If you have not crashed: What does it mean???

Fleck750 · 05-29-2009, 02:05 AM

1. lucky as hell

I also know of people that have rode for decades w/o crashing. But odds are, the more time you spend on a bike, the bigger your chances are that something will eventually go wrong. Just like with any sport or driving a car, for that matter.

101lifts2 · 05-29-2009, 02:20 AM

Push it hard every weekend and I also commute everyday 25 miles year round. Never crashed. Many near misses, but never went down.

I ride very well....but lets face it there is a good amount of luck (or maybe an angel watching over me

) in sportbike riding. I also speed all the time and lanesplit everywhere.

Just give it time...

t-homo · 05-29-2009, 02:43 AM

I'm the ONE.

BobTheBiker · 05-29-2009, 06:08 AM

Its an odds game.

EVERYONE WILL go down at some point in their motorcycling life. EVERYONE. It may be a little 5mph lowside in your driveway, or it might be that crash that you never get up from and all thats left is a few screws and maybe some twisted metal, or any degree of severity in between. (hopefully toward the more minor degree)

Personally, I've crashed a few times, learned what not to do in that scenaro from each one, thanked the motorcycle gods, and moved on.

Amber Lamps · 05-29-2009, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by BobTheBiker

Its an odds game.

EVERYONE WILL go down at some point in their motorcycling life. EVERYONE. It may be a little 5mph lowside in your driveway, or it might be that crash that you never get up from and all thats left is a few screws and maybe some twisted metal, or any degree of severity in between. (hopefully toward the more minor degree)

Personally, I've crashed a few times, learned what not to do in that scenaro from each one, thanked the motorcycle gods, and moved on.

I think that's ridiculous personally....and it gives me an opportunity to start one of my inane arguments!

Do you believe that absolutely EVERYONE will be involved in an automobile accident? Heck, 20-25% of the population has herpes, does that GUARANTEE that EVERYONE will get it eventually regardless of how careful they are? Of course not. Not EVERYONE that rides a motorcycle is going to crash. Shit, insurance would be impossible to get if every bike on the road was going to be crashed at some point. Sheesh...

05-29-2009, 02:20 AM	#2
101lifts2 WSB Champion Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Anaheim, CA Moto: 2009 Kawi ZX6R Posts: 5,570	Push it hard every weekend and I also commute everyday 25 miles year round. Never crashed. Many near misses, but never went down. I ride very well....but lets face it there is a good amount of luck (or maybe an angel watching over me ) in sportbike riding. I also speed all the time and lanesplit everywhere. Just give it time... __________________ Train Hard Ron Paul - 2012 Mark of Excellence GM

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05-29-2009, 02:05 AM	#1
Fleck750 Spiker bike Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: KCK Moto: KZ750 Posts: 1,629	1. lucky as hell I also know of people that have rode for decades w/o crashing. But odds are, the more time you spend on a bike, the bigger your chances are that something will eventually go wrong. Just like with any sport or driving a car, for that matter.

05-29-2009, 02:43 AM	#3
t-homo WSB Champion Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 7,146	I'm the ONE.

05-29-2009, 06:08 AM	#4
BobTheBiker too much time on my hands Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: the northern district of god damn Moto: 01 ZX6R, looking for more now. Posts: 1,802	Its an odds game. EVERYONE WILL go down at some point in their motorcycling life. EVERYONE. It may be a little 5mph lowside in your driveway, or it might be that crash that you never get up from and all thats left is a few screws and maybe some twisted metal, or any degree of severity in between. (hopefully toward the more minor degree) Personally, I've crashed a few times, learned what not to do in that scenaro from each one, thanked the motorcycle gods, and moved on.