Worst crash

[Steam]

I've had two crashes in about two years, and they have both been all my own fault - inexperience, not enough skill for how fast I was going. Now I go slower, and take rider skills courses. Which are really cheap and excellent if you live in Auckland.

[Nagash]

Worst crash.. luckily i've only had minor offs.

But a few months ago I got T-boned on a car, not a scratch on me, full gear and my brand new riding boots that I had bought the day before! (Thankyou biker gods) took the brunt of the impact. Saved me a broken ankle I reckon. Bike was fucked but i've since fixed it myself and am riding it now. Still trying to get the money out of the cunt though..

Worst crash as in terms of damage to me.. slow low side in the wet I suppose with minimal gear on, grazed knees and elbows. That was about it..

Quite lucky in that respect but I haven't been riding amazingly long either. But in saying that i'm pretty much going for the goal of never having a serios off. So far, so good.

[Ozzie]

1st, Worst and only (touch wood)

1st KB ride I went on, got a little bit excited and tried to overtake a truck in a really stupid spot.

End result, I ended up in a ditch on the other side of the road. Minor scratches to the bike, nothing wrong with me (physically). 3 or 4 other riders came to my rescue and helped me get my bike out and back on the road.

So you can learn from my mistake, the causes, start to finish, as best as I can figure are:

1. Riding with a group of people (17), decided that I was a lot more skilled than I am.

2. Total brain failure leading to me attempt a potentially fatal, seriously stupid action.

3. Realising I had screwed up, rather than focus on getting around the corner, I watched the ditch reach out and get me (target fixation).

So, leasons to learn;

1. Ride within "YOUR" limits, don't try and be the man, or one of the group, you might be last, but at least you'll get there. If you want to be a hero, go to the track, again, not totally safe (bikes aren't) but less likely to have the same impact.

2. If / when you feel the testosterone or adreneline kicking in, be carefull and keep that in mind when summing up your next move. Trust me, binning in front of 17 other people cause you were a twat is not cool, and noone thanks you for the chance to pick up the bits.

3. Don't look where you don't want to be. Target fixation is a seriously deadly activity. At least when I did it, I was fixed on the grass, not the fence next to it.

That's my contribution, hopefully it will be the last involving leasons for me or anyone else can learn from.

[Skyryder]

yea, dislike this topic. there are some bad things that have happened to people. Ride to survive and dont be prud of your crashes, its a bad thing.

if you like crashes go to www.ride2die.com and see for yourself

Yep absolutley. Only a fool brags about their crashes.


Skyryder

[slopster]

Last year I tried to ride over a white line on a wet day with a fogged up visor. And found that is was actually a kerb painted white. Got pretty bruised up. Ironically I was on my way to go parachuting.

[carver]

hitting a car at 80 on a GN 250, but i walked away

[Skyryder]

Last year I tried to ride over a white line on a wet day with a fogged up visor. And found that is was actually a kerb painted white. Got pretty bruised up. Ironically I was on my way to go parachuting.

I'd think of it as your lucky day.

I've had one jump. In those days you went out single with an attached line.

It's the silence that is so 'deafening.'


Skyryder

[slopster]

I'd think of it as your lucky day.

I've had one jump. In those days you went out single with an attached line.

It's the silence that is so 'deafening.'


Skyryder

Yeah was an army course so exactly as you say - static line, round parachute. And spud into the ground. Already had the bruises before I started

[martybabe]

1st, Worst and only (touch wood)

1st KB ride I went on, got a little bit excited and tried to overtake a truck in a really stupid spot.

End result, I ended up in a ditch on the other side of the road. Minor scratches to the bike, nothing wrong with me (physically). 3 or 4 other riders came to my rescue and helped me get my bike out and back on the road.

So you can learn from my mistake, the causes, start to finish, as best as I can figure are:

1. Riding with a group of people (17), decided that I was a lot more skilled than I am.

2. Total brain failure leading to me attempt a potentially fatal, seriously stupid action.

3. Realising I had screwed up, rather than focus on getting around the corner, I watched the ditch reach out and get me (target fixation).

So, leasons to learn;

1. Ride within "YOUR" limits, don't try and be the man, or one of the group, you might be last, but at least you'll get there. If you want to be a hero, go to the track, again, not totally safe (bikes aren't) but less likely to have the same impact.

2. If / when you feel the testosterone or adrenaline kicking in, be careful and keep that in mind when summing up your next move. Trust me, binning in front of 17 other people cause you were a twat is not cool, and noone thanks you for the chance to pick up the bits.

3. Don't look where you don't want to be. Target fixation is a seriously deadly activity. At least when I did it, I was fixed on the grass, not the fence next to it.

That's my contribution, hopefully it will be the last involving lessons for me or anyone else can learn from.

Well said mate.

I take your point Binklebonk, this thread wasn't intended to sensationalize accidents but a better thread woulda been (Advice on how not to crash please). Keep posting though mate, don't be put off. Just a wee bit sensitive round here at the moment.

[driftn]

T boned a van two up @ about 80kph fractured wrist mate had broken ankle.
Had bike fixed and rode it to the hospital the next day for my x-ray.
It pains me to say but that honda cb250rs was quite possibly the best bike i have ever owned.

[crash harry]

Early morning, on the way to work. Car pulled out of a stop sign in front of me with just enough time for me to lock both wheels and slide into the side of it. Tore the LHS clipon off with my leg on the way past. Wasn't going that fast (50ish) but never even looked like scrubbing off any speed before impact. Flew over the car and down the road, slid for a while.

Was wearing a shitty Dririder jacket, jeans, and nylon overpants - only damage to me was the bruise on my leg where I hit the clipon. Apparently, on a wet road at moderate speeds, nylon slides. I still use those waterproofs...

Wrote the bike off though, it was well fucked.

Took the day off. Limped a bit for about 3 days. I was bloody lucky to tell the truth.

Lesson learned - people don't always stop at stop signs - learned to do the little wiggle thing to make sure they've seen me, and to be more attentive at intersections!

[lostinflyz]

binned the dirty old VT250 going round summit road. Run into a 35kmh corner a bit hot and a bit of gravel on the side of the road was my undoing. Bike (which i was hanging onto) ended up about 1/2 a ft from the edge of a sizeable cliff. funny in the very not f***in funy way.

Taught me some very valuable lessons

- If your learning to ride its easy to follow, hard to lead. Be cautious when your leading.

- Keep at east 20-30% of what you can do in reserve. Lets just say im bloody glad i binned it in that way and not in the way i could have other days.

- Know the road. Know whats coming. Know what may come. If you don't, take it even easier.

- Finally the guys who have ridden for ages and tell you to take it easy aren't neccisarily pussies. Most have just lived long enough to know what can happen. The best riders dont just jump on a bike and go fast, theres a step learning curve. And most (if not all living) dont learn on the road.

And always remember when you have just painted your bike you are 3x more likely to do something f***in dumb.