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NightWatcher

(39,343 posts) Mon Apr 30, 2012, 09:09 PM Apr 2012

...but motorcycles are dangerous. You'll kill yourself [View all]

HA, well now I have a chronic, possibly terminal disease <I'm fine right now, don't worry>. I guess that means I can start looking at bikes and take a riding course.

I'm not going out without living first and now that the shot clock's running I ain't wasting time no more.

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...but motorcycles are dangerous. You'll kill yourself [View all] NightWatcher Apr 2012 OP

Wow. That is a heavy post man. kayakjohnny Apr 2012 #1

I'm well/getting better (damned lupus) NightWatcher Apr 2012 #5

PS... skip the riding course. Those are all about safety and such. kayakjohnny Apr 2012 #2

Sorry johnny, I'll have to disagree there. bluesbassman Apr 2012 #4

+1,000,000 (from a 15-year rider) MiddleFingerMom Apr 2012 #7

In many states you need the riding course to get a MC driver's license. yellowcanine May 2012 #17

Sorry to hear about your medical issues. I hope you beat it. bluesbassman Apr 2012 #3

I'll be fine. My dad's lived with it for 20 years NightWatcher Apr 2012 #6

!!! MiddleFingerMom Apr 2012 #8

Thank you cbrer May 2012 #14

thats the spirit. Joe Shlabotnik Apr 2012 #9

Correction...WAS a doctor cbrer May 2012 #15

Remember your wrist works both ways cbrer May 2012 #10

I see riders every day OriginalGeek May 2012 #11

That's great. HappyMe May 2012 #13

Bigger and heavier bike if you have a traffic heavy commute is better. yellowcanine May 2012 #18

Was just think of the ability to get the thing off of you, if HappyMe May 2012 #19

The idea is to ride it, not wear it. yellowcanine May 2012 #20

I can't recommend the riders courses highly enough wysimdnwyg May 2012 #12

I'm bad, I saw a Triumph Bonneville and Davey wants NightWatcher May 2012 #21

With 865ccs, I think that would be ok wysimdnwyg May 2012 #24

I figured out some time ago it's better to live than to waste too much time worrying about dying Major Nikon May 2012 #16

More power to you, felix_numinous May 2012 #22

All the best to you guitar man May 2012 #23