I crash too much

[DMNTD:Me]

Because a few of them actually know how to ride.

...yep just a few:spudbn:

[Pathos]

Before my first crash

After my first crash

[Groins_NZ]

Nice before and after shots!

Watch you don't get some of the electrics wet in the rain now the're exposed :-).

Have you had a few bins already? - on this bike alone or others too?

How are your tyres? The're not very wide are they, not so much of a contact patch on the road as bigger bikes have - just a thought.

Cheers

[Pathos]

Its a light bike and the tyres are skinny which I don't think helped much in any of my crashes.

I've got good rubber tho MT75's with plenty of tread. But I want a bigger bike for a bit more speed and wider tyres.

The electrics get drenched but no problems so far

[Coyote]

Looks pretty cool all torn up

[John]

Its a light bike and the tyres are skinny which I don't think helped much in any of my crashes.

I've got good rubber tho MT75's with plenty of tread. But I want a bigger bike for a bit more speed and wider tyres.

The electrics get drenched but no problems so far

then you will probably kill yourself, but imo I think you should go for afew riding lessions, heaps around in hamilton, or maybe just get a more experienced rider to take you around - and it doesnt matter that you have skinny tires - ever seen the 125's go around pukie? yea they dont seem to be affected by "small tire" syndrome...

Although I cant say much I have had my fair share of bins, and to be honest I am a better rider for it.

[Pathos]

Its not my riding or speed I just get caught out.

1st Accident: grease on a blind corner of the desert road
2nd Accident: didn't notice gravel at end of a intersection (looking for oncoming traffic) and accelerated while turning left.
3rd Accident: misjudged what a 4x4 was doing...my fault, not enough braking distance on a wet road.

You can't compare a bike on race tyres on pukie with a bike on mt75 on New Zealand roads. The race bikers know every like bump and slick spot of the track.

[SlowHand]

gimme an S! Q! U! I! D!

picture some hot nekked cheer leaders putting there bodies in weird postions while reading that.

[Mooch]

Hey Pathos,
How much attention are you paying to road surface? Perhaps backing off the right hand could help a bit while you get used to reading the road.
Suggest that getting a bigger, faster bike will only give you more pain / bigger crashes. How about spending money on medium / advanced road riding course before changing bikes. Take care!

[Sketchy_Racer]

Damn!! i cant see your pics cause you have exceeded your badwith or sum shit... but, yea dude ya might wanna slow down a tad.

[ManDownUnder]

Hey PAthos - sounds like your accidents are happening because of whats going on arond you (rather than what you are doing wrong...) and as someone else said - back off on the right hand, and pay more attention to the road serface and other conditions.

You'll get the hang of it - but a little patience in the meantime will save you financial and physical pain

[Pathos]

gimme an S! Q! U! I! D!.[/I]

I got 157kmph on the way home on new years but then realised the plumbing grease being used as makeshift gasket cement probably wouldn't hold. Ripped the gasket when we put the gear selector back it place.


Good grief...slow down??? on a 150???

[Sketchy_Racer]

hey, i still have the rear fairing for my FXR..... if i find a suitable tail fairing to replace it, you can have mine for a very cheap price

now gots to finds me a Ducktail fairing. Anyone with a RS tailfairing for cheap cheap??

[TonyB]

Its a light bike and the tyres are skinny which I don't think helped much in any of my crashes.

I've got good rubber tho MT75's with plenty of tread. But I want a bigger bike for a bit more speed and wider tyres.

Sounds to me like more speed is the last thing you need. Big bikes only have wide tyres to deal with the horsepower they produce. They may have a 190 or 200 section rear tyre, but even a GSXR1000 still only uses a 120 section front tyre. That should be telling you something.

Your accidents are being caused by a lack of experience- you haven't learned to read the road properly yet, and it would seem that you don't know how to react when you do get in trouble. Stop and think for a minute- there are over 3000 bikers on this site. Some of us ride well over 50,000k a year, some of those same people haven't had an accident in many years. We ride on the same roads as you, with the same dickheads, oil and diesel patches, gravel etc etc.

If you see oil or gravel on the road DON'T stare at it cause if you do, you WILL run over it. Identify it, and then imediately look for a way around it. Same applies to any road hazard- animals, vehicles etc.

Try to never assume that a vehicle is going to do what you think. Give them plenty of room, especially at this time of the year, when many of them will be from out of town and will be trying to navigate thru unfamiliar territory.

Anyway, keep at it. Keep your eyes open and make sure you learn from your mistakes.

[SlowHand]

Why did you post this. To stop crashing or to say you got big nads and dont care if you crash or not.

Have you hurt yourself yet. It is possible to hurt yourself really bad on a 150. Hell, you could do it on a 50cc scooter or a push bike with the right Darwinism test pilot.