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First crash for me as well :( Watch the speed bumps at the forks of the credit guys!

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fusion2k

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Following a pickup truck towing a landscape type smaller trailer, on the forks of the credit road heading toward Belfountain, bottom of the hill. I was following at a safe distance, not going very fast (maybe 40/50ish), and the truck decides to come to a DEAD STOP at the speed bump. I lock up my front breaks, skid, bike does a front end wobble and throws me off. I slid for maybe 10-15 feet on my left side, bike slides past me and under the trailer. Luckily trailer driver moved up, parked and got out. Driver was good, helped me and the bike up. Sprained my left shoulder, and left ankle, road rash on foot and left side. Didnt go to hospital right away but road home and ended up going later on. Had leather jacket, decent riding boots, and jeans. Jeans got the least of the impact. Bike (01 vfr800) had frame sliders but still scratched the left side upper fairing, front birdcage scraped/cracked, front headlight housing cracked. Damage is fixable but still not going to be cheap. Between me and the bike, I'm done for the season, but will be back on for sure next spring.

Ride safe guys, and watch those damn speed bumps at the forks....
 
Sorry to hear.

Glad you're still with us...and thanks for the warning about those new Speedbumps.
 
You obviously weren't a safe distance back if you couldn't stop faster than a pickup truck hauling a trailer with landscaping equipment......


"watch out for the bumps" :lol: I hope that's not what you actually took away from this valuable lesson!
 
You have a point. I know I screwed up. You don't see me cussing out the truck driver do you? But there is no point telling other riders to watch out from following too close, that should be second nature. I made a mistake, and am paying for it, both pain and financially. But $#@!# happens and its not going to stop me from riding. I don't think its necessary to state the obvious, or to rub salt in the wound, is it?


Everyone else..thanks for the kind words..
mmmnaked said:
You obviously weren't a safe distance back if you couldn't stop faster than a pickup truck hauling a trailer with landscaping equipment......


"watch out for the bumps" :lol: I hope that's not what you actually took away from this valuable lesson!
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Gws
 
We all make mistakes.

And we all know what we could have done better after the fact. Glad you are ok. Save some coin and patch up/fix/replace what you need to and enjoy the sport/hobby.

[video=youtube;Du-OleNe1A0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du-OleNe1A0&hd=1[/video]
 
fusion2k said:
You have a point. I know I screwed up. You don't see me cussing out the truck driver do you? But there is no point telling other riders to watch out from following too close, that should be second nature. I made a mistake, and am paying for it, both pain and financially. But $#@!# happens and its not going to stop me from riding. I don't think its necessary to state the obvious, or to rub salt in the wound, is it?


Everyone else..thanks for the kind words..
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I think the point here is... Judging from your thread title and post content. It clearly stats that you are blaming it on the speed bump.

Title says "Watch out for speed bumps" Content says " I was following at a safe distance, not going very fast". If i join these two together, it says i blame the speed bump and not because i was following closely. And then on another post you admit you were following too closely.

But there is no point telling other riders to watch out from following too close, that should be second nature. I made a mistake, and am paying for it
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Anyways, get well soon. Your right, **** happens. Happened to me twice (both lowsides) on my first season.
 
stnd said:
We all make mistakes.

And we all know what we could have done better after the fact. Glad you are ok. Save some coin and patch up/fix/replace what you need to and enjoy the sport/hobby.

[video=youtube;Du-OleNe1A0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du-OleNe1A0&hd=1[/video]
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9.5/10 on that dismount lol

OP **** happens, as long as you learn from it life goes on.
 
I don't understand how so many people dismiss this with a "stuff happens,learn and move on" attitude. If you performed an emergency stop during your test and locked up the front and dumped the bike you would instantly fail. The lesson is, be prepared and practice stopping. If the wheel locks, ease up and re-apply the brakes. Were you aware of your "out"? Could you have safely swerved around the truck? The last thing you want is the bike on its side, stay upright and keep on the brakes.
 
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If it's where I think it's downhill off camber and would be tricky to hold a bike up hitting a bump.
Hey lots of people dump a bike at slow speeds and this rider understands his error.
Ease up a bit - odd things happen at slow speed and irregular terrain that almost no amount of the training will overcome.

Bike dives then hits the speed bump and bottoms and all it takes is a pebble or the front wheel turned a hair and over it goes.
Stuff happens, learn from it, move on. :rolleyes:

Thanks for the heads up on the speed bumps - can't say I noticed them but mostly have headed west lately.
 
MacDoc said:
If it's where I think it's downhill off camber and would be tricky to hold a bike up hitting a bump.
Hey lots of people dump a bike at slow speeds and this rider understands his error.
Ease up a bit - odd things happen at slow speed and irregular terrain that almost no amount of the training will overcome.

Bike dives then hits the speed bump and bottoms and all it takes is a pebble or the front wheel turned a hair and over it goes.
Stuff happens, learn from it, move on. :rolleyes:

Thanks for the heads up on the speed bumps - can't say I noticed them but mostly have headed west lately.
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His crash wasn't caused by the speed bumps. It was caused by him following too closely to the truck driver and then locking up his front.
 
ALL crashes are a combination of factors.....you're being completely simplistic - the rider knows what happened - you don't.

The bumps were a factor - the truck driver stopped unexpectly for no visible reason to the rider.
 
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Sorry to hear. I know the feeling. GWS and be happy it wasn't worse (I know it's not easy).
 
If you did not pull a stoppie while braking on a VFR, you were not braking hard enough (or your tires were cold, which is unlikely after a ride to the Forks). Think back, are you sure you did not get scared and dumped the bike? Through my own stupidity I managed to rear end a car with my SV last season, but I kept it straight and on the front wheel all the way into his bumper. My dismount was almost identical to the Mosport clip, but I landed on hard pavement, not cushy tire stacks. :D
 
What's wrong with some people on this forum. The guy made a mistake and crashed, it can happen to all of us. I don't understand why people are lecturing that he follows too closely or if he could do it in tests, he should be able to do it here. A closed circuit is much different from a real life scenario. Some people just need a punch in the head to wise up a little.

Glad you're ok fusion2k.
 
Glad you're OK. Try getting used parts from a wrecker to fix your bike. I hit a deer once at highway speed, and was able to replace the broken bits for 200 dollars with used parts.

When following, stay far enough back so you can see the road surface for a good distance - further than you would in a car. Potholes, speed bumps, and those retread chunks can be nasty, and you need some distance to avoid them. Mistakes you walk away from are a learning experience. Don't beat yourself up - just ride more defensively and don't let it happen again. Practice emergency stops in an empty parking lot. You'll feel a lot better about things with 20 minutes effort. I rented a houseboat once and told a lock master I was so uncomfortable with the thing. He told me to get close to a channel marker, do 360's, approach the marker from different angles, sidle up to it etc. I buggered about for about 30 minutes and felt a LOT more confident for it.
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