The other day I rode my motorcycle to a weekday work meeting, and the underground parking lot at Kichijoji Marui was 500 yen for the whole day.
The Ninja 400 is a quiet tourer with a good shape, but it's a sheep in wolf's clothing, and even though I've been riding bigger bikes for a while now, my love for it has only grown. I've already booked a rental MT-09 Tracer for this weekend:...... I think it would be nice to be able to ride on the highway like this.
So, about the title.
I often see proverbs on the web that admonish GP riders to be reckless on public roads.
- Kenny Roberts
”The only thing I'm confident I can handle no matter what happens is about 30km/h at 125cc."
- Kevin Schwantz
”If you want to scrape your knee, do it at the track. They all do the same thing there."
- Max Biaggi
”Why do something so dangerous? Because the track is safer than the road."
- Valentino Rossi
”Public roads are bad. It's not just you, there are cars. They don't see the bike."
- Barry Sheen
”You should have insurance."
- John Hopkins
”I don't know why I get into trouble with the police when I ride on public roads. So I try not to ride."
Yeah. Public roads are bad. I used to work in marketing for a foreign non-life insurance group, and I saw a lot of data, and no matter how cautious you are, accidents caused by other cars happen all the time. Of course, there are also many accidents that happen when the driver gets a little carried away.
Large displacement cars are also bad. After driving a total of just over 1,500km in a number of large cars, I feel that ”There is absolutely no way to handle over a liter of horsepower. In the first place, it is impossible to use the full output on public roads." That's what I mean. Of course, the ease of driving with a little bit of torque and horsepower is appealing, so I'm not denying that it's a big deal.
When I'm on my bike, I'd like to say hello. ”Be careful." That's what they say.
It's been reported everywhere that the number of deaths among middle-aged and older riders is increasing, and it's something that worries everyone.
However, motorcycle accidents and fatalities among middle-aged and older peopleThe increase in the number is due to the increase in the population.The accident rate by age group has probably not changed over the years.
This one's doing some digging.I'll have to look for some data next time and check it out. I wonder if there is any data on death rates by car type somewhere?
Hmmm. If I'm going to buy a big bike, I'm only going to buy one with safety features like ABS/tracon. ........ So the MT-09 Tracer that I'm borrowing for the weekend might be my first choice. The price is reasonable, too.
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