Anyone never had a crash?

[Roki_nz]

I was just wondering if there was anyone out there who has never had the misfortune of crashing their bike? By crash I don’t mean like when you over revved you bike when you were learning and it fell on you (what I did).

[98tls]

:no:not me.........then again every crash..as you call it..resulted in learning something so i guess it was time well spent.

[Cruisin' Craig]

We seem to be struggling to find someone who hasn't crashed.

Tell you what: I've had four. Has anyone done less than four???

[howdamnhard]

I've had three low speed ones so far.<_<

[HTFU]

Never bought into the whole you got to bin to learn how to ride thing. Done 40000km + now over the last year and a half. Hoping to keep it this way.

Although I will have to let Jim2 know so he can laugh at me when I do.

Way I see it...

Motorcycle accident/crash = usually some fucker in another vehicle taking you out and mostly out of your control if it happens, although factors such as your speed around blind corners, position on the road and defensive riding will help reduce an incident becoming an accident.

Binning it on a motorbike = self inflicted incident of pain. Probability of occurrence variable and highly rider dependent. Going too fast around a corner and hitting a car after you have crossed the center line, although would technically be called an accident, the rider created it so I would class it as a bin.

So far avoided 4 accidents mostly out of my control, apart from the evasive action needed to get out of harms way and 1 where I met a tractor on the wrong side of the road on a corner I should have taken slower (would have been an accident if I had been in my car, bike allowed me to take an alternative route)

As for binning, have not come close.

[Winter]

We seem to be struggling to find someone who hasn't crashed.

Tell you what: I've had four. Has anyone done less than four???

Thats a good idea. I say we change it just a bit though:

I've broken 8 bones. From crashes - anyone done less than 8???

[Cruisin' Craig]

Thats a good idea. I say we change it just a bit though:

I've broken 8 bones. From crashes - anyone done less than 8???

:Playnice:
:cool:

[jrandom]

I just broke one bone, but it ended up in eight pieces.

:niceone:

[98tls]

I just broke one bone, but it ended up in eight pieces.

:niceone: Nice,out of interest which one?

[jrandom]

Nice,out of interest which one?

This (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=67231&d=1185825101) one. (Warning: graphic photo of plastic surgery in progress.)

[Meekey_Mouse]

This (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=67231&d=1185825101) one.

:sick: ouch!

Haven't crashed on the road, but have crashed during racing on the track... Want to keep it that way too lol.

[98tls]

This (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=67231&d=1185825101) one. :laugh:Harden up soft cock,its a thumb for fucks sake.You other islanders eh:oi-grr:

[T.W.R]

Had a couple over the years, but this was the best one (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=23927&d=1137152429) cleaned up by a car and tried impersonating superman (flight was good but landing :eek:)

[motorbyclist]

I just broke one bone, but it ended up in eight pieces.

:niceone:

LOL


never broken a bone myself, had ALOT of near accidents with cagers, and only had one bin on the road - due to lack of concentration/sleeping

dropped once during my learners on some diesel in the wet a roundabout at night.... plus having my shoelaces get tangled with the bike and falling over at my gate, twice:buggerd:

dirtbikes are another story.. inclusding one accident caused by a 4WD on muriwai beach... though on sunday i went on a HUGE trail ride north of raglan and didn't come off once. didn't even stall. tis a shame i hurt myself loading and unloading the bike in the carpark though

[98tls]

Ok then we will do this slowly so you soft cocks from over the ditch can understand..:lol:fuck were still laughin at the pic of the thumb........:2thumbsuppoor thing you.Bet your momma made it all better.Note to self remember this when i read a Nth Ilanders ride report.

[98tls]

:crazy:Damn,you best stop that shit with your momma,i meant she may well fix your thumb,:dodge::wacko:typical.to late i guess,mind you probably not the first time.

[onearmedbandit]

Mine wasn't any where near as serious as jrandom's but I think I might have had a crash or two at some stage.

