Crash Poll
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I'm not answering the poll, but I'll share since this got revived.
12 years old+Trail bike+Stupidity=Quite a few wrecks (Typical)
Riding "legally" on the street since 14 years old, and I'm now 38. I've only had a two crashes. Hopefully I'm done, but only time will tell.
First was in 1983 when I was riding at night. Went to turn into a subdivision (10mph) and the front tire slid out on some pea gravel/sand. I still have asphalt in my knee from that one.
Second was in April 1984, one month before HS graduation. Got off work, went to town to see who was out, and a 16 year old kid turned left in front of me while I was doing about 45 mph. He only had his license for ONE week. Powerslide into the front of the car, bike went up on the hood and busted his windshield, slid back off and hit the ground (Totaled). I didn't get to see any on this because I was AIRBORNE for about 20-30 feet. It is kinda cool watching the pavement go by below you, but the landing REALLY SUCKS. Slid about another 30 feet while wearing only jeans, tank top, boots, and FULL-FACE helmet. When I stopped, I couldn't see out of the faceshield due to it melting/scratching on the pavement. Mom still has the helmet. I lost all the skin off of my left shoulder/chest (no scar though), broke my right elbow from the impact while trying to hold the brake, and generally hurt all over for about two weeks.
Without the helmet, I would have crushed my skull and would not be typing this. I do wear protective gear while riding, but not always leather.
As for the stats on the two types of riders...No matter how careful and observant you are, YOU cannot control the actions of the OTHER drivers on the road. Yes, accidents/crashes are avoidable, but BOTH parties have to be trying to avoid them for that to work all of the time. If the other person isn't trying then good luck to those who think they can avoid it on their own.
Remeber, that was 20 years ago, and I still remember it like yesterday. I still cringe when I see someone signal for a left turn, but guess what...he NEVER even signaled. I just saw the front of the car move, and it was over in about 3 seconds.
What is your reaction time to something like that?
Okay, I'm done now.
12 years old+Trail bike+Stupidity=Quite a few wrecks (Typical)
Riding "legally" on the street since 14 years old, and I'm now 38. I've only had a two crashes. Hopefully I'm done, but only time will tell.
First was in 1983 when I was riding at night. Went to turn into a subdivision (10mph) and the front tire slid out on some pea gravel/sand. I still have asphalt in my knee from that one.
Second was in April 1984, one month before HS graduation. Got off work, went to town to see who was out, and a 16 year old kid turned left in front of me while I was doing about 45 mph. He only had his license for ONE week. Powerslide into the front of the car, bike went up on the hood and busted his windshield, slid back off and hit the ground (Totaled). I didn't get to see any on this because I was AIRBORNE for about 20-30 feet. It is kinda cool watching the pavement go by below you, but the landing REALLY SUCKS. Slid about another 30 feet while wearing only jeans, tank top, boots, and FULL-FACE helmet. When I stopped, I couldn't see out of the faceshield due to it melting/scratching on the pavement. Mom still has the helmet. I lost all the skin off of my left shoulder/chest (no scar though), broke my right elbow from the impact while trying to hold the brake, and generally hurt all over for about two weeks.
Without the helmet, I would have crushed my skull and would not be typing this. I do wear protective gear while riding, but not always leather.
As for the stats on the two types of riders...No matter how careful and observant you are, YOU cannot control the actions of the OTHER drivers on the road. Yes, accidents/crashes are avoidable, but BOTH parties have to be trying to avoid them for that to work all of the time. If the other person isn't trying then good luck to those who think they can avoid it on their own.
Remeber, that was 20 years ago, and I still remember it like yesterday. I still cringe when I see someone signal for a left turn, but guess what...he NEVER even signaled. I just saw the front of the car move, and it was over in about 3 seconds.
What is your reaction time to something like that?
Okay, I'm done now.
LoBusa
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Why don't you just tell the truth Brian... your little spill was a desperate attempt to win over my attention for the entire weekend.
On the subject matter, I have not been down (yet), knock on wood. I did get hit on the bay bridge and got knocked clear into the other lane, put my foot down, wrenched my hip but kept the Busie up and kept from being run over by the cars behind me... I don't know if that's considered going down or not but it was scary as hell........
