Why do people choose to ride bikes?

[Chicali]

thought it would be another mayweather thread cuz of the title of riding bikes.

[bikersk]

I did ride. Having children put a stop to that. With the power to weight ratio of modern sports bikes and even some of the Harley's ATM, it is very easy for a rider to put themselves in a situation where the level of ability required to control a situation goes way beyond the skill level of the rider. This often results in problems and accidents. Riding bikes can be great fun, but just as with boxing there can be a high level of risk associated with it and people must take on training to ensure they are equipped with the skills necessary to avoid putting themselves at great risk. With boxing there will usually be someone there to tell you that you're not ready to fight at a particular level yet so you can't. You must train more and and prove yourself first. There is no-one in a persons garage telling them that when they start up their bike though.

[Rick_Rack]

The secition I read said the poilce really didnt know how fast Diego was going. I do think he was going at a high rate of speed myself. It seems he wasn't an experenced motercycle driver and had just bought that bike. Also seems he hit his front brakes and not the back first most riders when in that possion hit them both together. But if he was going over 100 miles per hour he would have had to hit those brakes with enough time not at the last few seconds. He flew 95 feet and got hit by on coming traffic he was moving no doubt! All I can say is Rest In Peace Diego Corrales I will miss you and seeing you in that ring! You are and always will be a true champion!
Rick_Rack

[Andre]

I've personally pushed the motor up through the tank of a kawasaki 750 triple (two stroke 750) in the early 80's.
Interseting day, (not my bike). we did a whole loop the loop in the air and crunch and flip ,took a piece out my lower spine as we hit. Miracle I can still walk etc with no pain and no op, it has naturally fused itself.
That was it for me,other than a quick burst occasionally but what life without its risks

[Rick_Rack]

There is no life with out risks Andre you said it best!

[BoxingGorilla]

There is no life with out risks Andre you said it best!

As an introvert I can't agree with that.

Fantasy is better than reality. It's all about playing make believe. :P

[TheBESTP4P]

personally ive seen too many serious injurys and deaths due to motorcycles so i personally try my best to stay away myself, but ill do some light stunt work with a motorcycle time to time.(SAG rate for riding a motorcycle at a normal speed down a street for a movie scene is usually about a $1,000 a day! )

[mnmc10]

its the feeling of freedom it gives you, no radio na AC just you your bike and the road. you can take almost any terrain any road you wish. ride fast then sing on the top of your lungs. everything is tripled in sensation, a simple breeze becomes a whirlwind when your riding, a drizzle of rain becomes a storm. the feel of the pavement rumbling beneath your feet.

if you havent been on a motorcycle then you wont grasp my explanation.

[hackey100]

Was he wearing a helmet, are the laws on helmets still non existent in th US?

[TheBESTP4P]

Was he wearing a helmet, are the laws on helmets still non existent in th US?

most states have strict helmet laws as they do seat belt laws.

but if your a GLAM ROCK STAR from the 80's like AXL ROSE you are redeemed from obeying those laws

[yoitsdan]

My cousin is still on crutches from a broken femur and he did that in August 05' when he came off his Ninja. Crazy bastard, and he still talks about getting back on, even though he was in intensive care for 3 days, I think he's fucking crazy. I hate bikes, I was on one for about 10 minutes and I came off and I've got the scars to prove it. I had to have gravel removed from my elbow, I hate bikes.

[superheavyrhun]

My cousin is still on crutches from a broken femur and he did that in August 05' when he came off his Ninja. Crazy B******, and he still talks about getting back on, even though he was in intensive care for 3 days, I think he's F****** crazy. I hate bikes, I was on one for about 10 minutes and I came off and I've got the scars to prove it. I had to have gravel removed from my elbow, I hate bikes.

There is danger in many things that are exciting, and tht comes from the fact that there is danger in that activity. One of the things I enjoy doing is mountain biking, but I realise my limits and I (try) to stay within those. A relative of mine broke his arm in three places after a big crash, and I've had plenty of big offs myself, but at the end of the day if you love it then you will get back on. To some extent, the same could be said for boxing, it ain't exactly tickling each other with feathers is it? Motorbikes are just one of hundreds of things that people do that can be dangerous, and at the end of the day, we live for the highs in life....not for doing the washing up on a gloomy sunday afternoon.

[bikersk]

My cousin is still on crutches from a broken femur and he did that in August 05' when he came off his Ninja. Crazy B******, and he still talks about getting back on, even though he was in intensive care for 3 days, I think he's F****** crazy. I hate bikes, I was on one for about 10 minutes and I came off and I've got the scars to prove it. I had to have gravel removed from my elbow, I hate bikes.

There is danger in many things that are exciting, and tht comes from the fact that there is danger in that activity. One of the things I enjoy doing is mountain biking, but I realise my limits and I (try) to stay within those. A relative of mine broke his arm in three places after a big crash, and I've had plenty of big offs myself, but at the end of the day if you love it then you will get back on. To some extent, the same could be said for boxing, it ain't exactly tickling each other with feathers is it? Motorbikes are just one of hundreds of things that people do that can be dangerous, and at the end of the day, we live for the highs in life....not for doing the washing up on a gloomy sunday afternoon.

CC good call. I still ride moutain bikes, or one anyway. I'm lucky to live in an area that has great riding. I don't ride motorbikes anymore but i did, and will again but have been riding since I was 10. I have always ridden mountain bikes - even before they were known as such, and before that BMX bikes. I box a little at the moment but have since i was 15. I have had a lot of experience and a fair bit of training at all these sports from people who are much better than me and that has kept me relatively unscathed. These sports all present a risk and have all injured me in some way because that is the nature of these kinds of sports. I dont race a drag car because i dont know how. I dont cliff dive because i dont know how. I don't surf big waves because I dont know how. But if I did know how I probably would. Because as it was said so well "Motorbikes are just one of hundreds of things that people do that can be dangerous, and at the end of the day, we live for the highs in life....not for doing the washing up on a gloomy sunday afternoon."

[sleeplessrevolution]

i have a car, motorbike and a bicycle and between the three i like the bicycle the most because of the reason i get to exercise while still enjoying livelier views unlike the thread mill where I can't go anywhere and boring me as hell. i still prefer bikes, i just use my car when the place is too far already and when the occasion doesn't permit using bikes too.

[chip]

Horses are the most dangerous they have a mind of there own can´t count on fingers and toes the amount of times i have been run off with on the gallops, fell off jumping hurdlers etc...saw my best friends crushed and killed on Brighton race course years ago still did not put me off race riding. I have a 5 year old and she is mad on horses will not let her within a 1/2 mile of them now.
Thing is you never think its going to happen to you!!