[Shane]

My wife also does not like the motorcycle idea. She hates motorcycles. To make things worse……..

My wife’s dad was just in a motorcycle accident.
My wife’s uncle was rear-ended and paralyzed (normal car accident).
My good friend was killed in a motorcycle accident (been riding about 20+ years).
My uncle was in a motorcycle accident.
My wife and just I had a baby about 4 months ago.

…and of course, while I am trying to explain to her all the things that can make motorcycles safer (full gear, etc..), up on the news pops a story about a kid just killed in a motorcycle accident…literally WHILE we were having this conversation.

Eventually, what it came down to was this hobby is something I would like to explore. I have always tried my best to research the heck out of a subject before taking part in it. This, with regards to motorcycles, deals largely with safety. This is somewhat soothing for her and although she still is not warming up to the idea at all, she does see me reading about it all the time, learning about safety, asking questions to people, etc..

Her biggest concern is not how safe I am, but rather how unsafe other people are. There is actually a lady in my office that purposefully tries to cut motorcycles off when they are passing because she is tired of them going fast or lane-splitting (she admits to it). She is one of the biggest idiots I have met in all of my 31 years of living (and not just with regards to driving). However, the DMV thinks she is “a-ok”. She is so dumb she could quite possibly be a freak of nature. It’s people like this that worry your wife and mine….and for good reason. We can do everything right and still get the short end of the proverbial stick.
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The birds are calling my name, thought Caw.

[Bank]

She purposely cuts off motorcyclists? dude…..where do you live again? heh..

[Andrew]

If the lane splitting is legal it must be CA or TX.

[Bank]

Wow i suppose i’m lucky then. MY city has a bunch of people, but its pretty spread out….plus its a MAJOR college town so bikes are a common site. I can only remember a few incidents where i let out more than one and a half swear words, but other than that, i ahve been fairly fortunate. Maybe people around here are more tolerant than most places…or maybe i have just been really….REALLY….lucky. Although….Valdosta is nowhere near the size of Miami

[Bank]

Oh yeah Atlanta is a totally different story…Its strange that you mention that because i’m actually going up there this weekend for a wedding (suit and tie here i come…), but I’m driving up there. Its bad enough just figuring out where the heck you’re going, i dont wanna worry about getting pancaked too haha

[Budd]

Elwood A) I get the blues brothers name, that movie was hi-larious. do you sell propane and propane accessories?

“I am the best there is at what I do, and what I do ain’t nice.”-Wolverine

[megaspaz]

Well, if that doesn’t work, divorce him and marry me.

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If there’s anything more important than my ego
around, I want it caught and shot now…

[smokeizfire]

I bet you make George Foreman really jealous….LOL

HE WHO DIES WITH THE MOST TOYS WINS

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