this isnt a case of lack of stones. i have stated my opinion on this matter, and stand by it. no waffling here.

i am simply taking the civil road and not getting into an online fight because that just makes everything worse for everyone else.

 

I agree that most of us have done really stupid thing, regardless if it was on a bike or car or hell just doing something stupid at home. We were the lucky ones that made it though our youth.

I would bet that deep down we are all really thinking that the punishment of death for doing a wheelie may be a little severe.

The idea of young people is the feeling of immortality.

That nothing can happen to us we are too young.
Although not to get clinical our brain is not quite formed until we are at least 25 (although some a little older). Which means they do not reason very well. Young people do Stupid things; I would venture to say that the ones on this forum who have Teenagers at home would attest to that.

 

Thats it, its the last wheelie I do on my Fatboy

 

HEY! Get back here! I'm not done with you yet! The beatings will continue until morale improves!

 

HUHHHH?????????? I agree this guy was stupid to do what he did..... BUT, He paid the price. Bleeding hearts? I think your missing the point here. Nobody is condoning this behavior. As far as feeling superior, it sounds to me like you and the op are the ones trying to feel superior. When in fact, that stance you have taken is at best, ignorant and short sighted not to mention,extremely judgmental..... Who are you to either excuse or judge anyones behavior? Tell ya what...Next time your doing something you know you probably shouldn't (speeding, takin a curve a little faster than is perfectly safe) Think about the stance you have taken here. See, weather you know it or not, your just like the rest of us, capable of making a mistake, which you have proven by making such a statement in the first place.!!!!

 

another example of being too young and too sadly stupid (bolding mine):

 

Strapped to what?

 

I always have trouble feeling bad for people who do stupid things and have bad things happen to them.

We had a kid last year who died on a very popular country bike road last year, I have traveled this road hundreds of times and so have thousands of other bikers as it leads to areas only 2 harley dealer/service shops.

I have never had any trouble on that particular curve, even doing a bit over speed limit difference was the kid was doing 120 mph on a crotch rocket. Bad as it is I dont feel sorry.

 

A young person lost their life doing something stupid. We've all done stupid things. I have sorrow and sympathy for his family.

 

Yes, its sad when someone gets killed . Do they deserve this? No, of course not, but possibly they do deserve a ticket or their license revoked. But judging from what I see sportbikers do on the streets, and some of youtube videos they post, wheelieing down busy crowded highways, etc. Even though they don't deserve to get killed, it actually doesn't surprise me that some do.... its inevitable. Its the law of averages, like rolling the dice.
If a person is not mature enough (regardless of age) to ride a potentially lethal machine responsibly, they should not be riding it. Perhaps a more severe penalty for a first stunting offence like maybe losing their license for a couple of years, may help to deter this behavior and potentially save lives.