You have to assess for yourself the thrill of riding versus the extra danger that riding a motorcycle entails.
I rode a motorcycle as my main form of transportation for over 4 years. Considering my lifestyle at the time, I was very fortunate to have never had to put it down at any rate of speed - the only time I fell on it was due to accelerating from a stop light when the back wheel happened to be on an oil slick. Of course, as every rider should, I always assumed that any vehicle approaching me was going to turn left in front of me, and I completely ignored right-turn signals from any car approaching from my left.
One day, I woke up with a very strong feeling of "I'm never going to ride it again." It was not a premonition; it was not based on any fear - rather it was just "knowing." Very irrational, I admit.
That was many years ago, and to this day, I've never ridden anything with less than 4 wheels. My bike sat in my driveway for almost a year until someone passed by and offered to buy it from me. I had never even considered selling it, but by the end of that afternoon, it was gone.
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If you want to avoid 95% of internet spelling errors:
"If your ridiculous pants are too loose, you're definitely going to lose them. Tell your two loser friends over there that they're going to lose theirs, too."
It won't hurt your fashion sense, either.
Last edited by yournamehere; 05-05-2009 at 12:34 PM..
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