06-08-2005, 07:03 PM
It's interesting you mention that, G. I really think that I have a lower liklihood of initiating an accident on my bike because of that. I find that I just don't pay attention behind the wheel of the car because driving up around here makes me bored more quickly than an episode of 'Friends.' That, and the amount of attention required to simply go is drastically reduced in a car as compared to it's two wheel counterpart.
I can go in heavy, 80mph beltway traffic on the bike all day long, usually a good few mph quicker than most of the cagers without raising a hair on my neck on the bike. Put me in the car, though, and within half an hour I'll probably glance down at the radio and nearly rear end somebody.
To be honest, I'm like a kid out there on the bike, and I consider myself to be a pretty sane individual when it comes to it. I've got friends that have talked about 150mph sweepers - on the street. I'll be damned if my bike ever does anything but go straight at triple digits on the street. If you can't keep your foot out of it behind the wheel, just expect it to multiply exponentially on the bars. By contrast I'm easygoing and pretty slow in a car on the street.... but I see [speed edited out to plead the fifth] at least once a week on the bike... usually without being aware until it's too late.
I can go in heavy, 80mph beltway traffic on the bike all day long, usually a good few mph quicker than most of the cagers without raising a hair on my neck on the bike. Put me in the car, though, and within half an hour I'll probably glance down at the radio and nearly rear end somebody.
To be honest, I'm like a kid out there on the bike, and I consider myself to be a pretty sane individual when it comes to it. I've got friends that have talked about 150mph sweepers - on the street. I'll be damned if my bike ever does anything but go straight at triple digits on the street. If you can't keep your foot out of it behind the wheel, just expect it to multiply exponentially on the bars. By contrast I'm easygoing and pretty slow in a car on the street.... but I see [speed edited out to plead the fifth] at least once a week on the bike... usually without being aware until it's too late.
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