It doesn't matter how safe and careful you are riding. Crap happens. Smart riding can prevent some accidents. In my case, the only thing can could have prevented it was not riding that day. I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. I did everything right and if it wasn't for my gear I would not be here today to write this.
It has been over 5 weeks and I am still healing. My bike was totaled and today I will be depositing the insurance check.
I wish you well and good to know you are going to be riding again.
I just bought a Go Pro 3 and have it recording every time I ride. There are just too many things that happen out there. I had many close calls myself.
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I wish you well and good to know you are going to be riding again.
I just bought a Go Pro 3 and have it recording every time I ride. There are just too many things that happen out there. I had many close calls myself.
Thanks for the well wishes! Will be getting my new helmet on Dec 8 at the Long Beach Motorcycle show. Also have a few friends that are willing to ride 2-up with me until I am healed enough to ride myself. Picked up a BMW F800ST last June - so I won't be replacing the CBR250 (will be selling a few items soon).
Your idea of the Go Pro has been on my mind already. I'm thinking of adding it to my shopping list at the show. If I had that running, I might have the license plate of the a$$ that hit me.
I've got a friend, a 33 year old man, who is smart and responsible. Two weeks ago a car blocked his way and he fall down to the side walk. He was wearing an armored jacket but nothing else. The result? safe & sound up the hip and a nasty injury on his right knee. Being smart and responsible didn't protect his knee and that 's the hard way to learn it.
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Yet somehow, Goyble has survived riding for over 25 years.
I won't leave without a helmet, myself, but, that doesn't mean that I will criticize someone who choses not to wear a helmet. All consequences come home; if he is sufficiently careful, his only consequence is a slightly longer ride time.
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I can see both sides of this argument. I know some people who wear all the gear all the time and they're always falling off. I know some folk who don't, and they're usually more careful. Me? I wear all the gear most of the time. I'm always fully suited and booted when riding in heavy traffic, or on Motorways (which is most of the time), but in the summer, when it's hot, and I'm riding on quiet, slow roads, I'll just wear my crash helmet (which is law in my country), and whatever else I'm wearing at the time. I'm aware of the risks, I have been knocked off my bike once, in over 30 years of riding, and I was wearing all the gear when it happened. I was riding in busy traffic. My gear did protect me from what could have been worse injuries than I sustained. I think it's up to individuals to make their minds up what they wear when they ride. I do get the impression that some riders think that it's OK to ride like a racer on the road if they're wearing full leathers, but in reality, all that will protect you from is road rash. Bones will break whether you're wearing leathers or not.
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It comes down to whether or not people think about what could happen. You could be the best motorcyclist in the world and still dump the bike going around a corner because of oil, sand, or a car pulls out in front of you, or animal runs out in front of you. The point is not everyone will have an accident on their bike but a lot of people will and if you one of the ones that does than you will be better off if your wearing gear. People become complacent because they ride for a number of years without incident, but it can happen at any time. Yes, its a pain to put on the gear, especially when it takes me longer to put the gear on than the ride will take, but I always do because I think about what could happen.
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I wear no protective gear other than a helmet and gloves in the winter and sometimes I'd go without a helmet. Iv been doing it for 25 years but I'm a smart which translates to making good decisions when I'm on the bike. That does not mean I'm immune to the actions of others but it helps me access the risk.
I read here where new riders are scraping the pegs on their new cbr250s on public roads and doing 90mph on the highway.Those types of riders are at a much greater risk of being in or causing an accident.
The fact is smart people have a huge advantage. The majority of accidents are caused by dumb people. Figure out what group you belong to and dress accordingly.
Yet another prime example of Trolling from Goyble... I believe he likes to take a controversial viewpoint in his posts, and then sit back and watch as others offer their counterpoints. Has anyone else noticed that although he's been a member here for a full year, he is only now about to make his 100th post? Yup... Trolling.
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Right. Dumb people wear gear. What sort of brain does this fellow have?
Putoff, at least we agree on somethings. Still, individual liberty and all that. But should Goyble be taken to hospital when his head is smashed against the ground (Goyble, mate, this is hypothetical I do not wish that on you or anyone, whether they wear a helmet or not), or only if his bank balance or insurance cover is sufficient?
Putoff, at least we agree on somethings. Still, individual liberty and all that. But should Goyble be taken to hospital when his head is smashed against the ground (Goyble, mate, this is hypothetical I do not wish that on you or anyone, whether they wear a helmet or not), or only if his bank balance or insurance cover is sufficient?
Goyble is free to wear/not wear whatever he wants, and others are free to criticize him if they choose.
If he needs to go to a hospital, he should go to a hospital. I'm not going to be dragged into a deeper conversation here; we're having that conversation over in the appropriate section.
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1989 Honda NX250
2009 Honda CRF230L
CBR250r
Still, individual liberty and all that. But should Goyble be taken to hospital when his head is smashed against the ground (Goyble, mate, this is hypothetical I do not wish that on you or anyone, whether they wear a helmet or not), or only if his bank balance or insurance cover is sufficient?
2007 Honda Cbr125r
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