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posted February 23, 2010 09:42 PM
I don't agree with the every rider goes down comment. Unless you're riding outside of your skill set with your head up your ass. Crashing is avoidable. Keep your head on a swivel and don't think you're invincible. If you have the mindset that you're going to crash... eventually you will.
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INTIMIDA2OR
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posted February 23, 2010 10:08 PM
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I don't agree with the every rider goes down comment.
Unless you're riding outside of your skill set with your head up your ass.
Crashing is avoidable. Keep your head on a swivel and don't think you're invincible.
If you have the mindset that you're going to crash... eventually you will.
Well it is possible to never have an incident or even drop your bike in a lifetime of riding motorcycles.
It takes just one moment when the conditions are perfect like a car spinning out and cutting right in front of you and while you are lane splitting.
Sure it's avoidable. But in a situation where things happen in less than a blink of an eye it is up to the rider to be prepared.
But being prepared and a skilled rider with decades of experience helps . Helps a lot but doesn't save you from a situation that goes beyond your control .
I know quite a few old riders and 2 are in their late 50's both have ridden hard their whole life and
In the last few years went down for their 1st time.
One is one of my best friends who had a birthday last week, he turned 72 and never has down since he started riding in the late 60's.
Sure he has stories of when he dropped his bike or lost control cause their were some ladies around lol!
My point is you may never have an accident but at somepoint there will be a situation/s that are almost out of your hands and you may make it unscathed or have to use a
perfectly executed escape plan.
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posted February 23, 2010 10:10 PM
Besides crashing is fun ! Brings back old dirtbike memories lol! 
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posted February 24, 2010 06:33 PM
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Besides crashing is fun ! Brings back old dirtbike memories lol!
OOh! Ooh! I've got some nasty dirtbike memories, but a lot of good ones too!! I haven't hit the pavement yet........thus far........been riding street for well over 15 years and so far......knock, knock  wood.......I'm still upright. Close calls aside, I don't plan on ever goin' down.
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posted February 24, 2010 06:45 PM
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Besides crashing is fun ! Brings back old dirtbike memories lol!
OOh! Ooh! I've got some nasty dirtbike memories, but a lot of good ones too!!
I haven't hit the pavement yet........thus far........been riding street for well over 15 years and so far......knock, knock wood.......
I'm still upright. Close calls aside, I don't plan on ever goin' down.
Crashing is a way of life on the dirt ! Crashing on the street sucks. My last crash envolved me tumbling on the dirt into a mountain side... That brough back the old memories lol
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posted February 24, 2010 07:11 PM
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I have had 4 low speed get offs since 1969 ... One was on the street , one was on the drag strip , one was in my drive way ...The last one was on a dirt bike where i went over a 40 foot cliff ... Not bad for 41 years .. 
I'd have to say 3 of the crashes i was riding over my skill level at the time ..
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posted February 24, 2010 07:18 PM
Dirt is another story lol. I've taken some spills on the dirt that i don't even want to think about lol. Hopefully i got it all out of my system there.
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posted February 24, 2010 07:50 PM
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My last crash envolved me tumbling on the dirt into a mountain side... That brough back the old memories lol
+1 . . . . . . and about 6 months for the shoulder to heal !
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posted February 24, 2010 07:57 PM
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Besides crashing is fun ! Brings back old dirtbike memories lol!
OOh! Ooh! I've got some nasty dirtbike memories, but a lot of good ones too!!
I haven't hit the pavement yet........thus far........been riding street for well over 15 years and so far......knock, knock wood.......
I'm still upright. Close calls aside, I don't plan on ever goin' down.
Crashing is a way of life on the dirt ! Crashing on the street sucks. My last crash envolved me tumbling on the dirt into a mountain side... That brough back the old memories lol
Definitely! that's how we know when we're riding fast enough!! Having to get back up all the time! So dirt crashin' doesn't count! Lol!
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posted February 24, 2010 08:11 PM
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My last crash envolved me tumbling on the dirt into a mountain side... That brough back the old memories lol
+1 . . . . . . and about 6 months for the shoulder to heal !
Bob
An equal amount of time for the bike to heal as well lol!
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INTIMIDA2OR
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posted February 24, 2010 08:16 PM
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Besides crashing is fun ! Brings back old dirtbike memories lol!
OOh! Ooh! I've got some nasty dirtbike memories, but a lot of good ones too!!
I haven't hit the pavement yet........thus far........been riding street for well over 15 years and so far......knock, knock wood.......
I'm still upright. Close calls aside, I don't plan on ever goin' down.
Crashing is a way of life on the dirt ! Crashing on the street sucks. My last crash envolved me tumbling on the dirt into a mountain side... That brough back the old memories lol
Definitely! that's how we know when we're riding fast enough!! Having to get back up all the time!
So dirt crashin' doesn't count! Lol!
That's how I've been thinking lol! Now it's confirmed
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posted February 25, 2010 05:46 PM
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This is somewhat a noob question but I hear just about all the experienced guys saying that inexperienced riders shouldn’t get a bike . My question is what the most common mistake a inexperienced make that leads to a crash? My first bike was a 1200 and I never came close to a crash or had a close encounter.(knocking on wood)
on the 14, not knowing that it warps the time space continum could be an issue. in other words, it gets going so fast so quickly that you run out of road or room to manuever or avoid objects in your path resulting in crashola.
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posted February 25, 2010 06:49 PM
A few must read threads for noobs from the gixxer forums,
helping not bashing here:
http://www.gixxer.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=13
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posted March 11, 2010 12:50 AM
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This is somewhat a noob question but I hear just about all the experienced guys saying that inexperienced riders shouldn’t get a bike . My question is what the most common mistake a inexperienced make that leads to a crash? My first bike was a 1200 and I never came close to a crash or had a close encounter.(knocking on wood)
on the 14, not knowing that it warps the time space continum could be an issue. in other words,
it gets going so fast so quickly that you run out of road or room to manuever or avoid objects in
your path resulting in crashola.
Words of wisdom! 
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posted March 11, 2010 05:18 AM
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GEAR UP MO-FO! 
If you haven't crashed so far you might just be put-putting around...
Dainese for the track crash test dummy I call "myself":
+1
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