>> Jesus, it's a mad house on the roads in Los Angeles. What with nuts in
>> little cars and a huge influx of motorcycles.
>>
>> I had my BMW painted by a Honda dealer and had the opportunity to visit 2
>> dealerships owned by the same company. I had to retrieve my hard bags and
>> other related items they neglected to return to me when I picked up the
>> bike.
>>
>> Both of these dealerships were crowded with guys and families looking to
>> buy motorcycles. Several people were buying at the dealership in No.
>> Hollywood. The buyers seemed to be primarily Latino with wife and kids.
>> One guy I talked to was buying some kind of 1000cc Honda sportbike
>> (CBR900RR?). He was asking ME (I was on my Harley) some motorcycling
>> questions as this was his first bike. His wife and baby looked on.
>>
>> Now I notice that the road is full of guys riding old and new Japanese &
>> German bikes. Most don't have a CLUE as to what they are doing with the
>> motorcycle. Some of the people I've seen are downright deadly dangerous
>> in their inexperience. Again, we saw a fatal solo crash over the weekend,
>> but I don't know the details on the rider.
>>
>> I suspect they are trying to save money on gas. But at what cost?
>>
>> Hmmm, this seems to be a theme with me lately. I think I'm still pissed
>> off about my idiot crash, with 36,000 miles on the 2002 BMW and almost
>> 30,000 miles on the 2004 Harley and God knows how many miles I've
>> accumulated on the Brits.
>>
> Yeah, I can see where a sudden influx of inexperienced riders could be
> hazardous. I've got another perspective on this, though. I decided to
> buy a motorcycle for a couple of reasons. ONE of them was to save money
> on gas. But I've wanted to get back into bicycling (competitively) for a
> long time, and finally had to face up to the reality that my body just
> will not perform the way it did 30 years ago. If only I didn't have to
> pedal . . .
> Well, shit, that problem was solved over a century ago. Why pedal if you
> don't have to? :)
> But anyway, back to the topic. I'm still an inexperienced motorcycle
> rider. By this time next year, I will have about 15K miles (or more) of
> riding experience. How many non-commuter riders could rack up 15K in
> experience in their first year? In short, if these newbies you complain
> about don't off themselves, they could catch up to your riding skill level
> quick. I already feel quite comfortable carrying passengers, and the
> engine aint even broken in yet. :) -Dave
In my first year of my BMW, (some commuting I must admit). I racked up
25,000 miles traveling through 6 western states. Still riding the Beemer in
two years I've done 28,000 miles on the Road King and the BMW now has about
38000 miles. Lots of commuting, though. And lots of trips to Las Vegas.
I never started riding heavily until I bought a modern bike. Although I
tried fro years, the Brits just didn't cut it.
Be careful out there, Dave.
Thumper
Thumper wrote:
>I suspect they are trying to save money on gas. But at what cost?
These are natural events. Just a bit of a bubble right now.
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>> little cars and a huge influx of motorcycles.
>>
>> I had my BMW painted by a Honda dealer and had the opportunity to visit 2
>> dealerships owned by the same company. I had to retrieve my hard bags and
>> other related items they neglected to return to me when I picked up the
>> bike.
>>
>> Both of these dealerships were crowded with guys and families looking to
>> buy motorcycles. Several people were buying at the dealership in No.
>> Hollywood. The buyers seemed to be primarily Latino with wife and kids.
>> One guy I talked to was buying some kind of 1000cc Honda sportbike
>> (CBR900RR?). He was asking ME (I was on my Harley) some motorcycling
>> questions as this was his first bike. His wife and baby looked on.
>>
>> Now I notice that the road is full of guys riding old and new Japanese &
>> German bikes. Most don't have a CLUE as to what they are doing with the
>> motorcycle. Some of the people I've seen are downright deadly dangerous
>> in their inexperience. Again, we saw a fatal solo crash over the weekend,
>> but I don't know the details on the rider.
>>
>> I suspect they are trying to save money on gas. But at what cost?
>>
>> Hmmm, this seems to be a theme with me lately. I think I'm still pissed
>> off about my idiot crash, with 36,000 miles on the 2002 BMW and almost
>> 30,000 miles on the 2004 Harley and God knows how many miles I've
>> accumulated on the Brits.
>>
> Yeah, I can see where a sudden influx of inexperienced riders could be
> hazardous. I've got another perspective on this, though. I decided to
> buy a motorcycle for a couple of reasons. ONE of them was to save money
> on gas. But I've wanted to get back into bicycling (competitively) for a
> long time, and finally had to face up to the reality that my body just
> will not perform the way it did 30 years ago. If only I didn't have to
> pedal . . .
> Well, shit, that problem was solved over a century ago. Why pedal if you
> don't have to? :)
> But anyway, back to the topic. I'm still an inexperienced motorcycle
> rider. By this time next year, I will have about 15K miles (or more) of
> riding experience. How many non-commuter riders could rack up 15K in
> experience in their first year? In short, if these newbies you complain
> about don't off themselves, they could catch up to your riding skill level
> quick. I already feel quite comfortable carrying passengers, and the
> engine aint even broken in yet. :) -Dave