Please be cautious when riding your motorcycles.

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cavemanmoron

Lifer
Mar 13, 2001
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Originally posted by: Astaroth33
<--- will never own a motorcycle, for this reason.

I prob. will not own Another motorcycle.

I have owned them in the past.

I have gotten hurt,more than once.

Last time,i got hurt was the last time.

#3rd degree burns,road rash,and a broken biceps muscle were enough.

I had a full face helmet on,or my face would have been messed up too.

:(

Last bike was a full dresser Honda,if the bike had not had a fairing,saddle bags;eyc
I would have been hurt even worse.
 

Amused

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Apr 14, 2001
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Originally posted by: TwiceOver
Donorcycle.

Your reading comprehension sucks.

He was wearing a helmet and was not brain damaged. His internal organs were severely damaged causing death. Very little other than his eyes are probably suitable for donation.

Motorcycles gained that silly name because the most common cause of death is head injury with very little damage to the rest of the body. In this case, it was the opposite.

Oh, and learn some fscking tact. I know you apologized already, but you still deserve a slap for that sh!t.
 

Kaieye

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I have owned more than 10 motorcycles in my life and driven probably more than 100K miles(broke a wrist and arm almost 30 years ago) but I have given up riding about ten years ago. Why? My reasons are a new child, mortgage payments and no more cold wind blowing in my face and body. I have become a lot more temperture sensitive as I got older but I had a lot of fun riding...
 

Pliablemoose

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<---14 bikes here, stopped riding ~5 years ago, compound fracture left humerus, 7 broken ribs, collapsed lung. I was on my way home from teaching an advanced rider MSF course.

 

GagHalfrunt

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Here's one that happened two weeks ago a few miles from me. No margin of error on bikes, simple freaky accidents like woodchucks or tree branches that wouldn't do anything to a car can have tragic effects on a motorcycle.