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Originally Posted by jrc
DaveR, I'm not sure you can correlate engine size with safety. The scariest riders are new riders, either on 600cc sport bikes or 96" big twins.
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If those riders had to operate <300 cc bikes without a passenger for 5000 miles, and pass a tough riding skills test before they could legally ride a 600cc supersport or 96ci cruiser, I think there would be fewer motorcycle accidents. I'd like to see even more experience required and an even tougher test to ride >750cc supersport and non-cruiser bikes.
I am normally against any sort of legislation that affects personal liberty (like helmet laws), and I don't get too upset if people that I don't know kill themselves in single-vehicle motorcycle accidents. I just don't think the state does enough to protect me (or pillion riders) from the beginner operating a 400+ lb bike with 150 HP.