Other First motorcycle crash

[escore]

Damn I am not into bikes much and I never saw a Ducati I liked until now. But then again anything red and white looks good to me.

 

[iangdesign]

Seems like you came out ok, heal fast and be safe when you are out! People don't look for motor bikes. I guess that means cyclist too.

Get some better insurance to dude! Liability only sucks! I understand money is tight at the age, but your life alone is worth it. Not too mention if you were the cause of the accident, that 55 year old man who has/had nothing would not have hesitated to sue you.

 

[MCrider]

I went down twice in one summer when I had my ninja sold it right after the second time...both my fault being 18 and having a rocket was a bad decision. I hope to own another bike someday if I do it will probably be a supermoto though.

 

[swapmeet]

Thats a sick bike man, sucks that you crashed.
I've had the good sense to know I'm not mature enough to own a bike. I want one, pretty much just like yours LOL... but maybe when i'm like 50 or something and my kids are grown.

I think there is a lot of good advice in here. Especially the track day thing, I have a good buddy who had a sick Harley and a 900cc kawi sport bike and has sold them both to build his track bike because its more fun and safer than being on the road.

Glad to hear you're healing and your bike doesn't look that bad. Might check with some vinyl shops, I bet you can pick up some flat white vinyl to cover up the damage.


Since nobody else asked... how bad was the cyclist injured? I know it was his fault, but he's human and it was an accident.

Have any pics of it repaired yet?

 

[onlyFX-1]

I've had so many close calls on my bikes I cant even count them all. Half of them people were looking right at me and just pull out in front of me. I always treat each car on the road like its out to kill me. 6 years of riding and 5 bikes later not one has touched the ground. I do know its bound to happen thou, it's just the name of the game.
Luckily that new F1 track just opened in Austin so i'll be building a track bike for that

 

[MCrider]

Agreed its not if it happens its when.

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[kkwedell]

Like you said, just treat every car like they dont see u. If you get in a crash with a car the bike always loses.

 

[onlyFX-1]

I definatly don't have any sympathy for the jack asses that get in wrecks wearing shorts, short sleeve shirts, normal shoes, no gloves and no helmet. See it all the time

 

[MCrider]

^^^you mean squids.

 

[Balduccimoto]

Hey guys its been a while, had some hurricane carnage that ended in a 2 weeks no power carnage. My cast and pin should be coming out tomorrow. I already ordered some ducati performance mirrors and a side fairing on ebay, just stalking ebay I can have this bike nearly 100% for $1200. The guy on the bicycle he was awake and conscious the whole time, I think he was in and out of the hospital with only a couple bruises. Trying to raise some money right now and sell my ar15, scope, go pro and some oem sj parts I have laying around. Im going back to work soon, but id rather sacrifice some other toys to fix my ducati.

 

[Balduccimoto]

I've had so many close calls on my bikes I cant even count them all. Half of them people were looking right at me and just pull out in front of me. I always treat each car on the road like its out to kill me. 6 years of riding and 5 bikes later not one has touched the ground.

I know I do the same thing. Ive had so many close calls, ive never been in a accident in my life even in my car! This guy on the bicycle was definately a curve ball. When I saw him on the shoulder I had moved over for him, but he straight up did a instant left into traffic without ever turning his head!!! :aargh4: Damn guy had a death wish

 

[davy87nj]

Not to mention your riding in NY, i dont care what they say about long island not being part of NYC, they still drive nuts out there, especially during rush hours.
I had an older Ninja for a few years. Couple close calls in Phoenix and I had to sell it. With bikes its always the other guy you gotta watch out for, and its not if its when your gonna go down..

 

[shawn_NJ]

Not to mention your riding in NY, i dont care what they say about long island not being part of NYC, they still drive nuts out there, especially during rush hours.
I had an older Ninja for a few years. Couple close calls in Phoenix and I had to sell it. With bikes its always the other guy you gotta watch out for, and its not if its when your gonna go down..

Agreed, I love riding but its just too scary on the roads in NY/NJ area. My enduro bike is road legal but 99.99999% of the time I stay in the woods, trees are alot safer then soccer moms in minivans texting.

 

[Balduccimoto]

Well a bit of an update. Doctor said 2 more weeks until the cast comes off. So this equals 5 weeks with the cast. No work = no money. So I decided to do a little fund raising selling some bull stuff I dont really need. I now can say I have everything I need for the motorcycle incoming. So at least I have something to occupy myself and never had to pay "out of pocket" for the stuff.

 

[Balduccimoto]

Agreed, I love riding but its just too scary on the roads in NY/NJ area. My enduro bike is road legal but 99.99999% of the time I stay in the woods, trees are alot safer then soccer moms in minivans texting.

I wish I had some trail riding here to have a enduro. I would buy a wr450 and a spare supermoto wheel set so I can swap when I want. However trails are non existant on long island so only option is to go for a weekend to PA. Pain in the ass trailering through the city and tolls too. Only thing convenient here is jet skiing!

 

[Kawikazi]

I've had so many close calls on my bikes I cant even count them all. Half of them people were looking right at me and just pull out in front of me. I always treat each car on the road like its out to kill me. 6 years of riding and 5 bikes later not one has touched the ground. I do know its bound to happen thou, it's just the name of the game.

Well said...

And curb, nice machine.

Just .02 cents from my personal experiences; I've smashed a few bikes and built a few bikes. When I ride, I ride with that mindset, everyones out to kill me. I'm glad the old man is ok but if I were riding a bicycle(on the streets), I still ride with the same mindset(a motorcycle to him is a car/truck to me on a motorcycle). You were only braking from natural reaction, and very polite of you In all my experiences of wrecking they were all from panic braking. In all my "near death experiences" and close calls were pulled off because I "rode it out". Long story short, as silly as it may sound, try and ride through obstacles rather than brake through them. When you panic brake you turn your momentum in to a busted bag of marbles across the pavement, not that this is always avoidable but again just throwing my .02 cents in.
And when you ride bikes as agressive as so many of us ride our skis, wrecking is riding, doesn't matter what machine on what terrain.
Gald your ok and glad you were wearing a helmet.


My current bike build. 07 cbr1krr Repsol mad mods

 

[Balduccimoto]

its a streetfighter now!

 

[Offroadie]

Do you have pics of your helmet?

 

[Balduccimoto]

only one. the back of the helmet has a couple damage like that too. visor is gone and front vent gone. $700 helmet bye bye. but i think it did a great job.

 

[Big Kahuna]

Here is an idea. instead of parts why not use the money towards proper insurance.