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30-08-2005, 11:02pm
It's interesting to read through the responses. I don't think I'm too far off the middle road type guy, but I've done some stupid things and some deliberate things. Bungy jumping, it has fairly low risk really now days, but I did it before regulations came into play.
I've flown in a WW11 Mustang! High risk, these things do fall out of the sky! I've gone fanging down the road and nearly lost it on a corner on a bump, where I was shot over the other side. No on coming traffic! Dead lucky or just dead? I've flown a glider and a plane, I've done an Iron man triathlon (3 actually) after taking up the sport at 43. High risk?? You bet, but at that age I was in control and I knew when and if I had to stop.
I've done 200 plus on a Perth freeway. High risk? No it was the start of the freeway and no merging traffic and late at night. I've done high speeds on a road in the country on a Sunday. High risk? You bet, stupid, bloody stupid! Why? Because in life we can weigh things up and make decisions. On a Sunday, the classic Sunday driver is out there. So what if they make a f*** up? So what if they pull out in front? So what if they cross the white line on a corner, so what if the court says it's they fault.....you died! No bloody good then eh?
So I've realised at the ripe old age of 55 that if I want to do a few adrenalin rushes (like sex, it never stops!!! wooohooo) just weigh up the risks. The track is an area where there's no Sunday drivers. So you may well still die. A guy died here at Wanaroo just recently doing a supermoto race. High sided it, landed bad, died. That's a risk we all take because it's really quite low. But he didn't hit a stone wall nor a car coming out of a driveway etc. It's really a tragic but low risk. Like my daughters man. He lived and surfed all around the world for 20 years. Remember the guy that got taken last year at Margaret River by a shark? Why am I dribbling? I guess I'm trying to get others to weigh up the risks, make a judgement keep the risk low, enjoy life as long as you can, who knows, maybe the grandson will inherit your bike too and have memories of going for his first ride with Poppy instead of never knowing him!
Take care, I've said enough!
I've flown in a WW11 Mustang! High risk, these things do fall out of the sky! I've gone fanging down the road and nearly lost it on a corner on a bump, where I was shot over the other side. No on coming traffic! Dead lucky or just dead? I've flown a glider and a plane, I've done an Iron man triathlon (3 actually) after taking up the sport at 43. High risk?? You bet, but at that age I was in control and I knew when and if I had to stop.
I've done 200 plus on a Perth freeway. High risk? No it was the start of the freeway and no merging traffic and late at night. I've done high speeds on a road in the country on a Sunday. High risk? You bet, stupid, bloody stupid! Why? Because in life we can weigh things up and make decisions. On a Sunday, the classic Sunday driver is out there. So what if they make a f*** up? So what if they pull out in front? So what if they cross the white line on a corner, so what if the court says it's they fault.....you died! No bloody good then eh?
So I've realised at the ripe old age of 55 that if I want to do a few adrenalin rushes (like sex, it never stops!!! wooohooo) just weigh up the risks. The track is an area where there's no Sunday drivers. So you may well still die. A guy died here at Wanaroo just recently doing a supermoto race. High sided it, landed bad, died. That's a risk we all take because it's really quite low. But he didn't hit a stone wall nor a car coming out of a driveway etc. It's really a tragic but low risk. Like my daughters man. He lived and surfed all around the world for 20 years. Remember the guy that got taken last year at Margaret River by a shark? Why am I dribbling? I guess I'm trying to get others to weigh up the risks, make a judgement keep the risk low, enjoy life as long as you can, who knows, maybe the grandson will inherit your bike too and have memories of going for his first ride with Poppy instead of never knowing him!
Take care, I've said enough!