I have had four crashes that I can remember, but never had to see a doctor about any of them, so I ticked no crashes.
I can remember tooling down Hampshire street on my RD350, someone had just done an oil change on the car, and I found the used oil. Fell off, broke lots of bits. Couldn't ride the bike, so I asked an old fella if I could leave the bike in his shed. I got back to pick it up a few days later, and he had fixed everything except my speedo, which cost a weeks pay.
Years later rode my XT400 through a river on the way back from a trail ride. It was way deeper than I imagined, and I fell off. Got stuck and almost drowned. Mates are useless in those situations, they just want to take photos. But I dont think that counts either.
Dropped my GSX1100 on the Takaka Hill in 1987. I was almost walking, it was fuckn icy and snowing and it cracked the fairing, but I was not hurt. I watched a car come around the corner, thinking shit, they gonna run over my bike, but they gently spun in a circle and drifted into the bank, safely clear of my crash site.
Traded the GSX1100 on a new Triumph Trophy some years later. See I keeps me bikes for a long time. Except this one... Got it on Friday, and crashed it on Saturday when the back stepped out on the Rimutaka Hill, far side. My fault, too much gas on in the corner. Wasn't hurt, just pissed off. Had a most unpleasant time getting Swine Insurance to pay out, they had lots of excuses.
David must play fair with the other kids, even the idiots.
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