[Calgary Agent]

Originally Posted by Spool

I'm lucky to be alive sitting here and posting this is all i gotta say..

this is what happen when ur friend can't ride and plow into your leg at a traffic light...

I feel you pain Spool. Imagine having road rash like that or worse over 30% of your body (in some cases 3rd degree burns). Then imagine a visit to the hospital to have all the gravel cleaned out of these wounds with a scrub (bristle) brush. Pain meds don't work to well when the nerve endings are exposed ....

[im spencer]

Alot of riders initially put their dominant foot down when they freak.... bad idea your knee socket immediately disintegrates

[ideliver]

Just make sure that organ donation card is filled out...there is a shortage of donor organs...

Seriously...my best friend is a C5/6 quadraplegic...he was going 25 mph in a residential neighborhood and an older lady backed out of her driveway and that was that...

My counsin's husband was coming home from work at 3 pm on a clear sunny day...45 mph on a 4 lane main road...a 82 year old turned right in front of him...he died on the scene

The problem isn't the bikes...it is everyone else

Safe riding

[335rocket]

man, thats a messed up thing to say days before Im about to get a bike. I know the risks involved, and Ill be as careful as I can be

[335rocket]

and how did it work out for you?

[F87LUV]

its reality.... its not messed up.... go on any bike forum, youll likely get the same responses except theyll try to talk you out of a 600cc sportbike and into something more forgiving...

[335rocket]

it is reality, but to make a comment about donating my organs is not cool!!!!

[335rocket]

actually, they tell me the complete opposite on the bnike formus. Some people say start off with 1000's lmao

[Calgary Agent]

Originally Posted by 335rocket

it is reality, but to make a comment about donating my organs is not cool!!!!

The fact is what's been said (people on bikes getting injured or killed) is reality. I too remember being told the same thing, and thinking it was insulting to insinuate that I couldn't handle the responsibility. And back then, the bikes I was riding didn't put out +100HP at the rear wheel or do the 1/4 mile in 12.5sec/115mph.

I wish you all the luck in the world, and hope the day doesn't come when you look back on the warnings being given you

[Spool]

I started out on a 600...back then i bought the bike without knowing how to start it or where the clutch was. I went online and read up on how to get it to work and i pushed it into my backyard and wore tons of clothes incase i fall. After a day i was out in my neighborhood riding on asphalt, by 2nd day tried to cope with traffic on main roads..and by the 5th day i was on the highway...then i took the MSF course and here i am now.


You can start on any size bike you want, your maturity will decide how well you're going to do in your riding career..



my first bike, 5 years ago...after i slipped one time i found out sweat was easier to clean up than blood...so just make sure you wear your gear when u ride..no matter how short the ride is..

[ideliver]

I am sorry to have spooked you...but my motivation is real...motorcycles are dangerous...and not only because of rider error...but because of the fact that many drivers don't see you...want to know what ER docs and nurses call motorcycle riders???? organ donors

Ride safe...

Neurorad...want to share some images from your teaching file for this one???

[Hawkeye]

I started about the same way spool, except mine was on my current '97 7R and on a residential road (not any traffic) The first day I rode it home on the highway and through some congestion... not recommended (turning takes some getting used to).

As long as you know your boundries and don't try to impress people by being stupid you should be fine.

[Hawkeye]

Originally Posted by ZGirl4U

Ouch!!

tonight a chick on a sportbike with another chick riding bitch clipped my little sisters ML- scraped the whole fender, didnt stop and managed not to lay the bike down... its not ALWAYS the cars

So what you are saying is it's not the vehicle, it's the gender?

[Spool]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

So what you are saying is it is just women in general?

BAHAHAHA

[335rocket]

its alright man, its just that I KNOW how dangerous bikes are, and I know how easy it is to get hurt or killed. I dont need to be reminded of it and I dont need to be hearing about donating organs and shit like that especially when Im getting my first bike very shortly. I've heard the expression dozens of times. Im going to ride with extreme caution and I'll take it easy as well as wear all the necessary gear. I appreciate your concern though

[Hawkeye]

Originally Posted by 335rocket

its alright man, its just that I KNOW how dangerous bikes are, and I know how easy it is to get hurt or killed. I dont need to be reminded of it and I dont need to be hearing about donating organs and shit like that especially when Im getting my first bike very shortly. I've heard the expression dozens of times. Im going to ride with extreme caution and I'll take it easy as well as wear all the necessary gear. I appreciate your concern though

Good, you'll love it. You'll be riding without a helmet in no time haha. But seriously, I never understood why Iowa has a super strict seatbelt law but you don't even have to wear a helmet on a motorcycle...

[F87LUV]

Hey i never hit any moving vehicles when i was riding

[ideliver]

sorry dude (op)...I can see where i was being a PIA...I'll stop...I didn't mean bring any any negative energy to you...only best wishes

[335rocket]

lol dont worry bro. No need to apologize

[F87LUV]

group hug

[335rocket]

actually, I would like to just hug you ZGirl

[RonJon]

Originally Posted by 335rocket

lol dont worry bro. No need to apologize

One last negative remark....I had a friend that did her residency in a hospital and the staff called bike riders organ donors....

I hope that you'll get a bike, get the need for speed feeling out of your system in a year or two then sell it or track only.

Alright lets end this thread, the more I see it on the OT board the MORE I feel tempted to buy another bike...I mean bicycle...