OT: Do you dig Thumpers?

[Ken Robb]

I've had quite a few thumpers and these would be very appealing if I hadn't given up riding after being smashed up by a car a few years ago. OTOH if I had been on my bicycle I'd be dead because then I would not have been wearing a jacket with armor and a full-face helmet.

If you're not touring or riding long distances at high speeds the light weight and nimbleness of a 300 pound single can be a lot of fun on back country roads even if they are unpaved.

[KarlC]

Jay is a cool guy, and those Huskies are cool but based on that Viedo Jay is right Husqavarna needs help, starting with their marketing.

[Nooch]

Originally Posted by Gummee

IME riding a bicycle is actually MORE dangerous than riding a moto.

On a moto you can get out of the way. On a bicycle, you're stuck

But since perception = reality, I won't change your mind.

M

You don't have to change my mind I know the logic and have wanted one since I was a kid, but met my wife before I had the kind of disposable money to pursue the hobby. I'll fight her on it as the kids get older.

[mistermo]

Always been a fan of the BMW GS thumper. I've been on the edge of pulling the trigger for a couple years now.

[David Tollefson]

Originally Posted by Nooch

You don't have to change my mind I know the logic and have wanted one since I was a kid, but met my wife before I had the kind of disposable money to pursue the hobby. I'll fight her on it as the kids get older.

A sizeable life insurance policy can help that argument...

[Tony]

Originally Posted by Gummee

IME riding a bicycle is actually MORE dangerous than riding a moto.

On a moto you can get out of the way. On a bicycle, you're stuck

But since perception = reality, I won't change your mind.

M

I think it's speed that plays a big factor on why I think Motorcycles are more dangerous. Yes, bicycles are vulnerable, but they aren't moving at highway speeds. Largely the cause of death/injury in motorcycle accidents is not what hits you, it is what you hit and the speed you are travelling when you hit it. Speed kills!

[mistermo]

I'd rather hit the deck at 50mph wearing full moto gear, than hit the deck at 20 wearing lycra.

[David Tollefson]

Originally Posted by Tony

I think it's speed that plays a big factor on why I think Motorcycles are more dangerous. Yes, bicycles are vulnerable, but they aren't moving at highway speeds. Largely the cause of death/injury in motorcycle accidents is not what hits you, it is what you hit and the speed you are travelling when you hit it. Speed kills!

When it comes to interacting with traffic, it's speed differential that is dangerous, not so much the actual moving speed.

[HenryA]

Originally Posted by mistermo

I'd rather hit the deck at 50mph wearing full moto gear, than hit the deck at 20 wearing lycra.

Having done both but at twice the speed I would prefer to not do either ever again!

[HenryA]

Another thumper lover here.

[William]

Originally Posted by HenryA

Another thumper lover here.

Nice rig!




William

[gasman]

This was the first thumper I rode. My parents wouldn't let me buy a motorcycle and my wife hasn't either.

[William]

Originally Posted by gasman

This was the first thumper I rode. My parents wouldn't let me buy a motorcycle and my wife hasn't either.

Nice! Yeah, I was riding before I got married...before. Mrs William was squarely not in favor of me riding while the kids were younger but now that they are close to leaving the nest I'm revisiting the riding thang.



William

[William]

The six "best" thumpers?

https://www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocia...-6-of-the-best





William

[Ken Robb]

Originally Posted by gasman

This was the first thumper I rode. My parents wouldn't let me buy a motorcycle and my wife hasn't either.

Ah, A BSA 441 "Victim". Really fun when they ran. If I remember correctly these were developed by putting a bigger cylinder on their 250cc bottom end so that may explain their fragility.