Interesting thread...

But, if you have to ask others what you 'should' do, then perhaps you're not really ready to do it. Just a thought...

Suffice to say, people make the decisions they want to and justify them however they must as long as they get to do what they want. But nothing changes the cold, hard fact that, for every kilometer driven, motorcyclists are about 16 times more likely to die in an accident than those in cages.

But if safety, or the illusion of it, is a guiding factor in your life, better to stay home and await the inevitable. All roads lead to darkness, some a little faster than others is all. The question of what level if risk one is willing to accept to pursue a dream, and whether or not that dream is really worth it, has no answer, at least no right answer.

But the legions of so-called hard core adventure riders who adandon their 2-wheels lifestyles at the first opportunity (usually in the form of a spouse, child, or really good job) is telling. When we have more to live for, motorcycling usually takes a back seat. Life is fleeting at a walking pace; at 60kmh on two wheels it goes by even faster.

Of course, the only answer is to do what you want and accept the consequences. But inevitably, as every motorcyclist knows, thoughts of mortality and safety come creeping inside that helmet with increasing regularity as the miles and year go by. Few admit it, most deny it, many run from it, some accept it, others give in to it.

There's no right path, I suppose, other than choosing what you can live with and living with it.

Biddy