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Reading about the crashes and offs posted here, and about people's sometimes long periods of hassle and recovery, I'm now quite scared about going anywhere! I'm hopefully going to buy my first big bike tomorrow. This is not good!

What with all the crashes, offs, injuries, points, fines, police problems, insurance problems, cameras, bad weather, drops, aggro from car drivers etc I am wondering if this biking lark is really worth it?

Those that are experienced riders, why do you still do it? Looking back, was it all worth it? For me personally a bike is an expression of freedom. Should I be prepared for a massive cost? I guess I'm most worried about getting injured long term. Everything in my body works fine at the moment and I'd like to keep it that way!