I thought I was supposed to blame some one other than myself ...plus he was the one in front of me at the time and I know my Yamaha is much more superior to his Honda! I quoted Uncle Punk, so I don't have to repeat him in my reply to you...but on top of that, I've definitely heard of people wrecking their bikes doing MUCH less than simply riding around Coshocton in a group at whatever pace satisfies their riding experience...none of us twist the throttle for you, so if you can't contol your twist to suit your ability (without crying about feeling that you need to keep up) then stay home for all of our sake. Riding a motorcycle is a learning experience within itself and shit tends to happen as soon as you throw your leg over the motorcycle. Some folks (including myself) don't make it out of their own parking lots some days without issues, but as long as they learn from that...then they are that much of a better rider after they pick their shit up and saddle up to ride another day. As for other people, they get ran over sitting at a street light or riding through intersections...but then again people don't just wreck all the time. If it was that easy we'd all be at least lap traffic like Johnny Rock Page...