Comments on: Moto-Myths 3: You are going to Crash http://www.citybikerblog.com/2007/12/moto-myths-3-you-are-going-to-crash/ Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:00:34 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Gordon http://www.citybikerblog.com/2007/12/moto-myths-3-you-are-going-to-crash/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Gordon Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:13:37 +0000 http://citybiker.wordpress.com/2007/12/09/moto-myths-3-you-are-going-to-crash/#comment-104 Sometimes it's handy to have a "first drop" when you learn to ride. It shows you the point of no return on a bike and helps you to recognise it before it's too late. If you have never dropped your bike, you don't really know how far you can go and still recover it. Although it's certainly not a good passtime. I have dropped my bike and learned from it 1000%. I have also had a pretty major accident, survived, got up and rode home on the busted bike. I've learned from that 10000%. Accidents are avoidable and yes the best thing to do is to not crash, but sometimes the tamer accidents give us experience that is unbelievably handy and results in gaining pre-emptive skills that you couldn't learn through other means. Sometimes it’s handy to have a “first drop” when you learn to ride. It shows you the point of no return on a bike and helps you to recognise it before it’s too late. If you have never dropped your bike, you don’t really know how far you can go and still recover it. Although it’s certainly not a good passtime.

I have dropped my bike and learned from it 1000%. I have also had a pretty major accident, survived, got up and rode home on the busted bike. I’ve learned from that 10000%.

Accidents are avoidable and yes the best thing to do is to not crash, but sometimes the tamer accidents give us experience that is unbelievably handy and results in gaining pre-emptive skills that you couldn’t learn through other means.

]]> By: How to get back to riding after a fall « nuBiker - motorcycle enthusiasts community http://www.citybikerblog.com/2007/12/moto-myths-3-you-are-going-to-crash/comment-page-1/#comment-103 How to get back to riding after a fall « nuBiker - motorcycle enthusiasts community Fri, 08 Feb 2008 02:08:51 +0000 http://citybiker.wordpress.com/2007/12/09/moto-myths-3-you-are-going-to-crash/#comment-103 [...] ;)  Perhaps these tips are more about HOW NOT TO FALL, but read on to find out for yourself. They say there are two types of bikers, ones that have fallen, and ones that will fall.  Are you gonna get [...] [...] ;)   Perhaps these tips are more about HOW NOT TO FALL, but read on to find out for yourself. They say there are two types of bikers, ones that have fallen, and ones that will fall.  Are you gonna get [...]

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