Am I going to die on a bike?

Hell I've never Gotten on a bike thinking that I'd die on it! Remember the law of attraction, thinking that is really bad juju!
Most times people die on bikes when there doing stupid shit where they shouldn't be! Ie ridding wheelies down the interstate, racing on the street, etc? I'm a big advocate of plenty of dirt ridding, teaches you lots of instinctual recoveries you aren't likely to learn street ridding, well not with out wadding several bikes!
If you can't put in any dirt time sign up for some track days, you don't have to have a new crotch rocket to do track days.
 
I don't hear that too much as a lot of my family rides as well, but I just want to assure you that you are doing all the right stuff. Don't let your friends talk you into racing on the street, riding after " only one drink" and other nonsense like that. That said, I don't think I even have to say that as it sounds like you have your head on straight. And that is the biggest factor to staying safe.

Rubber side down buddy. And have FUN 8)
 
Well said, everyone.

I do admit to shaking my head when I see my neighbors (I live in suburban Harley Heaven) race down the main streets in the summer whooping it up in a t-shirt. Granted I (used to) ride a small bike but I could see them shake their head at my helmet and safety gear.
 
Pay attention.
That's all you can do.
It's a risk I'm willing to take, that's what it comes down to. Are you?
Granted I don't wear a full power ranger suit while riding, fuck that. But I have wrecked in a tshirt and loafers and now I ride in a leather jacket and boots.

My dad used to ride, but he decided that the risk just wasn't worth it. I'm in the same boat as maritime, he "decreed" no motorcycles. Look how that's worked out haha.
 
I just remembered I have a 'T' shirt that says

I'M IMMORTAL
(well, so far)
 
Good news, I just read the runes and the chicken bones. both say you're golden. Just send me a pic of your left palm to confirm.
 
Most deaths in the west are linked to high blood pressure, riding de-stresses you and demands a certain level of fitness (depending on how/what you ride), so it could actually save your life, just enjoy, and treat every other road user as a complete moron.
 
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GOD I only hope!
What you wanna live forever?
I've already lived twice as long as a Doctor once said I would if I kept up this life style.
I tell the people I work with "If I get critically injured here, drag me outside this Plant because I don't want to die at work." and I mean it.
If you always worry about how you're going to die, you aren't really living.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X5BDMpXjuk
 
If I remember the statistics properly, wearing a helmet and not drinking and riding reduce your chances of serious injury / death by something like 75%. Sooo, don't drink and ride and wear your helmet, and you'll be doing a lot better than the idiots in t-shirts and stupid sunglasses with cupholders on their bikes that I see around here.

Also, I find that I don't think I'm going to die when I ride, but I do think that everyone on the road with me is trying to kill me. After being run off the road and lowsiding in a (fortunately) grassy median after jumping a curb, I realized how true the "trying to kill me" part is. Some old man fiddling with his radio as he wandered from the middle to left lane. He never even knew he almost killed someone.

The other "trick" I've been taught is to constantly scan your surroundings by looking at something close, middle distance, and far away from you. It forces your eyes to work harder, and makes it easier to catch potential dangers. It also prevents you from getting "target fixation" and just staring at the back of the minivan in front of you.

Ride safe!
 
Hoosier Daddy said:
I've already lived twice as long as a Doctor once said I would if I kept up this life style.
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Good point
Hadn't really though about that (probably somewhere in subconcious though)
Doctor told my mother I wouldn't make it past 6 months, beat that by 55 yrs so far 8)
 
Somebody said something on the line of we don't have a say as to when we arrive in this world or as to how we leave but we do have a say as to how we live our life. Please don't lead your life cowering in a corner afraid of everything. I've been on bikes for over 50 years and I'm still here. Still searching for that elusive "do over" button to push. Life is a trip. Enjoy it. Don't be afraid of it.

P.S. Chicks dig scars. Get a few.
 
I have seen family members die of cancer, emphysema, and Alzheimer's. :'(

Dieing on a bike looks almost pleasant by comparison. ;)
 
Worst cb650 ever said:
If I remember the statistics properly, wearing a helmet and not drinking and riding reduce your chances of serious injury / death by something like 75%. Sooo, don't drink and ride and wear your helmet, and you'll be doing a lot better than the idiots in t-shirts and stupid sunglasses with cupholders on their bikes that I see around here.

Also, I find that I don't think I'm going to die when I ride, but I do think that everyone on the road with me is trying to kill me. After being run off the road and lowsiding in a (fortunately) grassy median after jumping a curb, I realized how true the "trying to kill me" part is. Some old man fiddling with his radio as he wandered from the middle to left lane. He never even knew he almost killed someone.

The other "trick" I've been taught is to constantly scan your surroundings by looking at something close, middle distance, and far away from you. It forces your eyes to work harder, and makes it easier to catch potential dangers. It also prevents you from getting "target fixation" and just staring at the back of the minivan in front of you.

Ride safe!
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Along with scanning, try to avoid sitting in the same position of the road for any length of time as you can become invisible to drivers, constantly changing your position, lane changing, speeding up and slowing down may annoy drivers, but they know your there.
Take an advanced rider course, you may think your riding is okay but after the course you will be a much smoother, faster and safer rider, most courses in the UK are run by ex bike cops, probably the same in the US.
 
US training still advocates 'laying bike down' and other nonsense.
Of course, front brake was so piss poor on a lot of earlier Harley's it was probably more effective (I have some first hand experience of HD brakes :-[ )
 
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