August 6th, 2011, 08:02 PM | #1 |
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So who among us has NEVER crashed??
Anyone here Thats Never had a single accident in their whole riding career??
Im referring to moving accidents with objects or other vehicles. (Dropping your bike at a stop light doesnt count) |
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August 6th, 2011, 08:08 PM | #2 |
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I follow the Jinx rule and I bet some others do as well so I prefer not to say anything. =)
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August 6th, 2011, 08:09 PM | #3 |
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I'm with Brian.
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August 6th, 2011, 08:20 PM | #4 |
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Dont do it, its a trap. XD
If you post tommarow youll be posting back. :P
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August 6th, 2011, 08:24 PM | #5 |
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August 6th, 2011, 08:27 PM | #6 |
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The crash from my bicycle a few months ago has healed but there is still a nice dark pink scar on my knee from the road rash. What happened? I low sided my bike when my rear wheel gave out on a turn when it I hit sand.
Anyway, I'm not superstitious, nor do I believe in "jinxing". So, I haven't crashed the motorcycle that I don't have yet.
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August 6th, 2011, 08:30 PM | #7 |
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August 6th, 2011, 08:32 PM | #8 |
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I love that song "Crash" by Dave Mathews...it was in my wedding arrangement.
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August 6th, 2011, 08:34 PM | #9 |
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I'll tempt fate and say that I have never gone down on the street while moving (I'm presuming crashing off-road on a dirtbike doesn't count for the purposes of this thread).
I was rear ended at a stop sign once while I was at a complete stop, so maybe that counts as an accident, but it wasn't a crash.
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August 6th, 2011, 08:36 PM | #10 |
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One whole week and no crash!
wait.... |
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August 6th, 2011, 08:37 PM | #11 | |
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August 6th, 2011, 08:38 PM | #12 |
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Hurry go find the closest wood to knock on!
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August 6th, 2011, 08:38 PM | #13 |
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craaaaaaaaaaash into me skibbidy boop bop da bop
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August 6th, 2011, 08:44 PM | #14 |
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You've got your ball
You've got your chain Tied to me tight tie me up again Who's got their claws In you my friend Into your heart I'll beat again Sweet like candy to my soul Sweet you rock And sweet you roll Lost for you I'm so lost for you You come crash into me And I come into you, I come into you In a boys dream In a boys dream |
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August 6th, 2011, 09:05 PM | #15 |
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Dirt-Yes
Street- No crashes, no drops, no superstitions.
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August 6th, 2011, 09:30 PM | #16 |
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No. At least 20-30 MPH. I was going down a hill, wen around a bend, and hit some sand on my rear wheel. Lost control, and low sided. Slid a few feet. Scratched three sides of my right knee. The rash was bleeding water for days lol.
So I wasn't going 40, but I was going fast for a bicycle. You can hit pretty amazing speeds on that steep mountain. It's not that elevated, but definitively steep. Just so all of you know, no gear besides helmet.
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August 6th, 2011, 09:35 PM | #17 |
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i have never had a riding accident. but i know someday i willl.
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August 6th, 2011, 09:50 PM | #18 |
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Thusfar, I've never been down, nor have either of my bikes. Not so much as a drop in a driveway. Not superstitious
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August 6th, 2011, 11:23 PM | #19 | |
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August 7th, 2011, 06:34 AM | #20 |
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August 7th, 2011, 06:49 AM | #21 |
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lol "You know how fast you were going?" "do you see a motor and a exhaust pipe coming out my butt" XD
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August 7th, 2011, 07:09 AM | #22 |
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Lowsided last year. Taking a turn (probably a little quicker than I should have been going), and there was sand. A lot. Fortunately I was only doing 40kph, so I just picked myself up, brushed myself off, picked up my bike and waited for my engine to drain.
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August 7th, 2011, 07:26 AM | #23 |
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It's not that hard. Get a good hill, put it in the highest gear and pedal like your being chased by a cop lol.
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August 7th, 2011, 08:37 AM | #24 |
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Damn, I would be PISSED!
