Good Bye Fellas, I'm done!
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The bike becomes insurance property. But you have the option to buy it back if you wish. Which is what I did. Then I sold it for a few dollars more.
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50mph on the two-lane road I take all the time. Car opposite direction, signaling left into service station, turns in front of me. Ironically, the same exact scenario that killed my friend. I had this really odd feeling, before it happened, that he was going to do what he did. I veered right and went off the road, through several big pot holes, wacked a mail box, and came to a stop in somebody's front yard.
I don't get it, but do what you want. Different people will certainly have different reactions.
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Gloom and doom predictions are always right! All you have to do is wait long enough and they can say, "I told you so." If you drive a car long enough, you'll have an accident. If you use a hammer long enough, you'll mash your thumb. If you use a knife long enough, you'll cut yourself. I wouldn't put much stock in living life with that mindset. If a person doesn't want to ride anymore because they're not willing to accept the risks, that's fine. The odds for an accident don't increase with time. They are the same each time you ride.
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Riding a motorcycle is a dangerous hobby. When I first started riding I looked for answers to make me a better rider. I will never forget what an old motorcycle rider said to me, "Is riding that motorcycle worth you life?" "Can you live with the knowledge that that motorcycle could kill you any day?" "Would you rather die than not ride that bike?"
Man those questions through me into a loop. I told him I will think about it and get back with him. One day I saw him several years later. I said I have the answers to your questions now. I stated, "I would rather die than not be able to ride and enjoy my life." "Riding this bike is one of the things I live for and if I die while riding then God will see it through." "I will not tempt God by doing stupid things on the bike but I will ride." "If it takes my life then I die while I am doing what I enjoy."
The old biker said, Now you know why I still ride. This hobby is not for everyone and the ones it is not for its best they ride in a car. No shame living your life as you want too. I just choose to live the way I want too.
Man those questions through me into a loop. I told him I will think about it and get back with him. One day I saw him several years later. I said I have the answers to your questions now. I stated, "I would rather die than not be able to ride and enjoy my life." "Riding this bike is one of the things I live for and if I die while riding then God will see it through." "I will not tempt God by doing stupid things on the bike but I will ride." "If it takes my life then I die while I am doing what I enjoy."
The old biker said, Now you know why I still ride. This hobby is not for everyone and the ones it is not for its best they ride in a car. No shame living your life as you want too. I just choose to live the way I want too.
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"My headlight and passing lamps are so frick'n bright that my buddies complain when I'm behind them."
Maybe the oncoming driver was blinded by your "so frick'n bright" lights, and was unable to accurately gauge the distance between your vehicles. "Failure to dim headlights" is a moving violation in some states. That's not a valid excuse for the cager but in his/her mind the turn into the gas station had possibly already began and he/she guessed that the turn could be completed by the time you got there. I no longer hug the centerline when there's oncoming traffic and am always ready to shift my weight to the right in case I have to dodge the oncoming vehicle. Motorcycling is an extreme sport and death is always near when you're riding. Good luck in your future, and safer, endeavors.
Maybe the oncoming driver was blinded by your "so frick'n bright" lights, and was unable to accurately gauge the distance between your vehicles. "Failure to dim headlights" is a moving violation in some states. That's not a valid excuse for the cager but in his/her mind the turn into the gas station had possibly already began and he/she guessed that the turn could be completed by the time you got there. I no longer hug the centerline when there's oncoming traffic and am always ready to shift my weight to the right in case I have to dodge the oncoming vehicle. Motorcycling is an extreme sport and death is always near when you're riding. Good luck in your future, and safer, endeavors.
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I sure hope you don't have any friends who get killed falling in the shower or down the stairs or in a car/boat/plane/bus/segway accident, or get hit by a meteor walking down the street. I guess you should just live in a bomb shelter or a bank vault or something where you will be safe and sound from all life's accidents. Sorry...
just sayin'
just sayin'