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Re: [St] http://www.iihs.org/news/rss/pr091107.html
- Subject: Re: [St] http://www.iihs.org/news/rss/pr091107.html
- From: Al Garvin <agarvin@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:12:42 -0700
A couple of weeks ago I was buying mushrooms from this farm near my
house. There was a young guy helping me ( under 20). I was wearing an
Indian Tee shirt and he asked me about my Indian. I told him I sold it
and now ride a Triumph Sprint. He asked if that was a sport bike. Then
he asked me how fast it would go. He said he was saving up to by his
first motorcycle and it was going to be a Yamaha R6.
Does this story sound familiar? In 1960 I was riding a Honda CB-110
with no helmet or other protective gear when I rear ended a car that had
stopped in front of me. I was a quick learner. I always wear a helmet
and I always buckle up when I'm in a car. I'm 60 and count each day as
gravy now.
Al
Agate47@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> I just read an interesting report on motorcycle accidents/fatalities from the
> people who study such things. Their main point seems to show Supersport bikes
> and younger riders as a dangerous combination. It is even more so than the
> view that the boomers on Hogs are all running off the road.
>
> One thing that I found interesting was the claim that only about 50% of
> riders across the nation wear helmets. Is this possible or true? I'm a full gear
> kind of guy and the thought of arriving at the scene of the accident unclad is
> too ugly to think about.
>
> Any comments?
>
> Steve Knudsen
> '00 RS - Lucifer Orange for visibility
> Auburn, WA
>
>
>
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