Quote Originally Posted by Marshy View Post
I made the call about 8 years ago to not ride on the road any longer. Too many bike riders end up as statistics, unfortunately. It's on average 220 per year (http://www.crash.org.au/motorcyclist-fatalities.html). Which is FARKING HEAPS!!! Just think about that for a minute..... Nearly every day, a fellow motorcycle rider dies on Australian roads. Giving up road riding is one of the best things you can do for your wife and kids. I did, and I've never looked back. The racetrack is where it's at: ride days, and racing
This is the reason y i don't ride on public roads anymore ... tooooo many near death experiences to recall.

made that decision in 2012 when I converted my 07 R1 from roadie, into track bike.

Now that I drive semi's all over Syd metro ... the amount of fuckwits on the road is incredible ... nearly all of em' on the phone, or in their hand txt'n, not usin indicators, an changin lanes in front of me whilst im comin to a stop at traffic lights. grrrrrr

you'd think they'd understand that I can't stop as quick as them with 40+ tonne