Here's one that didn't make the survey but I done most of the others. The straight in hit. I had just done the upgrade to 6 pots and this stupid MF pulls out in front of me and stops. This is the same hit that took Rand out for fifteen months but his was from the RE and it really doesn't make a difference. You get a stupid cager in front of you doing stupid **** this is what happens.

ATGATT

Besides that, buy good insurance.

 

Both mine were right side lowsides at the track. One under braking & one under acceleration. Both happened while trying to catch up to faster, better riders. Both occurred during the last session of the day. Got a broken shoulder from one and a broken wrist from the other.

 

I had a bit more momentum... I know, I've posted this before.



I thought I had good insurance, through the school district. But my crash happened on September 23 under one policy and the policy changed on October 1st. There was no clause written for the transition, so I got to pay the max out of pocket under 2 policies. I ended up paying close to half the total bill out of pocket. Gotta love insurance companies.

I would have been back on a long time ago, except for the ongoing battle with the non-motorcyclist. She tried again last night to stop me. I can't ask her to understand. I can only ignore the pleas and stand my ground..

 

Hit a patch of black ice on the exit of a blind corner on the way to work one morning. I knew the road well, but is was a funny time in spring when we would get a little rain, then clear skies (with freezing nights). I picked the bike up, rode to work, and rode home after. The WORST part, was when I lifted the bike up and I slipped on the pavement and dropped it on the right side for a few extra scratches. I still haven't forgiven myself for that bonehead manuver.

 

Left side.

Hit a patch of black ice on the exit of a blind corner on the way to work one morning. I knew the road well, but is was a funny time in spring when we would get a little rain, then clear skies (with freezing nights). I picked the bike up, rode to work, and rode home after. The WORST part, was when I lifted the bike up and I slipped on the pavement and dropped it on the right side for a few extra scratches. I still haven't forgiven myself for that bonehead manuver.

 

Only time I've been down as on an old 1980 cb125. I was like 14 at the time.

It was wet, and I decided to jump something. Slid for about 40 feet or so. Bike wasn't scratched, just the right peg. Got up and rode off.

 

Thats hilarious! Did anybody see you? That would make it even better. I bet plenty of people did see you but kept driving.

 

I took a knife to a gunfight.

I had a slightly built R 100 S during the mid eighties and was chasing a race prepped Kawi Z1. As he strolled away from me at about 115 I wicked it up to wot and got a tank slapper for my effort. Broken wrist and road rash where the asphalt chewed through the gear and I got a dose of religion as I looked at my trashed full coverage helmet and tattered gear.

 

It looks like the left side radiator made it. At least the other stuff should have been easy to find.

 

I checked *** over tea kettle.

First time was Summer 1988. Girlfriend on the back doing 70+ in #1 Lane on w/b I-10 crossing under I-605. Late afternoon sun in my face, so I couldn't see into the shadow under the I-605 crossover. Got into the shadow and hit the SOB parked in my lane with a flat tire. Never hit the brakes. I totalled the car and the bike. I woke up about 200 feet away with some road rash and more blood than I had ever seen coming from my nose This was 1988, before California had helmet laws. I only had one helmet, so she wore it when we rode. I shouldn't have lived, but I went home from the emergency room with 3 stitches in the back of my head (and every muscle in my body aching). She was in the hospital for 10 days and nearly lost her left leg. For some reason she broke up with me after that...

Second time was two weeks ago in the parking lot at work. I had backed into a parking stall and then forgot my Kryptonite front disc lock. The lock did it's job and I fell over before I could figure out WTF was wrong. Moron!

 

I just love reading a passage in this thread that starts off " The first time". It make me all warm and fuzzy inside.

 

**** YEAH!!! Now we're talkin! That's good but I think I had a little MORE momentum and I think I've got you beat. Ripped mine in half...also a repost

 

It looks like the left side radiator made it. At least the other stuff should have been easy to find.

 

All of us learn something every time it happens. They never will. With price of fuel there are thousands more of us than last year. It's astounding around here.

Put the cagers on the bus and give the roads to us!

Happy Father's Day everybody!

 

I'm guessing left-crashers just run out of road. Potential right-crashers just go over in the other lane & either don't crash or hit something head-on (so they're not around to take the poll.) Sobering thought.

 

I think it depends on "how much" you are a righty or lefty. I think the closer you are to ambidextrous the better road racer you will be.

You have to get your *** off the bike equally in both directions to have equal success in each turn.

When Mike crashed hard in Florida last year and tore up his legs he posted a video of it here. It was lost in the server crash but I remember watching it.

I used to look at film for pro football teams and the other guy doing doc and eval of weapons systems.

I look for little things and I go back and forth a lot.

As soon as Mike went through the first few turns I thought to myself - OMG - it will be in a right. A few seconds later the bike chucked Mike, did one of those ugly spinning pirouettes and body-slammed down on his ankles.

This guy is an experienced racer. One of the better ones here.

It could have been a number of things, tires, debris on the track, a slight wiggle in the topography but the thing that was most obvious to me was his body position was unequal in left to right comparisons.

This is one reason why track days are important for people who never expect to achieve Mike's level on the racetrack but want to be better, more competent riders on the street. You're not as good at the lefts or the rights and it's important to know.

That's why I love my Superhawk. I'm nearly ambidextrous and when Chas was born he was a mess. He would eat right, shot skeet left, batted right, kicked a soccer ball left. One day he would write right - the next day left.

All that's settled down now that he's older but his skills are very well balanced on the bikes.

 

Thanks to captainchaos we know how thick the frame walls are.

 

Where's the "D. All of the above" option?