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Many years ago a buddy of mine (who shall remain nameless to protect his dignity) decided he wanted to get a motorcycle. He rode with me as a passenger on a big charity ride in the fall, and then came with me to the January bike show where he proceeded to buy a nice jackets, gloves, boots and helmet, all good stuff, to the tune of $1000.00, which was a lot 15 years ago.
He signed up for the earliest riding class he could, which was in April. During the course, he fell off the bike twice and sprained his ankle. Needless to say, he failed and gave up on he idea of getting a bike. He did himself and us a favour.
And to this day, 15 years later, he has the riding gear sitting around, never used.
This same guy came skiing with me once. He wiped out and snapped his ski in two. Never seen that happen before.