[swbarnett]

Me, I've "binned" about six or so times, all in my first couple or so years of riding and nothing faster than about 60kph. Never broken anything - worst I've had is a grazed knee from my first bin at about 30kph. Only time I did any more damage to the bike than a broken brake or clutch lever was when my wife rear-ended me on her less than 24hr old CB250 back in the early 80s. Her kneecap bent my exhaust pipe ninety degrees skyward. Gained her eight weeks in a cast.

[ArcherWC]

Ive never binned. been riding about 18 months on the road and track (60,000 ks+)



of course now ive said that im fooked for Taupo this friday

[TimeOut]

Does one miner tangle with a cage 30 years ago count.

[eliot-ness]

No crashes, no accidents, no broken bones or scars to brag about. A few near misses. Had to replace a broken brake lever about a year ago when I let the Bandit fall over, (short leg syndrome). That's the only time I ever damaged anything on a bike. Been riding 53 years. I'm a lucky bastard.:yes:

[Patch]

:no:not me.........then again every crash..as you call it..resulted in learning something so i guess it was time well spent.

if a crash involves damaging bodywork, exhausts, smashing bits and pieces of your bike etc

well then . . . . :moon:




Plenty of peeps fall off, but will deny ever having "crashed" :hitcher:

:scooter: Ride to survive and only worry about it when/if it ever happens.

[laRIKin]

On the road I have had only 2 with damage.

1/ car pulled out a cross the road. Me and bike had seen better days I was OK just had a real sore foot that should of been broken and was on sticks for a week or two. And lost some skin on my right thigh.

2/ Hit a strip of black ice going slowly down hill following a car, a foot wide and 3 feet long, The pillion and I were OK.
Bike was a bit of a mess, it slid and flipped going down the hill, while we watching sitting half in the grass (left corner) bent the frame etc etc. (XS1100)

[Quasievil]

Is there any other thread possible more suitable to tempting fate?
if you havent crashed and say so make sure you have some wood handy

[Trudes]

Is there any other thread possible more suitable to tempting fate?
if you havent crashed and say so make sure you have some wood handy

Why do you think for once I've kept my trap shut?
Oh wait,..... SHIT!!!!!!!

[Patch]

Why do you think for once I've kept my trap shut?
Oh wait,..... SHIT!!!!!!!

woman and the word quiet are never in the same sentence - or for very long at least :bleh:

[Trudes]

woman and the word quiet are never in the same sentence - or for very long at least :bleh:

Ohh hey, I do try, sometimes. Now as for the last word.....

[SlashWylde]

Well, seeing as you asked... I've never crashed.

I've owned two bikes since October 2004, my 250cc Virago on which I covered 9,000 kms and my current VN800, on which I have covered 31,000 kms.

So 40,000 kms and a little over three years later and not a single crash or serious near miss.

Goes to show it is possible to ride a motorcycle and not crash. Having said that I fully expect something to happen one day, and I expect it to be something unforeseen and out of my control.

[trumpy]

Had my bike license since 1971 (yep, that old) had my first crash two and a bit months ago. Don't remember anything except waking up lying on the side of the road thinking "jeeze that didn't take long to get home.....oh hang on...oh bugger...::doh: Since I was on my lonesome I figure I must have done something dumb....only wish I could remember what it was:blink:
Big "ups" to the cute nurse who looked after me so well for a couple of days..........hey at my age I take my exitement where I can.....

[YellowDog]

I was just wondering if there was anyone out there who has never had the misfortune of crashing their bike? By crash I don’t mean like when you over revved you bike when you were learning and it fell on you (what I did).
Have never ever had a crash or come off my bike. And I don't want to either.
I realise that this says something quite bad about my reserved riding style however I think we all look to get different pleasures out of our riding.

