Crashing so much we need "Crash Analysis" forum?!

[joe]

I've crashed on the street one time. It was when I first started riding and the clinical definition of what happened is called "being a douche bag". I learned from that, ride within your means, don't push unduely hard, don't be a douche, etc and haven't crashed outside of the track since.

Seems simple unless someone hits your ass, at least to me.

 

[faz]

There is absolutely no value in reading about other people's crashes and seeing what caused it, and how it could have been avoided, how other more experienced people would have handled the same situation,...


... no value, I tell ya'.

 

[Ironbutt]

it's funny you say that... I actually don't ride on the road any more because of the lack of consideration and inconsistancy local riders demonstrate. The bay area riders crash too much!!

Bite myself in the ass there, didn't I? :laughing

Can I say; I call BULLSHIT... with out offending you? to much..

If you crash.. It's more often than not your own fault.. Agreed?

I can't think of a time that I've crashed and it hasn't been my fault.. whether you want to admit it or not..

Some how.. some way.. it's your own damned fault..

I've been riding for twenty years.. commuting for ten years.. 3000+ miles a month.. I've crashed.. wrecked.. chalk lined.. got off and flat out destroyed a few motorcycles.. Every damned time it's been my fault..

I was in the way..

Not paying attention

riding agressively (to fast for conditions)

and .... mostly.. I reacted the the situation badly..

Screw consideration and consistancy of other people.. It's easy to pass blame.. Brush up on the basic skills, wear good gear and when you wreck figure out why and try to fix the problem..

 

[tzrider]

again, the motorcycle community needs an adjustment. Give me all the negative mojo you want, but if you're crashing, STOP.

Offhand, I'd imagine most riders have better reasons to not crash than because you want them to stop. They crash anyway.

Learn from it, use the riding technique forum we have in place...

There are any number of ways to learn from a crash, but this forum was set up to help people figure things out after a crash without having to worry about getting flamed. Seems like that could be useful. Some people like to figure things out on their own (I lean that direction), while others want input.

 

[SPZ510]

I think the crash analysis has some good potential if were talking about experienced riders that crash because of suspension problems or other technical changes they need to make. Maybe someone loses it going into turn 10 at T-Hill because they do'nt have a good brake marker. Maybe someone chimes in and says to look for the rock on the left of the entry and time yourself off of that. I think that is what the Crash Analysis section was created for. Although I'm usually wrong so just forget all that crap I just said.:laughing

 

[Silence]

Kind of strikes me as a Dump Trophy revival with different packaging

 

[NoGall]

Kind of strikes me as a Dump Trophy revival with different packaging

Nah, a Dump Trophy was mostly a trophy for bragging rights. By posting one's crash in an "analysis" forum, the OP wants to figure out why he crashed, and to learn from it -- both are indications of already taking ownership of the crash... Helps cutting down on unnecessary flaming, I think.