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The thought of crashing crosses my mind every now and then, one thing I have going for me is that I live in a pretty serene area, I'll take a little ride down to the lakes country to the east of us, or a ride in eastern North Dakota farming area to the west, either one is pretty un-cluttered with traffic, especially the ND side, won't see a car for many miles, gotta keep eyes peeled for those darn deer though. I remember when I got stationed at Luke AFB in Glendale, AZ, I heard from many that getting a motorcycle was risky, I was young, a big city was right to the east of us(Phoenix) was probably a good Idea I didn't get one, but, when I got re-assigned to Grand Forks AFB that's when I got my first street bike. I gotta believe the biggest risk factor is your immediate surroundings, provided your doing everything right(not boozing, speeding, on cell phone,etc...) I get sort of nervous when I'm in heavy traffic, especially the 5pm going home traffic, people are just nuts. When I go for a ride, I always head for the wide open, un-cluttered country-side, set the cruise @50mph, feet up on hiway boards, but not too comfy, damn deer!!!!
The thought of crashing crosses my mind every now and then, one thing I have going for me is that I live in a pretty serene area, I'll take a little ride down to the lakes country to the east of us, or a ride in eastern North Dakota farming area to the west, either one is pretty un-cluttered with traffic, especially the ND side, won't see a car for many miles, gotta keep eyes peeled for those darn deer though. I remember when I got stationed at Luke AFB in Glendale, AZ, I heard from many that getting a motorcycle was risky, I was young, a big city was right to the east of us(Phoenix) was probably a good Idea I didn't get one, but, when I got re-assigned to Grand Forks AFB that's when I got my first street bike. I gotta believe the biggest risk factor is your immediate surroundings, provided your doing everything right(not boozing, speeding, on cell phone,etc...) I get sort of nervous when I'm in heavy traffic, especially the 5pm going home traffic, people are just nuts. When I go for a ride, I always head for the wide open, un-cluttered country-side, set the cruise @50mph, feet up on hiway boards, but not too comfy, damn deer!!!!