Busted
Women only cost ya money...Any way, shape, or form. Ignore the all the girls except the one that matters, the busa.
Dangerously
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Does going down on a dirtbike count? You didn't say if it was streetbikes or what, so.. ya... I've been down. That's part of the reason I always wear a full-face, gloves, a jacket, and *usually* my Joe Rocket pants (I know - I should be ALWAYS wear the riding pants, too). After so many years of dirt riding, I can definitely say that going down hurts. I *never* want to do that on pavement! But if it happens, I want the odds stacked in my favor.
orangebusa??
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i was down twice one bad and one just stupid the first was when i was 20 years old on my fz750 first street bike ever was out on a friday hunting nice young girls found one that wanted to go for a ride she was brand new and i was excited so i got the bike out was wearing swimming trunks and a tank top(i know very dumb)came around a tight turn at about 60 staying tight to the inside next thing i saw was an explorer i made room and so did he collided head on very bad seen what a mess I did get the chick only months later the second time was crazy and dont be affraid to laugh my bike was broke and i was using my wifes ninja 250 which weighs about as much as me was doing its top speed(around 70)and came up to a stop grabed the brakes to hard my weight consumed the bikes suspension and wala begin the slide the one thing that does still amaze me is the bodys power of healing figure ill probably test it more in the future its inevitable aggresive rides will allways put near the edge the one bit of advise i can give to those who were never down is NEVER GIVE UP ive saved many situations this way:
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thats it exactly
a few close calls on pavement... several near death experiences on dirt.. haha.
hopefully i'm done with crashing. *knocks on wood*<table style=filter:xray>eh?</table>
Warrior58d
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Been down once and been hit once. The time I went down was going around a turn to fast and like an idiot tapped the rear brake. I am now a much saner safer rider. The time I was hit was this past Thanksgiving. I took a ride to let dinner settle. As I came over a hill going about 40 I saw a gaggle of turkeys on the right side of the road. Well they took flight right across my path. I ducked but not fast enough. Took one on my right shoulder and on the center to right side of my helmet. Ripped off my visor, parts and all. Hurt like hell but I stayed up. Folks this is not a lie, the bird when I went back was dead and was frikken huge. Guess they knew that I was still digesting there cousin or something.
jimg
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I've had two crashes one, serious and one stupid and funny.
Stupid and Funny:
I was 18 riding my Yamaha IT250 trail bike down the road, with a car full of my family following. I was soooo keen on showing off I was standing on the seat with one leg flying out behind and looking over my sholder to see if they could see when I ran off the road doing about 70kph. Went straight down the bank, a brief does of blue, green, blue, green, blue then everything finally stopped moving. Damage report ... everything works cool, now wheres the bike? all I could see was the tip of the handle bar sticking out of the water.
Serious:
Was 21, and out giving it death on my VFR750 with a friend following on his FZR1000. I came into a mild right hander doing about 210kph when the bike started doing the meanest tank slap. I buttend off and went of into the roadside verge where I managed to straigten things up. I was making it back onto the road ( doing about 195kph still ) and thinking Bloody hell that was close when I ran over a bit of the road that had slipped away due to a little stream that was ruinning under the road.
The front when over it by the rear slipped down and sideways and the bike when down.
Things got a little blury then and most of this info was from my friend who was breaking hard trying not to run me over as I disentegrated myself and my bike over the next 300 odd meters.
Apparently I bounced about 80meters across the road, hit a ditch on the other side, and then plowed down the ditch for another 200+ meters, all the time the bike was comming down on top of me and flinging bits of honda everywhere.
I smashed up my left hand ( glove came off ) cracked my right shoulder and had various hideous grazes ( the worst took 12 weeks to heal ) and spent a week in hospital. My leather jacket was popped on both sides from under my arm pit down to the leather strap.
The only thing that saved me from not being a piece of mince on the side of the road, was that ditch which was filled with water and reeds, a lot softer than tarmac. That and not hitting anything solid and un-moving.
I could still find bits of my bike 3 years later at the crash site
It was ten years before I bought another bike, older wiser and a bit less gung ho. When I was 20 I thought I was bullet proof and nothing would happen to me and then one day it all changed.
Jim.
