To bin or not to bin?

[Mikkel]

I should have stopped for a rest I knew I was tired, I knew I my reactions were too slow and my lines were off, but did I stop Noooooo I pushed on .... and before long I was pushing the bike onto the trailer.

Yeah, that happens as well

[NOMIS]

bull.. I droped my bike once off its stand and 2nd just a weird all of a sudden im on the ground.

both where inevitable but they still happened.

[puddytat]

my last bin was pullin up to the gas pump & stalling, causing the blike to tip to one side & "binning" into the rubbish bin...

[NOMIS]

I mean both could have been avoided if i was in the right frame of mind

[Mikkel]

both where inevitable but they still happened.

Inevitable occurances have a nasty habit of doing that...

[The Stranger:Me]

See, now I can tell that that's a pisstake.

However, I don't know that the same can be said for an unfortunately large number of others on this site.

Actually it's not a piss take.
It's deadly serious.

As per the original post, everyone is going to bin or drop their ride. It's just the way it is.
It's part of life. Every so often we as humans fuck up, and there is no one else to blame. It does you good to come to the realisation that hey I am fallable and I fucked up, it teaches accepting responsibility, it does you good to learn that no matter how good you think you are, you are only human like the rest of us. It serves to instil some humility and understanding. For those reasons its to be celebrated.

It's no good trying to sugar coat it. Get used to it, accept it, then it wont feel so bad when it happens.

As to the blame thing. Damn you make a mountain out of a mole hill don't you.
I binned my Blackbird. Why?
I approached a slight ridge on a straight too fast, the road fell away to an off camber right hander with crap all over the outside of the corner.

That's not blaming someone or something else.
That is rationalising the situation for the purposes of learning.
Huge difference!
Should I fail to do this, I fail to learn from the experience. That would be a complete waste of an experience.
So when asked what happened I can say either "I fucked up" which is true but says nothing of what I learned and teaches nothing or I can say what happened, which is also true but has the possiblity to teach not to out ride your vision and don't target fixate etc etc - because rarely does 1 mistake ever get you, it usually requires 2 or more.

[Katman]

Blah, blah, blah.............

Actually, I think you just love the sound of your own voice.

[The Stranger:Me]

Actually, I think you just love the sound of your own voice.

BWAHAHAHA
Coming from you that must be a pisstake.

[Katman]

BWAHAHAHA
Coming from you that must be a pisstake.

No, I'm serious.

I actually think you're full of piss and wind.

Edit: .......and that the RRRS crew should be ashamed to be associated with you.

[McDuck]

Well back tot he origonal post.

I had a bin. Mind wandered and oh fuck i was sliding on the ground. Didn't read the road properly, hit slippery shit and did the wrong thing. I think it is stupid to say 'i am never going to bin'. You need to focus on the here and now. 'i am not going to bin on this ride' or 'i am not going to bin in the next 10 min' is far better. And if you always tot he 'i am not going to bin on this ride' then invariably you will not bin ever.

[The Stranger:Me]

No, I'm serious.

I seriously think you're full of piss and wind.

Edit: .......and that the RRRS crew should be ashamed to have you on board.

Piss and wind?
Odd I always thought that to meant someone who talks the talk but fails to follow through.
How's the riding instructing business going there katman?
Looking forward to seeing some reviews of your classes.

[Katman]

How's the riding instructing business going there katman?

Fuck, you're well down on the play, aren't you?

[The Stranger:Me]

Fuck, you're well down on the play, aren't you?

Don't dance around the subject wimp, just put up or shut up!

[mowgli]

Actually it's not a piss take.
It's deadly serious.

As per the original post, everyone is going to bin or drop their ride. It's just the way it is.
It's part of life. Every so often we as humans fuck up, and there is no one else to blame. It does you good to come to the realisation that hey I am fallable and I fucked up, it teaches accepting responsibility, it does you good to learn that no matter how good you think you are, you are only human like the rest of us. It serves to instil some humility and understanding. For those reasons its to be celebrated.

You don't have to bin to learn those lessons. Close calls are a wake up call. Some recognize this and modify their behaviour without binning. Other's go "woohoo, gotta tell the lads on KB" and go on to encounter one close call too many - and bin!

Note that there is a third category where the first close call results in a bin without any warning. However I expect this is less common.

[Swoop]

I agree with D but can any rider on kb who has ridden regularly for X number of years honestly say that they have never had an off?

Yes.