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Vendzilla · 08-06-2014, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by PR_Glen

old japanese bikes look just as cool for the most part, they just don't have all the hype behind them.

I took most of these guys advice this past winter and they were pretty bang on for what i needed to do including starting with a smaller ride. i did all the reading, went over hundreds of safety vids on my own, did the course (which is fun as hell anyway) and learned a lot. Unfortunately the course didn't cover much regarding defensive driving. Most problems on the road can be avoided by anticipating problems before they happen. Riding around town on a bicycle has taught me more than enough over the years so if you have any cycling background i find it can come in handy.

maybe someone knows the statistics better than i do, but are accident statistics skewed any by racing bikes opposed to cruisers?

There is a safety class, most most of those companies offer a high speed class, which I'm going to take in a couple months when things quiet down for me. Riding a bicycle and yes is comes in handy a little, but more than that, it's learning how to ride a motorcycle at a slow speed, it's not as easy when the bike weighs 800lbs without you on it.

Cruisers I think would be safer because of the way they are ridden. At drivers in cars can hear you better with the louder pipes.

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Originally Posted by MaDalton

for many years we used to joke about Harleys that spent more time standing in the emergency lane than driving...

but i am pretty sure that got better since the 90ties

AMF bikes had problems, Mine is a 2000, first Harley with the 88 and fuel injection. It's a great bike, never a problem, easy to maintain. The new bikes coming out now are even better. Water cooled 110 ci motors, they are beasts!