joshluvsla
Well-Known LVC Member
considering that my LS has extremely bad fuel economy i just got this yamaha v star 650 classic with tons of custom pieces... yeah i am not as safe on this thing than on my car but it sure is fun to ride.........
MY new TOY
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GrayGhost1
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Even though I'm not a huge motorcycle fan that is one great looking ride.
joshluvsla
Well-Known LVC Member
thanks yall!
DLS-NYC
LVC Member
Yeah..... I was thinking about getting a Yamaha R6 for the summers because of gas economy, just dont want to kill myself on it. 
lol
lolmharrison
Dedicated LVC Member
Where are you gonna put the LVC decal?
bufordtpisser
Dedicated LVC Member
Nice Bike....................
Can you tell me why you are not as safe on your V-Star as you are in your LS? Is it because you are an in-experienced rider? I bet we all know more people who were killed or maimed in cars than we do who have been killed or maimed on bikes. You should go over to riderinfo.com. Lots of riders over there, and a few LVC'ers are members in good standing.
Here is a link to my two wheeled toy.
http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/showthread.php?t=20830
Can you tell me why you are not as safe on your V-Star as you are in your LS? Is it because you are an in-experienced rider? I bet we all know more people who were killed or maimed in cars than we do who have been killed or maimed on bikes. You should go over to riderinfo.com. Lots of riders over there, and a few LVC'ers are members in good standing.
Here is a link to my two wheeled toy.
http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/showthread.php?t=20830
bufordtpisser said:
Statements like this remind me of the public service announcements for seatbelts that say, "Over 90% of all traffic fatalities occur within 25 miles of home." What they don't mention is that 95% of all driving occurs within 25 miles of home!
What you say is true, but doesn't take into consideration the tiny fraction of total miles driven that are on motorcycles. Averaged out by person-miles, motorcycles are WAY more likely to both be involved in an accident and to have a fatal accident than cars. Don't get me wrong, I'm not anti-motorcycle, in fact, I owned ONLY a bike for several years when I was in my early-to-mid-20s. I've probably ridden at least 150,000 miles on street bikes over the years. But they are way more dangerous for the rider than a car is for the driver.
Experience can't compensate for plain bad luck. I hit a deer once on a Kawasaki 400. I was only doing 55 because it was just getting dark and my high beam was on, but the deer came out of the brush and into the road at a full run. No chance to miss it. (I survived, the deer didn't, and he tasted fine.
) Another time, I was on a 4-lane undivided highway doing about 45 in broad daylight. Headlight was on and the bike was white (a Kawasaki 1000) with a bright white fairing. Some blue-haired lady turned left directly across my path. I missed her by inches by crossing over into the oncoming lane. Pure luck that there wasn't someone coming on behind her or I'd have had a head-on. Unfortunately, it wasn't blue-haired old lady season or she wouldn't have survived, either.
joshluvsla
Well-Known LVC Member
sloban said:Statements like this remind me of the public service announcements for seatbelts that say, "Over 90% of all traffic fatalities occur within 25 miles of home." What they don't mention is that 95% of all driving occurs within 25 miles of home!
What you say is true, but doesn't take into consideration the tiny fraction of total miles driven that are on motorcycles. Averaged out by person-miles, motorcycles are WAY more likely to both be involved in an accident and to have a fatal accident than cars. Don't get me wrong, I'm not anti-motorcycle, in fact, I owned ONLY a bike for several years when I was in my early-to-mid-20s. I've probably ridden at least 150,000 miles on street bikes over the years. But they are way more dangerous for the rider than a car is for the driver.
Experience can't compensate for plain bad luck. I hit a deer once on a Kawasaki 400. I was only doing 55 because it was just getting dark and my high beam was on, but the deer came out of the brush and into the road at a full run. No chance to miss it. (I survived, the deer didn't, and he tasted fine.
lol i agree its a combination of luck, skill and precaution to avoid an accident but you are more likely to get hurt on a bike than a car.