Machines are meant to be revved.

Oops guys forgot to post the cost of repairs.

Car = 2k.

Bike = Free. The SVC guys used some material to seal the hole and then applied some sort of paind and its hardly noticeable now. The gear lever was straightened by the SVC Guys, the rest of the parts were given minor touch ups and after a good waxing job, the bike looked like brand new.

There's no other way to enter a turn after crossing the 80Kmph mark, the car will just spin out even with the maximum counter steering. If we de- accelerate and then accelerate then there'll be a huge lag and the car would take its own sweet time to come back to the power band.

Driving like on a track and, that too in a car whose structure always disappoints me, was not a good task you did, and the reason - just to give a proof to your friend? Please care for others lives as well on roads and kindly perform these tests/proofs on open highways with rare traffic. (Frankly speaking, I don't like the way Wagon R and Zen Estilo are designed, not meant for high speeds or performance drives)
Glad that you both are safe and hope that you have learnt the lesson well.

Thats the point of it all bro. No matter how many times we try to learn from others mistake its pointless cause in the end nothing can influence us more than our own mistakes.

Having learnt my lesson I now ride as safe as humanly possible. In short the fact is no matter how safe you think you are, there's something out there to get you by surprise.

Experiences of lesser imp(But sure as hell proves my point regarding the unexpected).

1. Was driving at a fair speed in my car and suddenly a drunken old man falls on my hood, he was walking on the divider and lost his balance. If I was riding at an excess speed, the damage would've been un-imaginable.

2. Was riding at a speed of 80Kmph in the highway on my ZMA and all off a sudden not even 10mts apart from me an old man runs onto the road without looking either side, just raising his hand. I counter steered so hard that my right knee grazed him when I was passing by.

3. Was riding at 9pm the road was empty had my friend as pillion and we were talking. Due to poor street lights my visibility was compromised so didnt want to outrun my headlamps so maintained a speed of 80Kmph. Out of no where a dog jumps in front, I jammed the front and the bike went for a dive and a second before we hit the dog, in panic I accidentally let go of the brake and downshifted and popped the clutch and in a moment the front rose and the dog went under the bike, though it missed the front wheel it got run over by the rear wheel and died on the spot, but thanks to god both me and my friend was unhurt, infact the bike was as steady as a rock even when it ran over the poor creature.

Rightly said.
Let me describe a similar event, although the creature in my case was a human being, but the way he reacted was not less than a dog!
I was returning back to home from college, in night (around 8:30 PM) on a bridge (Bally bridge, those residing in Kolkata would know as to what I'm referring to), I flashed at a Taxi (ambassador) and overtook it and I was now doing 80 kmph in 5th gear. A man was walking on the footpath, and suddenly don't know why he decided to commit suicide by coming on the road instead of jumping off the bridge into the river, within a flash he was in my lane; as I had just overtook the poor ambassador, I knew that if I jam the brakes then the Indian technology running behind me is gonna hit my bike from back for sure, I honked, applied both brakes in a good manner (thanks to the previous experiences) and downshifted to 2nd in that duration and steered the bike few feet away in a new line and accelerated, just before accelerating, I could hear the screaming sound due to the hard application of brakes by the ambassador driver and saw into the RVM I thought he is gonna hit me, but thanks to the Honda engineers for providing good low end torque into this machine (Karizma R), I shot the bike in 2nd and rode back home. Later when I reminded about the incident I realised that the man was drunk and I abused govt that why not a ban on drunken walking as well

Accident experienced and what i learn from it?

