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Originally Posted by RyanEJ8
Statistics say that the majority of riders are idiots that think they're superman, not that their bike was too big.
* Helmet use among fatally injured motorcyclists below 50 percent
* More motorcyclist fatalities are occurring on rural roads
* High blood alcohol levels are a major problem among motorcycle operators
* Half of the fatalities are related to negotiating a curve prior to the crash
* Over 80 percent of the fatalities occur off roadway
* Undivided roadways account for a majority of the fatalities
* Almost two thirds of the fatalities were associated with speeding as an operator contributing factor in the crash
* Almost 60 percent of motorcyclist fatalities occur at night
* Collision with a fixed object is a significant factor in over half of the fatalities
* Braking and steering maneuvers possibly contribute for almost 25 percent of the fatalities
* More riders age 40 and over are getting killed
* Almost one third of the fatally injured operators did not have a proper license
You could just as easily do these things and get killed with a 250 as a 600. If I try to take a 25mph turn at 100mph, no helmet, with a Ninja 250 I'm just as dead as if I tried to do the same turn with a 600rr. The fact is, I won't attempt such stupid things. Statistics seem to show stupidity as the leading cause of motorcycle fatalities, not the size of the bike.
So someone driving like a retard on a Ninja 250 is any safer?
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No one implied that you can't kill yourself on a 250, but I can tell you that a 250 WON'T get out of control as quickly as a 600ss.
How many supersports have you ever ridden? What's that? None? Thank you.
I love how you gloss over the other ones.
* Half of the fatalities are related to negotiating a curve prior to the crash
This does not mean the rider was being an idiot - it does mean that the rider did not know how to properly control their bike. A 600 just exacerbates this problem for a new rider because minor inputs can result in major changes.
Most of those crashes were the result of a rider not knowing the limits of their motorcycle.
* Braking and steering maneuvers possibly contribute for almost 25 percent of the fatalities
This does not mean the rider didn't brake enough - most likely they overbraked and lost control. Steering means just that - steering the bike - you know, through a corner? Precisely the type of thing learning on a smaller bike that doesn't have race ergos teaches you.
* Almost two thirds of the fatalities were associated with speeding as an operator contributing factor in the crash
And only 37% of the crashes was speed THE primary cause. Speeding can also mean what is considered as 'too fast for conditions', not breaking the speed limit.
[b]* More riders age 40 and over are getting killed[b]
What do you think this statistic means. These are not just 40 and over it's 40 and over and returning or new riders - you know, mature people. Their maturity didn't enable them to properly operate the bike and better.
Shoots the whole 'I'll control myself' argument dead.
Let's look what else the statistics say - the young riders on 600cc bikes are overrepresented in both fatality and crash statistics. Not the greatest number of crashes, but they are crashing more often than other groups. What is one to make of that given that pretty much the only 600s that 25 and under ride are sportbikes, and that many of these are new riders.
You can argue with the insurance statistics that rape young guys on supersports because of the enormous number of crashes they have as well.
What else do we know? That the best riders in the world started on small motorcycles.
Like I said, you'll do what you want. You clearly have all the answers, having never logged one mile on a street bike. You are the exception - you are special.
Tell me, is it stupidity when someone jumps out of a plane with no chute after being told not to do it by someone who is experienced in skydiving? You're 'stupid' if you ignore the advice you are being given by people who are much more experienced than you.
Get the 1000 - you will get bored of the 600. I expect you'll get bored of bikes before long anyway - your kind usually gets bored with posing and gives it up after a couple years, or you crash and gives it up.