Re: The joy of Engine-Cars

On 3 Nov 2024 01:03:44 GMT, rbowman wrote:

On Sun, 3 Nov 2024 00:17:56 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
 

On 2 Nov 2024 23:47:06 GMT, rbowman wrote:
 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World's_Fastest_Indian

 
Motorbikes ... eugghhh.
 
If they were invented today, they wouldn’t be allowed.

 
Luckily they weren't invented yesterday so I have three in the driveway.
I believe in the proper tool for every job.

Look at all the safety improvements that have been incorporated into four-
wheel vehicles over the last half century or more ... almost none of which
are applicable on two wheels.

A few years ago there was a protest against an increase in Accident
Compensation levies on motorbike riders, being proposed because the agency
was paying out something like 4× the amount it was collecting from that
group. The protestors being predominantly from upper income brackets and
politically well-connected, the protest was successful, and the agency
backed down.

One of the organizers of the demonstration died on the way home, when his
motorbike lost traction on a bend and crashed. Single-vehicle accidents
with motorbikes? Happen all the time.

That just sums things up for me.