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

tached1000rr · 05-29-2009, 01:47 AM

I've wondered about this but for those who have never crashed, why do you think that is?

1. lucky as hell
2. too safe and conservative riding skill, thus not challenging their skills
3. just wait it's coming
4. just have mad skills and is the "one" of motorcycling
5. bike never leaves the garage
6. they have not passed Tater's ex whore of a wife in said curve yet.

Ninjakel · 05-29-2009, 02:21 AM

Just wait, its coming.

2 types of riders, people who have gone down and those that haven't yet

Amber Lamps · 05-29-2009, 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Ninjakel

Just wait, its coming.

2 types of riders, people who have gone down and those that haven't yet

I don't believe that. I've honestly known people who rode for years and whom never crashed. It is not impossible to ride motorcycles and not crash. I rode from 16 years old and didn't crash until I got a sportbike and didn't crash one of those until 1998 when I hit a deer. That was almost 17 years without a crash.

Fleck750 · 05-29-2009, 03:05 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, 03:20 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, 03:43 AM

I'm the ONE.

zed · 05-29-2009, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by TIGGER

I don't believe that. I've honestly known people who rode for years and whom never crashed. It is not impossible to ride motorcycles and not crash. I rode from 16 years old and didn't crash until I got a sportbike and didn't crash one of those until 1998 when I hit a deer. That was almost 17 years without a crash.

but you did crash which falls under the "there are two kinds of riders, ones that have crashed ans ones that have yet to crash"

I rode for years without a crash then bam 3 totaled bikes in 5 years and a couple drops in the same time and nothing for the last 3+ years.

Amber Lamps · 05-29-2009, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by zed

but you did crash which falls under the "there are two kinds of riders, ones that have crashed ans ones that have yet to crash"

I rode for years without a crash then bam 3 totaled bikes in 5 years and a couple drops in the same time and nothing for the last 3+ years.

Oh sure I've crashed but not until I got a sport bike, if I had kept riding cruisers or had quit riding all together, like many do in their 30s, I could have never crashed. Shit, up until two years ago, I had never had a single vehicle crash and I was doped up for that one! That was after 25 years of riding and about 12 years of sport bike riding. I just don't believe that the guy riding a Rebel 250 is GUARANTEED to crash eventually. Yes I know it is POSSIBLE to crash one, btw. I came from a Harley family and I know for a fact that I have uncles that have ridden since WWII and Korea without crashing. My uncle McKinley just got rid of his pan head a few years ago and it has never been crashed to my knowledge.

zed · 05-29-2009, 10:40 AM

low mileage doesn't count. that's basically not riding.

z06boy · 05-29-2009, 01:03 PM

Wife dropped hers in the driveway so hopefully that's it for her. I got hit by a car and broke several bones so that should cover me. We're done with crashes...right ?

Yes I'm joking and now I'm hoping I didn't just jinx the two of us.

Oh yeah...I crashed two other times through the years too.

05-29-2009, 01:47 AM	#1
tached1000rr WERA White Plate Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: NC Moto: 2009 GSXR 1300 Posts: 2,448	If you have not crashed: What does it mean??? I've wondered about this but for those who have never crashed, why do you think that is? 1. lucky as hell 2. too safe and conservative riding skill, thus not challenging their skills 3. just wait it's coming 4. just have mad skills and is the "one" of motorcycling 5. bike never leaves the garage 6. they have not passed Tater's ex whore of a wife in said curve yet.

05-29-2009, 02:21 AM	#2
Ninjakel Post whorette Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South Florida Moto: 2006 GSXR 600- Posts: 3,992	Just wait, its coming. 2 types of riders, people who have gone down and those that haven't yet __________________ I'm gonna punch you in the ovary, that's what I'm gonna do. A straight shot. Right to the babymaker. --Ron Burgundy-- Anchorman

05-29-2009, 03:20 AM	#5
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

05-29-2009, 03:05 AM	#4
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, 03:43 AM	#6
t-homo WSB Champion Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 7,146	I'm the ONE.

05-29-2009, 10:40 AM	#9
zed yellow don't corner well Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kansas City, KS Moto: 06 ZX10R Posts: 1,243	low mileage doesn't count. that's basically not riding.

05-29-2009, 01:03 PM	#10
z06boy Letzroll Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lake Norman area, NC Moto: 07 Red R1 & 07 Blue R6 Posts: 5,265	Wife dropped hers in the driveway so hopefully that's it for her. I got hit by a car and broke several bones so that should cover me. We're done with crashes...right ? Yes I'm joking and now I'm hoping I didn't just jinx the two of us. Oh yeah...I crashed two other times through the years too.