11-26-2007, 03:58 PM
Aww, Chris, you're a sweetheart. I've been back on the road since.. the same day. Owning 3 bikes will do that 
So, 1 totaled, 1 down for adjustments, and I'm still riding the retard bike.
Whether or not I'll continue to ride on the street is a decision I haven't made yet. There's a point I'm trying to make that I'm either unable to properly convey, or people aren't understanding for the sake or argument. Either way, it's a point that I understand and will factor accordingly. That's all that really matters, and why I didn't respond to this a while ago. I won't quit riding altogether, I'll still ride on track [and maybe doing that will make riding fun again for me], but the street is another story.
G's numbers are a little off (b/c they refer to death in one paragraph, as cited, and just "an accident" in another). But I think it's apparent that I'm not worried about death in this whole matter (lots of folks end up temporarily disabled that don't end up dead, no question about that). Every single motor cyclist runs the risk of an accident, that's definitive... and you're not that unlikely to be hit by another vehicle (I mean, c'mon, I haven't been murdered lately). Long story short - although you're not necessarily that likely to end up dead, that was never my point to begin with.
Your chances of having an accident? RJ, G, Mikey, Myself, Matt, Chris, my friend Alex, my Dad, Navin, most riders that I know, we've ALL had accidents. I've been very lucky so far, so have most of you. I'd say your chances of being involved in an accident of some sort are pretty good. Whether you get really hurt? I guess it's by chance for the most part. Personally, though, I'm starting to feel like I'd rather hedge those chances by riding more on the track and less on the street. At least there a cager won't plow you with a truck from behind, t-bone you on the gas, or, like, be around. Sure, you've got other bikes and the risks associated with riding faster, but you've got run off, and a certain level of expectation of action from the other riders.
So, 1 totaled, 1 down for adjustments, and I'm still riding the retard bike.Whether or not I'll continue to ride on the street is a decision I haven't made yet. There's a point I'm trying to make that I'm either unable to properly convey, or people aren't understanding for the sake or argument. Either way, it's a point that I understand and will factor accordingly. That's all that really matters, and why I didn't respond to this a while ago. I won't quit riding altogether, I'll still ride on track [and maybe doing that will make riding fun again for me], but the street is another story.
G's numbers are a little off (b/c they refer to death in one paragraph, as cited, and just "an accident" in another). But I think it's apparent that I'm not worried about death in this whole matter (lots of folks end up temporarily disabled that don't end up dead, no question about that). Every single motor cyclist runs the risk of an accident, that's definitive... and you're not that unlikely to be hit by another vehicle (I mean, c'mon, I haven't been murdered lately). Long story short - although you're not necessarily that likely to end up dead, that was never my point to begin with.
Your chances of having an accident? RJ, G, Mikey, Myself, Matt, Chris, my friend Alex, my Dad, Navin, most riders that I know, we've ALL had accidents. I've been very lucky so far, so have most of you. I'd say your chances of being involved in an accident of some sort are pretty good. Whether you get really hurt? I guess it's by chance for the most part. Personally, though, I'm starting to feel like I'd rather hedge those chances by riding more on the track and less on the street. At least there a cager won't plow you with a truck from behind, t-bone you on the gas, or, like, be around. Sure, you've got other bikes and the risks associated with riding faster, but you've got run off, and a certain level of expectation of action from the other riders.
When it comes to Ryan Jenkins, the story ends with me putting him in the wall.
2009 Speed Triple | 2006 DR-Z400SM | 1999 CBR600F4 | 1998 Jeep Cherokee
-Ginger
2009 Speed Triple | 2006 DR-Z400SM | 1999 CBR600F4 | 1998 Jeep Cherokee
-Ginger