Nasty reminder of how dangerous bikes can be

[Toeknee]

For all you bike riders out there you have to check out this site. Live to Ride - Ride to DIE (scroll through the bull sh!t at the top of the site) it is a real reminder of how vulnerable we are when riding. Warning some of the photos are nasty. Maybe some of those people who talk on cell phones while driving vehicles should take a look at this as well. I have had so many close calls already and this sent shivers through me. Still don't agree with the loud pipe comments on there though, I am keeping mine loud!

[kimwin]

WOW !! i sure don't miss my GSXR 750, i think i like the thought of the hubby and i staying in the mud !!

[crow]

if this thread is about being careful...i figure louder the pipe the more people look around to see what makin that raquet...but at least they SEE me!

[arcticdodge]

I've always wanted a bike, but after seeing some of those pics I have way to much at home to lose. I think I will stay with the qauds and sleds for my entertainment

[crazy_wheeler]

I don't want to try and paint everyone who rides a crotch rocket with the same paint brush but for alot of them it seems like the "stupid switch" is flipped once the sit on the seat. A good example is the 2 idiots just recently in Edmonton on 178st and 96 ave zipping in and out of traffic at a high rate of speed this week. Hope it was the driver that died on scene.

[Iron Horse Racing]

This was posted in the above link....just like everything theres loud enough to be heard and then theres stupid loud....

Loud Pipes Save Lives
Are you kidding? Do we need to cover this again?
- The vast majority of bike accidents are from the front. To have any chance of alerting those motorists to the presence of a motorcycle with exhaust noise would require that the tailpipe be pointed forward. LOL. The chances of rearward-facing straight pipes making a bike more obvious are very slim. The reality of the loud pipe is that all you'll succeed in doing is irritating all the people behind and beside you who don't pose much of a threat anyway.
- You are pissing off everyone around you. So who cares if you gun the throttle past an open driver's-side window and scare the hell out of the occupants? At least they see you, right? Maybe, but take a look at what happened to personal watercraft in Minnesota. Take a look at what happened in Yellowstone. Put it another way: how much do you appreciate the "music" blaring from other people's cars: the throbbing car stereo that shakes the very ground with some indistinguishable bass crap? How interested in someone else's music are you? Perhaps nobody else wants to listen to it. Perhaps they don't like the sound. Maybe they're trying to concentrate, or talk, or watch TV, or sleep. Maybe their kids are trying to sleep.
- Loud exhaust pipes are illegal. Even HD has finally stopped installing them.

and .... loud exhaust pipes actually REDUCE the performance of the bike in most cases, due to the reduction of back-pressure needed by tuned engines.


If you are really concerned about saving lives, a $20.00 reflective safety vest will save your biscuit a thousand times before that loud pipe will.

How many people wear full gear when they ride or is half a helment jeans and a t-shirt good enough.....

[Iron Horse Racing]

Wow that’s some gruesome Sh$%.....

I like the guy’s slogan…..

IF YOU CHOOSE TO RIDE, REMEMBER: ATGATT- ALL THE GEAR ALL THE TIME
DRESS FOR THE FALL, NOT FOR THE RIDE !

[magnet]

lots of these are probably caused by speed and not enough experiance. i think my uncle said it best to my cousin when he got his bike, a suped up hyabusa, he said throw your riding suit at the wall at 100 mph and you can pick it up and all the wrinkles come out. now throw yourself at the wall at the same speed ...............enough said.

[Taminator]

My hubby sees this and I'll never get a street bike!!!
He's limited my biking to dirtbikes...probably a good thing.

[sledderdoc]

Most of the time it's the stupid gene showing it's face again. I miss my bike and would love another one. Never had a problem because I rode defensively! If you get a bike spend some money and take the safety course.

[Toeknee]

Originally Posted by sledderdoc

Most of the time it's the stupid gene showing it's face again. I miss my bike and would love another one. Never had a problem because I rode defensively! If you get a bike spend some money and take the safety course.

I agree the bike safety course is excellent. Gets you thinking about lane position for various riding conditions and how to ride out a crash if by chance you do lay it down and a whole lot more. Don't cheap out on the gear either as you can see from the pictures. It was funny because when I got to the last check stop on the s&m derby Tyler asked me where my glovers where (my hands were covered in mud and skeg) I told him that shit I never wear gloves but you know it could happen just as easy on a quad too (right Sled ?? especially when you pull a Rockford turn in reverse with the reverse over ride pressed ) I know he just did it to sleep in a soft warm hospital bed that night instead of the tent

[Powertool29]

Speed kills !!
if you follow the speed limit.. "Its there for a reason folks !"
and ride defensively you can enjoy a lot of years of riding
just because your bike can go 240MPH does not mean you need to
do it in a school zone.
buy the expensive leathers and take it to the track !
follow the speed limit on the road and look both ways for stupid drivers
and you will make it home.
A riding and defensive driving course is a GREAT idea.
you can buy a bike with the same ability as a Ferrari for $10,000.00
does not mean you are Mario Andretti ... I think not..
common sense and maturity goes a long ways...