i'd have to say i wholeheartedly agree.

most times in the rider down threads you've got somebody speeding, stunting, splitting traffic, and riding beyond their bike/abilities

i can tell you out of all my friends with cruisers any accidents have been rare and minor with no loss of life whereas you guys on the sportbikes seem to lose friends left and right.

from what frankie said there was a cruiser that went down and it was his fault, i believe it. some people just don't pay attention or still do stupid things. anytime i've seen an accident involving a cruiser it hasn't been their fault, but that of the other(s) involved in the incident.

this isn't intended to start some flame war; rather to point out the err in reasoning some people seem to have. if nothing else, think of all the retarded things we post about having done and we're fine, still here. you assume the risk when you sit at the controls. what you choose to do at those controls is entirely up to you. if you do something idiotic you can't expect sympathy or compassion.

when i wrecked frankie pulled up laughing, sucked but it was funny. when he went down, we made fun of him to the max. had somebody died, yeah we'd still have to ballbust for the sake of their own stupidity. that's just how the game is played.