mace Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 Me 2timesOnce in 79 and once in 04Neither with a helmetFeel pretty luckymace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbrjess0815 Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 repost i believe??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jermattak Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 2 times for me, and wtf? no helmet? i hope you wear one now dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 My first bike, a little Honda vertical twin. I used to rip corners and dump it. Mostly on purpose. (Easy to do back then, the tires had no stick.) It never hurt it much, and I learned how to lay it down gently, and roll off, spin around, and slide feet first. Used up a lot of jeans, wallets, pocket combs, etc. Ground them off my butt. Used to stuff paper in my back pockets. Stranger yet, we used to wrap rags around our knees for touching pavement. You just don't know what you were missing. At least it didn't cost near as much as now.Beyond that, just a couple of sudden stops, or parking lot errors. Caught most going down, but not all.I did flip a scrambler end over end once, but considering it landed on it's wheels and kept going without me, I might not count that one either.So not all of them are down, two of mine were up, heh... Yeah, I used to get airborne, on purpose or not. I even dumped one scrambler going backwards. I startled myself so bad, I took off in reverse. Try that sometime.Oh yeah, bell bottom jeans or boot cuts aren't compatible with kick starters. I jammed one down over my kick starter once, at a stop light. I fell over before I could think what to do about it. Must have been funny to see.Back-in-the-day... people used to reach over and quietly lock the doors on the car, when a motorcycle was around them. Now-a-days youse guys don't stick around long enough to see that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USArmyVet Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 Once, so far, at the end of 07. KY 10, BFE, got bike back in Nov 07. Gotta luv progressive. Pics are in crash photo album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangBruhY Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 repost i believe???Are you talking about this thread?http://www.ohio-riders.net/showthread.php?t=15526 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAMBUSA Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 Once, ICU for a week afterwards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12oclocker Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 on the street once. in the parking lot twice. in the dirt less than 10 I think, but I dont know for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2wheels>4 Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 Been down on the pegs a lot, but only came off the bike once from laying it down and that was on ice. (yeah, I know you are supposed to let go and not stand it back up, I didn't try, I just did it. Too much riding mountain bikes and horses and it was instinct. I will probably high side it one day as a result, and still do it again.) Once over the handle bars... very amusing story, but I have told it too many times. Short version: Matt's bike is POS. Matt impatient. Bike meets curb. Matt gets pilots license, then eats dirt. Everyone but Matt laughs uproariously. Fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balaormiga Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Once in 1987 on my GSXR-750- went down in a turn - leaning too far over - tires came out Had all my gear on so no injuries. I've never been the same since on turns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmoosego Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 a month after getting it I laid it down going high into a curve about 1/2 mile from the house, front wheel bit into the gravel and .... it was all down hill from there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moto-Brian Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Down more times than Flounder on a 14 year boy. It's a reality that comes with motorcycles. Between the dirt and track, I've eaten ground burgers enough times to be pretty over it all.Being knocked out for minutes on end, waking up every morning because the shoulders are fucked, having to limp 4-5 steps on the left foot from being crunched, etc. It gets pretty old before too long...Just never crashed on the street (knock on wood) and am really glad I haven't. You all need to be safe out there and use your heads as if every cager is trying to kill you. For you track guys who race and track day, get used to it. Some are easy and some are hard. Either way, it sucks... Especially if it is your fault... It's easy if you are taken out. You can get back on and ride easily enough... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 i slipped in gravel once i have been pretty lucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomato_racing Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 I hit a dog (Which I swear to this day was a small horse) but managed to stay up... I looked in my rear view to see where it went and when I turned around to low and behold the wonderful '90 degree left turn' arrow. Dropped it going about 25 ish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harb67 Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Technically twice; one time during the figure-8's during my MSF course, but it wasn't so much a 'wreck' as an 'oh the bike wants to fall, I'll step off the left peg and let it do it's thing so I save a scrape on the knee'. The second time was maybe 2 or 3 weeks after buying my bike, I was braking while turning into a parking lot and hit some gravel; front end washed out doing about 10 mph tops. Almost entirely cosmetic damage, and the only lasting injury is a thumb that never healed properly and that I don't have full range of motion in. Small price to pay and a good lesson learned.Hopefully that's my first and last time down on the street...but you know what they say about riders in their third season of riding...*scared* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reimbrandt Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Once here..... had a dip turn in front of me. Grabbed a handful on the front brake (I know, bad idea) , but felt that was better than the alternative. Front washed out and laid down pretty smooth on the left side.... all I could do is slide along and watch my 3 DAY OLD paint job be ground off! Ground a little on the knee and nothin else........ had all my gear on. Orange bike, orange and white jacket, head light on.... and the dip said "I didn't see him." christ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpinalFusion Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 I went down on my pocket bike once..does that count??? :-D Stupid handle bars broke when i was going around a curve. I was going about 15-20mph and honestly think it hurt worse wrecking on that then if I was going the same speed on my RR. So far i've been lucky on my RR, but after having 2 back surgeries I don't push it as much when I do ride now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flounder Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Been down in the dirt plenty.. Down on the street once.. Overrun into a field once. And down on the track once with many close calls. I discount the track crash because I was running from lizard while he was chasing me and waving a dildo wildly through T11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moto-Brian Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Been down in the dirt plenty.. Down on the street once.. Overrun into a field once. And down on the track once with many close calls. I discount the track crash because I was running from lizard while he was chasing me and waving a dildo wildly through T11Essentially, it can now be said that Flounder confirmed what we all expected... After all, he just basically said he went down with a cock in his hand... Weird that he would publicly state that, but at least we all are aware now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flounder Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Essentially, it can now be said that Flounder confirmed what we all expected... After all, he just basically said he went down with a cock in his hand... Weird that he would publicly state that, but at least we all are aware now...You sir are the weakest link... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigArn Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Twice for me. First on required pins in my wrist, second one required me getting a BMW R1100RT with ABS, and sold the p.o.s Harley. First time was without a helmet or gloves, second time I was better equiped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegoat65 Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 I been hit by a semi in ill. and i have hit 2 cars drove thru a ditch,layed it down,not sure else what else could happen. LoLBut then my bike grew up.[ATTACH]869[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty 996 Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 once 08 at mid ohio. going 100 and clutch got between gear front wheel lock up and bike flip over.i just pull biceps.bike $ 3000 damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbluebird Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 once when a semi pulled in front of me at a gas station. pulled my leg up and only the bike got hurt. a broken turn signal and a few scratches my visor did get a scratch in it but i swear my head never hit the ground go figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfcMav Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Does laying it down at about 5mph in a gravel driveway count? I hate gravel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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