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Old 02-20-2009, 10:10 AM   #87
Zabo
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Originally Posted by kdbolt70 View Post
I agree. I've been riding motorcycles since I was old enough to walk, so about the last 20 years. I felt like I was very experienced, never spilling or hitting anything, in all that time. Last summer, I laid my bike down for the first time, which was completely my fault. Sure, experience will CYA 99% of the time, but it doesn't make you perfect. You still make mistakes, just less of them.
THIS! Riding a motorcycle will also teach you really quick that skills aren't everything. Luck is a big part of it, and I've learned this many times when I started riding. It also seems that those that are killed in cars and bikes are either cocky macho wannabe dudes, or squiddy teens that don't know how to ride.

It's sad..
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