Bad luck continues. Had first crash

**jrandom** · 1st May 2009, 20:26

Originally Posted by Thani-B

... the smoke coming off my rear tyre.

What were you doing locking the rear up?

**bikerboy011** · 1st May 2009, 20:26

Unlucky mate, just buy a honda it will save your life lol

**The Stranger:Me** · 1st May 2009, 20:40

Originally Posted by Thani-B

He was plenty far enough behind me. Going from an 80 to a 50 when the car in front of you decides to slam on her brakes makes you cover distance really quickly, even while braking.

What the fuck?
This is a piss take surely.
Please tell me, this is a piss take right?

**Two Smoker** · 1st May 2009, 20:44

Originally Posted by jrandom

What were you doing locking the rear up?

Maybe she had lessons from Jay? hehehe

Fark everyone on here must be riding gods and never made mistakes...

Only idiots dont learn from mistakes.

Lessons that you should have learned:

1. Dont ever drink and ride.
2. Watch your following distance
3. Dont jam the brakes on full. Fast, smooth and progressive is the technique.

As for crashes? Be glad youre not injured! Ive lost count of my crashes, but i think its somewhere in the high 20's early 30's over 5 years lol...

**Mom** · 1st May 2009, 20:45

Originally Posted by The Stranger

What the fuck?
This is a piss take surely.
Please tell me, this is a piss take right?

No I dont believe it is a piss take. When you first start out 80kph is extremely fast, and you probably feel you are going to die with every bump in the road. Having said that though, there appears to be quite a few skills that need working on for this youngster.

**Two Smoker** · 1st May 2009, 20:45

Originally Posted by The Stranger

What the fuck?
This is a piss take surely.
Please tell me, this is a piss take right?

No mate... this is a pisstake...

bikerboy011

Unlucky mate, just buy a honda it will save your life lol

**Thani-B** · 1st May 2009, 20:49

Originally Posted by DMNTD

Yet had plenty of space to stop?

Got distracted? Im not exactly sure what happened.

Originally Posted by jrandom

What were you doing locking the rear up?

Trying to avoid hitting the car in front of me. (It worked too).

Originally Posted by Two Smoker

Maybe she had lessons from Jay? hehehe

Fark everyone on here must be riding gods and never made mistakes...

Only idiots dont learn from mistakes.

Lessons that you should have learned:

1. Dont ever drink and ride.
2. Watch your following distance
3. Dont jam the brakes on full. Fast, smooth and progressive is the technique.

As for crashes? Be glad youre not injured! Ive lost count of my crashes, but i think its somewhere in the high 20's early 30's over 5 years lol...

And yes we both are glad it wasn't worse. None of you were there so cant really comment on what we did. We are both fairly new riders and handled the situation as well as we could.

**davebullet** · 1st May 2009, 20:57

Anyone in the Auckland area offering to mentor him?

**jrandom** · 1st May 2009, 21:00

Originally Posted by davebullet

Anyone in the Auckland area offering to mentor him?

The whole point of the KB Mentor system is that he knows who to contact without having to have explicit offers shoved in his face.

Edit: OK, maybe that's about half the point, with the rest being the inflation of various egos. But, y'know what I mean.

**Freeatlast** · 1st May 2009, 21:06

Originally Posted by Mom

There appears to be quite a few skills that need working on for this youngster.

1. not "remembering" licence restrictions ...

2. not "remembering" drink/drive regulations whilst on an "L" plate ...

3. not "remembering" previous demerit points still current on his licence ...

4. not "remembering" that buying anything off 'skid can be dangerous... If he doesn't want it, why would anybody else.

5. not "remembering" that going anywhere near 'Puke can be dangerous...

**zeocen** · 1st May 2009, 21:15

Shit rider crashes, fucking his bike keeping him off the road.

Things have gone better than expected!

**Thani-B** · 1st May 2009, 21:19

Originally Posted by Freeatlast

5. not "remembering" that going anywhere near 'Puke can be dangerous...

What does the location have to do with it?

Originally Posted by zeocen

Shit rider crashes, fucking his bike keeping him off the road.

Things have gone better than expected!

And he's a learner. Be nice.

**tigertim20** · 1st May 2009, 21:26

Originally Posted by zeocen

Shit rider crashes, fucking his bike keeping him off the road.

Things have gone better than expected!

Did you learn to ride at some point in your life, or were you a born expert, riding our of your mum's vagina on a litre bike, high fiving the doctor on the way out the door?

Learner riders are just that. LEARNERS. cos they make fuckin stupid mistakes. we all did. I know I did

. I thought this forum was here to talk shit and support fellow bikers. Sure he has some lessons to learn, and many on here have already told him what those lessons are. he has a broken bike, and a bruised ego, and by the time he is better he will (hopefully) be a smarted wiser more skillful rider.