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I think motorcycle driving is a very dangerous pastime. I drove bikes for several years (quite a while ago), and owned 3 different bikes over that time.
I just loved going around to dealers to try out the latest and greatest. I drove some bikes that you rarely hear of like Moto Guzzi. That horizontal V-Twin was so heavy, I thought it was going to go down in a turn. Crazy Kawasaki 3 cylinder 750. The big Honda 4 cylinder jobs.
I was pretty fortunate that I only had a couple minor falls. Wet leaves once, ice once. That was enough for me.
I heard recently that motorcycle deaths are up ten fold over the last several years to over 4,000 per year. This has proven helpful to those people waiting for organ transplants. In the Emergency Room, the docs call bikes, "donorcycles".
Bikes are not an inexpensive hobby either. $3K for the bike. If you want to be safe, $150 for a good helmet, several hundred for boots and leathers. Insurance, maintenance. None of this is cheap.
It seems you have already thought about some of these things and decided it is worth it.
If nothing else, I sure hope you will wear a helmet.
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