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RE: Challenge to Your Riding Record



My mishaps have all been 0mph in actuality.  I don't think you have to go
down as a motorcyclist and I really don't believe there are two kinds of
riders either.
I have talked with other fellow riders old and young most believe you will
go down at some point in your riding career.
It is an issue of knowing yourself and your limits.
Most often you go down a road and you are off a little on the first turn and
then the second a little more and then a third just a bit more until you are
finally out of control and down you go.  This is the way it seems to me
whether it is the twisties, splitting traffic, or on the freeway.  Most
input that comes to you is subtle but there and in most rider only accidents
the folks missed this input.  I think that is why a lot of people who crash
similar to what I have written don't remember why they went down.
The moral of the story is as some have written "keep the rubber side down",
and as I like to say, "know yourself and your limits".

Martin

		-----Original Message-----
		From:	John Stossel [mailto:jstossel@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
		Sent:	Saturday, December 11, 1999 7:21 PM
		To:	ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
		Subject:	Re: Challenge to Your Riding Record

		 Wow, you definitely have me beat. I really like hearing
about people
		who have never (or nearly never) crashed. It makes me feel
like I have
		half a chance at beating the odds. 

		 I know based on the other posts that is only a matter of
time. I am 
		just hopping I die of old age first.

		Thanks,
		John Stossel

		Charlie wrote:
		> 
		> <John writes:Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1999 23:25:05 -0800
		> <From: John Stossel <jstossel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
		> <Subject: Re: ST Crashes
		> 
		> <Well it sound like I have the best record. 8 years with
only 2 minor
		> <incidences and then only in my first 2 months of riding.
		> 
		> Hang on there fella, you don't have the best record!!!  I
have been riding
		> for 22 years averaging 15,000 to 20,000 miles per year.
(Well above the USA
		> average of around 3500 milews per year!) I ride year round
racking up
		> commuting, hard sport riding and touring miles.  This is
through rain,
		> sometimes snow (yuck!), day, night, cold, hot
whatever......
		> 
		> I had one minor getoff in 1983 when a kamikazi dog ran
into my front wheel
		> as I negotiated a lefthander at 37 miles per hour.  The
poor dog could not
		> be avoided, ran into my front wheel twisting it out of my
hands (I was on a
		> 250 enduro) and I went tumbling end over end into the
adjacent yard.  Some
		> bumps and bruises and was able to ride the bike home.  The
dog didn't fare
		> as well, it died.;(
		> 
		> I have avoided more accidents than I can count by always
riding as if I were
		> invisible to other vehicles and always planning what I was
going to do if
		> this driver turms in front of me etc. etc......
		> 
		> Statistically I beleive everyone crashes at least once in
their riding
		> career.  However, it has also been shown that a
motorcyclists risk actually
		> decreases as the mileage ridden increases.  This is due to
the increased
		> skill level that develops and basically being one with the
bike and used to
		> the various conditions encountered.
		> 
		> Keep aware and ride safely all!
		> 
		> Best wishes for the holidays listers!
		> Charlie
		> 
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