Have you ever had a current learner bike that the power made you crash?

**The Pastor** · 2nd October 2010, 10:51

Simple poll. Keep this about the power, and not the skill required to ride a bike.

**ducatilover** · 2nd October 2010, 10:57

No, don't be silly.
Only a two smoker would manage that....

**JohnJumper** · 2nd October 2010, 11:36

Definitely not from power alone

**Subike** · 2nd October 2010, 11:40

not even on a two smoka, attitude

**EJK** · 2nd October 2010, 13:10

I flipped a wheelie on my FXR. It just had so much power.

**SMOKEU** · 2nd October 2010, 13:10

I've had a few close calls, but that was more due to stupidity than anything else.

**george formby** · 2nd October 2010, 13:18

Not current but my trusty old de-restricted KMX 125 spat me off the back a couple of times when my clutch & throttle control was still in it's infancy.

**maggot** · 2nd October 2010, 13:22

I have a feeling my old RGV would've killed me if it hadn't have blown up. That thing was just too fun..

**MarkH** · 2nd October 2010, 13:40

Originally Posted by ducatilover

No, don't be silly.
Only a two smoker would manage that....

Mine was a 2 smoker ('79 Suzuki GT250X7) and even then I never crashed due to too much power - been close due to too much right wrist though!

**ducatilover** · 2nd October 2010, 14:35

Originally Posted by MarkH

Mine was a 2 smoker ('79 Suzuki GT250X7) and even then I never crashed due to too much power - been close due to too much right wrist though!

I was meaning the likes of a young squid hopping on to a de-restricted RS250

**avgas** · 2nd October 2010, 15:26

3 times.
I learn by doing however.
Unlike other pussies on here.

**breakaway** · 2nd October 2010, 16:04

I rode 4Cyl 400s, 600s, v-twin 650s and a 4cyl 1000 on my 6L/6R licence, have 6F now.

The 400 caused me to have a pretty severe crash because I wasn't prepared for the power. After that I learnt to respect the throttle, and never had any issues with crashing. Have had the rear step out and the front lift up every now and then (private roads of course).

**R6_kid:Me** · 2nd October 2010, 16:17

Originally Posted by breakaway

I rode 4Cyl 400s, 600s, v-twin 650s and a 4cyl 1000 on my 6L/6R licence, have 6F now.

The 400 caused me to have a pretty severe crash because I wasn't prepared for the power. After that I learnt to respect the throttle, and never had any issues with crashing. Have had the rear step out and the front lift up every now and then (private roads of course).

So you started 'learning' on a bike that was too powerful for you, then progressively upgraded to more and more powerful bikes, and are now at the point where you still can't control the power available from your current bike. Sounds to me like you didn't do a lot of learning.

**release_the_bees** · 2nd October 2010, 17:19

I managed to high side my first KR150 by accelerating hard out of a roundabout in the wet, then shutting the power off after the back slid out (which, at the time. I thought was the right thing to do). I can't blame this solely on the power though, as inexperience had a lot to do with this, both in losing control in the first place and not being able to recover.