P.S I was wearing an Arai helmet that day and I didn't even get a head ache, everything else hurt but no concussion. Fantastic helmets.
P.P.S: The Physio was worse than the accident.
Stupid and Funny:
I was 18 riding my Yamaha IT250 trail bike down the road, with a car full of my family following. I was soooo keen on showing off I was standing on the seat with one leg flying out behind and looking over my sholder to see if they could see when I ran off the road doing about 70kph. Went straight down the bank, a brief does of blue, green, blue, green, blue then everything finally stopped moving. Damage report ... everything works cool, now wheres the bike? all I could see was the tip of the handle bar sticking out of the water.
Serious:
Was 21, and out giving it death on my VFR750 with a friend following on his FZR1000. I came into a mild right hander doing about 210kph when the bike started doing the meanest tank slap. I buttend off and went of into the roadside verge where I managed to straigten things up. I was making it back onto the road ( doing about 195kph still ) and thinking Bloody hell that was close when I ran over a bit of the road that had slipped away due to a little stream that was ruinning under the road.
The front when over it by the rear slipped down and sideways and the bike when down.
Things got a little blury then and most of this info was from my friend who was breaking hard trying not to run me over as I disentegrated myself and my bike over the next 300 odd meters.
Apparently I bounced about 80meters across the road, hit a ditch on the other side, and then plowed down the ditch for another 200+ meters, all the time the bike was comming down on top of me and flinging bits of honda everywhere.
I smashed up my left hand ( glove came off ) cracked my right shoulder and had various hideous grazes ( the worst took 12 weeks to heal ) and spent a week in hospital. My leather jacket was popped on both sides from under my arm pit down to the leather strap.
The only thing that saved me from not being a piece of mince on the side of the road, was that ditch which was filled with water and reeds, a lot softer than tarmac. That and not hitting anything solid and un-moving.
I could still find bits of my bike 3 years later at the crash site
It was ten years before I bought another bike, older wiser and a bit less gung ho. When I was 20 I thought I was bullet proof and nothing would happen to me and then one day it all changed.
Jim.
P.S I was wearing an Arai helmet that day and I didn't even get a head ache, everything else hurt but no concussion. Fantastic helmets.
P.P.S: The Physio was worse than the accident.
CorrodedAlien
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2x for me w/ over 100k mile of riding. On the first bike and the one before the Busa.
1127 TO 1299
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riding since 1989, never crashed.
Did some crazy riding when I was young(er).
Seen many unexperience driver on fast bike (too fast for them) and they all crashed. I started slowly but surely.
Now I slowed down, unless the road is clear.
Just drive smart and don<t try to show off.
Did some crazy riding when I was young(er).
Seen many unexperience driver on fast bike (too fast for them) and they all crashed. I started slowly but surely.
Now I slowed down, unless the road is clear.
Just drive smart and don<t try to show off.
Milwaukee_Joe
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been riding for over 8 yrs now and only dropped one bike in my garage due to the stand. other than that, nothin.
I have been down 2 times once at the drag strip, I launched it (7" extended stock tire) and it just spun and I high sided it. The other I was riding (45 mph) and there was a wreck earlier that day and they did not clean up the debree or the 10ft slick of oil either. So I hit that an went down (dislocated both shoulders, broke shoulder sockets, fractured vertabrate. $5600 in damages. Bought used fairings and got them painted, much cheaper.
I've crashed, however an interesting story. Brand new Honda VTR1000, shut off while doing about 60 just as I entered a turn. It's actually a pretty sore subject for I fought Honda for months about their responsibility in the matter, but to no positive out come. I did get my bike back from the shop with the manager and owner stating all was fine, only to make about 15 miles before the piece-o-.... died again for no apparent reason - this time I was ready for it and could handle it. Anyway still no reason, and no one can offer up an explanation. Lots of money/stress later, I am getting rid of the Honda replacing it with a much better bike, a busa, and never giving the previous company a dime again.
Milwaukee_Joe
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Wissler,
I'd ask for a full refund...no scratch that, I'd demand a full refund and bring your $$ for the busa!
I'd ask for a full refund...no scratch that, I'd demand a full refund and bring your $$ for the busa!
DarkerThanNight1300
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To be old and wise, you must first be young and stupid!
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