Anecdote: My step-dad taught my how to ride and gifted me a 500cc Yamaha. Every rider I talked to would tell me something like "it's not a matter of if you're g

Anecdote: My step-dad taught my how to ride and gifted me a 500cc Yamaha. Every rider I talked to would tell me something like "it's not a matter of if you're going to crash, but when." This stuck with me, and after riding and having fun for two years I gave it up before my luck ran out.