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Old 12-08-2009 | 01:18 PM
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Well considering half those yahoos go from a 21 speed Huffy to a race performance 600 or 1000 I cant say I'm all that surprised.
 
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Old 12-08-2009 | 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Seascape
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Moral to the story: Cheap plastic chrome kills?
No..dumb, stupid and immature kills. Sport bikes are some of the best equipped bikes on the road, their riders, not so much. jmo
 
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Old 12-08-2009 | 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by oct1949
0-60 in 3 secs, 180 top speed, wheelies at 100mph down the hiway... any wonder why their death rate is higher....
It should read 180 mph to 0 mph in zero flat.......
 
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Old 12-08-2009 | 05:32 PM
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Yup, just find a stunt driver and ask what his insurance rates are...

Then add to that an unskilled rider doing essentially the same thing. What do you think the results are? I'd be surprised if they didn't use those statistics posted as a basis for the insurance rates.
 
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Old 12-09-2009 | 12:59 AM
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Originally Posted by will2002
Not too many surprises in that report.
Exactly...
 
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Old 12-09-2009 | 01:11 AM
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Originally Posted by todd-67
-SuperSports are affordable and that attract youths with less experience to begin with.
-Speeds are higher and the culture is more risk driven.
-The fatality rate goes up exponetially with speed.
-Harley riders drink and ride more than sport bikers do.
Harley riders in general are also older, more experienced, and don't try to break the sound barrier every time they leave a traffic light.

Originally Posted by pearlwhite
Nope. They will just raise everybody rates. The three wheel ATV went by the wayside because of too many young children getting hurt.
They were also basically outlawed , BECAUSE far too many people, kids included were getting hurt tipping them over because of poor judgment or just plain ignorance.
 
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Old 12-09-2009 | 01:14 AM
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Well you can't lay down on a bike and ride it cause it cuts off the oxygen to your brain just like drinking so sit up when riding and don't drink cause bikes steer better on their wheels.
 
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Old 12-09-2009 | 01:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Panasoffkee
Well you can't lay down on a bike and ride it cause it cuts off the oxygen to your brain just like drinking so sit up when riding and don't drink cause bikes steer better on their wheels.
They get better gas mileage when they're upright too.
 
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Old 12-09-2009 | 05:36 AM
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Originally Posted by oct1949
0-60 in 3 secs, 180 top speed, wheelies at 100mph down the hiway... any wonder why their death rate is higher....

Yep...The F.B.I. would call that a clue...
 
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Old 12-09-2009 | 05:51 AM
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The death rate rises exponentially with the level of fun one has. Harley riders don't have as much fun but they do it longer. Choose your poison.
 


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