As a teenager growing up in rural America with lots of farmland, I had a Honda 250XR, Honda 500XR as well as two Honda sport ATVs (200 and 250?). My dad owned a delivery company and had lots of trucks with his own fuel pumps ... so the fuel never ran out and we'd ride all day long.

Not to be the thread Debbie Downer, I know too many people killed on street bikes. Only a few have survived the crashes. My best friend wrecked his Kawasaki ZX-7 after hitting a dog that ran out in front of him and then hitting a telephone pole. Ernest was in a coma for three months, later recovered, but never will be the same. My cousin has had three major accidents, all of which involved another vehicle hitting him. He barely survived the last accident.

Drivers today are too distracted, doing everything but driving. As much as I would love a tricked out Harley, I can't bring myself to get one.

About the riskiest hobby I have now is going out four-wheeling with some buddies. The land is essentially flat swampland, nothing steep enough to flip or roll over.