How many people have dropped a bike?

niss · Post by **niss** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 9:13 pm

I just wanted to know how many other people threw a bike? When did you do it? What was the nature of the accident? What kind of injuries? etc.

I was riding my moped in a mall parking lot around a corner too fast and too wide, it put me in the oncoming lane. I saw a car that in hind site I could have safely stopped for in hindsight but panicked, clamped on both breaks mid turn and threw the bike. Suffered a broken Uksa and Radius earning me 2 SS plates and 11 screws.

I attribute my accident to being a novice rider (only a couple of weeks of riding) and panicking.

Blakey · Post by **Blakey** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 9:37 pm

Niss,

Are you dating a fat girl these days too?

5400AirportRdSouth · Post by **5400AirportRdSouth** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 11:47 pm

I was pulling up in front of a friends house, saw a group of people outside, including some ladies.. decided it would be cool to lock up the brakes and wheel slide in on the sand/dust that was curbside... locked up the front, did a nice little somersault over the handlebars as the bike went down under me, unstrapped helmut ( oh, how cool I was back then... ) went bouncing down the street.

Totally saved faced by barely breaking stride, ignoring the bike and helmut and walking straight inside.

Back then I was young enough to bounce when I hit the ground.... not so much these days...

tofo · Post by **tofo** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 12:58 am

started riding a little older in life and had the good fourtune not to had had any issues thus far but after the story of the party, I'm glad I didn't own one at 18

hazatude · Post by **hazatude** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 2:38 am

Ulna?

Rowdy · Post by **Rowdy** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 2:50 am

I dropped my 500 doing a catwalk... Bumps and bruises..

A lot smarter now.. and bikeless! probably a good idea.. dont need anymore metal in me

However... The triumph thruxton makes me think otherwise!

Snowgoose · Post by **Snowgoose** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 5:55 am

niss wrote:I just wanted to know how many other people threw a bike? When did you do it? What was the nature of the accident? What kind of injuries? etc.

I was riding my moped in a mall parking lot around a corner too fast and too wide, it put me in the oncoming lane. I saw a car that in hind site I could have safely stopped for in hindsight but panicked, clamped on both breaks mid turn and threw the bike. Suffered a broken Uksa and Radius earning me 2 SS plates and 11 screws.

I attribute my accident to being a novice rider (only a couple of weeks of riding) and panicking.

Spend 300-400 bucks and take a riding course. The knowledge you gain will be invaluable. If you want to learn how to take corners quicker take a racing course like FAST.

Haven't dropped a motorcycle, yet. Have dropped a few bicycles though.

2R · Post by 2R » Sun Jul 15, 2007 6:38 pm

It may be more entertaining to know who has fallen off a fat girl than who has fallen off a moped or a bike .

And those bike training courses are worth every penny ,if you can get on a race track somewhere you will get the real fun of a bike ,wearing down those pucks going round the corners.

harveymushman · Post by **harveymushman** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 6:50 pm

I fell twice today both times I crossrutted once a highside the other low side. not a good way to end a day of riding

LostinRotation · Post by **LostinRotation** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 7:32 pm

Dropping a bike isn't a matter of "IF" ....it's a matter of "when" and how much damage are you going to do.

-=0=LiR=0=-

CarbIce · Post by **CarbIce** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:10 am

20 years ago in high school- loose sand on a corner in a parking lot.

Started riding again 3 years ago and started with the Safety course. Well worth the money! Much more cautious now..

. ._ · Post by **. ._** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 2:45 pm

I've dropped a bike a few times trying to push it here and there.

My first bike- I parked in a parking space on a little bit of an up slope. I was walking it backwards a bit too fast, and cranked the handlebars. Woooaah! And over she went. All the kids at Mac's laughed at the "cool" biker.

I've never had an accident only a few incidents.

-istp

corporate joe · Post by **corporate joe** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:52 pm

A while ago, I was riding a dirt bike in a buddy's back yard. I took it out in the woods behind to do some trails and a piece of wood got stuck in the front wheel throwing me over the handlebars and landing me on my face. The good news was that I wasn't going fast, but the bad news was that I wasn't wearing a helmet. I got a few scars, my nose shattered in 3 places and 4 broken teeth.

