RE: With motorcycle deaths rising--are helmet laws needed?
 

pood the scrooch on that one didn't I
I agree!

RE: With motorcycle deaths rising--are helmet laws needed?
 

Grunt, you always seem to have a way to cut to the chase!;)

RE: With motorcycle deaths rising--are helmet laws needed?
 

The problem isn't helmets as much as it's dealers selling bikes to people who don't evenhave a motorcycle license and people buying more bike than they can handle.

Was at a HD dealership yesterday and some guy was asking a salesman questions about an Ultra....

Customer:I see some guys with their feet resting on something up front,can you put those on this bike ?

Salesman:Highway pegs.....sure we can put some on.

Customer:Can I get this bike equipped loud pipes ?

Salesman:Sure,we can do that.

Customer:Can I get this a lot more chromed out than this ?

Salesman:Sure,we can do that.

RE: With motorcycle deaths rising--are helmet laws needed?
 

Not that I'm trying to point fingers at one group of riders versus another, but I also ride a sportbike and I see so many "kids" buy these bikes and die within the first month. I live in AZ, canyon carving is abundant and easy to do, yet the first place most sportbike riders go, both young and old, is Canyon Lake, Tortilla Flats. If they are lucky, they make it to the restaurant, however most don't make it past the first few turns. So it's not only HD dealers that sell bikes to those who have no idea, it's EVERY dealer and it's a shame.

I wish I could say I was innocent of using Canyon Lake and Salt River Canyon as my own personal race track, but I'm not. Then again, I've been riding on the streets nearly 22 of my 38 glorious years of being on this earth. I guess I owe alot of my riding experience and education to my father who put me on two wheels at the ripe old age of 7. With that said, instead of pointing the fingers at helmet laws, how about riding lessons for first time buyers? At any rate, we'll be fighting the helmet debate for many years to come or until "big brother" steps in.

RE: With motorcycle deaths rising--are helmet laws needed?
 

If the editors at KSTP are so concerned about safety, maybethey could write an article or two about enforcing our existing immigration laws and suggest deporting illegals caught driving drunk and unlicensed?

RE: With motorcycle deaths rising--are helmet laws needed?
 

Helmits are for ppl who don't know how to fall....no lids here in PA!!!!

RE: With motorcycle deaths rising--are helmet laws needed?
 

exactly

RE: With motorcycle deaths rising--are helmet laws needed?
 

You think that they should make driving a cage and talking on a cell phone should be illegal? CD's, on board DVD's and all the other distractions in a car?:D

RE: With motorcycle deaths rising--are helmet laws needed?
 

The number one reason more motorcyclists are dying is because they are starting out on bigger bikes than they can handle. Guys in their 50's who never road before think they should get a big Harley as their first bike. Or guys in their 20's who start out 1000 CC Crotch Rockets.

People die around here and they have helmets on. A lot of people in cages are dying.

RE: With motorcycle deaths rising--are helmet laws needed?
 

Can't agree more. Most guys (of any age) have a macho mentality. This means they won't be seen dead on anything they don't think is the best of the best, which is usually a bike way out of thier skill range. Second, the same macho mentality leads them to do stupid stuff that good riders know dang good and well can kill you in a hurry! Riding a motorcycle is not simple...it is a learned skill. Encounter a situation on the road before you know how to handle that situation....and you're going down. Period. Sorry so long.