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As many of you know, I live in Rapid City. The Black Hills are ground zero right now for everyone trying to look cool on their new Harley. I say new because you can tell many of them just bought the bike, some even sporting paper plates with their shiny leathers.
I dont want this to turn into a fuck RUBS post. I actually feel bad for many of them. It is great they want to ride, this AINT the place to break in that new big twin after a couple hundred miles on the new girl.
I was talking to a local rodder/old time bike guy freind. He mentioned how we all started on Honda 90s before we got that big bike, a Yamaha 350! hahahahaha
I had more miles on a dirtbike before I was 14 than most of these newbies will get in 10 years. And, I knew that you WOULD crash and how to survive one!
I hate gvernment intervention, thats not the solution. I actually would like to see the insurance companies expand on their rate breaks for taking a rider safety course. Say, knock X amount off the premium for a safe year on a small bike? Or rate breaks if you can pass skills tests? Just ideas.
I dont see the number of bikes decreasing on our roads but I hate to see a guy with a death grip waddling his bike away from a stoplight.
Thoughts? Comments?
I dont want this to turn into a fuck RUBS post. I actually feel bad for many of them. It is great they want to ride, this AINT the place to break in that new big twin after a couple hundred miles on the new girl.
I was talking to a local rodder/old time bike guy freind. He mentioned how we all started on Honda 90s before we got that big bike, a Yamaha 350! hahahahaha
I had more miles on a dirtbike before I was 14 than most of these newbies will get in 10 years. And, I knew that you WOULD crash and how to survive one!
I hate gvernment intervention, thats not the solution. I actually would like to see the insurance companies expand on their rate breaks for taking a rider safety course. Say, knock X amount off the premium for a safe year on a small bike? Or rate breaks if you can pass skills tests? Just ideas.
I dont see the number of bikes decreasing on our roads but I hate to see a guy with a death grip waddling his bike away from a stoplight.
Thoughts? Comments?