TWO TYPES OF RIDERS - the kind that's been down, and the kind that's goin' down!?????

all things relative...

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fewer speed wobbles :D

Some of those saves at the end are incredible.
 
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You'll fall, or you'll drop your bike, I guarantee it. You may not be damaged, the bike may not even be damaged, but you'll fall someday.
 
drumstyx said:
You'll fall, or you'll drop your bike, I guarantee it. You may not be damaged, the bike may not even be damaged, but you'll fall someday.
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Never fallen or dropped a street bike in 14 years. Now that I almost don't street ride the possibility of this happening has dropped significantly. It doesn't happen to everyone.

Oh and I've only crashed twice on the track and both were from mechanical screw ups. I don't like crashing on asphalt, I keep that for the dirt.
 
I consider loss of traction on wet street car tracks a mechanical screw up :)


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You'll fall, or you'll drop your bike, I guarantee it. You may not be damaged, the bike may not even be damaged, but you'll fall someday.
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there are thousands of riders including me who have never dropped a bike being ridden on pavement

I've fallen on dirt and in snow but not on pavement and I'm going on 45 years riding now....still falling on dirt on occasion still not falling on pavement -
Now I discount things like zero speed tip overs when a clutch failed on a hill or a kickstand issue at zero speed and that was on dirt anyways.

You don't get road rash with that
I think expecting to fall on pavement and being nervous about it is a useless approach.

That said knowing how to fall from dirt experience or better yet how to handle a tricky set of conditions on pavement or unexpected loss of pavement because of your dirt skills a much better approach.

There is an element of luck- but falling off a bike on pavement is in no way inevitable.
 
I crashed during the M1 Exit course, in the wet. Apparently it was pretty spectacular. :cool:

Then I dropped my own bike on the way home. In a rush to grab my garage fob from my pocket, I didn't make sure that my kickstand was fully down before stepping off the bike. Doh.

I should be good for a while.
 
MacDoc said:
there are thousands of riders including me who have never dropped a bike being ridden on pavement

I've fallen on dirt and in snow but not on pavement and I'm going on 45 years riding now....still falling on dirt on occasion still not falling on pavement -
Now I discount things like zero speed tip overs when a clutch failed on a hill or a kickstand issue at zero speed and that was on dirt anyways.

You don't get road rash with that
I think expecting to fall on pavement and being nervous about it is a useless approach.

That said knowing how to fall from dirt experience or better yet how to handle a tricky set of conditions on pavement or unexpected loss of pavement because of your dirt skills a much better approach.

There is an element of luck- but falling off a bike on pavement is in no way inevitable.
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No one said they were nervous about it, they just know it's a very real possibility. The whole point of gear is you're expecting the worst, but hoping for the best... I can't see it any other way. Maybe it's because I was unfortunate enough to hit that small patch of gravel right when I was leaning in for a turn and low-sided, luckily I knew falling down while on 2 wheels (especially being a newbie) was a possibility, so I had my full leathers on and didn't receive any injuries.
 
Start stretching your riding abilities and it'll happen eventually but you learn from it and become a better rider. I fell last year learning slow speed wheelies (Yes I was on private property away from everyone), I hit a bump and it threw me off balance point and wasn't smart enough to hit my rear brake.
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