Question:
I was telling my son the other day....Nothing is better than riding a Harley on the wide open road but you have to accept the fact that if you ever get in an accident you will either be seriously mangled and disfigured or if your lucky, die on impact.
AND the odds are you will have done nothing wrong and there will be nothing you can do.
During the warm months every week I hear about a biker who was killed by someone running a red light or turning left running over a biker.
And lastly a helmet won't make a damn bit of difference or going to a safety course when some woman talking on her cell phone crshes you with her suv.
WHO AGREES WITH ME??? Can you accept the truth?
I want to go riding free with the wind in my face on a Harley not as an old man in Washington state dieing of lonelyness listening to the radio on his Goldwing wishing he still had hair......
Answers:
ahh, see, here's what i truley believe. we all will die someday, somehow. but i figure i don't want to die until i know what is means to truly live. & for me, & possibly alot of true bikers, believe that one great way to live is driving down the highway with a powerful harley engine rumbleing down between your legs 7 with the wind blasting across your face. i'm one of those meloncholie peolple, so i look for death every day of my life. so if i die while riding, oh well, i died doing what i loved. & if i manage to survive, but am crippled or something, hopefully i'd have enough spirit left in me to figure a way to build another bike to ride again!!!!!
rock on, & ride free, hopefully we will met up on the road some day. until then, take care of your family & friends...
Other Answers:
willyum,
As one who had been hit while riding, and dang near ended up as a hood ornament of a '63 Chevy station wagon driven by an 89 y/o lady, I can attest to the accuracy of your statement. It took a while, but the courts finally saw to it to charge her with reckless driving, took away her license after ascertaining that see can't see five feet in front of her. With the settlement for the damages, I got...
another bike.
The best you can do Sir, is to teach your son all you've learned in your years of riding, and try to ensure the lessons you learned (which I'm sure included some lessons paid for with blood) does not go to waste.
Ride on brother! There is an inherent danger in everything we do in our daily lives, whether you are driving a car, walking down the street, or riding a motorcycle. Once those facts are accepted, you can find enjoyment in participating any activity. As far as being killed or serious mangled if you are in an accident on a motorcycle, one can only hope and pray this never happens, but the fact is unlike a car, you do not have the protection of all that sheet metal around you. Motorcycle accidents are very unforgiving and most people I hear that are killed fall under two categories;
1. -Doing stupid stuff and riding beyond their abilities or drunk.
2. - Something beyond their control, in other words, someone making a left turn right in front of them, turning into them, or actually being rear ended and run over.
As far as the helmet and saving lives, I agree and disagree, if that makes sense. I’ve seen people who have been saved by helmets and I’ve seen people killed wearing full gear as well; it’s just the way and what you hit. I found I tend to ride faster and harder when I have a helmet on. I would recommend reading the Motorcyclist article from June, it is a long read, but it has many valid points.
I was out riding one day this past fall with my oldest daughter on the back, as we came around a back road; I caught something moving out of the corner of my eye. As I looked a little closer I seen a deer running and sure as sh#t, it ran out right in front of us. I missed her by about 2 or 3 feet when I came to a screeching stop. I actually had Goosebumps with that close call. My daughter asked what would had happened if we would had hit that deer, I told her as matter of fact, that she would have probably witnessed me dying. Needless to say she was not amused, but I told her the truth and what could have happened.
It wouldn’t hurt to take an experienced motorcycle course every so many years to keep you sharp and keeping your face in the wind till you are a ripe old age.
Source(s):
http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/gearbox/hatz/index.html Yor odds of dying at many things are listed at;
www.nsc.org/lrs/statinfo/odds....
Most of the fatalities on bikes to people I knew were alcohol related. They were all Harley riders.
How did the old guy riding the Goldwing live so long? Smarts!
Source(s):
Take a rider course and wear a fricken helmet.
Fill out your donor card and have a drink on me. Millions of people die in bed. Therefore, beds are dangerous, and you should never use one.
Thousands of people die in car accidents. Therefore, cars are dangerous, and you should never use one.
Hundreds of people die in airplane crashes, therefore, airplanes are dangerous, and you should never use one.
Dozens of people die in motorcycle crashes. Therefore, motorcycles are dangerous and you should never use one.
You could trip over the cat, fall and break your neck, or be sitting in your 47th floor office in the World Trade Center, and get hit by a terrorist hijacked airliner. Or, you could die a horrible, lingering death from cancer or one of several other incurable, debilitating diseases.
The one absolute certainty in life is that you are not going to survive it. Everyone dies. But how many people really live? How many people actually get to go out and enjoy the feeling of carving a tight mountain road, listening to the thunder of a strong running V-twin, or smelling the fresh scent of a sagebrush desert after a spring rain and feel the freedom of the wind on your face?
I choose not to obsess about how and when it's going to happen. I'd rather enjoy the time I have left on this earth, and just hope that when the end comes, it comes quickly. WHILE I CAN AGREE THAT A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT CAN BE RATHER SERIOUS SO CAN TAKING A SIMPLE WALK IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AS A PEDISTRIAN, I'VE BEEN HIT TWICE (BY CARS) IN MY LIFE AND AM RATHER LUCKY TO BE HERE. ONCE, WHILE 7 MONTHS PREGNANT WITH MY FIRST CHILD AND THE SECOND TIME I WAS TAKING A WALK WITH MY SON AND OUR DOG (GREAT DANE). AS FOR MOTORCYCLING, I'VE BEEN THROWN OUT OF THE SEAT DUE TO A DRIVER PASSING ME AND SLAMING ON HIS BREAKS WHILE LOOKING FOR DIRECTIONS. WITH MY EXPERIENCES I'D SAY I'M BETTER OFF RIDING MY BIKE.
