Having rode motorcylces for over half my life the biggest thing that I took to heart was
This applies to bike size selection, riding style, and pretty much everything else you do two on two wheels.
If you are about to do something just think to yourself am I in a hurry to die today? If you answer yes go ahead and chug that beer and hop on your bike. Otherwise the right thing to do is pretty damn obvious most of the time (smaller bike to start even thoug it's less cool etc). These things don't have airbags. You don't get a second chance.
A great site to remind you to always wear you gear and not be a fucking moron on one is http://www.ride2die.eu/index2.html. Nothing like some disfigured corpses and smasshed up gixxers to remind you that these things are not a joke.
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Never be in a hurry to die.
This applies to bike size selection, riding style, and pretty much everything else you do two on two wheels.
If you are about to do something just think to yourself am I in a hurry to die today? If you answer yes go ahead and chug that beer and hop on your bike. Otherwise the right thing to do is pretty damn obvious most of the time (smaller bike to start even thoug it's less cool etc). These things don't have airbags. You don't get a second chance.
A great site to remind you to always wear you gear and not be a fucking moron on one is http://www.ride2die.eu/index2.html. Nothing like some disfigured corpses and smasshed up gixxers to remind you that these things are not a joke.