In my defence, I have made a few mistakes in the past where I have no idea how I stayed on the bike. e.g. When your back wheel overtakes your front wheel, it is reasonable to expect to hit the turf and not fininsh standing with the bike upright.

I have learned a lot from such mistakes that I have survived.

I guess having a Guardian Angel helps!

[Lil_Byte]

Only 1 bin an motorcycle vs push bike. The push bike came of second best. I bet he looks out where he is going next time. A few grazes and a totally bent bike. :scooter:

[HTFU]

Is there any other thread possible more suitable to tempting fate?
if you havent crashed and say so make sure you have some wood handy

Fate, ha, I laugh in the face of fate, ha :laugh:

[YellowDog]

This (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=67231&d=1185825101) one.
We all fell for that one.

Yuk....

[sp3ed]

I was always told that there are two types of rider. Those that have fallen off, and those that are goint to fall off. I lasted 6 years in the former category, then joined the latter late last year. I learned a lesson though. Don't ride when you are tired.

As for two types of crash - accident or bin; you are always in control of what might happen. If you are riding to the conditions and are taking into account everthing that could happen, all accidents are avoidable.

I have been driving for 20 years and have never had an "accident" that I didn't see coming. The last one a guy in front of me turned right in front of the vehicle coming the other way. I knew I was going to be in the firing line and by the time the collision came I had checked the rear view and was reversing out of the way.

[YellowDog]

Yes, I am always looking out for what might happen. I pip my horn at turnings etc so the driver knows I am there.

You can drive a car half asleep and in a day-dream.

Try that on a bike and you are vulnerable.

Also, when you have a lot on your mind it can be hard to concentrate.

I often vary my route so that I have to stay alert.

[jrandom]

Mine wasn't any where near as serious as jrandom's but I think I might have had a crash or two at some stage.

Will you kiss my sore ickle hand better?

:eek:

[Tony.OK]

Had two offs,one on my old VF1000r,80kph round a bend following car when car swerved to "middle" a piece of 4x4,I looked at block(and of course hit it),front wheel distintigrated and I broke left hand,tore left elbow open and opened side of knee.Had leather jkt on but sleeve pulled up.
#2 was my fault,pulling out of work on 929rr and as I accelerated rear wheel hit catseyes and highsided,separated ribs and bruised hip bone,nearly $7K damage,all at 15kph :confused:
Have never really come close when riding at pace on the road,I guess concentration levels are higher than when toddling to work.

[swbarnett]

I was always told that there are two types of rider. Those that have fallen off, and those that are goint to fall off. I lasted 6 years in the former category, then joined the latter late last year.
Pretty neat trick, being able to unfall off.

[swbarnett]

You can drive a car half asleep and in a day-dream.

Try that on a bike and you are vulnerable.
Been there. Was spending late nights playing in the computer labs at varsity and just got over-tired. Got woken up by the traffic lights changing in front of me. Didn't remember anything from Onehunga all the way across the Mangere bridge (and there were two tight right angle corners in it back then.

[Roki_nz]

Does one miner tangle with a cage 30 years ago count.

If its somthing that not likely to cause you serious harm i woun't count it.

Its nice to see that at least some of the people here have avoided any thing major.

I guess some of us are just more lucky or cautious than others.

[mowgli]

I'm a lucky bastard.:yes:

I guess having a Guardian Angel helps!
You make you own luck and common sense should be your guardian angel. No crashes, drops, bins or breaks in my short riding experience. Not planning on any either.

[swbarnett]

I guess some of us are just more lucky or cautious than others.
Appropriate margins for error at all times. This is why all my bins were in my first couple of years (and all very minor). I've learnt my limits and how to extend them gently.

[Ragingrob]

Well I've only been riding 5 months or so and haven't yet experienced a crash or even a drop and am hoping that will remain. I always ride as if I'm invisible and watch any danger areas. There have been a couple of times where a cage has pulled into my lane without looking etc but I have managed to avoid any collisions. :2thumbsup

[HTFU]

As for two types of crash - accident or bin; you are always in control of what might happen. If you are riding to the conditions and are taking into account everthing that could happen, all accidents are avoidable.