one day at evening time may be some 7pm was entering the city circle was coming from a small trip.. there was traffic usually at such place from where the city circle starts even because of police checking and all..
i saw in the traffic and was like in hurry to reach home as i had call from mom and i told her i am just near will come in 5 minute though i lied

i had fitted a new KnN on my bike (karizma R) and was in tashan of making vroom vroom sound, as i guess its everyone habit to overtake from the left side when we are in traffic even i did the same..
i made the vroom vroom sound thinking its cool( though it was never ).. taking frequent and unnecessary acceleration and suddenly a "Tata Sumo" without any indicator or sign turned left to drop the passenger and i applied the front brakes and bang slipped on the road was too close to the wheel of that "tata sumo" but luckily i stopped however else it would have ""
all people came and started pointing out the driver mistake though it happened for first time ( a biker didnt got pointed out").
they were ready to beat him, but i came conscious and stopped the people..
then went a medical store near by and bought the first aid and aided myself

What i learnt from it :- never ever overtake from left side at any condition..
never try to show off on road, these small small events now made me a sensible biker.
what i think no one born as biker we have to learn how to be one.

2nd point's good but left overtaking? I feel that A.H. Drivers & riders make us take these kinda deadly maneuvers.. Cause I've seen many motorists who just stick to right (most) lane even if the left is completely empty that too with pathetic speed. You honk, flash but they dont give any shit to others. I HATE them!!
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And yes, drunken walking on roads should be banned.. Can we appeal to the authorities??
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Thanks to aswinprakash, who reminded me few car accidents, better say it incidents cause nothing happened not even a scratch (*lucky*) though most of them were mechanical failure!!
1. Doing 60 kmph on highway, came across a BAZAAR (why do we have market place on road??!)
had to slow down so i applied brake lightly *nothing happened* pressed it harder felt like brake assist is gone kaput!! Tried to jam brakes by standing on it then only i was able to shred some speed but wheel weren't locked. Was feeling like I'm braking with 10th% pressure. Speed was down to 50kmph (meanwhile shifted to 1st gear) . Less than 25meters left to kill all those people!! Now applied the hand brake with full force but again, nothing happened. Started zig-zag'in, hooking, turned headlights.. And waited to hit someone, something
Glanced on the speedo its was 25. But still counting down..
Turned the ignition off.. But hell didn't locked the wheels.. Kicked the clutch... Yes!! Momentary wheel lock achieved.. Car stopped. It didn't touched anyone!!
Culprit: master brake cylinder developed a leak.
2. Doing 80 highway, took a turn (normal right hander, can be taken at 100 ) rear, right side coil spring broke.. Initiated drift..
I countersteered, it fish tailed.. Got out like a pro. Though, i was scared.
3. Dad was driving, 70 kmph, entered a turn too hot. Car understeered.. Went to the ditch.. Filled with rain water (only 1 feet deep)

Stupid crash!

Hey guys.Guess we riders do crash at least once or whatever no of times.
Last winters I too managed skidding my one month old ninja n dropping the wifey along with me on a gravel stretch.The rear brakes did contribute to an extent!! Being geared up,we managed with a few bruises here n there.Was a skid at 20 something on the speedo but all the plastics n the clipons etc.. etc ..summed up in excess of 50K .
Guess its something with new bikes kissing the ground and me.Last summer after a good ride with the wifey on my new Cb1000R,dropped her home and decided to go for another ride with a fellow biker on CBR1000R.Our regular stretch of deserted road which compliments our soft rubbers too,we finished our speed runs and were heading home when i whacked the throttle.The tacho bars rose up almost to the red along with my front wheel .So far so good until a car in front which was way far stopped suddenly...By the time my front tyre was down ,she was too close and no counter steering could help at that time nor could have braked to avoid contact.After braking hard the speed reduced along with my tyres locking and next moment i'm down!!
Suffered bruise on my r.knees .Rest all taken care of. Thanks to my gear.Poor bike though!
Lesson learned!!

Speak about your personal accidents !!

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Feeling low after watching an accident.

Hi all,

Today morning while coming to office, I saw a person's corpse in front of TCS Shollinganalur, Chennai.

The person was hit by a speeding car and died on impact.
As per the witnesses, the man was standing at the far left of the road waiting for a share-auto when a car (a Skoda Octavia - perhaps) hit him while trying to overtake another car.

