I gotta admit I agree with you all that wayyyyyy too many kids (physically or mentally) ride crotch rockets irresponsibly. And that's one of the reasons I teach the course, is to try to do my part to get these assholes to learn safety on bikes.

It really bothers me when I see some kid pass the course, and then 3 weeks later I see him on the highway doing 120 KMs / hr in runners, shorts and a tee shirt. So often I've wanted to knock the little fucker off the bike and beat his face to a pulp!!!

I have 2 bikes, a 2005 Gold Wing and a 2002 TLR (the one in my avtar). I have taken that bike to the limit several times, but in safe, controlled environments (read race tracks). Yes, it pisses me off too to see the way some people ride these things on public highways and I didn't think about that when I made my post. All I thought about was how many times I've been cut off when riding my Wing. Jezuz, I'm 300 lbs and the bike is 850!! I also didn't think till now about how many times I've been cit off in my Jeep, or in the Bride's Monte Carlo. Same shit, blind people who don't give a fuck and shouldn't be on the road.