[DAVID GAGNARD]

Way back in the late 70's or early 80's when we had the gas crunch thing, I bought a small used Honda to go back and forth to work on.......probably got around 50 mpg and it was fun to ride on good weather days.......when the price of gas came down, I kept the bike a few years and then sold it............

Fast forward to todays world: a lot of my friends are/have been buying Harleys and Harley look-a-likes for weekend cruising, nothing wrong with that...many have tried to get me to do the same....

my answer is very simple;

I'm in the insurance claims industry (13 years now) and work claims on auto/motocycle accidents among others.....I have kept an unofficial record of the auto/motorcycle accidents I have worked and the figures are VERY disturbing, to me at least.........

about 75% of the auto/motorcycle accidents are the fault of the auto,NOT the motorcycle!!!!!!!!!

about 50% of the auto/motorcycle accidents result in one or more fatalities!!!!!!!!!!!!!

95% of those fatalities are from the motorcycle driver or passenger!!!!!!!!

That alone is enough to keep me off a motorcycle forever!!!!!!!!!!

The main thing I've heard when doing an accident investigation is, "I never saw the motorcycle"...............

David