they do require a lot of respect mate, 15 riders have died in the last 12 months in n wales alone
I have had a full licence since 82, but one night i decided to cut my bike into a two part flaming wreck I have not owned a bike now since 86.
Blimey! Tell us more...
Basically i was travelling along a main road and indicated to turn right off it at a T-junction, only to be side swiped by another motorcyclist travelling in the same direction overtaking everything behind me. As i turned right he cut straight through me, luckily i just walked away (i don't know how), he was in a coma for 3 weeks. The police reckoned he was doing in excess of 80 mph.
this is the exact reason we do LIFESAVER observations before we turn right...........
But this was 25 years ago stuey, not much in the way of courses back then.