^ My point. Im not gonna hate on you or your bike for having no bar-ends, but its a lot safer.
I wont get wound up about somebody elses bike, but its a safe investment and can decide the difference between a small bruise, and a trip to A&E with a punctured lung or something like that...
thanks for the tips you guys. And I do put bar ends on my customers bikes. I know that just because I don't try to land with my torso squarely over the end of the bar (after some careful mid-air grip peeling) every time I crash, it doesn't mean my customers won't.