.

Wish that was true, but it aint. I had a girl on a scooter coming towards me stop at an intersection ready to turn right. I came towards her in my car, I was watching her and had taken my foot off the gas and when I was about 5m from her she went, how the shit she didn't see me I will never know and niether will she unfortunately.

It was like passing someone who has crossed the road and is waiting in the middle and although they are looking staight at you they decide to walk out. Unless you are saying you stop everytime something is coming towards you, then no, some accidents are unavoidable. But agree as per my post more defensive riding style and attitude will help reduce accidents, like slowing down and being ready to brake when other traffic is around or in built up areas.

[babyblade250rr]

i havnt yet had a road bike accident (KNOCK ON WOOD) however plenty of motoX accidents lol:bash:

[swbarnett]

As for two types of crash - accident or bin; you are always in control of what might happen. If you are riding to the conditions and are taking into account everthing that could happen, all accidents are avoidable.

Wish that was true, ...

I believe what sp3ed said is true in all but an infinitesimal number of cases if you extend the riding to the conditions to every participant. The accident you describe happened because, although you were driving responsibly, they were not. Sometimes it does take a team effort to avoid an accident.

[Zuki Bandit]

I want to say but I dont want to jinx myself.

[HTFU]

I believe what sp3ed said is true in all but an infinitesimal number of cases if you extend the riding to the conditions to every participant. The accident you describe happened because, although you were driving responsibly, they were not. Sometimes it does take a team effort to avoid an accident.

So my point stands - some accidents are unavoidable.

[swbarnett]

So my point stands - some accidents are unavoidable.
Agreed, if you only consider what you are doing. Which is all you can do when you're riding. This is why driver education is so important. Pity it's the one thing we lack in NZ.

No accident is unavoidable if all parties are cooperating.

[ital916]

:shutup::o

[headlesschicken]

I haven't!!!
But then I've only been riding road for a month:whistle:

[PrincessBandit]

I was just wondering if there was anyone out there who has never had the misfortune of crashing their bike? By crash I don’t mean like when you over revved you bike when you were learning and it fell on you (what I did).

Yep, I am one such specimen. I've only been riding for about 15 months though so I've hardly got years of potential crash opportunities under my belt. Both my bikes have looked after me well. In 2 months of riding husband and Rosie (the GN) have parted company on one occasion, but neither Rosie or Coco (my bandit) have forsaken me on the road! I'm fairly sensible about not "out-riding" my level of skill but am gradually finding out more and more what I can do, knowing full well that my bike (in the hands of a far more experienced rider) is still capable of so much more. So, that's my skite session over for now. :shifty:
(Pride goeth before a fall, so I try to remain humble.....but it's soooo hard sometimes :laugh:)

[Mikkel]

No comment.


Been there. Was spending late nights playing in the computer labs at varsity and just got over-tired. Got woken up by the traffic lights changing in front of me. Didn't remember anything from Onehunga all the way across the Mangere bridge (and there were two tight right angle corners in it back then.

Good to see that the auto-pilot is working as intended! ;)


Wish that was true, but it aint. I had a girl on a scooter coming towards me stop at an intersection ready to turn right. I came towards her in my car, I was watching her and had taken my foot off the gas and when I was about 5m from her she went, how the shit she didn't see me I will never know and niether will she unfortunately.

So what happened? Did you hit her or...?

But I'm with swbarnett though. That accident had been avoidable had she exercised due caution and not made the bad call.

[yod]

only had 2 (proper) bins, one very low speed in the wet when the front went on holiday (still not sure exactly why) and one high speed lowside which was nothing other than complete lack of experience (all balls and no brain....surprise surprise I was 21 at the time)

had a couple of "oops, forgot the sidestand" moments, but they dont count

[moT]

I have crashed countless times now, i enjoy crashing its fun maybee some of you guys should try it more often.

