UTKARSH STUNTY SHARMA

very true, it took me more than 2 months to learn some tits bits of it and now i can get through curves at 90+ easily and have been scrapping my bike's foot pegs every now and then.

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Ri$hi

Had a crash on thursday 12 jan. I was trying to overtake a bus, the bus slightly moved towards the left so I inturn had to swerve left a bit and the platform was protuding outside on my path, noticed that only before few feet. Had to brake hard and there was loose soil on the road, the wheels got locked and I along with bike fell on the right. The bus zoom passed me just few inches away. Suffered from few scratches on palm, hands and as I was wearing the helmet, the helmet took the impact and few scratches on the visor.

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chbpreddy

Road banking seem to be incorrect as well. (about RTR FI crash)

sharingan

ahh damn!! he fell because he panicked!
From what i see, he is not comfortable with that speed at that turn..
It must have been his first time with such speed at that turn
the speed and entry was ok.. but the problem starts when he stops looking at the inside of the curve and starts to look at the median!! where you look matters a lot.
he could have saved the trouble even at the point where he started to apply brakes, if instead of applying brakes, had he looked where he wanted to go and directed his upper body in that direction..

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Ri$hi

Yes You are right but while in panic one cannot implement even the things which they know very well. I would say these all stunts are meant to be carried out only on the track.

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AnupamYZR

Well I had the same kind of crash at almost the same speed of 70kmph.. It was drizzling already and out of stupidity(or what) I started riding fast(around 80kph maybe).. the destination being near and no shelter stimulated this move.. It just started raining heavily when a cow(the Lord's grace) came running to my side.. I could not brake as the road was wet and we would skid.. My Friend(the pillion) started shouting 'morilu.. morilu.. morilu' translating to 'we are going to die now'.. I was helpless and all I could do in the short instant was roll off the throttle.. I hit the cow and for a lapse of time my neural functions seized.. After few seconds later after I had regained consciousness I found myself under the bike, my leg saved from being pieces by the leg-guard.. All I could think about was the damage to the bike and all the thrashing(literally) I was going to get.. Then I ran to my friend.. He had some bruises to his knees and hands.. Obviously he had been in air for a brief moment while I had been sliding along the bike.. I was surprised feeling quite OK myself.. Adrenaline got me fooled until I saw blood gushing from my right elbows.. I didn't have any fracture(and luckily so did my friend) except flesh wounds here and there..


The things I learned from this experience are:

1. Danger keeps lurking everywhere and springs upon us in the most unexpected manner.. So its better to be prepared.. The helmet is a must for every ride.. Gloves and other gears could be added simultaneously..

2. Bike protectors such as leg-guard, crash bungs should be used, no matter how absurd your bike may look.. Not only they protect the chassis and panels, they may save your legs too if you happen to be sliding along with the bike.. Look is not as important as limb.. Right..

3. When with a pillion, it is always better to ride sensibly.. Since the bike reacts quite differently when with a pillion..

4. Understand your bike's behavior properly in safe environments before pushing hard..

5. Learn proper braking techniques..

I ride hard,but sensibly.. Fast but not reckless.. Life and limbs are still at risk when riding a two wheeler no matter how slow you ride.. But sensible riding avoids many risk, both to the rider's life and mostly to other people's life, no matter at what pace you ride.. Happy riding...!!

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ashwinprakas

The guy in the video charged into the corner, that's a basic mistake, frankly speaking he had an advantage spot just before he crashed, but he was'nt able to go for it since he'd already maxed out on throttle.

Here're few of Keith Codes advices.

1. You go where you look, so always keep you're eyes on the exit point.

2. “Once the throttle is cracked on, it is rolled on evenly, smoothly, and constantly throughout the remainder of the turn.”

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The Mountain

So, if I understand correctly, you tried to overtake on the left? Of a vehicle as large as a bus, where the driver is going to have visibility problems anyway, and where the vehicle is likely to move left at any time to drop passengers? And you did it without being able to clearly see the route you planned to take? That's not the kind of decision I'd be willing to admit to, myself, especially in a forum labeled "Art of Safe Riding".

I hope you have since thrown away that helmet, since you say it took an impact. Motorcycle helmets are designed to absorb one solid impact only, and are then unsafe to use.

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utsavchs

After crashing twice in the past weekend, I got little bruised now! One on Track (go karting) I kinda ruined the kart to quite an extent. Flipped and took it off the track. And then the next day, while returning from a short trip, a mahindra maxx kinda ran into me. Thank god I was fully geared! I beleive the impact was quite high, coz it had caused me go unconscious at the moment for sometime. After regaining somewhat of my senses, I found, nothing happened. The gears saved me completely! Except the right hand's fingers were all in a bad shape except the thumb. 2 fingers are still sprained now and till yet paining and the other one is in a very bad shape. I myself dunno what happened as after i gained consciousness its bandaged and I hardly feel it except the dried blood inside the bandage. typing is too stressful now.

The bike survived with nothing serious of a damage. A bent crash guard, a broken indicator and 2 scratches on the new fairing will still make it live. Things are still kind a little fuzzy inside my brains, with somethings I just cant remember, like how I reached home and the entire 1 day after that incident. Is this normal after a crash? I had crashed scores of times in the past but things like this is little uncomfortable now.


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stefanm

It seems you've banged your head on impact and have a concussion, best you get it checked out at hospital, trust me it's definitely not something to take lightly. If indeed you did bang your head, you will need to change your helmet.

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