Crashing....it sucks but what did you learn?

[Rex]

I was going through Iroqois Park one time when they had that big ass leaf blower thing a going. Dang near took me off the bike. I bet that thing pushed me 3 or 4 feet over.

WTF's that?

[DrummerDave]

Oh, I thought of another.

Full face helmets are good.
If I had less than a full face helmet on, I would have less than a full face now.
A branch would've ripped a good chunk of it off.

[.Cheetah.]

Oh, I thought of another.

Full face helmets are good.
If I had less than a full face helmet on, I would have less than a full face now.
A branch would've ripped a good chunk of it off.

Great post.... Ive had way to many mutated bugs, rocks, tar, and anything else that can come up hit me in the lid..... How many people have a crack in their cage windshields from a rock? Now imagine taking one to the face..... Lights out.... Wear your full face lids.......

[Tragic]

Great post.... Ive had way to many mutated bugs, rocks, tar, and anything else that can come up hit me in the lid..... How many people have a crack in their cage windshields from a rock? Now imagine taking one to the face..... Lights out.... Wear your full face lids.......

If for no other reason than bugs of any size hurt at 60mph.


Went riding with a guy one night who was dumb enough to ride during the day with just sunglasses, and when night fell, he spent the ride home fighting for sight.

[Dark Knight]

I know that this could easily get derailed with the jokes but I think that its a great tool to learn from. I have learned so much from my crashes that I havent had any repeat offenses.

Crash 1: On the streets....on a road I had never been on, trying to keep up with the group and ended up target fixating on a 20mph sign...ended up standing the bike up on a righthander into the oncoming traffic lane and crashed in the dirt. Just cosmetic damage to the bike but it was my first lesson in not trying to go fast on a road you dont know. Knowledge of the roads are key and to just ride my own pace and not try to keep up and ride outside of my skill level.

Crash 2: On the track...on a new bike(01 gsxr 600) and started passing people finally as in comparison to an F3 that I had. Got over confident and tried to gap a bike I had just passed and ended up target fixating on my braking points beacuse I came in there too hot. I just didnt let go of the front brake and tucked the front....too much load on the front tire on turn in ...Since then I have learned to trail brake and scrub off the speed that way.

Crash 3: On the track...Cold tires.....warm up those tires as they cooled off in hot pit lane as I was talking to someone for a couple minutes...ended up crashing like all the other rookies on a turn notorious for that type of complacency...

These are just some of the things that I have learned from my crashes....any others look at crashes in the same way?

I personally have a hard time with people who try and blame something like dirt, or something other that their own self as the cause for their crash.

There may be dirt on the road, but thats not why you crashed. You could be scanning the road further up ahead, taken a different line?....the list goes on

Yeah I only crashed once but it was a learning experience. Even though the guy in the mustang cut me off and slammed on his brakes to be a jackass. I couldn't stop thinking that there was something I could've done to handle the situation better. I was a noob (I feel I still am in a few ways to be perfectly honest) at riding and it was like a month or so after I just had got the R6.

I'm just glad it wasn't as bad as it could've been. Just some scars on my bike and a banged up elbow (& Yes that could've been prevented if I had been wearing more gear than just my helmet.).

Bottomline...no matter what the excuse is, there was probably a way I could've handled it to create a different outcome.

[cowasockee]

I was going through Iroqois Park one time when they had that big ass leaf blower thing a going. Dang near took me off the bike. I bet that thing pushed me 3 or 4 feet over.

WTF's that?

It's a park over in the south end of Louisville. Forgive my spelling. I'm too danged lazy to look it up.




Ohhhhhhhh you're talking about the BFG leaf blower. It's a truck mounted thing. This thing is a BEAST. I've only seen it a couple times.

[Tragic]

Ohhhhhhhh you're talking about the BFG leaf blower. It's a truck mounted thing. This thing is a BEAST. I've only seen it a couple times.

Next time you see it, lasso it and bring 'er in.

[munky]

my first (and only) laydown was when i tried taking my '99 FZR through a field and realized that streetbikes don't do well off road when i hit a ditch.

and the only reason i was in the field was because i hit the gas too hard at a 4 way (yes, you can hit the gas too hard on a FZR600) and instead of making a 90 degree turn made a 45 degree turn into the field.

lesson learned: easy on the throttle when you're making those low speed, sharp turns.

[.Cheetah.]

Guys I made this a Sticky cause it can really help a lot of people. Hell even if it just helps one, its worth it......

[KHORNOCKER]

my first (and only) laydown was when i tried taking my '99 FZR through a field and realized that streetbikes don't do well off road when i hit a ditch.

and the only reason i was in the field was because i hit the gas too hard at a 4 way (yes, you can hit the gas too hard on a FZR600) and instead of making a 90 degree turn made a 45 degree turn into the field.

lesson learned: easy on the throttle when you're making those low speed, sharp turns.

dont forget your close call when me and Crystal were riding with you on 62. he had a car pull right out in front of him! he had to go to the left side of the road, then change his underwhere...then i had to change mine.