Same feelings i am going through after my minor crash a week back

there is always fear of skidding now can't ride confidently ...

Can't bend on curve can't brake properly ... everything seems to be fake now

^^ keep riding normally, have good & positive thoughts in mind. You'll gain confidence in few days.
Dont worry it happens to everyone.
Stay safe. Cheers.

Had two accidents by me on my old bike XCD 135.

#1 Got hit by a dog, and I think I broke dog's leg . No major injuries apart from cuts and bruises. Was riding back home at night. Dog appears suddenly and started disco on road. Can't control bike as it happened all in sudden.

#2 Hit a moron who was coming from a right pocket road to main road. After he crossed the road i thought he will continue riding in main road. Thinking that I've decided to overtake. But my bad luck, that moron suddenly turned to right, without indicator. So bang..!!!!!!!

imagine it guys... guy comes from right and crossed the middle of road and next moment he again turned to right.

My experience

I was riding my bike, Yamaha RX100 at less than 50kmph in the state-highway....Location was Tiruvalla,Kerala. The road was straight, well maintained. All of a sudden, a brand new Verna running at alarming speed hit my bike on the side from a small by-road! I fell down and had wounds on my hands and shoulders. If I had not used a helmet, I would have died on the spot. My helmet had long and thick scratches all over it!


What I want to tell other riders is:

1. Even if you are careful, you might get into trouble because of careless riders! Obviously, you could get into bigger troubles if you are a careless rider!

2. Ride safely! Speed thrills....But, make sure that you dont put others' life into danger when you enjoy this thrill

3. Helmets are for your safety. Dont think that it is a source of income for the traffic police

4. Maintain your ride well! Always make sure that the brakes work properly.

Trying hard from last 10 days ... i am keep riding on below average speed most of time just to gain confidence

time is a great healer.. Give it a few weeks more. Till than ride like a saint and enjoy better mpg figures.

Accident pictures involving your own bike.

My bike was parked to buy some fish. And after buying fish when I wanted to ride back, I found some heavy spark sound and finally found a mini truck bulldozing live electricity pole. Oh my I was in dilemma in a split of the second whether to leave the bike and run. I was fixed in two thoughts, I didn't want to lose myself and my bike too. Luckily nothing happened and I could take off very fast from that area. First time this kind of experiencing a dangerous situation.

re: Accidents that you witnessed/experienced and what you learnt from them?

Hey guys,
I am reeling from an accident I had 25 days ago, on the 24th of October. I had been on a small one day trip with my friends to manchinbele and kanva reservoirs near my place in Bangalore.

We had a very nice time on the road. I was the only one on a bike. The others were on two cars. After spending the entire day, we were returning home. We were on the NICE road. It was a very relaxed ride. After 25km on the freeway, we were supposed to take an exit onto a national highway.

Now this exit is a full "o" turn. But, it was my maiden ride on the Freeway. And I didn't know that the exit was a full "o" turn. I assumed the turn to be a "u" turn and took the corner late hoping to straighten out soon. But to my horror, the road kept on bending and I jammed hard on the breaks whilst almost parallel to the road as I was taking the corner at a high speed.

The road was dry tarmac and my bike is equipped with ABS. Because of this, I didn't skid. But I wasn't able to stop in time, or for that matter even slow down enough. I went straight for the railings on the outside of the road. All this happened in a matter of two or three seconds. As I was headed for the railings, the adrenaline started pumping into my body and my brain shut down.

The moments after this is a mad rush of thoughts about my mom being worried to dying and the bike being damaged beyond repair. I had blacked out and can't remember anything till my friend slapped me awake.

They told me that I jumped of the bike before it hit the railing and went flying to a fall if over 7ft from the ground. When they found me, my eyes were open and reeling into my head.

I sustained 3 broken ribs And also bad wounds on my right leg which includes 5 stitches.

The bike had a tank dented beyond repair, the fork assembly also bent beyond repair, headlamp assembly smashed to bits, one grab rail broken. Both right indicators gone. Both the rear view mirrors gone. Right crash guard bend 90 degree backwards, handle bar bent, right tank cover broken.

I am a careful rider and I believe in ATGATT. But being a college kid, I can't afford knee and elbow pads. But I have a thick jacket, a pair of pro biker gloves and an ls2 helmet. All of which I was wearing. My jeans pant's right leg was torn off completely. My jacket has no back now. Gloves and helmet did their job perfectly. My hands are safe but the right glove ring finger is torn a little. The helmet has no visor but has loads of scratches.

What I learned is to know my roads before I go extreme on them and never to go extreme if I can help it. My belief in ATGATT is doubled now and I'm pushing my parents for knee and elbow pads.

The bike is fixed and that came at a price of 22k. Insurance is claimed. But it has left me with a guilt I can't get over.

Corners scare me now. But I am taking it up from basics again. Thankfully I haven't lost confidence in my ability to ride.

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^^ Here's a tip for you, in a situation like that where you got caught unaware on a bend, the best thing you can do is to momentarily stand the bike up and apply your brakes, you may have needed to do that 2-3 times, each time you stand her up it's only for a split second or so. This technique has helped me get out of trouble on a few occasions. These things should be practiced, along with emergency braking etc. Get yourself a copy of Twist of the wrist 2 by Keith Code, it's like wearing another piece of protective riding gear.

Stand the bike up as in return to normal riding position from cornering position??

yep, remember it's only for a brief moment so you can get on the brakes, like I said get yourself a copy of the cornering bible.

Yes, that's right. Come to normal position... apply brake...again lean it to the previous position. do all these in a second. Do it again till you feel it's in your control. But the thing is that we will get panic and end up doing something else. By the way, keith code is the best book which teaches you a lot of things that you never thought about.

Yes...
But the above is for NON-ABS bikes, and the reason being the tyres skids beyond control when then bike is in a slanted (cornering) position..
Although I am not doubting ur riding skills, but I think you didn't use the brakes to 100% for the fear of the bike skidding even though you had ABS. Actually it all depends about how we react (or how logically ur brain operates) during a panic situation!!

But as u said, one must test themselves to the extreme, only when they have 100% of the things in their favor; which includes knowing the roads as well. That's why u see the GP riders do quite a no of practice laps, so that they gets familiarized with the track..

re: Accidents that you witnessed/experienced and what you learnt from them?

I totally agree with your point that I might not have used abs to the full extent. I'm not a professional in any way and I definitely don't have a talking for biking. It's a skill I've worked for. But you don't find corners everywhere. I can't remember entirely, but I think if I had stayed in the corner position I might have slowed down enough to be safe. I straightened out because of the panic and that's what might have lead to this. I totally understand what you mean. And please don't think you'd offend me. I've been riding hardly for 4 years.

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re: Accidents that you witnessed/experienced and what you learnt from them?

I doubt anyone NOT apply their brake 100% when they are about to crash to something.
There's a limit for brakes, with or without abs. By limit I meant brake needs time and space to stop the bike
Sometimes you put yourself into unsavable situations, if it's bout to crash... bail out, hit the tarmac, roll
I've had my share of cornering falls, now I don't take unknown corners fast.



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