[onearmedbandit]

I have crashed countless times now, i enjoy crashing its fun maybee some of you guys should try it more often.

Yeah lots of fun. In fact I'm sooooo happy I live with 24hr a day excruciating pain now. Only been 10yrs now, I've got another 40+ years of this to look forward to. Might have a party to celebrate.

(Even if your post was a pisstake Tom I still find it disturbing)

[madandy]

After 16 years on road I'm still binless :sunny:
There's accident avoidance skills in there somewhere but also being in the wrong place at the wrong time, or pushing you & your steeds limits contributes.
Had plenty of dirt bike wipeouts and pushbike smashes but now I'm old enough to fear any sort of bin so my riding reflects that to a certain degree...even at a track day :laugh:

[FruitLooPs]

Been riding for two and a half years without incident until last weekend at Ruapuna. And I didn't bin it just the once, I followed it up in the same damn place the very next race :nono: :bye:

Stupid hairpins >.< first time I had waay too much weight on the inside peg, plenty of sparks and way hayy lowsided. Second time after doing a dozen laps of practice fine I got on the gas real early leaned over going around the outside of the hairpin round some folk on the first lap and it slid out again. :shutup:

No real damage luckily, except to my record and trust with club bikes :innocent:

Had more than my share of close calls on the road for 2 years, a variety of my fault and just wrong place situations - luckily i've squeaked through every time and tried to learn from my mistakes (where I was at fault). :rockon:

[NighthawkNZ]

Never say never you will just Jinx it all

[Swoop]

None, and intending to stay that way.
Started riding back when the licence was the little red book. Guessing - late '70's?
Where is that piece of wood...

[YellowDog]

Nope, not me.

I've never had a crash.

At least not one I can remember.

Maybe it was such a bad crash it erased itself from my memory.

Perhaps I even forgot I owned a bike, so I didn't miss the mangled wreckage.

[Roki_nz]

Well I've only been riding 5 months or so and haven't yet experienced a crash or even a drop and am hoping that will remain. I always ride as if I'm invisible and watch any danger areas. There have been a couple of times where a cage has pulled into my lane without looking etc but I have managed to avoid any collisions. :2thumbsup


Like you most of the close calls I had where when cages decide to change lanes.

Most of the accidents I have heard about involve cages pulling out. It surprises me how some people don’t shoulder check before changing lanes (admittedly I have done this once of twice L) just last week, checking my mirror shoulder checking again again saved the biker who decide he wanted to speed threw all the cars.

[MaxCannon]

None so far

Come close a couple of times
Locked the front in the rain about a week after I started riding - some twit pulled right across the road into a driveway in front of me.
I could see it happening but was too close to do anything but jam on the brakes as hard as I could.
Luckily I was riding to the conditions and managed to just miss the back of the car.

Another one was a close call with a barrier turning on the motorway, came round the corner too quick and didn't lean enough.
That moment taught me a lot about cornering.

Most recent one was an idiot in a car changing lanes directly in front of me. Totally unexpected and major evasive manouvre required. Luckily there was some room to one side - otherwise I'd have been wearing the door panel.

When I was taught to drive I was told to assume everyone else on the road was an idiot and expect them to do stupid things.
This advice has served me well so far.

[CookMySock]

I haven't.

Nearly t-boned some prick a few weeks back who swung in front of me at a roundabout with no indicator on.. so I take a second look and hez got his fucking hand out his window.. growl, hand signal eh, I'll let him have that one.. this time.. :argh:

gee on this GT650R of mine, traffic parts like the red sea on the open road when I pull out to pass.. never seen that before on the smaller bikes.. do I look intimidating or do they just want to hear and see the big vee-twin crackle past their window ? Weird, but I like it, especially the crackling-past-their-window bit. lol. :laugh:

DB

[jrandom]

Talking of close calls, while I was overtaking what looked like an Altezza on SH2 yesterday morning on the way to Paeroa, the driver first sped up, and then swerved wildly to his right as I came past. I had to swerve very hard myself to avoid being knocked off.

