Give the individual choice and keep cost fair and low. Only allowed to ride without helmet if you maintain average road speed of 70/mph+ [112/kph+]. Enjoy the MAX freedom and adventure and if you screw up, don't generate a bill above average funeral cost.

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This is, I believe, the best argument for the helmet. Like with seat belts in cars, it's not the high-speed crackup that would kill you either way, but for the avoidable crippling injuries that can occur even at very low speeds. EG, about 30 yrs ago, if my wife & I had both had been belted when she didn't see the guy wire, she might have still have normal feeling in her lower lip, & I might be able to breathe more normally today.

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If the theory does not conform to the facts, then the facts must be discarded.

No good deed ever goes unpunished

Never argue with an idiot. He'll drag you down to his level, & beat you with experience.

How can you spot a happy biker ?



By the bugs in his teeth.

How can you spot a happy biker ?



By the chick riding pillion with her hands in his pockets.

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Have you ever seen a motorcycle outside a psychiatrist's office? Neither have I.

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"BOY: On a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses? GIRL: Will he offer me his mouth? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Will he offer me his teeth? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Will he offer me his jaws? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Will he offer me his hunger? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Again, will he offer me his hunger? BOY: Yes! GIRL: Yes. BOY: On a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses? GIRL: Yes. BOY: I bet you say that to all the boys!" -Meatloaf

You can only afford one or the other LS?

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If you've got the bike, you don't have a need for a psychiatrist.

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"BOY: On a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses? GIRL: Will he offer me his mouth? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Will he offer me his teeth? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Will he offer me his jaws? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Will he offer me his hunger? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Again, will he offer me his hunger? BOY: Yes! GIRL: Yes. BOY: On a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses? GIRL: Yes. BOY: I bet you say that to all the boys!" -Meatloaf

In the opinion of some you don't need a shrink, the rest think you're mad to place yourself at such risk of injury and pain. Glass half full, glass all over the road.

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Risk of injury is higher on a motorcycle than in a car, however the chances of accident are the about the same. I've become a much better driver since I've become a rider. It's amazing what you learn to look for on a bike that most drivers I know never even thought about.

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"BOY: On a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses? GIRL: Will he offer me his mouth? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Will he offer me his teeth? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Will he offer me his jaws? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Will he offer me his hunger? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Again, will he offer me his hunger? BOY: Yes! GIRL: Yes. BOY: On a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses? GIRL: Yes. BOY: I bet you say that to all the boys!" -Meatloaf

I had that same observation after I started riding a few years ago. It's not as much a matter of my being more cautious than it is my being so much more aware of everything around me. I notice everything now.

And I always wear a full helmet. For safety sake and as a practical matter. The wind bothers my eyes a lot, even with goggles (which make me look stupid as hell). Couple that with the fact that, so far, I've killed three birds. One hit my mirror and the other two bounced off of my helmet. I'm lucky that all I lost was control of bodily functions.

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Though I am different from you,
We were born involved in one another.

For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.

Complete surrender should not just come at moments in which one faces overwhelming odds, but in the calm when it seems one is personally in complete control of one's life.

I spent too long watching for escape routes to enjoy city riding. It was a cheap way to get from A to B, but it had none of the joy of country riding.

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WI, I've almost hit a wild turkey with my head. I prefer a half helmet though.

Oldfart, I prefer the country riding as well. Less traffic, twisty roads, beautiful scenery. Doesn't get much better than that.

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"BOY: On a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses? GIRL: Will he offer me his mouth? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Will he offer me his teeth? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Will he offer me his jaws? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Will he offer me his hunger? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Again, will he offer me his hunger? BOY: Yes! GIRL: Yes. BOY: On a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses? GIRL: Yes. BOY: I bet you say that to all the boys!" -Meatloaf

I am starting to look at putting my bike back on the road, its been in storage for around 15yrs lol.

I miss it and its cheaper (providing i dont fang it lol) to run petrol wise than the car. Cost the same in rego through, bastards!

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"BOY: On a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses? GIRL: Will he offer me his mouth? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Will he offer me his teeth? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Will he offer me his jaws? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Will he offer me his hunger? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Again, will he offer me his hunger? BOY: Yes! GIRL: Yes. BOY: On a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses? GIRL: Yes. BOY: I bet you say that to all the boys!" -Meatloaf

Interesting helmet. There's one under development which has built-in rear vision.

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