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Message: [QUOTE="Pokie, post: 181721, member: 20108"] as someone said earlier, it is a matter of perspective. All kinds of sports activities are dangerous: car racing, down hill racing of any kind, boat racing, bycycle racing..... yes bycycle racing: have you seen video of the pros going 70 mph down steep mountains such as the Alps and Pyrennees? it looks suicidal! and there have been lots of casualties and some fatalities over the years. Although "motorcycle" still carries a stigmatized image, it is not really about the bike, vehicle or whatever your "vehicle" is.... it is about training your mind and your body to the edge of your abilities so that in a race you can stay within your abilities. Read the book by Lance Armstrong: "It's Not About The Bike" and you'll understand what it takes to be the very best you can be in your chosen profession or sport ... safely. (Lance may very well become the best bycycle racer of all time; 3 consecutive wins of the toughest race: the 26-day Tour de France.....#4 coming up next year) This guy not only trained his body hard, his mind also was trained in the "you-can-win" attitude by his mother. He overcame, against all odds, one of the toughest cancers (advanced form of testicular cancer) because he had his mind and body properly trained to deal with the ultimate test..... [/QUOTE]