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Originally Posted by Menoman
I don't think it has anything to do with stupidity, or facing your own mortality.
It's what extreme sport enthusiasts like to do. Fourwheeling wakeboarding motorcycle riding/stunting. All things that I take to the highest level of performance that I can. If you don't do it, you can't talk about how stupid someone is who takes it to a certain level. Legal or not.
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That's flawed. Someone who engages in what's generally considered extreme sports get a thrill while taking all reasonable precautions to keep him or herself safe. If you were riding at 180kph on a closed track like the superbike racers do then I would agree. But on the freeway, weaving in and out of traffic... that's endangering your life needlessly as well as the lives of those around you. I've done things for the rush, but I'll never risk someone else's life just so I can get a thrill, nor will I do something that risks my life more than necessary. A free solo climb is one thing, but you can damn well bet I'm 100% confident I can handle that rock face before I start going up it. I never took my bike that fast and will not take my car that fast in traffic because I can never be 100% about how those around me will react.
Or look at it this way. You wipe out at 80kph, you get a nasty road rash. You wipe out at 180 kph and they identify you with your teeth. You're going to drop the bike sooner or later, so when you do which outcome would you prefer?