Becoming fearless isn't the point. That's impossible. It's learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it.
Scratch away. I've never claimed to be a thing but a green lemon with her training wheels still on A few of those lesson places have that you have to be able to go 80km + to do the course. I finally got to 100km on the motorway the other night. Weeeeeee. Now I can actually do the motorway I can ride to those learner courses. (As long as I don't have to take the bridge lol)
I would like to do NASS but alas it is on a Wednesday and its winter. So by the time 7.30 rolls round it's too dark and tbh I'd rather learn when I can see the road properly. Bring on summer!!!
I'm keen to do a track day like Bosslady! When I've done some training lol and have the balls to actually get to the track!!
But please do keep on topic. If you want to flame me please post here: http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...-new-(Juniper)
The topic is Crashes, Falls and Drops.
I don't see much in the media about bike crashes. Compared to cars where x amount of people were hurt or killed.
What's the point in living if you don't feel alive?
Toying with ones mortality shouldn't be this much fun.
Well I am glad that I saw this thread now - I shall now make sure to bring my new bike *nowhere* near you!!
Complete and utter shit. I have ridden all year, all weather, in shit weather places like Dunedin and northern Scotland for over 20 years and have never crashed. Having an attitude of it not being if but when pretty much guarantees it being if not when IMHO. If I had suffered the injuries you had I would have given up bikes years ago. Can you not take a hint?
EDIT - In light of the thread title I have to admit to dropping it while stationary four times now.
Double mf post.
On a ligher note, I witnessed a spill last night in Udon Thani, where an old guy dropped is scoot on a busy street in the wet... he got up limping, picked his bike up...with a few helpers, and pushed it up onto the foot path. He had a bit of bark off, was bleeding a bit and had torn his trousers, what does he do? He pulls a towel from his luggage, wraps it around not his bleeding scrapes....... but around his waist, takes his trousers off and hands then to a street vender to sew up, waits, puts them back on and starts up and rides off...still bleeding.
Is not Guaranteeing that I will fall. It's preparing me for when and IF I do fall it's not the end of the world (figuratively speaking) I can get up, brush myself off and get right back on (if possible at the time, but I think you get my drift)
Reality of the situation is that I may not fall.
I have tried very hard to train that childhood notion of "I'm invincible" out of me. I've never been in a crash or seriously hurt against my will. With the mantra of "It's not if, it's when" I am now not one of those cocky newbies.
For me it is just a wise saying and strong possibility. And sensible for newbies to hear at least once.
For others it is a prediction. I also see these people as being realistic. You can't control every car or pine needle out there. As my friend is proof off.
Maybe it is that "I'm invincible" cockiness of mine that sees it only as a strong possibility.
What's the point in living if you don't feel alive?
Toying with ones mortality shouldn't be this much fun.
oh if i could be the perfect rider like yourself and Kaman.
walking around with your head in the clouds, thinking nothing will ever happen to me, you cannot control all the elements, no matter how carful you may ride.
as for giving up on riding / bikes years a go, that show how soft you you are.
''Maybe it is that "I'm invincible" cockiness of mine that sees it only as a strong possibility''.
After reading that, I would say it's more of a certainty than a possibility.
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