Re: How Many Times You Crashed ?


This is why you should ride offroad. You will get used to flying in the air and not suffer any mental shock Pothole fear will be passé.

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I've crashed a lot. 2 times during my squidding days, 4 times during my non-squidding days. Lots of bruises, lots of fractures 😛
SQUIDDING DAYS:
Ride: Honda Activa 2005
Riding gear: None
Consequences: First accident- shoulder fracture
Second accident- shoulder and knee fracture.
Details- I didn't have any idea of how to ride properly. Just speeding everywhere, like a teenage w/o brains does 😛
First accident happened just outside my house. Came off the ramp, turned left, and BAM! Hit another scooter.
Second one happened when I was returning from my tuition. Had to turn right. A Yamaha FZ-S was approaching, at quite high speed. He couldn't brake in time, I didn't brake and BAM! he hit me right on the knee....
Non Squidding days-
Ride- Honda CBR250R
Gears- Studds Shifter helmet, Vega JK-07 jacket, Cramster TRG-2, Vega MCS-05 leather gloves

First crash: just 2 weeks after I bought the bike. Was in a hurry when suddenly a Ford Fiesta turned from the oncoming lane, w/o any indication. Hit the car on the Rear passenger door. Speed? 70kph, reduced due to braking.
Consequences: bent left clip-on, no injuries as such

Second crash: Low visibility, was following a friend a bit too close. Dog jumped outta nowhere, friend saved himself, I rode over the dog. Dog=dead (RIP)
Consequences: Jacket took the impact and saved the body, gloves tore, and a banged up knee. Broken windshield, left clip-on bent, banged up gear shifter and a lot of scratches on left fairing, and a broken new phone 😢

Third crash: Took a left. Evening time. Around 40 kph, outta nowhere, I see a kid and 2 women. Swerved the bike, saved the kid and got dragged around 50 metres (IDK the distance. But the bike was far away from me)
Consequences: left clip on, again 😑 and broken left rear view mirror.

Fourth crash: at a highway, going to my grandma's house. I fainted while riding, speed around 70-80kph.
Woke up after 10 mins. Reason for fainting may be a nose-bleed that happened the day before. Thrown off the bike.
Consequences: fractured ribs, banged up knee, broken helmet (shell cracked, apparently I hit a brick or something, idk), bent clip on yet again -_- , broken left fairing, jacket sacrificed
gloves (TRG-2) held pretty good, was wearing boots, so, they held up good too.

Still have a nasty scar on my knee, but, over time, also learnt to control my adrenalin and want to speed up.
Replaced the helmet with a SMK, jacket with a PGS one. Gloves and boots are still good

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A Long long time ago when I hit a parked truck at the loading bay !!! Not a big deal ....

The only fall that haunts me and will always do is that from a Honda Activa. It was a cold cold day and I've been riding the Activa for a few days as my bike went in for servicing.

I took a corner hard (yes on the Activa), lost traction and low-sided. Luckily my jacket and the Know TPU on my gloves saved my skin !!!

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Wow.Interesting topic.Got to share a couple.
1) MAJOR:- Had just started.One month experience.Riding on my Dads Bajaj Chetak.Was overtaking a stationary bus,suddenly 4 People started crossing.Managed to evade 3 but hit the 4th.Thankfully the person was safe.I suffered a ligament injury Left knee.2 months on bed.My inexperience + Panic = I didn’t push the brakes & Bang.Chetak took a massive hit & returned after 2 months from the workshop.

2) MINOR:- Again the Chetak.Rainy day cruising at 50-60kmph.One autowala decides to turn right when I was about to overtake him.This time I push the brake hard,scooter skids & is thrown away from me.I managed to evade the Auto.Suffer minor abrasions.Chetak takes a few as well.

Both times I was careless.Had no helmet on.Ever since I have made sure I use one always.

Graduated to Pulsar 180dtsi.Had few close calls but otherwise I had a safe riding experience for 10yrs.Recently bought a Dominar and I hope I show the responsibility that I have managed in the past 10yrs more often than not.

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I've crashed about 4 times in which the first time i crashed,i wasnt the one riding.Although i've crashed 4 times,i happened to get out of them with minor bruises.The last time i crashed was on my moms scooter.I was coming home from college.I was doing above 70kmph in my scooter and i reached Kalluvathukal traffic signal and it was green. As i was passing the crossroads,a guy in his splendour had run the red light and crossed me, i quickly applied my rear brake.Realising that the scooter will not stop and will crash into his bike,i applied my front brakes which caused my front tyres to locked up and slipped.i crashed and fell.I smashed my head into the road two times heavily.If it werent for the good quality helmet i was wearing i would have been roadkill.That day i understood the value of good quality helmets.So please guys wear helmets while riding,helmets do safe life.No matter how safe we ride the other guy on the road maybe an idiot.

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Touch wood
Not a single time in my 5 years of riding,about 80,000 kms

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I've had manh tankslappers, and front wheel slides (I do a lot of off roading at high speeds) but I saved myself from those. I had one crash while standing still, just as I was getting out of my driveway, I saw that my glove was loose so I put the bike in neutral and put my foot down, but there was sand and I lost grip and toppled over. The handle hit the clip of my knee guard and that bruised it up pretty good. So yeah funny in a way, but painfull and embarrassing.