I've never seen the likes of it. My first actual homicide attempt by a cage driver.

I decided to just let it go and ride away. No reason to let it muck up my day. I could have tried hanging back and following him in the hopes of a wee 'chat' when he stopped, but his Toyota probably had more tank range left than Betty did, and I didn't see the point in being late for the races, anyway.

I can only imagine that he was frustrated after being stuck in traffic on SH2, being overtaken by bikes all morning.

Some cunts really is cunts.

:no:

[Blue Velvet]

My first actual homicide attempt by a cage driver.

Similar happened to me on Wellington motorway earlier this year. Guy in a Mistral sitting in right lane doing 90, nothing ahead of him. There is another car to his front left which he is not in the process of overtaking.

I indicate to go into the left lane, move left, begin overtaking his vehicle, he looks left, we make eye contact, he does the intentional swerve thing. I swerve too and gas it out of there and he speeds up to try and keep up.

Fucking scary man.

[skidMark]

Ive had ten:crybaby:

[-df-]

never crashed a road bike (come off dirt bikes though). Had my license for 10 years now, been riding on the road on and off since then.

[Boob Johnson]

Ive had ten:crybaby:
And he STILL hasn't got a clue :rolleyes:


Sensei has riden for 30+ years & only just had his first bin last year, not a bad innings :2thumbsup

[ynot slow]

And he STILL hasn't got a clue :rolleyes:


Sensei has riden for 30+ years & only just had his first bin last year, not a bad innings :2thumbsup

Yeah but when skidmark gets to thirty years riding,he would have been dead for twenty of them.

Not a bad record for Sensei,something to aspire to,not crashing but getting the mileage and years of enjoyment from biking,plus the comradeship of fellow bikers.:niceone:

[RidingHard]

none yet for me......only a couple years riding roadbikes tho (only a young-un at 23). I ride every day to work tho and am constantly taking evasive action because of dodgy cage driving; had a woman open her door into me as I filtered up at 10k.....fuck it hurt!

[Mike748]

Well ..... I had a clean road riding record until yesterday, :doh:now I need a new jacket, helmet and significant repairs to the bike......... had a few dirt bike off's which we won't count, and we won't mention former cage trashing days.

[CookMySock]

Yeah but when skidmark gets to thirty years riding,he would have been dead for twenty of them.BAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA, classic.. :headbang:

DB

[Ragingrob]

Yeah but when skidmark gets to thirty years riding,he would have been dead for twenty of them.




A bit harsh don't you think? I'm sure it's not that funny to everyone who's known someone involved in a fatal accident...

[MsKABC]

Been riding on and off for 7 years and not had an incident. I've only clocked a bit over 10K though, so it's probably not that much to crow about :lol:

[mazz1972]

Offroad yes plenty of times so gave up and got a quad.

Technically I guess this is also offroad - recently was attempting to ride out of a shallow roadside ditch. Halfway out I stalled, put foot down, nothing there, toppled over. Just a couple of scratches to the front mudguard, dented pride, and lots of laughs with us two ladies straining to heave the bike upright from a precarious angle.

Nothing else though

*touch wood*
*touch wood* again
*touch wood* one final time

[Timaa]

never binned so far, and i been riding boutt 1.5 years now.

[swbarnett]

- recently was attempting to ride out of a shallow roadside ditch. Halfway out I stalled, put foot down, nothing there, toppled over.
Reminds me of one of my minor bins. Just past the Piha turn-off on Scenic Drive I rolled to a stop at the side of the road. I'd moved on to the footpath as there wasn't enough room to get off the road otherwise. What I hadn't realised was that when I stopped the footpath was a good foot above road level and when I put my right foot down (path was too narrow to go left, nasty cliff) it hit air. Rolled over gently and landed on my butt.

