Frankly speaking safety is in the hands of the rider. I have never owned a small CC bike. My first bike was a 600 CC and it has been 3 years with no accidents. Guess safety and responsibility comes with age too.

And I realized it is easier to get out of situations in a big bike too with power on tap. I could have been trapped if it had been a powerless smaller CC bike. And to confirm this fact 80% of accidents here (Singapore) involve small CC bikes < 200CC.

So ride Safe

@Deftones,
What bike do you ride?

a good point raised by you regarding the riding gear. i always suggest anyone who wants to buy a SBK to keep a budget of minimum 50k for the riding gear alone. as some wise guy said - it's always better to come out of a crash with torn leather than torn skin.
that aside - i somehow do not agree to your idea of riding a smaller cc bike first and then upgrading to a bigger cc. i personally feel that while riding a SBK you relearn riding completely!! i am sure that's one thing even you have been experiencing off late. the entire dynamics and physics and logics are on a different strata altogether.

very well said buddy. agree totally to all the points.
would like to stress on one of the points that involves people on the road. always believe that everyone on the road is a fool and WILL try their level best to make you fall off the bike. that way life is lot simpler.
one should also be aware of the fact that what they are riding is not just any machine - but a killer one at that. you misbehave with it - it will not in any circumstances forgive you. RESPECT your ride - just to stay alive ;-)

with that logic walking on a footpath in delhi during traffic hours, riding a cycle in mumbai, riding a scooty or a similar vehicle in kolkatta, and riding a moped in any other town also is not safe. eating food is not safe - as you might choke on it. swimming is not safe - as you might get a cramp and not recover. riding a bus is not safe as the driver might decide to take a plunge in a gorge or something.

when do you think you are safe my friend?? sitting in your room? - earthquake can strike!! riding an elevator? - it may fall down.

the point is that nothing is safe around us until and unless we are cautious. the factors that are not in our control can never be - so we might as well enjoy the factors that we CAN control - like the right wrist?

Insaneroller's point was that riding a superbike comes with a greater risk, than say, riding an elevator.

I believe that anything and everything on the road is dangerous, even walking on the side walk can get you killed or injured.

Superbikes are extreme marvels of engineering and technology, they are thoroughly tried and tested before being manufactured. So, effectively just riding a Superbike is not dangerous.

The experience can be biking nirvana for some and a potentially lethal killer if in the hands of an inexperienced person.

Superbikes need your 100 % undivided attention at all times cause the potential to have an accident is multiplied owing to the fact that a flick of the wrist will have you plastered on the rear of the vehicle you are following or worse...end up as a poster on a wall.

All in all Superbikes are sublimely safe bikes if ridden in control with zero distractions and not to forget, comfortable riding gear cause tight, hot or uncomfortable clothes and gear can divert your attention at the wrong moment.

well my dad always warn me before i ride "beta araam se chalana kyunki accident dusro ki galti se hota h".
i even find it true, because accident dont happen till we do foolish, i have experienced it myself the time on road when i did something wrong which i knew is wrong i met with accident.. but now i think i know how to ride safely.
other thing :-
i remember there is no day when i dont see any one taking a u-turn without even looking back even if they see a car coming they dont bother to wait they have thinking " saala apne aap break marega".
this happen with me everyday while i drive the car and about bike people dont even give 1% importance to it..

Call it jay walkers or stupid people... remember the ceat bike tyres advertisement all those incidents are very true.
there is no proper check on road or simply say no awareness in people...
The point of riding the sbk or any bike is same even i consider the risk too..
until like you ride late like 4-5am where you can ride at full speed else in day time even on highways you wont able to make 120kmph .. because i dont judge your riding skill i just say it according to the road conditions.

A GSXR 600 K7 .

And yeah, riding gear is so totally important. Ditch the slippers my friends. Any form of covered shoes is fine. I once saw a KTM rider 2 mins after his accident. No injuries at all except his foot got scraped on the road and his bones were sticking out . Wear shoes and ride!!

+ 1. Saying that all bikes are unsafe is a bit of a cop out. It's up to the rider to always be alert and responsible.

safety on 2 wheeler depends completely on the rider IMO, it doesnt depend on which bike you are riding. If you are sensible, mature and can analyse the traffic it would be completely safe whether you have 100cc or 1000cc bike. If not even a fall from a bi-cycle can be fatal

+1. I agree my dear friend. All you need is a responsible head..

Gear up Dude!!

Well,lets up it like this. All 2 wheeler irrespective of the power have a potential to crash,being on 2 wheels n ballance being paramount.
Sbk are lethal due to their humongous power resulting in extremely fast acceleration.Same in the hands of an untrained,callous,testosterone overloaded rider can see the speedo going up a ton in aroung 3 secs .
Thats good if the road is clear ...but then we have others using the public roads without any papers namely stray animals!!
A small mistake of the right wrist n @#$%#@.

i think his last line "Riding a super/hyper bike is not safe !!!" put me off in a different rambling mode.


yikes!!
just re-read his entire post. i think that put me off in a different rambling mode.


to come to think of it - which safe thing is fun? i think the adrenaline rush is what makes the fun part in anything fun.

i think you went off on a tangent mate... that way going for a leak is dangerous too... what u suggest...

My point being, how much ever safe you are, the chances on 2 wheels with 200hp at your disposal raises the stakes to a totally different level, even if the rider is cautious etc...

that i completely agree bro

The most harrowing thing riding a super bike in mumbai specially is the crazy people who follow you both in car & bikes just to check out your ride, now off course i understand in india not everyone can own a 15-25 lacs super bikes. what they don't realize is they are getting the super biker paranoid by him checking his mirrors frequently in the fear of getting tailed or hit by the other car & bike.Trust me every superbiker in india will agree with this point. other then that i feel 90% super bikers are matured & responsible & they know what they dealing with, my friend who crashed his superbike was because of the above cause, this is the major minus point riding a super bike in mumbai..

Thats my 2 cents..
cheers..