those that have crashed before...

[Dave]

Originally Posted by itgirl

wow! thanks for all the input, folks. it's fascinating reading everyone's story. these thoughts have been plaguing me lately and i have been keeping distance from my bikes at the moment. i guess i am a little fearful of the fact that you just never know when that one ride will be your last. but i also know that i can't dwell on that. this is just the closest i have ever come to knowing someone that died in a bike accident. it is so unsettling because, as gunther said, he did nothing wrong and died from it.

i had the same thoughts when my dad passed in an auto accident. i wondered if he thought about us moments before impact. if he knew he screwed up. we'll never know those answers though. as i get older i have a harder time dealing with death and the finality of it. there are so many complexities to it that my brain cannot seem to fathom. i wish i could talk to someone that has passed on, but obviously that's impossible.

anyways, thanks for tolerating all my deep thinking and for sharing all your stories.

Inshah allah

[Cutty72]

Originally Posted by Dave

Inshah allah

shit, i forgot what that means...

[Dave]

if its gods will

[ceo012384]

I thought "FUCK GOD DAMNIT MY FUCKING TWO WEEK TRIP TO THE GAP AND JENNINGS GOD DAMN MOTHERFUCKING SON OF A BITCH"

[NONE_too_SOFT]

Originally Posted by ceo012384

I thought "FUCK GOD DAMNIT MY FUCKING TWO WEEK TRIP TO THE GAP AND JENNINGS GOD DAMN MOTHERFUCKING SON OF A BITCH"

ya your a bitch. if you had been there i may not have crashed.

but then again i may have gotten eaten by a bear.

[Switch]

Usually "Here we go again" followed by "it's fine."

[Switch]

Originally Posted by Trip

That's why you got to train yourself, just pound it into your brain where your reaction is to accelerate instead of let go.

That's worked out well for you...

But it is true, I've avoided 2 high sides doing this. One at Little T and one at Nashville, both from accelerating hard out of a turn, both times I had at least one leg off the bike.

The hardest part about that is to just keep your pace after it happens.

[Mudpuppy]

Originally Posted by DLIT

I was convinced I woulda been able to ride it off road and save it. Before I knew it I was tumbling around. This was only 3 months after I started riding and it was all my fault. Tried to pas someone late and entered way too hot, but proly could make it every time knowing what I do now. There was a few times on the track I felt my tire slip and my first thought was "I hope my leathers hold up."

yep been there - the old tire slip and your ass just puckers waiting for the worst.. happened to me yesterday at grattan once.. followed a couple sessions later by a toe drag which i always hate - completely unsettles the bike..