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London Biker
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| been around to see some family today (BIG mistake now  ) & all they're talking about a lot for some reason, that motorcycles are dangerous, dangerous, dangerous!!.
they cannot still, after so long, even comprehend that i own & ride a motorcycle!.
no matter what i tell them, i give up!.
how are motorcycles dangerous?.
what would you say in response to someone telling you all this?.
in the meantime, anyone want some spare family?.
thank you everyone.
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Roundabout Scratcher
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| | thanks for the offer but mine are nuts enough cheers! As to the 'are motorcycles dangerous?' huh? sorry? wat? didnt hear you, youngster ull have to speak up.What? in my day if you blasphemed like that u would have been hung shot whipped dismembered or forced to kiss the ugliest girl in town!!! 
bikes are as dangerous as the rider, just like guns bombs knives and cars point settled. lol
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| THE MOST DANGEROUS THING ABOUT MOTORBIKE'S IS THE NUT THAT CONNECT'S THE HANDLEBAR'S TO THE SEAT!!!!  That should give them something to think about! 
AKA "Big Chief Tom Tom" "I respect your opinion officer, I just think it's stupid!"... "LEAD ME, FOLLOW ME OR GET THE F*** OUT OF MY WAY!..." "Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori": It is sweet and right to die for one's country... SMILED CLUB MEMBERSHIP No: 006 |
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Rush Hour Racer
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| Biking is dangerous, but life is dangerous. Anyone could be killed crossing the road. None of us know if we will be here tomorrow. There is a risk in riding bikes, but there is a risk in many things - dangerous sports, cycling, driving, living in certain areas, walking back at night from the bus stop, smoking, drinking, travelling - the list is endless. I'm lucky with my family as they have always been quite laid back about things like biking. I expect maybe your folks are just worried and concerned about you and don't want to lose you. Would they ever consider going pillion or anything with you on a quiet road to see what it's like, or want to meet your biking buddies who could reassure them a bit? Good luck anyway
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London Biker
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| Are any of the family overweight, or smoke?
Tell how dangerous that is, cancer risks, heart attacks etc. Smoking kills more people that biking every year.
Kevsta
I learnt so much from my mistakes, i'm thinking of making some more!
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Rush Hour Racer
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| oh come on ..of course they're dangerous, unless you leave em locked up in the garage .Yes there is a proportionate relationship between rider skill and level of danger but there are so many potential hazards that are beyond the control of the rider , and even the most skilled rider can have a momentary loss of concentration that may not cause him much harm while driving a car but may put him in extreme danger on a bike.
Having said that ,i am happy for my 2 girls to be bikers as i believe the benefits generally outweigh the dangers.
Anyhow' if they weren,t dangerous i wouldn't bother riding em
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Roundabout Scratcher
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| | None of us are going to live forever - it's the quality of your life that counts - not the quantity - motorcycles add to the quality of my life - time spent on motorcycles is time well spent in my book - if I die on a bike then I'll have died doing something I love and living in the moment - time spent wrapped up in cotton wool is time wasted. (to be fair though, I don't have kids - if I did, that would put things in a different light). I agree with the above about danger being an inherent part of the pleasure I get from motorcycling (same I guess for climbers, parachutists etc) It's only by risking life that you come to appreciate it - it's an existential thing - live in the moment - motorcyles put me firmly in the moment - on the bike there is no past |
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