Crashed my R1 today

SySt

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I crashed my 2001 R1 today. I'm still not really sure every detail about what went wrong. I was shifting into second a few hundred feet from a stop sign doing maybe 25mph. I think the transmission stayed in 1st and the bike gave me a real surprise when I let the clutch back out. The front end jumped a little off the ground and for some reason I just couldn't mentally close the throttle. It sounds really dumb but I wound up locking up the front wheel still getting pushed towards the stop sign by my bike. I eventually couldn't hold the bike up anymore and fell down. I feel really dumb for not thinking to pull the clutch lever in. Everything happened to fast and I froze up, just another lesson to learn. I'll call this accident cheap experience.

I slid for about 80 feet, my bike about 240 feet. I came to a stop in the middle of the intersection the stop sign was at, luckily not much traffic. The one car around saw me and hit the brakes. The funny thing is the driver of that one car is my boss. He gave me a hand getting my bike home and made sure I was alright.

I was wearing my jacket and I am basically 100% untouched though my jacket is a little messed up. I wasn't wearing my helmet, I know, stupid. Same old story thought, just making a short 2 mile trip... I am lucky. Everyone really should be wearing all of their gear, and honestly I usually wear a helmet and gloves along with my jacket and definitely will now even on the short trips.

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benchwarmer

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Glad you're okay. You learned a basic skill the hard way though. When I went through the MSF course grabbing the clutch in a situation like that was the first thing they taught.
 

SySt

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It is so wierd. I know exactly what to do in every other situation by instinct... This is my third season riding, second with this bike. I am a decent rider. It is just so stupid I that I froze and did not pull the clutch in. Like they say though, a lesson lived is a lesson learned.
 

funky_monkey58

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How did your hands fair out? I have been down twice on bikes.
Once I dove into a corner and encountered some sand/gravel that was fun.
The second time I was doing a slalom course and at the end I was doing a 180 and about half way through my slide my rear brake let go a bit and she high sided my ass into the air LOL.

Is the bike just a bit too wild for ya?

I was riding a zx14 the other with a TRE and that thing was a handful. Full throttle and she came up 1st through 3rd sadly there is not enough room to really open a bike of that nature up though.
 

SySt

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funky_monkey58;1301716 said:
How did your hands fair out? I have been down twice on bikes.
Once I dove into a corner and encountered some sand/gravel that was fun.
The second time I was doing a slalom course and at the end I was doing a 180 and about half way through my slide my rear brake let go a bit and she high sided my ass into the air LOL.

Is the bike just a bit too wild for ya?

I was riding a zx14 the other with a TRE and that thing was a handful. Full throttle and she came up 1st through 3rd sadly there is not enough room to really open a bike of that nature up though.

The bike isn't too much for me. Like I said I am a decent rider. I have put about 6k miles on this bike. I am completely used to it. I do wheelies and corner hard on it with confidence frequently. This was simply one time I was not prepared for what happened and paniced. Like I said, I feel VERY stupid for what happened. Thing is it is one thing to talk about what you would do in a situation and another thing to actually do it.
 

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I downshifted one gear too many and sending my bike for a fishtail...I guess I'm lucky to react quickly and grab the clutch, I saved my hide that time....
 

funky_monkey58

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SySt;1301727 said:
The bike isn't too much for me. Like I said I am a decent rider. I have put about 6k miles on this bike. I am completely used to it. I do wheelies and corner hard on it with confidence frequently. This was simply one time I was not prepared for what happened and paniced. Like I said, I feel VERY stupid for what happened. Thing is it is one thing to talk about what you would do in a situation and another thing to actually do it.
Well in that case I would have cracked it into a wheelie and finished off with a nice endo at the next stop sign.:evil2:
 

SySt

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funky_monkey58;1301733 said:
Well in that case I would have cracked it into a wheelie and finished off with a nice endo at the next stop sign.:evil2:

Yeah, I bet. What bike would you do that on? Do you own one? I only ask because it sounds like you do not own one.
 

mkiiSupraMan18

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SySt;1301684 said:
I'll call this accident cheap experience.

Nothing about that looks cheap... lol

I'm not able to picture doing what your saying.... You were on the throttle while holding the front brake... both while shifting?
 

funky_monkey58

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SySt;1301758 said:
Yeah, I bet. What bike would you do that on? Do you own one? I only ask because it sounds like you do not own one.
Right now I don't have anything worthy of real mention. I am looking into getting either a hayabusa or a zx14 not really sure yet.
Does it count for anything that I started riding dirt when I was 7?
 

mkiiSupraMan18

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^ Sure, if you're careless and/or a retard.

I've known 10x more people who have died in car accidents.

Ride like everyone is out to kill you, and you'll do fine.
 

SupraMario

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mkiiSupraMan18;1302179 said:
^ Sure, if you're careless and/or a retard.

I've known 10x more people who have died in car accidents.

Ride like everyone is out to kill you, and you'll do fine.


That's the problem most people who ride don't ride like that, they get used to the bike and become to comfortable with it.
 

Setheroo

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I've been down on my bike before - multiple times - and it isn't in the least bit fun. Just be glad that you are okay - and live to ride another day.

People have told me I am crazy for riding a bike and whatnot before - but the way I see it is if you don't go out and experience all of what life has to offer - you aren't really living anyway!

Main thing is, use your head, at all times.