Unfuckingbelievable

[cowboyz]

i just wondering how you guys get to a couple of thousand posts?

[cowboyz]

i just wondering how you guys get to a couple of thousand posts?

[elle-f]

ya know, thats great you are riding again but dont ever think you are invincible because you have survived a few crashes. be safe

[Beemer]

ya know, thats great you are riding again but dont ever think you are invincible because you have survived a few crashes. be safe

Got insurance yet?

[Xtat1k]

it's simple - you ride too fast for your ability. it's just a shame that you've fucked a perfectly good (somewhat rare) bike. there was a guy - Darwin i think his name was - who had a theory about guys like you.

Yeah I'd have to agree with that, bloody lucky you came out unscathed but, maybe slow it down a little.

[inlinefour]

So I got my new 2000 aprilia rs250 on thursday, what a magnificent machine.
Didnt really ride it on thursday but come friday night saturday and sunday I couldnt have got more use out of it
Clocked up 700 km's up to wellsford and back a few times from auckland..
Loving the twisties, this bike feels great in a corner and even better in a straight line.
On sunday arvo got a call from a mate wanting to go for one more ride.
Sweet, Im keen.
We had all been talking for a decent amount of time about taking it slow, relaxing and cruising, theres a time and a place for speed
So 3 of us are doing a medium speed, not really going above 150 on most open roads unless there was an empty long straight which we might accelerate on but back off shortly after, None of us wanted to crash.
Leader had a radar on his 675 which saved us a couple times, mate on his repsol replica nsr250 sat on leaders heels, I sat on the nsr, everything was great - No close calls or anything dodgy, Almost back to auckland, take the turnoff to albany and follow my mates..
I see them in front of me at about 120, they start braking, I start braking, they turn into the corner and im still trying to brake as the backwheel comes up which means I cant turn into the corner, I go straightthrough the corner, over the 1.5m deep ditch till the front wheel hits the other side of the ditch, 3m away.BIG IMPACT. bike stays where it was, I fly over the handlebars over a tree, land 10m away, sommersoult and skid on my head for further 15m, adrenilines pumping and I cant believe im alive let alone dont have a scratch on me,
My friends have continued on unaware of whats happened.
Pick up the bike which is caked in dirt.
Side Fairing are intact but lying next to the bike, NO scratches - just broken bolt holes, Tank is lying on ground, No scratches or dents but not attatched to the bike, Seat is lying on ground, muddy as fuck.
Tail Section, Lying on ground - still intact just broken bolt holes.
Forks are bent with wheel almost all way back to engine, Rear subframe is bent,
No broken handlebars levers/lights or pegs, just seems to be the rear subframe and the forks.
As I got the bike thursday It was NOT insured, was meant to insure it today.
I cannot believe I spent 8000 bucks I didnt have on this machine and I have fucked it after 4 days..
Specially after I have dedicated my life to being a safe more aware rider.
This is not the first time ive crashed oh no.
Had a couple minor ones on the gn125, had 2 on the nsr where a driver pulled out and I locked the front wheel by accident,
Had a bad one on the nsr where I came around a corner and hit a turning car at around 90, I broke my leg in 5 places, rebuilt the bike over 4months on acc, took it out for its maiden voyage, front wheel locked after 15mins and I went over the handlebars and up the road, got an aprilia, kept it mint for 5 months then got knocked off by a car at 50k, Insurance came through and I got the new bike 4 days ago, now its gone
What the fuck is wrong with me, all that happened in the space of 1 yr 3mnths
should I give up riding?
Unfuckoing believable

If I was in your position, I'd have given up riding some time ago. Although I must admit I broke my back on my MX bike last year, however nil accidents in the decade prior. Maybe a handling skills course might be a go? The only time the frount wheel should be locked is while doing a stoppie...

[Lorax]

Bro that sucks so much shit. Feel for ya.

However, losing 8grand is better than losing the use of your legs eh. There's a bright side to everything.

[Kittyhawk]

Shesh.....dunno what to say...main thing is you're ok.... very lucky to be able to walk away from the accident.

