OT - Grumpy Old Man Thread

[betarhoalphadelta]

I would never ride one here.

People can't see.

I crashed on the racetrack 2 years before the iPhone was invented. At the time I already was getting freaked out riding on public streets. 

I can't imagine owning one for on-street riding now. 

Not only do I have to worry about ordinary bad drivers, I have to worry about good drivers who are temporarily bad because they are looking at their phones, and I have to worry about drivers who are letting their Tesla drive for them. Any of those three might fail to see me. 

If I ever get another, it will be track-only. 

[MrNubbz]

I would never ride one here.

People can't see.

  Rode mini bike's back in the day,never a street bike.After 9th grade summer FB practice a buddy and I stopped at Burger King to scarf down.A short time later some some biker stops at a red light not far from us and an older woman pulls up and hits his rear tire.Going slow prolly 5-6-7 mph. The bike immediately flipped back tire over front we looked at each other in disbelief. Couldn't believe he wasn't killed as he wasn't wearing a helmet.We were the 1st ones there the guy was sitting up on the adjacent curb holding his ribs and gasping a bit as he fired up a smoke. Prolly had a couple broken ribs and maybe a punctured lung. The rescue squad got there quick enough as did the cops.That didn't look like a lot of fun so we went back inside and finished our meal. Neither of us has taken to the 2 wheelers ever since

[jgvol]

Motorcycles are dangerous in the best of circumstances. Too bad--they look like a lot of fun.

My nephew died in a motorcycle wreck 3 weeks ago.  Only 19 years old.

He had only had the bike for 6 weeks.  He was a wild child, and short on brains --- the kind of kid that never should have owned a motorcycle.

So glad my sons never had an interest, and now that their cousin has died on one --- a worry I'll probably never have.

[betarhoalphadelta]

Sorry to hear that @jgvol -- that's terrible...

[MrNubbz]

My nephew died in a motorcycle wreck 3 weeks ago.  Only 19 years old.

Condolences jgvol

[utee94]

Yes sorry to hear that jgvol.

My older cousin died in a motorcycle accident when he was 21 and going to UT, I was only 12 or so at the time but he was my favorite cousin and it impacted me quite a bit.

I will never, ever ride a motorcycle on roads that are shared with cars.

I have in the past ridden dirtbikes out on private property in the boonies, which was fun, but I'll never ride on the streets.

[Brutus Buckeye]

legally a slingshot is considered a motorcycle. 

[847badgerfan]

I see a lot of those around here. Still a death trap.

[jgvol]

Thanks, all.

It was topical to the convo --- hope I didn't make anyone feel bad.

Definitely sad, though.  Young lives cut short always are.

[847badgerfan]

Yes, that is terrible.

My oldest has a big boy H-D Super Glide and I hate it when he rides. 

[FearlessF]

And they're even more fun than they look

Yes, they are