I refuse to tiptoe through life just to arrive at death safely.........

We all know it, we all say it, we all live it. But there are things you can do that speed up the trip. I lost my best friend, on his way to my 30th bday party to a sportbike crash. Estimated 130mph into the rear of a BMW. He was in the #1 lane, the BMW in the #2 lane, and the BMW changed lanes. He had nowhere to go and too fast to redirect it. At the moment of impact, no one cares about fault. No one cares about what they were doing. Its a loss, and people, family, friends, coworkers now mourn a loss. Until you have sat in the ER and heard them come out and say "sorry" you don't know the feeling, and once you do, you realize you can't judge.

I don't condone the style, hell, I used to be that guy...and I have a mohawk on my sportbike helmet...haha...but that day changed my life, and my riding style. I still feel the need to go fast, I still ride in Dallas traffic daily, hell, I have tried to wheelie my R*...haha...but there is a time and a place and an environment for these things. yeah, I think they are stupid, they are morons, they are definitely raising the percentage, but in my mind, they are a rider down if it happens, and I won't judge it or talk smack on it. We ALL assume the risk by turning the key.

And Dealer5d, I TOTALLY agree.