| Just because someone you know died from it, doesn't mean no one else should ride. There have been people on this forum that have died, does that mean Z's are going to get you killed and you shouldn't modify and drive them? It sounds like your friend was new to riding. "yes, today was the first day he got it [helmet] or something. Went around a turn a little to fast it got wobbly and he freaked and endowed into a poll at 50mph" Those wobbles were probably from tensing up and gripping the bars to tight. Do you know how hard it is to endow a bike in a turn? Sounds like he got spooked, stood the bike up and grabbed too much front brake. I've done it myself. Thats how I know its a noobish mistake. What type of bike was he riding? The first year of riding is when most people have problems. Riding hasn't progressed to the point of being instinct yet. In panic mode, most new riders do the exact opposite of what they should do. Modern 600cc and 1000cc sport bikes do EXACTLY what you tell them to do, when you tell them to do it. Thats what makes them dangerous. Starting off on a GS500 or EX500 makes it easier to get past that first year. Those bikes are much more forgiving of noob mistakes. They also don't get up to speed as quick as the bigger bikes. My stock Daytona 675 accelerates and turns much faster than my Z does. It also has worse consequences when you do something wrong. Losing traction in a car is something that isn't too hard to deal with in most situations. Dealing with a loss of traction on a bike normally isn't something an average rider can do and the results are almost always bad. In summary, I really am sorry for your loss, but keep your uninformed opinions about motorcycles to your self please.
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