Thread: Motorcycle Crash Stories

Back in college I had a CBR F2. Great bike to ride and more importantly, enabled me to always have prime parking at my University. I had been riding various bikes from dirt to street since eight or so years old so riding is something I always did. Riding was never really dangerous.....until my roommate got the same bike. But my crash had nothing to do with that.

So I'm riding up to Lake Arrowhead(Mountain) late at night to meet up with all my boys for a weekend event. Riding up a mountain at night was not the smartest thing to do, especially since it was my first time up there and I didn't know where I was really going. I pulled into a couple turnouts to check directions in my pocket and I was still on the right path. As I entered into the third turnout around 60mph or so, it was a quick realization that this turnout, unlike the others. was not paved. Not being able to stop the bike and approaching the mountain quickly(fortunately not cliff side), I was able to lay it down and go into a full roll. I rolled up the side of the mountain, ending up with my feet above my head, my bike stopping two feet from my head, headlight pointing directly at me.

Bike was a little beat down, pegs lost, brake bent, mirror gone and some other cosmetic damage but I was good. I remember having to throw my gloves off because my hands were burning. Full kevlar gear saved a lot of my skin on this one.

Four cars passed me up before one finally stopped. My headlight was shining right at me so I'm positive they should have seen me. Lady and her did who did stop were riders as well(although in car this time).

Gear up and be safe!

Glad you were okay. It always amazes me that people can just drive by and not stop.

Luckily I haven't gone down yet....but with all the variables, I know it's more of a when, not if.....

If you're going fast and riding that line you will cross over. To me there is two types of riders. Ones that have been down and those that are going down again.

My last one was April. Knee dragged for a couple of hours and pulled over to stop at a park. I knee dragged in the park and just finished my first run on Wolf Pen Gap here in GA. When I was leaving the park there was rocks at the stop sign from a rain. I was going to run the stop sign out of the park but a truck was coming. I was looking ahead at the road and not down because I was running the sign. Saw the truck, used the front brakes as most of the time and the front end washed out (fractured both my feet last year on a low to high side roll over last year so I bailed). Jumped off the bike into the street and had to grab the front of the truck to not be run over. I was drug 2-4 feet. I was wearing gear and other than my bike I was cool.

Moral of the story=wear gear.

Originally Posted by ItODDospeed

If you're going fast and riding that line you will cross over. To me there is two types of riders. Ones that have been down and those that are going down again.

My last one was April. Knee dragged for a couple of hours and pulled over to stop at a park. I knee dragged in the park and just finished my first run on Wolf Pen Gap here in GA. When I was leaving the park there was rocks at the stop sign from a rain. I was going to run the stop sign out of the park but a truck was coming. I was looking ahead at the road and not down because I was running the sign. Saw the truck, used the front brakes as most of the time and the front end washed out (fractured both my feet last year on a low to high side roll over last year so I bailed). Jumped off the bike into the street and had to grab the front of the truck to not be run over. I was drug 2-4 feet. I was wearing gear and other than my bike I was cool.

Moral of the story=wear gear.

to me the moral of this story is not to ride recklessly.

Originally Posted by Snowflake

to me the moral of this story is not to ride recklessly.

The majority of all accidents are a car making a left hand turn in front of a motorcyclist. It's not about riding recklessly....it's about others on the road.

Originally Posted by ChumpChange

The majority of all accidents are a car making a left hand turn in front of a motorcyclist. It's not about riding recklessly....it's about others on the road.

i believe this 100%

Originally Posted by Snowflake

to me the moral of this story is not to ride recklessly.

It was not recklessly I wrecked. If it was not for my gear then I would've got hurt.

To me the second you slow down on a bike your going to get hurt around here by others. If I'm passing others then they were nothing but something to maneuver around. If I wait on others then I am riding/driving with them and have to worry about them.

here are my pics...

the four screws are old... from another break




this is my leg after they fixed it for me... for the third time




13 screws and a plate. I had bought an older honda, and was working on it. the ride went bad and the throttle stuck. hit a puddle and when i went to toss it, it caught my leg and fell on it.

^gnarly photos. I have had three metal plates in my arm from mountain biking.

Damn Mikey, crazy x-rays. You always think it's the pavement but it's usually your bike that hurts one way or another.