[docfr8]

dudes front tire dug into the gravel. If that was paved, he would have probably had no problem

[niknik]

Originally Posted by Brainplague ↗

Having ridden motorcycles for years I always tell new riders: "It's not 'if' you crash, it's 'WHEN' you crash."

This is a great example of that.

I've riden motorcycles for years myself. And thankfully I've never wrecked one. At least not a street bike, wrecked a few dirt bikes.

I think if you end up in a motorcycle wreck depends on several factors.

Of course 1 is how much and how long you ride. If you own motorcycles for 30 years and ride every week. It probably is a matter of when.

And the longer a person rides the more confident they get. And comfortable. I think that's the reason I've never wrecked. I'm a good rider, I know what I can do, what my bike is capable of.

But I don't ever have total confidence in entering corners at high speeds, so I'm cautious. And I never really feel comfortable either. I'm constantly looking for danger. Watching cars, mirrors, looking at the road for obstacles, reminding myself to look ahead, look around the corner and not at the road in front.

I think most motorcycle crashes are because riders get too comfortable, and forget how dangerous it is.

Oh and I always tell new riders or people who comment on my bike and ask about getting themselves one. Get a dirt bike first. Once you are good on it, then get a street bike.

It makes you a better rider because you learn so much about what you can do, that you'll never learn on the street.

Like using your throttle to regain control, or pull you up. And how to stop fast. You learn it and it becomes muscle memory. So if it happens on the streets, you just do it. Riding dirt bikes, racing friends, trail rides, you have to do so much saving the bike, that if you did that in the road on a bigger bike with cars, you'd probably die.

[niknik]

Originally Posted by docfr8 ↗

dudes front tire dug into the gravel. If that was paved, he would have probably had no problem

Looked to me, if we're watching the same video. Because I thought that at first glance. But I think he was going wide around the truck, and once he cleared the truck I think he turned to get in front while giving it too much throttle and his rear tire just washed out. Probably from the change in surface. From a softer ground to a hard packed ground with loose dirt on top.

[NUUDLZ]

I've been in Bali and Singapore and Malaysia and they all drive like that. Just dumb as fuck !!

[samipiggy]

and everyone is just like

[Brainplague]

Originally Posted by niknik ↗

I've riden motorcycles for years myself. And thankfully I've never wrecked one. At least not a street bike, wrecked a few dirt bikes.

I think if you end up in a motorcycle wreck depends on several factors.

Of course 1 is how much and how long you ride. If you own motorcycles for 30 years and ride every week. It probably is a matter of when.

And the longer a person rides the more confident they get. And comfortable. I think that's the reason I've never wrecked. I'm a good rider, I know what I can do, what my bike is capable of.

But I don't ever have total confidence in entering corners at high speeds, so I'm cautious. And I never really feel comfortable either. I'm constantly looking for danger. Watching cars, mirrors, looking at the road for obstacles, reminding myself to look ahead, look around the corner and not at the road in front.

I think most motorcycle crashes are because riders get too comfortable, and forget how dangerous it is.

Oh and I always tell new riders or people who comment on my bike and ask about getting themselves one. Get a dirt bike first. Once you are good on it, then get a street bike.

It makes you a better rider because you learn so much about what you can do, that you'll never learn on the street.

Like using your throttle to regain control, or pull you up. And how to stop fast. You learn it and it becomes muscle memory. So if it happens on the streets, you just do it. Riding dirt bikes, racing friends, trail rides, you have to do so much saving the bike, that if you did that in the road on a bigger bike with cars, you'd probably die.

Interesting reply.

Just my opinion, but when it comes to earning "broken wings," I really don't think it matters much how we learned to ride, or even how long we've been riding.

Most of the time the idiots in the cages aren't paying attention, & no matter how careful & cautious we are, as riders, someday an idiot will wind up knockin' us down. Cheers!

[niknik]

Originally Posted by Brainplague ↗

Interesting reply.

Just my opinion, but when it comes to earning "broken wings," I really don't think it matters much how we learned to ride, or even how long we've been riding.

Most of the time the idiots in the cages aren't paying attention, & no matter how careful & cautious we are, as riders, someday an idiot will wind up knockin' us down. Cheers!

For sure. I could be wrong, but I read statistics a long time ago that said it's close to 50/50. As far as whether a car vs motorcycle crash, and who's responsible.

But that's hard to gauge in many accidents. I know I've had more than one car pull out in front of me, or change lanes forcing me to take some action to prevent an accident.

But I've also noticed this mentality of alot of bikers. To have this attitude that they own the road, and want to rage at traffic when someone does something they don't like.

Or my favorite dumb thing to do. Rev their engine when a vehicle does something dangerous.

There's a reason your brake and throttle are on the same handle. So you don't use them at the same time by accident in a startling situation.

And the problem with getting in that habit. Riders will have a car pull out or do something that gets in the riders path, and instead of first instict, brakes, evade. It's rev the engine. Which takes that precious first second to react and avoid away.
YouTube is full of avoidable bike wrecks because of the engine rev guy.

[Dancelikejello]

'Guys on bike' plural until the truck made them one.