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RE: First day on my new bike - 9/13/2007 9:10:50 PM

Acara1796

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New to Forum but not riding. Glad to see there is a female only post area also. Also very glad to see another woman join the still too small ranks of female riders.

You should never worry about dumps or even crashes, they happen. Some your own fault and some others. I have been riding now for over 30 years and I have had my fair share. Started at 10 with an old Indian dirt bike. When I was 13 my father arranged for me to motorcross in the amateur races, you can image the male hassling (late 70s) I was taking and I didn't care. There is nothing like flying threw the air on a motocycle. Fell quite a bit when I was doing that.

As for the street, Have been in 4 mishaps plus a few tips. One crash as a passenger with my father, two crashes on my own and the latest was last year caused by a male. I wasn't even moving, caused $3000 damage to my three month old ST. Happened on the Chicago Ride for Kids. This guy on a ST new like mine came up beside me we exchanged pleasantries, he then lost his balance, panicked, let the clutch out and cranked the throttle. He started doing dougnuts beside me, at least two. By the end of the second he hit my front wheel and pitched me over. His rear wheel skidded across the whole left side of my bike. Probably would have taken my foot off if I was trying to keep it upright. Found out later this guy had just picked up this new ST the day before.

The lesson, one should never be on a large group ride on a bike they are not familar with. I had over 2000 mile on mine already.

Keep the rubber side down

< Message edited by Acara1796 -- 9/13/2007 9:16:07 PM >

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