Anyone never had a crash?

[swbarnett]

As for two types of crash - accident or bin; you are always in control of what might happen. If you are riding to the conditions and are taking into account everthing that could happen, all accidents are avoidable.

Wish that was true, ...

I believe what sp3ed said is true in all but an infinitesimal number of cases if you extend the riding to the conditions to every participant. The accident you describe happened because, although you were driving responsibly, they were not. Sometimes it does take a team effort to avoid an accident.

[Zuki Bandit]

I want to say but I dont want to jinx myself.

[HTFU]

I believe what sp3ed said is true in all but an infinitesimal number of cases if you extend the riding to the conditions to every participant. The accident you describe happened because, although you were driving responsibly, they were not. Sometimes it does take a team effort to avoid an accident.

So my point stands - some accidents are unavoidable.

[swbarnett]

So my point stands - some accidents are unavoidable.

Agreed, if you only consider what you are doing. Which is all you can do when you're riding. This is why driver education is so important. Pity it's the one thing we lack in NZ.

No accident is unavoidable if all parties are cooperating.

[ital916]

[headlesschicken]

I haven't!!!
But then I've only been riding road for a month

[PrincessBandit]

I was just wondering if there was anyone out there who has never had the misfortune of crashing their bike? By crash I don’t mean like when you over revved you bike when you were learning and it fell on you (what I did).

Yep, I am one such specimen. I've only been riding for about 15 months though so I've hardly got years of potential crash opportunities under my belt. Both my bikes have looked after me well. In 2 months of riding husband and Rosie (the GN) have parted company on one occasion, but neither Rosie or Coco (my bandit) have forsaken me on the road! I'm fairly sensible about not "out-riding" my level of skill but am gradually finding out more and more what I can do, knowing full well that my bike (in the hands of a far more experienced rider) is still capable of so much more. So, that's my skite session over for now.
(Pride goeth before a fall, so I try to remain humble.....but it's soooo hard sometimes )

[Mikkel]

No comment.

Been there. Was spending late nights playing in the computer labs at varsity and just got over-tired. Got woken up by the traffic lights changing in front of me. Didn't remember anything from Onehunga all the way across the Mangere bridge (and there were two tight right angle corners in it back then.

Good to see that the auto-pilot is working as intended!

Wish that was true, but it aint. I had a girl on a scooter coming towards me stop at an intersection ready to turn right. I came towards her in my car, I was watching her and had taken my foot off the gas and when I was about 5m from her she went, how the shit she didn't see me I will never know and niether will she unfortunately.

So what happened? Did you hit her or...?

But I'm with swbarnett though. That accident had been avoidable had she exercised due caution and not made the bad call.

[yod]

only had 2 (proper) bins, one very low speed in the wet when the front went on holiday (still not sure exactly why) and one high speed lowside which was nothing other than complete lack of experience (all balls and no brain....surprise surprise I was 21 at the time)

had a couple of "oops, forgot the sidestand" moments, but they dont count

[moT]

I have crashed countless times now, i enjoy crashing its fun maybee some of you guys should try it more often.

[onearmedbandit]

I have crashed countless times now, i enjoy crashing its fun maybee some of you guys should try it more often.

Yeah lots of fun. In fact I'm sooooo happy I live with 24hr a day excruciating pain now. Only been 10yrs now, I've got another 40+ years of this to look forward to. Might have a party to celebrate.

(Even if your post was a pisstake Tom I still find it disturbing)

[madandy]

After 16 years on road I'm still binless
There's accident avoidance skills in there somewhere but also being in the wrong place at the wrong time, or pushing you & your steeds limits contributes.
Had plenty of dirt bike wipeouts and pushbike smashes but now I'm old enough to fear any sort of bin so my riding reflects that to a certain degree...even at a track day

[FruitLooPs]

Been riding for two and a half years without incident until last weekend at Ruapuna. And I didn't bin it just the once, I followed it up in the same damn place the very next race

Stupid hairpins >.< first time I had waay too much weight on the inside peg, plenty of sparks and way hayy lowsided. Second time after doing a dozen laps of practice fine I got on the gas real early leaned over going around the outside of the hairpin round some folk on the first lap and it slid out again.

No real damage luckily, except to my record and trust with club bikes

Had more than my share of close calls on the road for 2 years, a variety of my fault and just wrong place situations - luckily i've squeaked through every time and tried to learn from my mistakes (where I was at fault).

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Never say never you will just Jinx it all

[Swoop]

None, and intending to stay that way.
Started riding back when the licence was the little red book. Guessing - late '70's?
Where is that piece of wood...