Quote Originally Posted by DJD View Post
Been thinking of getting rid of mine as well. Way to many crazies out there and since I have had this bike (5 years) I have had two potential accidents that I avoided because of thinking ahead. People pull out in front of you and merge like you don't even exist. I enjoy riding with several bikes because it makes us more visible especially if they have loud exhausts! I feel it helps remind people we are there.
Last year our best friend's son was killed while riding his motorcycle; he met a car that was on his side of the road in a steep curve and it knocked him into a tree. Five years ago another friend's son t-boned a car that ran a stop sign, he died instantly and he was almost completely decapitated. My husband and I were riding our motorcycles with another couple - a total of 4 bikes. I was riding solo at the back of the pack because one of the other men was reckless and did stupid stuff. We met a car and the driver came over onto my side of the road. He came so close that he tore the leg of my blue jeans. I really struggled to keep myself in an upright position. It scared me so badly that I pulled over off the road and just sat there until I could get my nerves under control. A short time later I sold my bike and was done with riding motorcycles. I agree that lots of automobile drivers seem to want to play "chicken" with motorcycle riders and treat them as if they don't have a right to ride on highways.

The picture of that little car looks like a big angry mosquito. lol