[Excaliber]

I suspect the few NEW owners with Cobras who don't appreciate the horse power either wreck very quickly or get a LOT of respect very quickly 'cause they "almost" wrecked. The problem comes up later,,,,,when your feeling "comfortable" with it, a year maybe?

I'm amazed here in Hawaii that it's the LOCALS who get bitten by the shark, lost at sea or whatever. Visitors don't swim after dark, they don't go out 2 miles without a radio and in a "small kine leaky" boat. Visitors "sense" the potential danger, locals and long time Cobra owners get "used to it",,,,,THATS when you get bit! Same applies to motorcycles,,,,,,,,most wrecks are AFTER 6 months ownership. Recent tragic Cobra accident supports this "theory".

Ernie