bloodycrashboy Feeling the Love :-) Bronze Donating Members 4,421 Member For: 11y 9m 15d Gender: Male Location: Not in Cairns anymore Posted 15/03/20 10:36 AM Share Posted 15/03/20 10:36 AM 2 hours ago, masda74 said: It is loud. totally awesome Ducatis were made to be loud 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masda74 To Loud Gold Donating Members 4,112 Member For: 13y 1m 16d Gender: Male Location: WA, Perth Posted 21/03/20 04:12 AM Share Posted 21/03/20 04:12 AM oh you should see how the water parts while I drive down peak hour traffic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodycrashboy Feeling the Love :-) Bronze Donating Members 4,421 Member For: 11y 9m 15d Gender: Male Location: Not in Cairns anymore Posted 21/03/20 05:01 AM Share Posted 21/03/20 05:01 AM (edited) 56 minutes ago, masda74 said: drive down peak hour traffic I've been thinking of going back to a motorcycle commute because I'm getting so sick of slow inconsiderate drivers But I need to get a cheep POS so my duck doesn't sit out in the baking sun all day long now that lane splitting is legal I won't feel so conspicuous running through town, and there is a great sense of joy as you cut up a dickhead in the right lane on the HWY holding up all the traffic and slip the clutch right beside the front passenger door as you pass to give all inside a wake up call something like this maybe it's got lots of crash thingies for when I hit things and fall off https://www.bikesales.com.au/bikes/details/2015-yamaha-mt-09/SSE-AD-6534257/?Cr=5 Edited 21/03/20 05:10 AM by bloodycrashboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,139 Member For: 16y 9m 5d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 21/03/20 05:29 AM Share Posted 21/03/20 05:29 AM add considerable risk of death to just have a reasonable commute... maybe worth it, maybe not?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 17y 2m 19d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 21/03/20 06:01 AM Share Posted 21/03/20 06:01 AM 1 hour ago, bloodycrashboy said: I've been thinking of going back to a motorcycle commute because I'm getting so sick of slow inconsiderate drivers But I need to get a cheep POS so my duck doesn't sit out in the baking sun all day long now that lane splitting is legal I won't feel so conspicuous running through town, and there is a great sense of joy as you cut up a dickhead in the right lane on the HWY holding up all the traffic and slip the clutch right beside the front passenger door as you pass to give all inside a wake up call something like this maybe it's got lots of crash thingies for when I hit things and fall off https://www.bikesales.com.au/bikes/details/2015-yamaha-mt-09/SSE-AD-6534257/?Cr=5 perfect. Nice sit upright. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodycrashboy Feeling the Love :-) Bronze Donating Members 4,421 Member For: 11y 9m 15d Gender: Male Location: Not in Cairns anymore Posted 21/03/20 06:39 AM Share Posted 21/03/20 06:39 AM exactly Arron I loved me mates son's MTO9 that I rode heaps of fun and I do love that triple through an Akrapovic exhaust (bloody loud) surprisingly easy to ride at legal speeds as well, which is a bonus 1 hour ago, k31th said: add considerable risk of death to just have a reasonable commute... maybe worth it, maybe not?? yeah nah mate, that's a misconception held by tin top only drivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,139 Member For: 16y 9m 5d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 21/03/20 06:44 AM Share Posted 21/03/20 06:44 AM 4 minutes ago, bloodycrashboy said: yeah nah mate, that's a misconception held by tin top only drivers umm, what? it's a fact that the percetage of motorbike riders vs car drivers is much higher for both crashes and fatalities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodycrashboy Feeling the Love :-) Bronze Donating Members 4,421 Member For: 11y 9m 15d Gender: Male Location: Not in Cairns anymore Posted 21/03/20 06:50 AM Share Posted 21/03/20 06:50 AM I know you love facts my furry little friend: In 2016 there were 1293 fatalities on Australian roads, 248 were motorcyclists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,139 Member For: 16y 9m 5d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 21/03/20 06:57 AM Share Posted 21/03/20 06:57 AM not saying there isn't more car-related fatalities, just the quantity of motorcycle riders is much much lower than car drivers, so the percentage "risk" of crashing/dying is much higher when you ride a motorcycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodycrashboy Feeling the Love :-) Bronze Donating Members 4,421 Member For: 11y 9m 15d Gender: Male Location: Not in Cairns anymore Posted 21/03/20 07:05 AM Share Posted 21/03/20 07:05 AM I did notice that my age bracket is the highest risk of death Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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