How many times ya crashed?

[DLIT]

Once. A 10-15 mph get-off. I was still a noob and fucked up. Knowing wht I know now, I woulda made the turn.

Originally Posted by PhiSig1071

Seven times.

First was a nasty lowside on a backroad in Ohio. Blind curve, gravel, slide, target-fixation, and finally ditch. Busted knee, back, and shoulder. Got a med-discharge from the Army.

Second was a nasty highside. Racing through an industrial park, back tire caught a painted dash between lanes, went sideways, highsided so hard I think I went two weeks into the future. Two broken ribs.

Third was a pretty easy lowside, oil leak, turning left at a light, down, no injuries, some cosmetic damage to the bike. Fucking no-cut sliders broke off at 5mph.

Fourth was getting bumped by a FHP trooper who thought I was going to run. With a passenger. On a bridge. Kept the bike upright and was half a hair from getting thrown in the back of the cop car because the trooper and I got into a screaming match on the side of the bridge.

Fifth was a lowside at Jennings, lost the front in T1. Over 100mph, slid for-fucking-ever (literally to the berm) and went back out next session with a new footpeg. My front tire was a PP2ct with four trackdays and about 1k street miles, rear had five or six days and 1k street miles. Good tires are cheap insurance. Ran my best lap ever at JGP literally the lap before the lowside. Crossed start/finish at a 1:29.8 and promptly lost it in 1.

Sixth was getting hit by a 2500-series Chevy Suburban who thought he belonged in my lane more than I did. Bounced off him, jumped a curb, came to a stop. Kept the bike upright, only damage was a cracked helmet and some cosmetic issues with the bike.

Seventh was a lowside in T10 at JGP. (Only wreck on the KTM so far) Trying too hard, slid the rear, tried to keep it in the slide but the peg ground down and levered the rear tire off the pavement. Bent the bars on the KTM.



It is what it is.

I didn't know Randy DePuniet was a member here. Welcome, Randy!

[PhiSig1071]

Originally Posted by DLIT

I didn't know Randy DePuniet was a member here. Welcome, Randy!

Hi and thank you




Who am I kidding, I wish I was that fast!

[DLIT]

Originally Posted by PhiSig1071

Who am I kidding, I wish I was that fast!

No shit.

[Mr Lefty]

once... looped it from a stop light... lack of concentration... let my attention and the clutch lever slip.

Originally Posted by PhiSig1071

Hi and thank you




Who am I kidding, I wish I was that fast!

Originally Posted by DLIT

No shit.

my next helmet will be a shark... if randy wears one... they must be good... dude's on his head almost as much as on his bike...

[OneSickPsycho]

Once... Right hander... 75mph on Rt-56 in Hocking Hills... couple miles west of 664... hit gravel, ate shit, pulled myself together, road another couple hours with no front brakes.

[The Awesome]

I'm not exactly sure. I think it's somewhere around 10 or 12.

[JARVIS518]

im sure all the sofla members remember this...

Originally Posted by bambo2888

hense "accident", i understand that. and i can say, that god forbid i go, its not going to be due to rider error, it WILL be someone else's fault. there is a difference between speeding/leaning, and being wreckless.

needlessto say, there are exceptions to every situation and opinion. i think its foolish to say "everyone will go down".

Originally Posted by bambo2888

thanks, that means a lot. i cant believe someone would actually say that.





needlesstosay, i have had many EXTREMELY close calls and it was my quick assessment of escape routes and the quick processing of each moves' consequences that saved me each and every time. most riders would aimlessly swerve or yank his or her bike down, which you cant blame them, it's second nature. im not going to jinx myself and say "I'm not going down", but I am RARELY caught off guard in any situation. i have faith in my driving/riding. its not overconfidence, but its the surety that i know i can handle the stresses and potential dangers of riding.

and before im attacked, again, i know every situation has its exceptions and there WILL and ARE circumstances that would catch the best of the best off guard. so save it. however, i ride hard on a daily basis, not wreckless, just hard and smart.

Originally Posted by bambo2888

thats sits better. crashing CAN happen to anyone at anytime, but i dont think its definite that "if youre on a bike, you will go down sometime"

theres a huge diff. between defensive driving and intimidated driving. i just figure that anticipating a future wreck falls under intimidating.

and its not like this is the only place i have been the out-cast for feeling this way, so im used to it. just about every single rider i have asked in person outside this forum feels the same way as you guys, so maybe (hopefully not) one day i will learn the true meaning of the theory, but until then, i'll stick to what has been working for me.

for those of u who dont know this is my asshole roommate talking shit about the comment "there are 2 types of rides those who have gone down and those that will go down" and since this convo about 4 months ago he has gone down twice both due to rider error

not really relavant to the thread but it reminded me of it

oh and buzz if u want to bump it
http://www.twowheelfix.com/showthrea...841#post123841

[cuttle]

Only counting street (no idea/count about my dirt spills):

About 20 something years ago, I had a "side-on" collison with a car on a Mountain Pass in Switzerland (nice hospitals in Switzerland).

I lowsided on a road that turned into gravel just before the turn.

I slid on oil in Thailand (small bike - but I was wearing shorts)

About 5 years ago, I got run off the road in the woods in Oregon (my choice: hit the car head on or go for the woods...)

[was92v]

Thats a hard question. Does something like I was pulling up to the front of a store and there is a girl in a mini skirt, (summer of 72') on a ladder reaching over her head in the door of a store. I didn't stop, jumped the sidewalk and crashed into the ice machine in front of the store. I landed on the sidewalk in front of the door with her looking down at me like I just stepped out of a space ship. Thank God for dark shields so she couldn't see who it was.. I jumped up, picked up the bike and rode away.

I'm really not sure how many times I've crashed on the street and road racing, but I would guess about 20-25 times. I've never really tried to count them. I can only remember about 7 or 8 that really hurt, well maybe 10.