Now you're preaching wicked...look into those Harley stats a little more....over 80% of them are NEW riders, ie, no useful experience...mostly baby boomers with crisises...I assist with motorcycle safety couses in the community so am fully aware of all the numbers. It is the untrained rider that represents 95 out of 100 accidents.
Having ridden as many miles on a motorcycle as I have driven in a car. I could talk nonstop about all the potential crashes I have had (due to nature, weather conditions, unexpected hazards and mostly oblivious drivers)....however, being prepared, knowing how to handle a bike in an emergency and expecting that every single car is trying to pick you off obviously works.
In my group of a dozen guys who have ridden together for at least 20 years, one has had a minor crash due to a mechanical failure on his fancy harley.......
Out of the other dozen guys I know of that have been riders without experience, 8 of them have wrecked, one fatally.
We all have our stances.......spout all the statistics you want but baby dont preach..it's a way of life.
Now go kill.......
