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Embarrassing fall..? |
I am a female in the process of getting my motor bike licence. On the second lesson I was on the road and the sudden appearance of a truck at an intersection startled me, I braked suddenly (something I had never done on a bike before) and I think I must have forgotton to put my foor down (not something you have to think about in a car!) because I fell off and the bike fell on top of me. I was SO embarrassed and it took me 3 months to get my confidence back to continue my lessons. Has this happened to anyone else? I am a motorcycle officer and have dropped my bike on a traffic stop. A car sped past me on the freeway driving like a fool, weaving through traffic. By the time I caught up to him and got him to pull over, I was a little steamed since he had me weaving through traffic with him, siren blaring, trying to get him to look in his rearview mirror and pull over. He finally pulled to the shoulder of the freeway and I was gearing up to give him an ear-full. I stepped off the bike, forgetting completely about the kickstand and over it went. I just grabbed my ticketbook, wrote him and sent him on his way before walking back and uprighting my motor while thinking in my head, "move along, nothing to see here". Yeah, the guy got a ticket, but at least it was offset with him being able to laugh at me and tell all his buddies about the stupid cop that stopped him. Oh, there's a trick to lifting your motorcycle and strength has nothing to do with it if you do it properly. As others have stated, go take a true MSF course to learn the proper way. When I see some of the things that people do on bikes I'm wondering if these driving schools really teach the proper way. I've been driving for 30 years and yes I've been in embarrassing situations. My friend whom I taught how to drive, drives with a lot of confidence, I took him to a parking lot and the first thing I taught him was hard sudden braking, next hard braking IN A TURN, then how to turn a bike with the handle bars NOT with his weight or leaning his body. I hope they showed you how to brake with both front and rear brakes. Good luck and don't be discouraged. Biking is fun! Got any questions email me. How about doing around 35mph in a parade of bike on a toy run. I got too relaxed, turn the guy next to me to say something and noticed the bikes were stopping. Went down and did some asphalt surfing, the bike slid on both sides and still tapped the bike infront hard enough to bend his fender.... newbie mistakes. Now I have a big Harley touring bike. Pulled upto an intersection was about to pull out and as I lifted my feet a car came flying around the corner. My bike hadn't even moved 2 feet, but as I grabbed front brake over we went, in super slow motion. Funniest one for me. Was on my first solo long distance ride, 1000miles+. It was March in Germany and not far above freezing. I had ridden almost 2 hours and needed fuel. Pulled up at the pumps, and when I came to a complete stop I couldn't react and put my feet down. Me and my biga$$ fat Harley tourer just leaned and fell against the pump. Now will all the people there nobody wanted to come help get that bike off me. When going to pay the kid at the register asked what the bike weighed, I told him with my luggage around 900lbs. He got this scared look and says "and you picked it up yourself...is there anything else you want?" All I wanted to do was leave and go lick the wounds to my pride *laughing* It happens. There are 2 kinds of bikers. 1-Those who have fallen 2- Those who will fall. Being part of group 2 does not mean you are not part of group 1. Keep the shiny side up and enjoy one of the coolest modes of transportation I can think of!!!! http://www.myspace.com/myhog Those who have fallen, and those who are about to fall I used to have a dirt bike, YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT FALL'S ! I would walk in the kitchen in SO MUCH PAIN from falling, and fake it in front of my mother, if she ever found out, that I got hurt on a dirt bike, it would be gone, one day I couldn't hide it very well, the limp gave it away, the bike disappeared mysteriously All good replies,Just. & most of us learned on dirtsters as kids.You may consider some trail/dirt bike riding for street training.The bikes are light and EZ to handle. just brush it off and suck it up. crashing is learning. not riding for 3 months isn't going to teach you how to become a better rider. |
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