A recent Mumm sparked my interest and I wanted to post a blog because it is important to me.
Even though the MUMM started out about something completely different, it ended up taking a turn about how sportbikes are death traps waiting to happen, and I completely disagree.
This is my posted reply to the MUMM...
"A motorcycle is only as safe as the person riding it. You could be riding a 2-horsepower Vespa, but if you ride it like an idiot, you'll get killed just a quick as you would riding a Ducati sportbike. Conversely, if you exercise sound judgment and some discipline, and are willing to learn, you could ride that Ducati sportbike every day for the next 20 years and never have an accident. It's 90% rider behavior and 10% everything else that makes for a safe or dangerous ride. Like a car, a motorcycle is just a vehicle under your control and subject to the laws of physics. How the two mix is up to you."