Straightening the nose after the incident was far more tramautic than the accident itself, I can tell you that.

. ._ · Post by **. ._** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:55 pm

If you were wearing a full faced helmet you would have snapped your neck.

(An official thread hijack to bring on the helmet/no helmet debate, ain't I a bugger?)

-istp

Doc · Post by **Doc** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:53 pm

istp, as long as you have your donor card filled out.....I couldn't GARA if you wear a helmet or not. Maybe your organs will go to somebody with enough brains to wear a Snell helmet!

I know you're looking for company, but, no I haven't dropped a bike. Melting a hole in the ground on a hot day, with the side stand doesn't count! Now, a pedal bike? Different story. Scabs heal real slow in Hawaii!

2R · Post by 2R » Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:14 am

My first solo flight without an Aircraft was when i had a head-on collision with a car on my first bike .I flew over the car and landed face first on my brand new FULL face helmet ,ruined my new gloves ripped my jeans off at the knees scrapped my shoes and wrote off the bike .A few cuts and bruises but any landing you can walk away from ,they say is a good one .
I would recommend a full face helmet and good gloves to anyone riding a bike as both save skin and fingers.

GilletteNorth · Post by **GilletteNorth** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:59 pm

I was 'almost' a candidate for the darwin award...

Working on my parent's dairy farm, one evening while going out to the pasture on a trike to get the cows, I wondered how fast the thing could go. It was a big field but apparently not big enough and as I neared the far end I realized I better slow down fast. So I locked the brakes and immediately started sliding on the wet grass. I saw I wasn't going to stop in time before I hit the barb-wire fence so I jumped off the back hopeing I could spread eagle and get some traction to stop. Instead the bike went thru the middle of the fence breaking the second and third wires but leaving the top and bottom intact. I bounced on the ground and followed it through. I ended up about 15 ft on the opposite side of the fence with the trike tumbled on top of me, unconcious with long gashes on my arms and chest. Eventually I woke up, made bandages with my shirt and walked the 2/3 mile back to the house. My mom shrieked about how she knew that damn trike would kill us and how she was going to sell it now, all the while I'm just telling her to just get me to the hospital.

2R · Post by 2R » Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:12 pm

Oh the thrill of going through a barbed wire fence on a dark rainy night ,that was my third accident on a bike .Good job the road slowed me down and the bike took a big chunk of the fence before i went through it .That one really hurt .Good job Yamaha parts were cheap back then .It was a long hobble for help in the days before cell phones

l_reason · Post by **l_reason** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 5:46 am

I grew up ridding dirt bikes. Lets just say I have bent may share of handle bars, broke lots of clutch and brake levers and riped off a few back fenders. I was 16 when got my first road machine. Since then I have dumped quite a few bikes the list is:
YZ250 into some brush at 60 mph (Gotta love ice racing)!
XR500, (street legal) riding a little to hard and wend over backwards... rear fender tail light.
CX500, tank slapper at 50km/h then end over end... bent forks, front rim, leather coat, helmet.
XS650, laid it over in a dusty parking lot... Scuffs on my new coat and one muffler.
KLR650, over backwards 4 times, license plate holder, rear rack, 1 pair of gloves, more scuffs on the Joe-rocket coat, helmet, dent in the tank, passenger peg, the original signal lights. I also laid it over a few times off-road.

I have had some bruises and minor cuts from crashing motorcycles. The most important thing you can get is some tough ridding gear.
Ride safe

GilletteNorth · Post by **GilletteNorth** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 9:43 pm

I also almost drowned when during a check of a different pasture on my parent's farm. I was following a winding trail I'd made in a ravine with a creek running through it. As I went through the creek and tried to climb the bank on the other side the trike flipped backwards and pinned me underneath, with my head underwater. That was a panic moment, but I was big enough to push the bike off me and get my head above the surface. Nine lives I guess.

How many people have dropped a bike?

Have you ever dropped a bike?

How many people have dropped a bike?

Re: How many people have dropped a bike?