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Athletes need to weigh risk vs. thrill.
Byline: David Haugh
CHICAGO _ Riding on the back of a purple Katana 750 motorcycle along the highways of South Florida, a layer of stress dissolving with every mile, Lenny Harris felt alive and free.
The Cubs' infielder usually rode fast enough to forget about the uncertainties of making a major league roster, faster than he knew he should have been riding. But speed was like a drug that helped him relax, and Harris just loved getting his fix on weekends in the off-season.
"I started riding a motorcycle because I wanted to drift somewhere else, to get my mind off a lot of things in baseball," he said. "And I was having fun riding it."
But the risk of being involved in an accident is four times higher for motorcyclists than passengers in a car, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's latest statistics.
Beyond such data, Harris believes his status as a highly ...
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