Do you ride at night? is it safe?

[Grizz]

  I don't know about a sprint but I know I had a lot of fun on a 1200S Bandit and a Futura, maybe you should go Italian.

[sleazy rider]

HID headlights and PIAA 510s baby.   Light up my life!

[bomber]

I love night riding -- I scale back the speed for a number of reasons, not the least of which is age related . . . . .

But, I REALLY like riding at night . . . having the road to yourself under the Milky Way is one of the joys of motorcycling.

[thecap]

No mater how well you may plan Mr. Murphy has a way of messing things up so that sooner or later your riding at night.  So best to to be prepared.  As of me I've never had concerns, in town I feel people see you better at night and out of town you can always slow down to where you feel comfy.  

[greywolf]

My night vision isn't that great so I prefer not to ride at night, I will in a pinch.

[Uwe]

It depends.

When touring, generally not.     As someone else stated, there's little point in touring if you don't get to see the scenery.     I'll make exceptions in certain cases where there's little to see, where the roads make collisions with critters unlikely, and where night-time temperatures are more comfortable.

Back in my commuting days many years ago, I had little choice for about half of each year, since it was dark by quitting time.   Critters were pretty much a non-factor on that route.   I also find that cars seem to do fewer stupid things in front of motorcycles at night than during the day.  

-Uwe-

[DL98VFR]

Love to ride at night, have since I started to ride... the quiet, the (relative) lack of cages, the sky above, the peace and as someone else said the opportunity to stop, turn off the bike and listen to and enjoy the silence and the stars.  Also, the interstate is well-lit and actually less repulsive at night if you have to go that route    And what is safe?  If I wanted safe I'd be home anyway