[Rotor]

Had 3 crashers in 25 years
#1: on the Thames coast at Tapu in the rain with girlfriend. I was thinking about home then BANG, I was on the road. Age: 16. Bike CB 350
Lesson: think about what your doing, not where you are heading

#2: Top of the Bomb Bay hill when there where lights, into the back of a car. AGE: 18. Bike GSX1100ESD
Lesson: Don't look at things that you don't want to hit

#3: Wilsons Bay, Thames coast. Hit a car and tralier that was blocking the road
AGE: 22 Bike GSX1100ESD (same bike as #2 crash) Still have said bike in shed, she doesn't look to good
Lesson: anything can happen at any time
There you go

[The Lone Rider]

I've never crashed on the road.

Only time I've crashed a "bike" was when I was 10 years ago, on a C90 step through riding around on my uncles orchard. And even then only crashed twice - once hit a giant hole in the ground (the grass wasn't mowed so couldn't tell it was there) and the other was when I was doing slides through a big mud hole. The bike sure didn't like filling up with mud.

Few close calls on the road though. Plenty of opportunity to be yelling out "FUUUUCCCCKK!!!" on the road.

[ynot slow]

A bit harsh don't you think? I'm sure it's not that funny to everyone who's known someone involved in a fatal accident...

Point taken,my thoughts were with those who have lost mates in road accidents,I have had one mate die in a car accident.

My message is hopefully some will see the folly in his ravings,thus if someones listens to thoughts posted here then all good.

[BiK3RChiK]

Hell! Crashing ain't funny!! I've been in a few car accidents, none of which were my fault. The two worst ones were a drunk driver smashed into me head-on after losing it coming around a corner and the other one was at night coming around a blind corner and a whole herd of about 300 cows were on the road!!!! EWWWW!!! That made a mess! Hopefully, I don't meet ANY of these scenarios on the bike.... I'm sure the back pain I contend with now is nothing compared to what that would be like! Ride safe everyone...

[kiwi cowboy]

I haven't!!!
But then I've only been riding road for a month:whistle:

:wait::wait::corn::corn:

[kiwi cowboy]

[QUOTE=MaxCannon;1431426]None so far


Another one was a close call with a barrier turning on the motorway,


sooooooo i hope you stoped and gave that barrier a good talking to :spanking::spanking:witch way did it turn-did it indercate:lol::lol:
sorry:Offtopic:

[headlesschicken]

:wait::wait::corn::corn:

I aint gonna be crashing for a while now.. my bikes getting fixed:doctor:
(not my fault!)

[Radar]

Heres a few from me...

1. Loose crap on tight bend:
30 years ago I was taking my 650 Triumph Bonneville (big fast bike back in those days) up a mountain road, hit some dirt on a hairpin curve and slid into the bank. Bike and I only had a few scratches, lucky no one was coming down in the other lane.
Lesson: Dunno. Cannot go slow on every curve and if the dirt, metal or diesel is spread wide, it will be very difficult to avoid.


2. Tram tracks:
Also back when I was a young dude, I had my picked-up-from Munich factory new 600 BMW with my friend on back. We hit the streets of Budapest, Hungary, early on a Sunday morning. The streets were slick from rain that night and I was going extra slow due to the tram tracks on the road but #$%@X!! I got caught anyway in those tracks and it threw both of us sliding into the curb. I had crashbars installed over the BMW's opposing cylinder heads for this reason and we came away from that with hardly a scratch on the crashbars. Again, lucky there was no traffic, and that I had a leather jacket and helmet, the bike had crash bars, and somehow my friend was ok.
Lesson: Avoid Chch roads when wet!


