Anyone never had a crash?

**YellowDog** · 16th February 2008, 21:51

Nope, not me.

I've never had a crash.

At least not one I can remember.

Maybe it was such a bad crash it erased itself from my memory.

Perhaps I even forgot I owned a bike, so I didn't miss the mangled wreckage.

**Roki_nz** · 16th February 2008, 22:12

Originally Posted by Ragingrob

Well I've only been riding 5 months or so and haven't yet experienced a crash or even a drop and am hoping that will remain. I always ride as if I'm invisible and watch any danger areas. There have been a couple of times where a cage has pulled into my lane without looking etc but I have managed to avoid any collisions.

Like you most of the close calls I had where when cages decide to change lanes.

Most of the accidents I have heard about involve cages pulling out. It surprises me how some people don’t shoulder check before changing lanes (admittedly I have done this once of twice L) just last week, checking my mirror shoulder checking again again saved the biker who decide he wanted to speed threw all the cars.

**MaxCannon** · 17th February 2008, 21:29

None so far

Come close a couple of times
Locked the front in the rain about a week after I started riding - some twit pulled right across the road into a driveway in front of me.
I could see it happening but was too close to do anything but jam on the brakes as hard as I could.
Luckily I was riding to the conditions and managed to just miss the back of the car.

Another one was a close call with a barrier turning on the motorway, came round the corner too quick and didn't lean enough.
That moment taught me a lot about cornering.

Most recent one was an idiot in a car changing lanes directly in front of me. Totally unexpected and major evasive manouvre required. Luckily there was some room to one side - otherwise I'd have been wearing the door panel.

When I was taught to drive I was told to assume everyone else on the road was an idiot and expect them to do stupid things.
This advice has served me well so far.

**CookMySock** · 18th February 2008, 07:02

I haven't.

Nearly t-boned some prick a few weeks back who swung in front of me at a roundabout with no indicator on.. so I take a second look and hez got his fucking hand out his window.. growl, hand signal eh, I'll let him have that one.. this time..

gee on this GT650R of mine, traffic parts like the red sea on the open road when I pull out to pass.. never seen that before on the smaller bikes.. do I look intimidating or do they just want to hear and see the big vee-twin crackle past their window ? Weird, but I like it, especially the crackling-past-their-window bit. lol.

DB

**jrandom** · 18th February 2008, 07:15

Talking of close calls, while I was overtaking what looked like an Altezza on SH2 yesterday morning on the way to Paeroa, the driver first sped up, and then swerved wildly to his right as I came past. I had to swerve very hard myself to avoid being knocked off.

I've never seen the likes of it. My first actual homicide attempt by a cage driver.

I decided to just let it go and ride away. No reason to let it muck up my day. I could have tried hanging back and following him in the hopes of a wee 'chat' when he stopped, but his Toyota probably had more tank range left than Betty did, and I didn't see the point in being late for the races, anyway.

I can only imagine that he was frustrated after being stuck in traffic on SH2, being overtaken by bikes all morning.

Some cunts really is cunts.

**Blue Velvet** · 18th February 2008, 09:36

Originally Posted by jrandom

My first actual homicide attempt by a cage driver.

Similar happened to me on Wellington motorway earlier this year. Guy in a Mistral sitting in right lane doing 90, nothing ahead of him. There is another car to his front left which he is not in the process of overtaking.

I indicate to go into the left lane, move left, begin overtaking his vehicle, he looks left, we make eye contact, he does the intentional swerve thing. I swerve too and gas it out of there and he speeds up to try and keep up.

Fucking scary man.

**skidMark** · 18th February 2008, 10:51

Ive had ten

**-df-** · 18th February 2008, 14:34

never crashed a road bike (come off dirt bikes though). Had my license for 10 years now, been riding on the road on and off since then.

**Boob Johnson** · 18th February 2008, 19:49

Originally Posted by skidMark

Ive had ten

And he STILL hasn't got a clue

Sensei has riden for 30+ years & only just had his first bin last year, not a bad innings

**ynot slow** · 18th February 2008, 20:21

Originally Posted by Boob Johnson

And he STILL hasn't got a clue

Sensei has riden for 30+ years & only just had his first bin last year, not a bad innings

Yeah but when skidmark gets to thirty years riding,he would have been dead for twenty of them.

Not a bad record for Sensei,something to aspire to,not crashing but getting the mileage and years of enjoyment from biking,plus the comradeship of fellow bikers.

**RidingHard** · 18th February 2008, 20:23

none yet for me......only a couple years riding roadbikes tho (only a young-un at 23). I ride every day to work tho and am constantly taking evasive action because of dodgy cage driving; had a woman open her door into me as I filtered up at 10k.....fuck it hurt!

**Mike748** · 18th February 2008, 21:16

Well ..... I had a clean road riding record until yesterday,

now I need a new jacket, helmet and significant repairs to the bike......... had a few dirt bike off's which we won't count, and we won't mention former cage trashing days.