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AND the odds are you will have done nothing wrong and there will be nothing you can do.
During the warm months every week I hear about a biker who was killed by someone running a red light or turning left running over a biker.
And lastly a helmet won't make a damn bit of difference or going to a safety course when some woman talking on her cell phone crshes you with her suv.
WHO AGREES WITH ME??? Can you accept the truth?
I want to go riding free with the wind in my face on a Harley not as an old man in Washington state dieing of lonelyness listening to the radio on his Goldwing wishing he still had hair......
Answers:
ahh, see, here's what i truley believe. we all will die someday, somehow. but i figure i don't want to die until i know what is means to truly live. & for me, & possibly alot of true bikers, believe that one great way to live is driving down the highway with a powerful harley engine rumbleing down between your legs 7 with the wind blasting across your face. i'm one of those meloncholie peolple, so i look for death every day of my life. so if i die while riding, oh well, i died doing what i loved. & if i manage to survive, but am crippled or something, hopefully i'd have enough spirit left in me to figure a way to build another bike to ride again!!!!!
rock on, & ride free, hopefully we will met up on the road some day. until then, take care of your family & friends...
Other Answers:
willyum,
As one who had been hit while riding, and dang near ended up as a hood ornament of a '63 Chevy station wagon driven by an 89 y/o lady, I can attest to the accuracy of your statement. It took a while, but the courts finally saw to it to charge her with reckless driving, took away her license after ascertaining that see can't see five feet in front of her. With the settlement for the damages, I got...
another bike.
The best you can do Sir, is to teach your son all you've learned in your years of riding, and try to ensure the lessons you learned (which I'm sure included some lessons paid for with blood) does not go to waste.
Ride on brother! There is an inherent danger in everything we do in our daily lives, whether you are driving a car, walking down the street, or riding a motorcycle. Once those facts are accepted, you can find enjoyment in participating any activity. As far as being killed or serious mangled if you are in an accident on a motorcycle, one can only hope and pray this never happens, but the fact is unlike a car, you do not have the protection of all that sheet metal around you. Motorcycle accidents are very unforgiving and most people I hear that are killed fall under two categories;
1. -Doing stupid stuff and riding beyond their abilities or drunk.
2. - Something beyond their control, in other words, someone making a left turn right in front of them, turning into them, or actually being rear ended and run over.
As far as the helmet and saving lives, I agree and disagree, if that makes sense. I’ve seen people who have been saved by helmets and I’ve seen people killed wearing full gear as well; it’s just the way and what you hit. I found I tend to ride faster and harder when I have a helmet on. I would recommend reading the Motorcyclist article from June, it is a long read, but it has many valid points.
I was out riding one day this past fall with my oldest daughter on the back, as we came around a back road; I caught something moving out of the corner of my eye. As I looked a little closer I seen a deer running and sure as sh#t, it ran out right in front of us. I missed her by about 2 or 3 feet when I came to a screeching stop. I actually had Goosebumps with that close call. My daughter asked what would had happened if we would had hit that deer, I told her as matter of fact, that she would have probably witnessed me dying. Needless to say she was not amused, but I told her the truth and what could have happened.
It wouldn’t hurt to take an experienced motorcycle course every so many years to keep you sharp and keeping your face in the wind till you are a ripe old age.
Source(s):
http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/gearbox/hatz/index.html Yor odds of dying at many things are listed at;
www.nsc.org/lrs/statinfo/odds....
Most of the fatalities on bikes to people I knew were alcohol related. They were all Harley riders.
How did the old guy riding the Goldwing live so long? Smarts!
Source(s):
Take a rider course and wear a fricken helmet.
Fill out your donor card and have a drink on me. Millions of people die in bed. Therefore, beds are dangerous, and you should never use one.
Thousands of people die in car accidents. Therefore, cars are dangerous, and you should never use one.
Hundreds of people die in airplane crashes, therefore, airplanes are dangerous, and you should never use one.
Dozens of people die in motorcycle crashes. Therefore, motorcycles are dangerous and you should never use one.
You could trip over the cat, fall and break your neck, or be sitting in your 47th floor office in the World Trade Center, and get hit by a terrorist hijacked airliner. Or, you could die a horrible, lingering death from cancer or one of several other incurable, debilitating diseases.
The one absolute certainty in life is that you are not going to survive it. Everyone dies. But how many people really live? How many people actually get to go out and enjoy the feeling of carving a tight mountain road, listening to the thunder of a strong running V-twin, or smelling the fresh scent of a sagebrush desert after a spring rain and feel the freedom of the wind on your face?
I choose not to obsess about how and when it's going to happen. I'd rather enjoy the time I have left on this earth, and just hope that when the end comes, it comes quickly. WHILE I CAN AGREE THAT A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT CAN BE RATHER SERIOUS SO CAN TAKING A SIMPLE WALK IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AS A PEDISTRIAN, I'VE BEEN HIT TWICE (BY CARS) IN MY LIFE AND AM RATHER LUCKY TO BE HERE. ONCE, WHILE 7 MONTHS PREGNANT WITH MY FIRST CHILD AND THE SECOND TIME I WAS TAKING A WALK WITH MY SON AND OUR DOG (GREAT DANE). AS FOR MOTORCYCLING, I'VE BEEN THROWN OUT OF THE SEAT DUE TO A DRIVER PASSING ME AND SLAMING ON HIS BREAKS WHILE LOOKING FOR DIRECTIONS. WITH MY EXPERIENCES I'D SAY I'M BETTER OFF RIDING MY BIKE.