You know first hand eh? Cos you’re a physician mate?

oh so you’re a fucking pussy? Got it okay

yet I’m still alive having ridden many more miles than you with your untested and speculative philosophy.

I’m a physician mate :D :D

are you Indian?

perhaps a joke, but a FUCKING STUPID AND RACIST one

Not sure if you’re Indian or not...but here in Canada it is NOT like that.

Indians in the USA are like that - well some of them anyway, but in other countries are NOT, namely Canada, where I live, and I have a very similar biography to this fucktard Ajit, but without the douchebaggery. Most Indians aren’t “greedy” and I’d advise you to keep your slurs to yourself

Indians in the USA are like that but not in the UK or Canada, in my experience. It really does appear to be a uniquely American phenomenon (Dinesh and Jindal are just cookie cutter versions of him, only they are Christian)

Which is so fucking weird because here in Canada, Indians and other South Asians generally vote Liberal, or even NDP (our far left party).

i didn’t mention fear at all and there’s no false equivalence. My point is that if I cannot trust myself to get to the store to by milk, on streets that are largely straight and well-sighted, in good conditions, with cars gong slowly, without crashing or thinking that there’s a reasonable likelihood of a crash, then…

my dad has an S-Class and I find the rendered “analog” tach and speedo incredibly tacky, naff, and tasteless. Would be much better with a Honda S2000/superbike style digital tach with large numbers for the speedo anyway

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.