Beautiful bike.
Be careful out there guys. I had a friend who killed himself a few months ago on a Harley. Hit the gas on a curve (on purpose) but then hit the curb...then a small tree, then a bigger tree, then a telephone pole.
He was wearing a helmet...he had a closed casket funeral.
Ditto, great bike; looks like the perfect choice in street bikes now. Italians just plain cursed w/ priceless esthetics.
Helmets are always recommended, though MC fatality more often caused by internal trauma; i.e. ruptured aorta &/or other major arteries, internal organs ruptured/rearanged...stuff that happens when the chest cavity quickly decelerates from 25mph or more, by contact w/ a tree, signpost, car, etc.
MCN-USA several years ago had a detailed report w/ lots of math & diagrams. The rise over the past several years in mc fatalities per mile ridden seems best explained by the increased rate of SUV's/trucks. Such vehicles & their bumpers are taller than passenger cars. Accidents w/ passenger cars might cause a broken leg or pelvis. W/ taller vehicles the contact occurs much higher in the vicinity of major chest cavity organs. See above paragraph.
IIRC helmets &/or lack or same were excluded from a major contributing cause. If correct, as we switch back to passenger cars (I'm selling the truck ASAP), fatalities should decrease.
