A fellow “ mature ” rider I know once said that when asked by a head shaking chap why he “ for heaven ’ s sake ” decided to go motorcycling simply required that it was a fine way to meet nurses . Okey dokey . So , okay , unfortunate “ events ” do happen out on the road upon two wheels but when the facts and reports of the events emerge you just know that in so many , many cases , they should not have . Another equally “ mature ” chap who has run the roads and highways for many a decade , said there seems to be a lot of lane-changers out there now riding very big , and expensive , motorcycles . Riders who have done well on the income front and decided it was time to get back into motorcycling , like they used to when TV was just arriving . They buy big , expensive , attention seeking
machines , which they appear to barely be on the cusp of controlling , the sort that if they fell over they could never pick up . While attending a race day at Pukekohe back about 1876 ... no , no ... it was 1976 , a bloke said to me if you haven ’ t the strength to pick up your bike if it were to fall over then “ get something smaller ”. Totally agree . I am so very sure I can lift ( and remount ) an MV Agusta that the day will come ... when that chap in Milan reads this and figures “ hey ... it ’ s tax break yeah ?” See youse all at the next track day at Pukekohe ... I ’ m the bloke who needs a stepladder to get aboard , but watch my late braking ! And on that note , if lads and lasses want to test their skills and limits then take them to track days . You learn fast .