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Last night I returned home from my nine day trip to England (4 days in London, 4 at Silverstone for the classic weekend).
Whilst over there I noticed a few things about motorcyclists:
1.) A LOT more people seem to ride. While in London I don't think a minute passed where I didn't see someone on a motorcycle, flying through the streets.
2.) They don't care about the weather. I saw the full gamut of weather while I was over there, and the rain did not seem to decrease the number of riders at all. People just weren't phased by rain or cold.
3.) EVERYONE wears gear. I can safely say that 98% of motorcyclists I saw were either wearing full leathers, or some sort of two piece combo. In addition, probably 90% of them had some sort of refelective safety vest on as well. People really seem to care more about safety over there than here. I really only saw one or two people who weren't in full gear.
4.) People in London love SVs and Fazers.
5.) People ride older bikes, hard. The newest bike I saw moving on the street was a 04ish gixxer 750. A majority of the bikes were older, and pretty dirty from being used, A LOT. I can't say I was disappointed though, it's good to see bikes used so much.
I'll post more thoughts as I remember them, and I'll have some pics up soon.
-S