Do you ride with fear?

[Nobbylad]

The only fear I have is of myself lol.

I'm not scared of dying. I would be far more scared of ending up in a wheel chair. I think I'd rather go full stop

[Sid Squid]

No. That's just not sensible, if you're scared of something then just don't do it. I am endlessly surprised by the level of paranoia in modern motorcycling, many people are seemingly so scared of falling off I wonder why they ever get on.

I'm not at all brave - I can realistically estimate the risks of riding motorbikes though, and that includes my inherent understanding of the possibility of injury and death through the wonders of motorcycling and if you don't then you haven't correctly estimated the risk, but remember this:

It can happen to anyone, but the reality of the matter is that it does keep happening to the same people.

[Bibio]

i think having to look after someone that is not fully mobile and not all there gives me a different outlook on life. yes if i died tomorrow my family would suffer BIG time but they know that if i don't get out on the bike i get depressed so it's a risk they are willing to let me have.

[TSM]

Not realy, but on the flip side i do know what legs i want if i was too lose them

On a brighter note, if I had to start using public transport- there would be a very high risk of injury to my fellow passengers.. LOL the bloody things (buses, tube) make my blood boil

On a serious note, I think I'm in a bit of a thinking phase since this is my first big bike and I've only been on it for two months. Riding my old 125 was like riding a bicycle

[Sid Squid]

Public transport is a deeply depressing proletarian experience - just about any form of motoring is enormously preferable.

Trust me on this, I am upsettingly familiar with public transport.

Lol I think death is preferable to using public transport
If I don't murder the fellow passengers in a mad rage, I will take a gun to my own head
At the very least I would collapse out of sheer depression

I think riding safely and riding with fear are two very different things....riding with fear means you stiffen up at every little thing you see in the road.......look where you want to go, through the corner, and the bike will take you there....but if you fix your gaze on that wet man-hole cover and you`ll ride right over it...try and relax n enjoy yourself.

To be honest when I hear stories like this it doesn't make me cringe because now-a-days you see 18-19 year old lads on their brand new ZXR or whatever that their mum and dad have paid for, an go out on it acting like the next MotoGP racer in nothing but shorts and tshirt.

Driving to Rivington Barn a few month back and there was a young lad riding his GSXR with a girl on the back both wearing shorts and vests.
They laughed at us because it was extremely hot and humid and we was in full leathers.
I shall soon laugh to see them in the paper with skin looking like it has been on a cheese grater and missing limbs.