First Crash Today

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hmmm learning.. id rather learn to stay on the bike than learn how much it hurts coming off it.

havent experienced an off on the road yet, and dont intend on it..

[ZeroIndex]

hmmm learning.. id rather learn to stay on the bike than learn how much it hurts coming off it.

havent experienced an off on the road yet, and dont intend on it..

my 2 have caused an untold amount of learning curve... 1st one (rider fault): not leaning enough / not thinking i would get around a corner, so i just straightened out, hit the brakes, went on the grass and hit a bump, and fell off... 2nd one (bike fault): back tube tyre blew, managed to keep out of the oncoming traffic lane, fell off bike, went in an ambulance to hospital.

Moral of the story: 1). Lean more...
2). Buy good gear, don't think you'll get away with track pants even if you're just going to fill up with gas. Trust your bike, but don't expect it to be indestructable / there's nothing special about hospitals or ambulance rides...

[oldrider]

There are plenty of us around and contrary to popular opinion, it is possible to NOT crash a motorcycle.

Of course the reason is not pushing the limit *far enough*. I'd label that self-restraint.

I don't dispute your idealistic attitude but will it still be intact after 52yrs of motorcycling?
I have had 3 serious (bike and body bending) "offs" in that time and I am quite sure that if I don't pay attention they wont be the last.
Good luck with your quest to maintain a "perfect" record. There is still along way to go! (Nice bike in your pic by the way).
I make a habit of never looking down on people who "off", unless it is to help pick them up! Cheers John.

[Ixion]

Mine's still intact after 40 years. Not to say that I may not break it at any time. Sometimes shit happens no matter how careful you are. Just don't agree that crashes are inevitable. Go long enough and the odds start to mount up, but not inevitable.

[Sniper]

Bugger to hear mate, all the best for a quick healing

[Devil]

I make a habit of never looking down on people who "off", unless it is to help pick them up! Cheers John.

I certainly dont look down on people who have an off (Unless they were doing dumb shit!) but I do have an issue with people who take it upon themselves to convince people, particularly noobies, that they're going to crash, especially while learning. (Not pointing at anyone here).

Cant ignore that sometimes shit happens, but I dont consider it inevitable.

[oldrider]

I do have an issue with people who take it upon themselves to convince people, particularly noobies, that they're going to crash, especially while learning. (Not pointing at anyone here).

Is that what you thought when you read my post?

I thought I was just offering a bit of encouragement to some one who had had a bit of misfortune!

OK, I guess if you are not careful, words get in the way too. Never too old to learn, are we! Cheers John.

[Limb]

well... had my first crash today.. did the noob trick and put on the brake when i was half way through a corner.. only gear i didnt have on was pants so my legs got a bit smashed but everything else good cos gear.. goes to show how good it is to wear good gear.. luckily my head didnt smash down on the ground so didnt have to buy new helmet bought new bike pants after it though :P on bike only thing that was damaged was the front brake lever and handlebar.. took it into the bike mechanics to check it out incase i missed anything..

Yeah rite!! you missed out half the story. What about the bit when u said to me watch this dad. You went around the block and came flying pass the house well over the 50k speed limit.Also it had just rained and as i saw you fly pass the house my heart skipped a couple of beats. I turned to your mother and said hes going to crash! on the next corner and rushed out to see.
Unfortunitly i was right and boy you gave me a fright.So hopefully lesson learnt.(dont show off ,dont speed,slow down on wet roads and dont brake in the middle of a corner ) mmm i fell like ive told u all this heaps of times

ps Hope i hav'nt embarrassed you to much .lol

[ZeroIndex]

Yeah rite!! you missed out half the story. What about the bit when u said to me watch this dad. You went around the block and came flying pass the house well over the 50k speed limit.Also it had just rained and as i saw you fly pass the house my heart skipped a couple of beats. I turned to your mother and said hes going to crash! on the next corner and rushed out to see.
Unfortunitly i was right and boy you gave me a fright.So hopefully lesson learnt.(dont show off ,dont speed,slow down on wet roads and dont brake in the middle of a corner ) mmm i fell like ive told u all this heaps of times

ps Hope i hav'nt embarrassed you to much .lol

ooooooo the truth hurts... thanks for sharing 'the rest' of the story

[Devil]

Is that what you thought when you read my post?

I thought I was just offering a bit of encouragement to some one who had had a bit of misfortune!

OK, I guess if you are not careful, words get in the way too. Never too old to learn, are we! Cheers John.

I mentioned I wasn't pointing at anyone here. Just the whole expecting to crash thing that usually comes along with the topic.

Dear god, a disagreement on KB that hasn't turned to shit. Glad there's some maturity around here for once!

[kels]

Sorry to hear about the bin Free Rider, good to know that your ok!