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Agreed that wearing leathers while enjoying your motorcycle is a must.
Since we are on the subject, I saw a few motocross shots in there and it brought a story to mind... A good friend of mine from college used to ride motocross. In conversation one day, I asked him why he ever quit... He said that he'd had an arguement about qualifying times before a race with a fellow competitor. The opposing party obviously was still upset about it, and halfway through the race he kicked my friend's motorbike out from under him in mid-air during a big jump. The bike consequently bounced off the ground, on top of my friend and the footpeg punctured his back and ruptured something (can't recall what). He showed me the scar, it's quite impressive. After that, he never entered another competition and sold all of his motorcycles. Only recently, approximately 7 or 8 years later, has he purchased another (small) dirtbike and began tooling around in his backyard with it.
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