, no matter what you drive or ride. Please be safe and drive defensively.


Jim

Empty Quiver:

--- Quote from: dstegjas on April 02, 2012, 06:07:13 PM ---PastorP, I don't believe I could have said it any better. I believe all of us that have been riding for a while can tell a story about almost being taken out by a car or truck. Unfortunately that seems to go with the territory when riding a bike on the road.


To everyone out there, no matter what you drive or ride. Please be safe and drive defensively.


Jim

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I have my story / stories. Most memorable was very similar to cwlongshot.  A farmer checking fields from right shoulder made a left turn across both lanes into his driveway. I shot across his left fender at about 45mph into his driveway and on across his yard through the ditch and continued on my travels. Fast forward 5years I found myself working for this fella. I brought the subject up and like everyone else he had not seen me, couldn't believe I was not a trophy on his den wall, as we were no more than 12" from colliding. We got along really well and was always a pretty easy sale, for me any way. ;)  The guy was no idiot and a fairly sharp operator for that matter, an honest mistake nearly sent me to the horsepistol.


That and a couple other incidents, only one involving light contact, convinced me to give it up. I often think of riding again, but now I don't have the reflexes. I do have a MUCH less aggressive driving style which no doubt would go a long ways. I picked up a convertible a couple summers ago, it's a nice compromise for now. 

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