MOTORCYCLE LUNKHEADS

There's a word you havent heard in a while.  LUNKHEADS. 

Spring is here and the lunkheads come out in force.  Forced into their garages for the winter, as soon as humanly possible, they converge on the streets at the first sign of Spring. 

With the arrival of Summer, these same lunkheads lose more and more IQ points.  Some remove themselves from the gene pool.  And by the time Autumn ends at least 10 have passed on.

Lunkheads are known by another name.  Organ Donors.  They are usually young males aged 16-25 riding Sport Tour or Crotch Rocket bikes.  Bikes that position the rider in a head down leaning ver the gas tank position.  the very design of the bike goes right to the core of the male ego.  You cant help but want to ride recklessly.  There are the few exceptions but lunkheads distinguish themselves by wearing sandals, shorts and t shirts instead of proper riding gear.

I ride a 1900cc cruiser.  I been riding for 35 years.  In that time I totalled 3 streetbikes, 1 of which I went 155 feet without, broke both my ankles, my wrist, 2 steel pins in my elbow, 2 more in my ankle, broken collar bone, skin grafting and was on 14% oxygen bruising my heart/lungs and kidneys.  That was wearing full protective gear.  Full face helmet, leather coat/pants and proper gloves.  That was doing the speed limit.  I had 3 people make left hand turns in front of me.

Street cleaning to remove the sand thrown down over winter doesn't begin until late April, usually May long weekend.  Riding on the streets is like riding on marbles.  its dangerous.  But don't tell a lunkhead that.  that's just a challenge incentive.

Usually there are around 20-30 bike related accidents a year here.  #1 was yesterday. 

I love my bike.  1900 cc's of shiny chrome fun.  Its 10 years old but you would never know it.  She is going into the shop for new passing lights, saddlebags. passenger boards.  Its a cruiser, so I sit more back.  Relaxed.  Yes it has a racing motor in it...but who can see just how good the bike looks if Im riding it 200 km/h?  I want people to see the bike.  I love it when I turn a corner and a cop looks at me on the bike and smiles.

yep its Spring...and the lunkheads are out.  Its hard to have sympathy for those who think...it wont happen to me or refuse to wear the proper equipment.  lets hope there are fewer family lives disrupted this year. 

PLEASE RIDE SAFE AND WEAR YOUR DAM GEAR!!!