hi,
i am gettin into the motorcycle world and am going for my license i was wondering your views on how dangereus motorcycles are and what bikes you would suggest the best or most reliable. i am looking at a 1988 Suzuki GSXR Katana 600 (see attchement) this isint the bike im looking at but the same as it.
thanks
Andrew 
oh ya sorry its for 2500$ Can
As long as you don’t quit unicycling. LOL.
My dad has a '91 Suzuki Katana 750 that we ride a lot. He loves it!
whoa sweet can you post a pic? 
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They’re really not so dangerous
If you don’t mind a little death now and again.
Well, only once really.
But really quite nice, other than that.
Enjoy. 
But always be careful.
What is a croth, anyway? Sounds like some terrifying beast from Lord of the Rings. <grin>
p.s. I like them a lot, but no longer ride. Something about an incident after a party. Just a bit of advice: never vomit while wearing a full-face helmet.
Its safe as long as you know your limit…Don’t go too fast or ride when your drunk…Be careful when the road is slippery…Just had a fellow unicyclist break his wrist after slipping while negotialting a turn in the rain…
very cool and asome
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ah i think what they mean by croth rocket is that you stradle it and your low and it goes as fast as a rocket and plus it rhymes 
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It’s an old saw, but it bears repeating.
There are only three categories of motorcycle riders:
Those that have crashed
Those that will crash
Those that have crashed and will crash
After 50,000+ miles between two different road bikes, I was still a Category 2 rider. That’s when I decided to hang it up while I was still ahead of the odds.
Andrew Carter got a SRX-6. And there was a thread all about the safety and what not. If you search for Andrew’s SRX-6, theres alot of stuff to know in there.( SRX-6 is a Yamaha by the way)
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croth is spelled crotch by the way.
My parents would turn in there grave before they let me get a street bike(my whole family dirt bikes). I feel it would be safer for me cause I tend to pay more attention on dirt bikes and have better control and view, as where in a car, i cant see shit and doesnt handle fo crap(most cars ive drivin are large trucks and vans…)
For the past 3 months I’ve been riding an '84 Yamaha SRX-250. It’s a single cylinder bike, and very easy to work on. I bought it for $1950 (AUD) and it’s red.
It’s funny, all of my life I’ve been positive that I’d never ride a motorbike. Because of what society generally thinks, I got the impression that motorbikes were really dangerous and that motorcyclists were idiots…but now I am one (a motorcyclist, that is ;)).
Here’s the thread that was mentioned - http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=36520&highlight=motorbike
My bike is all I need for now. I bought it in a rush to get my own transport before starting work as a labourer, and didn’t have much money. I think I’ll probably upgrade in a year or so, but for now anyway I have to stick to 250cc or less in accordance with Australian law (after a year with my license I can qualify for an open license). My 250cc bike goes fast enough for me. I’ve gone 125km/hr on it, but I think it could handle 135km/hr easily for short periods of time. The highest speed limit you’ll get in this state is 110km/hr anyway so I’m never going to need/want to go much faster. I’ve heard that the speed limits of highways in America are much higher than here…is this true?
I think when I do upgrade it will be to something like one of those old classic-looking 80’s Kawasaki 400’s or 600’s. I love singles though, and what I really want is a 400 single. I also love the look of those BMW’s with the horizontal twin cylinders, but I think they’re a little out of my budget.
As for safety, I’ve been riding for about 3 months and have had somebody pull out in front of me once. I had to swerve onto the other side of the road. I think they’re really not all that dangerous as long as you control your urges and always have really good perception. I’ve noticed that since riding a bike I’m looking waaay ahead on the road and am generally much more aware of what’s going on…because you have to be. I know people who have been riding for a year and have already come off three or four times though!
And yes, as mentioned it’s ‘crotch rocket’ which makes a little more sence. I guess mine’s not a purebred crotch rocket. Here she is…I’d like to paint it black, but the frame unfortunately isn’t black and for now I’m not so keen on stripping it down.
Andrew
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So, are you sure you were a category 2 rider? 
Freedom is a wonderful thing and allows us to delve into many fun and fancy things. But there is a reason that nurses in the emergency room call them murdercycles. I’d like to see the statistics on motorcycle accidents especially according to age, but I don’t have time for research this morning. The work day calls…
I used to ride during my military days at the Pentagon. My bike was my year round transportation, winter as well. I had the ski suits, hippo hands, etc. for cold weather riding. Motorcycles are a whole lot of fun with a great sense of freedom and adventure. I absolutely loved riding and would often take the long way home just for the chance to ride additional miles. I had a '82 Honda GL500 Silverwing tour bike. I used to get 50 cent Washington Capitals hockey tickets from the USO and Mary and I would take the bike downtown D.C. to the Metrocenter. It was a grand time.
But these days, I’ve given up motorcycles and don’t want them around while my boys are growing up. I was just reading an article the other day about the teenage mind and how it doesn’t fully develop in it’s decision-making abilities until into the early twenties. According to the article teens tend to take more dangerous risks because they don’t have the full cognitive ability yet to deduce degrees of acceptable risk. I did give each of the boys a ride once on a friend’s Harley.
As I kind of have a hankerin’ for my boys to be around for a few years yet, I think we’ll concentrate on other things.
Bruce
I don’t think the safety thing is so much the individuals ability to ride safely (although of course that is a big factor) but more on everyone else. If someone hits you, you’re not surrounded by severeal thousand pounds of steel etc. Also, bikes are smaller and can be harder to see (Generalization, but as someone who has missed seeing a BUS I can imagine not seeing a bike).
Not to say that they are super undangerous, just that they can be…
Having said that, someday… I want! 
Crotch rockets are way cool, but can be limiting. I just bought a bike and seriously looked at all of the options first…what kind of person are you? What do you want to do with the bike? How long are you going to have it for? Ask yourself all of these things.
I don’t own a car so this is my primary mode of trans…also, every time I drive down the road and see a trail so some fire roads I dream of what may be down them…I also love long trips to places I’ve never been……
I picked up a KLR650 which is a simple, all around great bike…not the fastest, or a great dirt bike…but a dependable and solid performer (esp for the price). I had a bud that was killed on a sport bike…and I know I love speed and goofing off….so this think keeps me in check….it does move out though…and the single cylinger 650cc roars once you wind it up J. Look into a dualsport!!! They rock!
The problem with motorcycles is that you are not the only person on the road. Accidents happen and if you are on a bike and happen to be involved in one then you will more than likely die. I don’t ride for that very reason. That being said each person has to make that decesion for themselves.
