Thanks Aaron for the great post. I hope more and more people are coming by the site and seeing what motorcycling can be. You're right, it's all about attitude as well as how a person rides as to how they are going to perceive the sport.

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Andrea

I think the biggest problem is that we can't actually sit down face to face with most people so we have to use a lot of blanket statements because we're better off assuming the worst than expecting the best.

I personally don't want to tell anyone a 600cc supersport is fine for them and then hear they got hurt on it later because they were careless. I agree with the previous poster a lot. Most people don't bother to learn the right way to ride (see my recent post about getting motorcycle license on a spyder (what?!) and then they get a motorcycle and do squidly things and get hurt over and over.

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Ducati Monster 1100 (Vrooom!!)
Aprilia Shiver 750 (sold)
2007 Kawasaki Ninja 250cc (sold)

Ooohhhhh......"ride it like a 65 year old woman". You should choose your words more wisely..... I'm a woman rider in my 60's, but, no, I don't ride like one, or whatever you consider one to be. If I did, I'd probably be dead by now. If you don't ride a bit faster, a bit ahead, and ride aggressively, you're going to get ran over. I've ridden accident free for nearly 40 years, haven't even dropped a bike, and we're talking 15-20K miles a year. I don't putt around town, I don't race people, I get out and ride. Even at my old age.

Good on ya Marge

If you don't ride a bit faster, a bit ahead, and ride aggressively, you're going to get ran over.

I like this line a lot

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I spent my therapy money an a K1200S
The therapy worked, I got a GS now
A touch of insanity crept back in the shape of an R1200R

I prefer to call it "opportunistic" riding. Whenever there's an opportunity to take advantage of the smaller size/faster speed/be somewhere else, take it!