3. My stupid accident:
In stop and go bumper to bumper city traffic with my Triumph Bonneville, decades ago. I was really tired from staying up most of the night so was not paying attention and throttled too much when the guy in front suddenly stopped - swerved but banged my knee so hard I could not walk and an onlooker insisted I get into the ambulance that came. On crutches but managed to paint my helmet with the extra free time, LOL. Lucky nothing broken.
Lesson: don't ride when fatigued


4. Stupidity nr 2:
My friend nearly died a year ago on the Paihiatua Track that leads into Palmerston North. She was in hospital for ONE YEAR and is now paralyzed for life with limited movement in one arm. It had been 20+ years since she was on a bike, went out and bought a big cruiser on hp, and after a few rides she decided to go to Palmerston North with gale force winds and heavy rain - there were weather warnings all over the place - shiite, I would not have caged over there in those conditions. Took a curve too wide and slammed into an oncoming car. Not so lucky, except that she survived and gets lots of support from everyone including her (born) paraplegic husband.
Lesson: bad weather + lack of skills = crash!
Footnote: a week ago I went over the same twisty road where she had the accident, and I was nervous and reminding myself "slow in, power on, faster out" etc at each curve. Wouldn't have done it without the (unknowing) support of the Ulysses Club group I was riding with. Anyway, it was a psychological block that I needed to deal with and it felt good to achieve that ride.


5. Inexperience
One of my riding mates went too fast into a corner because he was freaked out when a $40k Ducati flew past him, breaking his concentration. He panicked and hit the clutch and front brake hard - over he went but at least his protective clothing and MX knee guards saved him, so he lucked out wearing his gear.
Lesson: PRACTICE those tight curves and don't let anything ruin your concentration.


Conclusion: Most accidents are avoidable. Even when cagers are out to kill by swerving into MC's, as we see on this thread a skilled rider can take evasive action. For the unavoidable situations, if we are wearing protective gear and don't get run over or thrown into cheese cutters, injuries can be minimised.

[Wingnut]

Haven't crashed on the road but have 3 broken vertibrae due to the offroad variety.

[Skyryder]

Nothing major. Went into the side of a concrete underpass years back slowish but hit the wall.

That's the underpass that goes below the Sockburn bridge on Main South road.

My only crash


Skyryder

[blossomsowner]

most serious accident i had was when an old guy pulled across the intersection i was about to cross (I had the green light) and i thought thats ok until he stopped......... blocking both lanes completely..... so I parked my bike front first just forward of his drivers door and and carried on forwards. broke two bones in my right hand. Plenty of close calls but i agree that safe riding practices go a long way to reducing the risks.

[icekiwi]

Had A few years riding on an off (more on than off luckily)...
Last slide down the road was after the front went and I lowsided 1/2 way through a sharpish righthander on my way to work 12 mths ago ...
A good scrape to the fairings...a good reminder 4 me...
Concentrate on what your doing....would have saved my arse...

[glice]

not on the road yet but have had a couple off road

[Boulder]

never a crash but slid on loose gravel at slow speed and that was enough to have me take more care

[avgas]

I've met people who have never crashed.
I've also met people who have never gone past 3rd gear.
Not saying the 2 are related, just saying its a big bloody world.

[H00dz]

nothing yet touch wood!!!!

Secret to this: a fear of falling reall helps

[Whytey]

Broken collarbone , 2 Broken ankles and numerous gravel rash , And the arse taken out of my jeans a few times . All when i was younger and dumber .

[fLaThEaD FreD]

This (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=67231&d=1185825101) one. (Warning: graphic photo of plastic surgery in progress.)
I loved the thumb pic. I had exactley that 6 years ago.5 x 10mm screws with a "L" shaped plate to connect the knuckle. Done under a local anethsetic took 2hrs.

Just immagine not bein able to hold up the bottoms of your toasted sammies!!!!

And now this time sittin in front of the puta for a while 3 brokin ribs,broken collerbone and a little missing skin. Thank god for my specticle case in my right hip pocket,it was the perfect slider between me and the tarseal!