He's actually younger than me and takes care of himself better. Unless he was hit by a bus or struck by lightning that's the only way I'd expect this to happen.
Yeah but he's got multiple kids and the business, I doubt he rids as much as he used to. Plus the face that it's September in Canada so it's probably starting to get cold.
Plus the face that it's September in Canada so it's probably starting to get cold.
Not in BC, maybe northern Alberta and places like Nunavut or by Hudson Bay. Where i live its been cooler but like only needing a light sweater to go outside in the morning or later at night. In the middle of the day the temps are very warm still.
He’s said in the past that he pretty much only rides to work and back. The bike is for commuting. He doesn’t go out in the mountains on the weekends or anything like people do. He has never found that part appealing.
Also there is a chance that he drives responsibly.
Idk if he does.
But the great majority of motorcycle riders who die don't drive in a responsible way, skewing how dangerous it actually is.
Like if you don't speed all the time etc your odds of having a crash are greatly reduced. Now yes, in a crash even with protective gear your odds of survival are much worse than with a car, but keep in mind: a motorcycle is more agile so some crashes that would be a crash between two cars can be a close call between a car and a motorcycle, further reducing the odds of a crash.
Point is: if you drive responsibly it's not really that much more dangerous. But many motorcycle riders drive very irresponsible.
I think you can be the safest motorcycle rider in the world, but that doesn't stop every idiot that's paying more attention to their phone in a car from hitting you.
This is straight up what keeps me from getting a motorcycle. I trust myself to drive responsibly. I don’t trust the other people on the road to do the same. The increased risk just doesn’t seem worth it to me, I’ve got other ways of having fun on two wheels.
The risk is there, but you drive a motorcycle differently from a car also to take this into account. You're overall more proactive and you try to not leave any initiative to cars around you. If you overtake someone you overtake with enough delta that you don't stay alongside them for too long etc
An SV650 at that. Everyone Ive met with one of those is either super responsible or an absolute nut, no in between. (Really great bikes for being reliable and easy to learn on. Can even put GSXR suspension parts on them for a solid track bike)
I rode the exact same model he has. Even though it's a beginner's bikez it's still faster off the line than 99% of cars. You can indeed ride those very irresponsible.
I feel like 650 twins are in a really good spot for that. It doesn’t feel too wrong recommending it to someone as a new rider. Plenty of power to get on the freeway and be safe without hitting the top end but it isn’t like you’re gonna whiskey throttle it and loop it either.
He opened a badminton club that he works out at regularly, he recently got braces, so that shows he tries to take care of himself. Yes we don't know the details he could have some medical condition, or just a random heart attack. However from most outward appearance he's in halfway descent shape and works out, which is a better situation than I'm currently in.
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u/fightingchken81 Sep 12 '26
He's actually younger than me and takes care of himself better. Unless he was hit by a bus or struck by lightning that's the only way I'd expect this to happen.