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August 7th, 2011, 09:57 AM | #25 |
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If bicycles are going to share the road, then they have to be subject to traffic laws as well, with exceptions where safety may be concerned. Speeding isn't one of those exceptions. If the cop would have lit up a vehicle for 30 in a 25, then the bicyclist is fair game. And no excuses about but they don't have speedometers.
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August 7th, 2011, 11:13 AM | #26 |
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Not since the 80s!
I'm more of a control rider now. Does dirt riding count?
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August 7th, 2011, 01:17 PM | #29 |
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I don't believe in jinx so
I have never crashed in 3yrs, about 1000 miles first year, 9000 last year, almost 4000 so far this year. The worst I have done was I pulled my old 250 over on top of myself while working on it in the garage. Lesson from that, don't break loose higher torque bolts on the center stand.
I know a lot of people believe you will eventually crash if you ride. I don't subscribe to that. I know it is always a possibility, some factors are beyond your control, but I fully intend to keep my streak going. I think my biggest thing is I didn't start riding until 3 hrs ago, if I had started when I was 18-20 I would have a very different story I am sure. I have 20 yrs in a car and a very different outlook than I did back then! |
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August 7th, 2011, 03:36 PM | #30 | |
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August 7th, 2011, 03:45 PM | #31 |
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August 7th, 2011, 03:47 PM | #32 | |
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That's simply due to your awesomeness, Rick! Way to go!
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August 7th, 2011, 03:57 PM | #33 |
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I don't know about that. I think it has more to do with my fear of pain and needles. Oh, and the realization that I am not imortal like I thought I was when I was younger.
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August 7th, 2011, 03:57 PM | #34 |
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August 7th, 2011, 03:59 PM | #35 |
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I almost did the other day on the freeway while lane sharing. I hit the brakes so hard that I actually did a stoppie and stopped 2 feet from the guys car.
Still clean
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August 7th, 2011, 04:26 PM | #36 |
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August 7th, 2011, 04:44 PM | #37 |
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LMAO, well, since you put it like that...! Great way to think about it! I guess that would be something to be proud of!
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August 7th, 2011, 05:12 PM | #38 |
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Not trying to hijack the fraying thread, but
I wonder how a speeding ticket on a bicycle would work? Can they put points on your license when the vehicle in question doesn't require a license? Same thing, could you get your license revoked for multiple offenses? It wouldn't do any good because you don't need a license for the bicycle!
I used to have a bicycle with a gas engine mounted to the back, I never brought it home to the US so I never had the chance to get a speeding ticket on it, but it would go pretty fast for a bicycle! Maybe 30 or so never got to check it. That would be the only way my lazy butt ever got that kind of ticket!!! Title should read "crashing thread", stupid iPad autocorrect!! Last futzed with by algerath; August 7th, 2011 at 05:15 PM. Reason: Stupid auto correct |
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August 7th, 2011, 11:46 PM | #40 |
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Thankfully I've never crashed. I catch crap for buying a brand new bike from the showroom as my first bike as 'everyone drops their first bike.' I have fallen over with it in my garage due to the all-too-common catastrophic kickstand failure, and of course I broke the clutch lever and bent in the shifter, and got a tiny scratch from trying to pick it back up; nothing different than a rock kicking up on the freeway.
It's not that I'm a wuss and don't ride hard. My 'chicken strip' is very narrow and I've scraped my pegs a few times. If I do crash though, 99% sure it'll be because of someone else screwing up (of course that'll be coupled with me not reacting in time or properly). I have had one close call though. I was riding the left lane at about 70 and a rock or some heavy dust kicked up got through my vent and into my eyes. Of course I started watering up real bad and couldn't see for a second. Just at that moment the highway started to curve right and I rode on the line for a sec and started getting a front wheel wobble. I applied my brakes hard but smooth to not lock up my wheels (somehow I did that instinctively because all I could think about was HOLY CRAP I'M GOING TO DIE). I ended up running up on the left-hand shoulder, which was pretty wide at that specific point. Any sooner and I would've ended up in a guardrail, and any later I would've been on a small shoulder that turns into grass. The next few times I rode that lane I could see the wobbling tire marks I made in the layer of dirt on the paved shoulder. Needless to say, I close my front vent when I get on the highway.
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