Buried a friend who was found dead on his bathroom floor. Diabetes had slowly consumed him leaving a shell of the man he once was . I probably road 500 miles along side him last summer !

I have no doubt he would have rather gone out on his bike.

My wife was an insurance adjuster for 34 years. Saw countless fatalities from near every mode of transportation available. Certainly saw her share of grieving spouses. Despite that she understands nobody gets out of here alive !

Nothing like a motorcycle, snowmobile, or four wheeler to bring out the stupid in a person.


We have that summer ad campaign, “watch for bikers”.

I watch em all right, watch em do dumb stuff all summer! Than they go splat and it’s always the others fault .

I do not like riding with a large group of people. Know who you are riding with. I use the hole lane I am riding in. If the traffic is heavy in the direction I am going I am riding, I ride close to the center line because if I don't car's will use my lane to pass me. I the traffic is
heavy in the opposite direction I stay to the outside of the lane so the cars can see me easier if they are trying to pass the car in front of them. If it starts to rain and I have time I will pull over and let the rain wash off all the junk oil etc off the road.
If you ride a motorcycle sooner or later, you will get hurt. Broke a shoulder on a dirt bike. No road problems. Stop riding when 76 years old. Be safe.

Seems to me most of the Harley guys are just out to enjoy a ride,,while them crotch rockets jerks are out to show off and draw attention,while creating unsafe traffic situations.

My grandfather always said, "ride a bike like it will kill you, cuz if you don't it will"

So my daughter gave me some motorcycle language this morning to help one get past fools so you don't have to worry about being the accidental reaper.

When you can get to where the idiot(s) can see you, pat the top of your head or pat the top of your car. This is the signal the popo is coming or close. She said most will fall in line like ducks at the speed limit. Then you can easily cruise by and let them kill themselves safely out of your way or view.

cars and trucks need to leave bikers alone were just trying to ride and have a good time if you don't like them drive another way.

Well that advice can go both ways, lol

Idiots ride all sorts of wheels. Been on both sides of the fence and experienced some potential disasters. Recommend paying attention to your driving regardless of what vehicle your in.

Me and my bike tend to make people mad sometimes. Mainly the neighbors for the noise

This is me when I got my bike a few years ago with my sister on the back (technically my dads bike but it’s the one I ride) and it will be my summer daily driver when I get my endorsement

I would agree.

Dont ride one if you are afraid of dying, thats a cold hard fact. I usually do a 450 mile one way trip every summer. See where i go this year.

Almost got kilt riding too close to the shoulder.Front tire got off in some cinders and everything went south after that.Took out two white angels(any one remember those),,broke 14 bones including one knee and ended up in someones yard with my back scraped bare from road rash with the gas tank of the bike on my chest leaking gas into my road rash back.That was the end of my Biking days.I have been on a few since,,,but wont buy one again.

Yep, I’m terrified of the motoring public, it’s amazing how often they just don’t see you, gotta be defensive on a bike, you will lose all interactions with cars and trucks.

I sincerely hope you have hundreds of hours of seat time on something other than that previously !

yes I do many dirtbikes a small Honda a street legal pit bike and a little sportster I have rode them all and fell confident to ride mine as soon as I get my endorsement this pic was taken years ago I'm much bigger and stronger now I can already hold up the bike and back it out of the garage

A few years ago, I was coming home from work. I'm on a 55 mph highway. I'm approaching my turn off. I have my blinker on. The next think I know a big Harley is going by me at close to 70 mph. He knows he can't get around me so he takes the ditch. He hit the ditch so had with the rear wheel it launched him off the bike onto the railroad. He got up and started screaming about me not having my blinker on. The car behind me said yes my blinkers were on. The pickup I was meeting said the same thing. The pickup driver in front of me thought he was going to hit him head on. The bike rider got his bike upright and left the seen. I thought he had a broken arm.

My point is it's not always the car or trucks fault.

The main reason motorcycles are supposed to drive in the third of the lane closest the centerline is for visibility. So that drivers see you in their side view mirrors and when you have cars in front and back of you.

I used to be a Team Oregon Motorcycle safety instructor.

When I did a lot of riding I always made sure that I could see the driver and the driver could see me. But then there are people out there that just don't like motorcycles.

I don't care for anyone who drives like an idiot in any vehicle. Crappy driving doesn't depend on how many tires are on a vehicle.