It was chaos after that. I don't know what happened to the driver. I only saw the car from a distance and the dead body covered in white cloth.
But, I have lost my confidence.
As my office was 5-6 km further (Siruseri), I became extra cautious.
My speed reduced to 35 kmph and I simply couldn't dare upshift to 5th!

I don't know the person who lost his life, but there is a scare which went deep within. It seems like I don't know anything regarding biking/driving and my life is not safe.
Even riding gear (which I wear all the time) won't save me in such circumstances.
How to overcome this low-liness?

@Moderators - Please don't merge this with the exixting thread - "How accidents changed my life!". Although on similar lines, these are different perspectives.
Thanks.

@ Divya Sharan: It happened to me too when I saw an upside down Maruti 800 and car's various strewn parts on the Ajmer's Dholabhata flyover, where earlier I've had the most lean angles and cornering speeds incidentally. After that, I saw an Ambulance taking away the injured/ dead.

Couldn't ride properly some time after that. It was like, a pain in the chest thinking about it. This was after my right arm fracture so I was further scared as to what could happen to me, specially having a steel rod in my right arm.

I was extra cautious though and would not let anything on road closer than a meter to me. I did recover later on as the memory faded and I was sure that I can evade the worst by paying attention to the road.

My only suggestion to you is: make this thought your strength. Start riding again and be extra attentive for few weeks, and a bit slower than usual too. Keep an eye for any strange activity ahead or even in the Rear View Mirror every few seconds.
With all these measures you'll feel confident that nothing bad will happen to you. Best of luck.

+1 to your inputs bro.
But let me tell you the after effects of the incident. Today, I was on my way to the office (same road). After crossing the accident spot, I was going staedy at ~45 kmph. A white car (BMW - came to know later) appeared in my RVM. It was at least 50 ft behind. Next second, it goes past me, almost brushing my right leg.

I was lucky enough to have remained on my bike. Later, I saw the car in my office's parking lot. (Recognized by its unique number - 007)

Didn't know you posted this
All this is like passing cloud, you feel low for the moment, but, on longer run, you'll gain your confidence again & start running the same show

Most important thing out of such incidents are to LEARN from the mistakes; as the proverb goes (one of my favorites too)...

Wise men learn from other's mistake, Normal people learn from their mistake & Fools never realize their mistake

Carelessness is the most often mistake that people make; they fail to realize what's going on around them & do not stay vigilant. I'm not advocating that staying cautious helps from all the problems, but, can bring down incidents to a great extent.

Anyway, out of the gyan, we all know the fun & thrill lies in the risk, the risk of riding a motorcycle is far more than driving in a car or by bus. But still we do; but again, can anyone guarantee for safety by a car or bus? Heck no!!! Still we drive or even take a flight knowing the fact anything can happen. That's HOPE; a positive hope that we live to see tomorrow. Just fill yourself with positive hope & see the difference...cheer up

+1 to aargee... If we travel, its a risk, no matter what vehicle you're in/ on.

@ Divya: Yeah... Cars' drivers can never be changed. They have power and impatience: a very dangerous combination.

Just stay focused, avoid cars by moving out of their way (I know how they are, having spent thousands of kms on Jaipur-Ajmer highway now), keep an eye on both RVM's, change lanes carefully, etc... And within a month or so, you'll be back at your full speed.

PS: for 6 years, I never had any accident expect on 3/8/2010 when some bike rider had his headlights off in pitch dark. Fractured. Even now, I have a steel rod in my right arm, but I have recovered well, even mentally. Now, I ride at my normal speeds and with full caution and confidence too.

Now, that happened when I faced the fracture, not seen anyone else face it. Even Prince, an Xbhp friend of ours, had some serious multiple fractures but he's back now.. And you have just seen it happen to someone... So, no worries. Everything will get back to normal with time...