I started riding mini-bikes and go-carts in the late '60's.  Took the Yamaha Learn to Ride Safety Course in '73.  After that I begged, borrowed and stole every bike I could get my hands on, includin' my brothers '81 XS650, until I bought an '86 GSXR-750 & a '84 RM125 in '90.  Next came a '92 DR650, '89 Sportster which I crashed in a tunnel in '96, '69 Sportster that I never got runnin' right and traded for a 4X4, '95 VFR750 that I traded for a '97 Marauder, '98 GS500, '00 LC1500 that I killed a bear with on Sept. 28th '02 and then an idiot in a mini-van tried to kill me on July 1st, '03, '94 BMW R1100RS, '01 Marauder, '85 Kawi 900 Eliminator. Current bikes are '01 Valkyrie, '85 SP600F, '06 DS250 ATV.  I ride everyday, rain or shine.  I can't imagine a life without motorcycles.

The real danger is we choose to ride on 2 tires rather than 4. The real danger is also in how we choose to ride. I have a friend that owns a scooter shop and he received 5 new scooters from Genuine Scooters http://www.genuinescooters.com/ we uncrated a Black Jack model and began riding it around the parking lot. At some point my friend Aaron challenged me to a drag race, he on a Fly Trek, me on the Black Jack. We rode to the end of the parking lot a went at it! Neither scooter is capable of more than 40mph and the lot isn't long enough to get any where near that speed. As I left off, I was doing maybe 10-15 mph at this point, I applied the front brake which locked up then the front end tucked under and highsided me on to my right side. I wasn't wearing any protective gear whatsoever! I mean it's just a little scooter right?! I ended up with a concussion, torn knee and a broken hip. In over 30 years of riding this wasn't my worst wreck but it was the only one that was totally my fault. I'm getting to old for this ####! Like it's said, it ain't the bike it's the nut attached to the handlebar. Always wear your gear!