You had more sophisticated advisors than did I--I was simply
advised that "there's two kinds of bikers, them that's been down, and them
that's goin'". Forty three years later, I'm still riding, but more
cautiously every year, and have yet to become the second kind of biker. I
spent February on a rented Beemer in Western Australia and had one of the
best rides yet--for me, the risk is worth the experience. It's not for
everybody.
Peter Ferguson
1983 300TD
"There are only two kinds of biker, those who have parted ways with their
bike at speed, and those who eventually will if they keep riding."
I love that when I got my bike it seemed like everybody needed to tell me
this.