Not a bad idea, maybe a research study group showing relationship of fatalies & serious injury on motorcycles as they relate to:
1-Rider experience
2-Bike cc
It would be an awesome piece of material to publish and display at the MSF instructed courses, local shops, internet & forums. That could be vital information as we've seen in the last couple of days worth of posts.
Bigdawg,
There is such a report out there its called the Hurt Report. MSF bases there course off of this report by Harry Hurt. In my class I do mention the Hurt Report several times. I would love to hand out a copy to each class but unfortunately is is over 100 pages long. Here is a link to the highlights of the report. I do not believe they get into the size of the motorcycle involved in the crash.
Students ask me all the time, what is the perfect beginner bike. I tell them there is no such thing as a perfect beginner bike. There is only the bike that fits you and you feel comfortable on (as far as weight, height, sitting position). They go on to say, I heard that a smaller bike is right for me. Let truth be told, you can kill yourself on a 600 just as quickly as on a 1000. The rider controls the power and the rider controls the limits of there riding. No one bike will make a you a safer rider.
Hurt Report
