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<blockquote data-quote="John Roberts" data-source="post: 39177" data-attributes="member: 126"><p>Re: Motorcycles</p><p></p><p>I had an old dirt bike (DT-360) and 2 stroke street bike (RD400) back when they were legal. I got rid of my last bike 15-20 years ago and don't really miss it. </p><p></p><p>The acceleration is fun, and wind tends to make them feel like they are going faster than they are, while I often caught myself driving at 2x posted limits. Cars and other vehicles on the road routinely underestimate your closing rate because of your relative size, not to mention poor visibility due to minimal front cross section. </p><p></p><p>Long story short you must always drive defensively and never assume that other drivers even see you, let alone will yield to you. Off road riding is a little safer because you don't have to duel with cars, but people get messed up off road too. </p><p></p><p>By the time you get to my age you will know of friends and acquaintances dead or seriously messed up from crashes. I won't provide my gruesome list of friends accidents. i was personally lucky. My most serious accident was when a dry rotted tree branch fell from a tree on top of me while I was driving along a secondary road, in traffic, so not very fast. I ended up with a road rash from going down on the pavement, but the cars behind me managed to miss me. </p><p></p><p>I have an opinion, but it is your personal choice. Whatever you do be aware of the danger. Kinetic energy increases with velocity squared, and you have almost nothing around you to absorb that energy in a collision. </p><p></p><p>JR</p><p></p><p>edit add img <img src="http://www.johnhroberts.com/mbike.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Roberts, post: 39177, member: 126"] Re: Motorcycles I had an old dirt bike (DT-360) and 2 stroke street bike (RD400) back when they were legal. I got rid of my last bike 15-20 years ago and don't really miss it. The acceleration is fun, and wind tends to make them feel like they are going faster than they are, while I often caught myself driving at 2x posted limits. Cars and other vehicles on the road routinely underestimate your closing rate because of your relative size, not to mention poor visibility due to minimal front cross section. Long story short you must always drive defensively and never assume that other drivers even see you, let alone will yield to you. Off road riding is a little safer because you don't have to duel with cars, but people get messed up off road too. By the time you get to my age you will know of friends and acquaintances dead or seriously messed up from crashes. I won't provide my gruesome list of friends accidents. i was personally lucky. My most serious accident was when a dry rotted tree branch fell from a tree on top of me while I was driving along a secondary road, in traffic, so not very fast. I ended up with a road rash from going down on the pavement, but the cars behind me managed to miss me. I have an opinion, but it is your personal choice. Whatever you do be aware of the danger. Kinetic energy increases with velocity squared, and you have almost nothing around you to absorb that energy in a collision. JR edit add img [img]http://www.johnhroberts.com/mbike.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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