BuFfY's first accident

[vixter]

exactly, it could have been way worse, a biek could have gotten hit, or better, you could have been hurt..

cars can be replaced.

sweet i like this!!!!!!!!!

[Maha]

And dont give your mode of transport a name.......... i mean, lucy for christ sake, when and if you get a bike dont give it a name, it wont come to you if you call it

[Ixion]

Bit harsh here folks. Lots of people give bikes a name (me, f'instance). And although it's not specifically about bikes, it is in Rant and Rave. Which is appropriate.

Sure, cars get bent every day. But not all of them are being driven by site members.



Sorry to hear of Lucy's misfortune, glad you are unharmed.

[Maha]

Come on Ixion, what is it then?......darling?.... fluffy?....shnooky?....

[terbang]

why don't you try posting this particular thread on a car forum or in Pointless Drivel.

Cars crash in Auckland City every 2.56848 seconds, who gives a fuck, as long as no bikes are involved.

Obviously a young lady who was/is thinking about motorcycles gives a fuck and is having second thoughts.

And yes it can hurt when we get hit by a car but car and bike crashes often occur for different reasons and smetimes the results are different. I have avoided potential crashes on my motorcycle that I reckon Id hve been stuffed in if driving a car by superior braking, using less road space and also motorcyclists tend to look further ahead and ride more defensively (don't we?).
The only time I was hit by another vehicle (a light truck that lost control on a bend and slid sideways into my lane) in 30 years sent me on a short period of flight while my bike (RD 350) was reduced to a ball of tangled metal and shoved into a small retaining wall. Pinged ribs kept me quiet for a while but I often wonder how I would have fared trapped in a car in the same accident.

[vixter]

Obviously a young lady who was/is thinking about motorcycles gives a fuck and is having second thoughts.

And yes it can hurt when we get hit by a car but car and bike crashes often occur for different reasons and smetimes the results are different. I have avoided potential crashes on my motorcycle that I reckon Id hve been stuffed in if driving a car by superior braking, using less road space and also motorcyclists tend to look further ahead and ride more defensively (don't we?).
The only time I was hit by another vehicle (a light truck that lost control on a bend and slid sideways into my lane) in 30 years sent me on a short period of flight while my bike (RD 350) was reduced to a ball of tangled metal and shoved into a small retaining wall. Pinged ribs kept me quiet for a while but I often wonder how I would have fared trapped in a car in the same accident.

honestly some people are just too bloody serious

[Ixion]

Come on Ixion, what is it then?......darling?.... fluffy?....shnooky?....

They're in my profile for the world to see.

Petal and Phoebe. For reasons that will be obvious to anyone who knows their Suzukis.

And Der Uberfarter is equally obvious to those whose familiar with K series BMWs

[Hawkeye]

why don't you try posting this particular thread on a car forum or in Pointless Drivel.

Cars crash in Auckland City every 2.56848 seconds, who gives a fuck, as long as no bikes are involved.

Problem here is that this is another 'potential biker' who could easily decide to say f*@k it and not bother. We should be encouraging more people onto bikes not putting them down.
Yes! this is a bikers forum but there are a number of members on here that drive cages but are thinking of changing over. Let's not discourage them...

[BuFfY]

The whole point of this thread was for me to ask whether other people before starting out biking felt a bit worried about the dangers... don't flame me for asking!!

[terbang]

honestly some people are just too bloody serious

Sorry, deepest apologies, point taken, Maaf, bedauern and kissy kissy to make up if I sounded too serious and offended you Vixter.

[terbang]

The whole point of this thread was for me to ask whether other people before starting out biking felt a bit worried about the dangers... don't flame me for asking!!

To be honest I always feel a bit worried about the dangers but the need for more riding experiences keeps me on a bike..Watch out next time you drink a cuppa tea as there have been people that have got it wrong and drowned in it..Life has its hurdles I guess and we do our best..

[inlinefour]

The whole point of this thread was for me to ask whether other people before starting out biking felt a bit worried about the dangers... don't flame me for asking!!

Im sure everyone does, I still feel worried about driving my Hilux on the AKL motorway! Yea life can be a dangerous thing, thats why I like the quote on my sig. Live life to the fullest I reckon, cause you really dont know when its going to be your last...

[NotaGoth]

The whole point of this thread was for me to ask whether other people before starting out biking felt a bit worried about the dangers... don't flame me for asking!!

BuFfY ignore them. Good to hear you are okay though. I've been in an extremely bad car accident myself. Was very lucky to walk away. In fact Mr Po Po was VERY VERY suprised that I managed to walk away on my own. I still don't own a bike as yet but the plans are there. I am hesitant over that fact though, being that I know it would hurt a hell of alot more to come off a bike, or be hit by a car while on a bike. I guess all I can say is that you do only live once. So you may as well have as many experiences in your life as you can. Like with me, I AM getting a bike eventually. If I don't like it, at least I can say I've had that experience.

[HDTboy]

I'd take it as a sign, especially if your car gets written off. You are meant to have a bike!

Edit: nobody gave me shit for naming the Pirate bike, or my new Team America bike

[Hawkeye]

Funny thing is that if you were on a bike you may have avoided the accident:

A) after a bit of time on a bike you expect some clown to do something like that and you almost develop a 6th sense for when they are going to do it. (You would have been subconsciously prepared for it)..
B) bikes fit into smaller gaps so you can drive around hazards that you wouldn't be able to avoid in cars.

Sure, if you get hit it probably will hurt you more than if you were in a car but not always.

Don't let one idiot put you off. If you're a good and careful rider what you do on the road can over-ride what the idiots do.

My sentiments exactly. I think you develop a 6th, 7th and 8th sense.
Having driven a cage for 30+ years, I have seen (or should I say, have been prepared for) more stupid cagers anticts since getting onto the bike than I ever did in the cage.

You feel secure in the cage so become complacent .

On the bike, you notice and prepare for so many possibilities without even thinking about it. First rule of thumb. If you think that they have seen you, you have made the wrong assumption. Always assume that they are going to change into your lane without indicating, turn in front of you or be general ar@#holes.