[Ryza]

have you thought of having a break for a while?

when i binned my first bike i lost my nerve, tried to keep riding but still wasn't at my peak, so fuck it, sold it(after fixing it of course), was off the saddle for about 6 months, then got another bike, started riding again and now it feels good

though if your into falling off and hurting yourself, go get a dirt bike

[elle-f]

Got insurance yet?

me? i always have insurance - full as well - i dont bother with 3rd party. you must have the wrong person sorry.

[speeding_ant]

Dude... That just sucks..

I think the best advice I could give you is buy a quite/sensible bike, try your hardest not to hoon it and try to do everything perfectly, everytime you get on it. It will tame you to stop speeding. I went through a sort of similiar experience where hooning caused an accident. Straddled a GSX2004 (inline twin) for a while, making sure that I did everything right. I rode that for around a year. Now after moving back to a quicker (relatively), more sportier bike, I feel I have more control over myself (and the bike).

You're going down a hard road, but don't kick yourself around. You're safe, the bikes can be repaired/some money recovered. At the end of the day, money isnt everything. It may feel "gay" going to a shitty bike but its worth it in the long run..

My 10c Take it easy out there mate

[The Pastor]

Give me your rs250, i'll give u a gpz1000, its more safer.

[smoky]

I start braking, they turn into the corner and im still trying to brake as the backwheel comes up which means I cant turn into the corner, I go straight through the corner........
a driver pulled out and I locked the front wheel by accident.....
front wheel locked after 15mins and I went over the handlebars...

I think small powerful bikes are harder to ride, they can accelerate real fast but they’re harder to stop and less forgiving in the corners than heavier bikes. (just my opinion). I've only really had one road bike that was a two smoker - RD350 (years ago).
If you choose to continue riding, which you no doubt will, I suggest you practice stopping quickly – I don’t think a stoppie is the quickest way to stop.
Get some mentoring.
Perhaps some of the more experienced riders here could give us some ideas of what to do when you find your self in your situation – coming up to a corner too fast – it happens.

I was on a ride recently with some others, it was one of those days you can’t seem to get things together and everything’s awkward, I was approaching corners all wrong; braking to hard coming into the corner. I was making a mess of it, until I learnt to let go of the brake and just chance it in the corner – to my surprise the bike took the corners better than expected.
I’ve learnt that when I over cook it up to a corner; if I shift my bum back, start braking and wipe off as much speed as possible, but then shift forward again and let go of the brakes earlier and take the chances in the corner, you’ve got a lot more options in the corner than if you lock up the front. Mind you I’ve found in extreme balls up mode I’ve actually locked the back wheel from changing down the gears too aggressively and braking – I’ve managed to slide the back around a bit as I’ve dropped into the corner, flung my head around the corner and rolled the throttle on, it seems to have got me out of trouble a couple of times.
But I’m not a good rider and I don’t know the theories you should be trying. I hope some one posts and puts us straight.
So come on guys stop givin him an ear full (I think he’s been told already) and give us learner riders all some good advice on what to do.

[crshbndct]

Seriously though your only young once. If you don't do this shit while your young and invincible you'll never do it. Then what stories are you going to have when you old and sensible?

"and this was the time i ruptured my testicles against the tank..."

"and this was the time i broke my back and never walked again...."

"and this was the time i tried a dangerous passing move and made this dumb bitch swerve into a ditch, killing her unborn baby....."

seriously though, starting the bike without checking it? wtf? i know you just wnated to sit there and rev it so your mates could drool over it seeing as how you couldnt ride it, but wtf?

this is why i waited till i was 26 to get a bike (made the decision when i was 18 to wait till i was responsible car driver. and i manage to drive around in my v8 and not speed, despite 400hp, so i figured that i was now boring and safe enough.

[quickbuck]

5 months, ridden everywhere, everyday - no crash
cept for one spill on the grass at taupo track which hurt my pride more than me or my bike

Good to hear you are riding without incident these days.

I don't think too many noticed this post, as they are still trying to give you advice on what went wrong in the accident (so it seems).


The small spill on the grass, yep that sucks, but you will learn not to get yourself in those situations one day.