Are old motorcycles as safe to ride as newer bikes?
Assuming it is well tuned up. 1980's Honda Magna series.
I believe so. The unsafest part of any motorcycle is always the loose nut behind the bars.
I rode mostly '80s Honda until 2006 when I got a new HD - 3 months after buying a 1980 CB750 for a commuter. I like drum rear brakes because I've never had any issue with them and they stop me just fine. It had dual discs up front, newer ones aren't much better (and I despise ABS). Tricycles are the safest! Safer It could be said that newer bikes have better brakes which makes them safer. Newer bikes offten have better brakes and many even have ABS, so you could consider them safer because of that. Brakes, suspension, frames have hugely improved, many older bikes will not take modern tyres (due to wheel dimensions).
But as long as you recognise the limits of your bike and do not try to stay on the wheels of the latest hot poop sportsbike, you will not be on the edge and should be able to be as safe as you are on a modern bike, just a few mph slower. New bikes have better brakes, better suspension; making the bikes safer when running faster; and thus new bikes are less safe. Statistically, modern motorcycles have three times the injuries and deaths per accidents. Older bikes generally have weaker brakes and older tyre and chassis technology but realistically I don't think it makes enough of a difference to be measurable. Hi Elle, no problem as long as the bike is in good condition brakes, tires, etc. Good luck and have a nice day. Of course. This is possible
Tricycles are the safest!
Safer
It could be said that newer bikes have better brakes which makes them safer.
Newer bikes offten have better brakes and many even have ABS, so you could consider them safer because of that.
Brakes, suspension, frames have hugely improved, many older bikes will not take modern tyres (due to wheel dimensions).
But as long as you recognise the limits of your bike and do not try to stay on the wheels of the latest hot poop sportsbike, you will not be on the edge and should be able to be as safe as you are on a modern bike, just a few mph slower.
New bikes have better brakes, better suspension; making the bikes safer when running faster; and thus new bikes are less safe. Statistically, modern motorcycles have three times the injuries and deaths per accidents.
Older bikes generally have weaker brakes and older tyre and chassis technology but realistically I don't think it makes enough of a difference to be measurable.
No problem as long as the bike is in good condition brakes, tires, etc.
Of course. This is possible
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