Originally Posted by
OOfff
not really. The attitude of “you’ll be another statistic” is the inappropriate one. Nobody bats an eye when airline pilots buy a Mooney, but if you dare get on a bike they have to pretend to be your dad. Some things are dangerous, and worth it. For many of us, motorcycling is included in that
I do motorcycles and GA. And skiing. But with this job I'm careful about how I do it. No "must get there on time" flights in bad weather. Same with bikes.
But I only commented in case the guy was a noob... you can buy a bike and get an M license with little to no mentoring in many places. Or it might help somebody else reading this.