Bryan's Blog

Jerry Wilson -mr. August 18, 2010 05:56 AM
I have rode my harley screaming eagle ultra classic for 30yrs,I have purchased many motorcycles, I do wear a helmet it is my option,I recently was ran over at 80mph by a women on a cell phone, outlaw the things that really cause a situation not what non-riders belive happens,What was the cause of accidents before cell-phones all you had to worry about was the people that were drinking and the ones with other things on their minds.now they are talking about their next divorce and new boy friends

EAB -One more thing August 17, 2010 12:12 PM
I put approx 15K miles a year on my bike(s). I do it all sober, and in full "head to toe" safety gear to include an OSHA neon green jacket that you can see from the moon. The bike nights, poker runs, and sh*t like Sturgis all circle around a mentality of beer, no safety gear, and motorcycles mix. They most certainly do not, not unless one wants to increase the risk to a point of certainty.

Jay Jacobs -EAB August 17, 2010 02:16 AM
I ride a 800lbs Harley, I wear a helmet, what you ride has noting to do with ones chance of being in a wreck. Usually its more about experience,most deaths occure in one first year of riding regardless of ones choice to wear a helmet or not.I just to choose to give myself every chance of survival.EAB you must not ride because you say every biker puts being a billy bad arse above every thing else.So you have no clue about the cause and effect of accidents as you drive your SUV reading you newspaper,and talking on you phone.Most deaths are caused by people just like you......................

EAB -Come on, the real issue, please?? August 16, 2010 06:34 AM
I find it ironic, Brian, that you mentioned nothing of safety gear or avoiding alcohol while riding. Out of all of the incidents in Sturgis you bring special attention to the ONE single case where it is possible that riding skill or alcohol had nothing to do with it. This is a perfect demonstration as to why we have the issues we do have in the motorcycling community. Every "biker" puts being Billy Bad Arse, black leather, no helmet, and beer consumption above common sense. Never underestimate the power of stupidity in numbers I guess. Every accident I have seen on the news this year in our area has been either a kid wadding up his crotch rocket at 110MPH or, more frequently, a dude on a cruiser coming back from one of our many weekly bike nights. You know, the events where the infrequent rider dons his pirate gear, gets his bright Harley out of the garage, you know, the 800Lb bike he bought after not riding for 20 years; riding to bike night sans any sort of safety gear, drinking Bud Light until he himself is lit, then attempting to ride home. Most of them are 30MPH or slower, and the death is because they hit their unhelmeted head on the pavement.