Fair enough and to each their own. People who don’t ride motorcycles would (stupidly imo) say something like “I enjoy having all my organs”.

Don’t you worry that it could become a slippery slope though?

I agree with you. I’m not bold but not (that) old and if I cannot use risk compensation I shouldn’t be riding, and I don’t believe anyone else should either. Doesn’t mean someone with a D-Air Dainese leather suit should ride at 200 mph everywhere, but there’s a reason one wears that level of protection and it isn’t to…

Anyway, there’s something to be said for wearing a 3/4 helmet in the city, its very relaxing. Wearing one of those 1/2 helmets is pointless though, other than satisfying the legal requirements

Had license for the last 12 years, toured on multiple continents, for 3 years my bike was my only transport when I lived in Ireland (2005 Multistrada), done trackdays on several continents, and yes I’m aware of the SNELL and SHARP ratings and how a $100 HJC might outperform a $1000 Arai. Now that we’ve established…

but bikes are way more dangerous than cars even with all the gear, so what if just being in a bike accident earns you a DNR? Where does it end?

not sure if parody?

Again if I was fully concerned about all those things I’d never leave the house in an Abrams tank, let alone my Subaru, my motorcycle, my bicycle, or on foot.

Do you wear a digital watch? I dont want digital gauges. Put a screen between/around the gauges but keep the physical gauge please. Unless you get rid of the rendered round tach and speedo entirely

Fair enough but if I can’t ride 2 miles to the store at 30 mph without avoiding accidents (something I do regularly on my commute) then I should just give up riding entirely.

not sure if you drive or drove a WRX but funnily enough I was cross shopping a 2016 STI with a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 6-spd manual. Decided to go with the STI but damn before I die I desperately want a Wrangler

Excuses? Do you wear a $5000 Dainese D-air airbag suit and top level Arai/Shoei/Schuberth lid when you ride? Do you ride a motorcycle? Then you’re on the same scale of danger as said Harley riders buddy

Bad logic. Those Harley riders will only wake up in a trauma centre IF they crash.

Just get a motorcycle

you do understand the concept of risk compensation though right? You’re making fun of it here but its an actual thng

Thats messed up

Maybe even motorcyclists who wear $3000 Dainese Airbag racing leathers and $2000 carbon Arai helmets should have to get >$10M of liability insurance as well, because riding a motorcycle is a lot more dangerous compared to driving a car, than riding a motorcycle without a helmet is, compared to riding with one.

all cars have manual control though of the auto climate control. I press full auto initially and then to manual

i agree with everything you said. But fuck that dog

Our job is to try to NOT have personal preferences. What if a doctor were to have racial personal preferences? Is that acceptable?