i took the time to vote "NO"
it is in my opinion that if you were to suggest to someone a bike that you yourself seem fit for their experience,attitude,ability to adhere to the given laws and their undying need for a bike , then you should also be aware that it is possible that you have helped to shape them as a rider (or at least attempt to) this person should also take into affect what you have told them of the dangers of trying their own abilities.
i know of many riders who have started on SS type bikes. most of them are responsible and take the ride as it is and do very little to tempt fate.
others on the other hand have gone out of their way to show how irresposible they can be.\\\\
case in point(told this story many times) young kids back in illinois used to meet on ocassion and decide on a daily itenirary.
one day i was asked to guide them for the day.
i took them way outta town and showed them some of the "ONLY" few twisties i was able to find in our area.
ONE rider was able to hang with me.
the others we waited for better than 5 minutes for.
after the short lesson on "are you a real biker" that said associate and i were able to display, we went to a lonely stretch of straight road that is frequented by very few.
i informed them that this road is clean and seldom looked after(of course a johnnie did show up to prove me wrong)and that this would be a good place to practice their skills of stunting.
never the less we ended up back in town to meet up with a few more and take on a different run that i was not in charge of.
as we left out of town one rider decided that he would attempt a "stand up" while progressing up a hill.
i was pulling the stallbacker duty(slowing traffic) and keeping an eye out .
as he was rolling his 12oclock up the hill he hit a bump in the road that caused him to start to sway and soon crash.
ruining his nearly new R-1....tearing up a good chunk of his flesh in the process as well.
it is the one rare time that i have left a rider on the side of the road...granted we all made sure he was alright,but we still ran off anyway.
this was a case of IRRESPOSIBILITY....i never rode with that group again.
i would meet with them on ocassion,but never joined them for a ride after that incident.
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