Comments on: Have You Planned Your Next Motorcycle Crash?

By: roger h

roger h — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 03:19:32 +0000

Having witnessed the results of 3 crashes since I started and seeing that 2 of the 3 were essentially gearless and seeing that the majority of the riders I see out there are gearless I may have an inflated sense of security as I practice ATGATT. Being a new rider at 58, 7 months now I have encountered a few butt puckering moments due to the poor driving and decision making of others and a few of my own I realize each of these situations could have had very negative consequenses. I have learned from all of them and know more are to come. Being willing to take the risks allows me to ride cnoservativly and so far within my limits. Having read Codes and Houghs books and being sober enough to remember what I have read when conditions show up only gives me more edge than if I never read or practiced at all. I sometimes imagine the crashes I could have. Staying alert, looking way ahead and expecting that car to drift, jump out or suddenly appear will keep me safer but is no guarantee.

By: roy rodriguez

roy rodriguez — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:21:12 +0000

i think that one should buy old junk bikes and crash over and over just to get the hang of it and as keth code says” get it over with and the fear of crashing will be gone and we can be better riders”. sounds right for some one from calif. but hay it might just work that way you can roll with it like a drunk in a crash and not stiffen up and fight it. you make it through 10 self induced crashes and hey no big deal . and all the junk bikes serve one more time… maybe keth can open a school and make big $ and write another book.

By: Denis Eshiet

Denis Eshiet — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 10:28:15 +0000

I always bragged about never falling down, until a worn, wet tire introduced me to a high side which left bike okay and me with a fracture.
Twas a good experience because after the fall I felt less afraid of falling and my riding significatly improved.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:07:53 +0000

The best advice I can give is slow down and don’t ride in blind spots. I always try to avoid riding next to cars also. They have a bad habit of changing lanes without looking. Exits can be tricky too because you don’t know what the road conditions are. Anybody that has ridden in Rhode Island knows that exits are often covered in sand left over from the winter. Think/look ahead and stay vertical.

By: Malcolm Schroth

Malcolm Schroth — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 02:28:38 +0000

Where is your contact form because i cant seem to see it, prehaps you might want to make it more easier to locate.