superhawk22

He also lives in MO what could possibly happen in MO......show me. I've said this before but oh well......ins is more about where you live than what you ride. They both contribute to the final price but where you live seems to matter more.

superhawk22

I agree with Jim it is a very neg. article and while there is some good info on how to cover yourself we all know it's dangerous out there,(or at least we should)and some of us even thrive on that danger. Am I going to worry about every little thing he writes about....NO. Will I wear my gear all the time....already do. I think the video camera thing from the accident post is really a good idea, at least that way you don't get stuck into the he said she said scenario he mentions. Ride with your head on a swivel avoid all you can and minimize what you can't.

RCVTR

I haven't read the article. Don't want to because it won't help me. But having lived through a very serious accident, I have a couple things to say.

The day of my crash was a long day on the bike. We rode in the rain, then got snowed on a little, then dropped down out of the mountains and got on dry pavement and tight twisties for an unbelievably long time. Northern California roads are amazing.

So for hours I was super-focused and dialed in, reacting quickly, braking hard to keep corner speeds reasonable for the street, then squirting full-throttle out of corners. It was an unbelievably cool day on the bike.

Then we got out onto Hwy 96 and the road opened up. We laughed about covering the 14 miles to the gas station in 7 minutes (not far form the truth). Anyway, that was a bit over the top and we continued to ride very aggressively. More so than I normally do on a street ride but the corners were not tight enough to require much speed adjustment and I told myself I'd be ok, even though my brain was telling me I was in the danger zone.

But the bottom line was that it was late in a long day of riding. I could feel my brain losing its sharpness and I was starting to struggle to keep the pace. In fact I had backed off a couple clicks.

But in my fatigue, my lines started getting a little sloppy. I cut inside of the outside tire lane and hit some loose stuff and was down before I even knew I was going down.

So, while there is no doubt that we were ridiing too fast and should have saved that s#it for the track, I went down because I had lost my sharpness. Had I recognized that and put myself in cruise mode, I would have been ok. As it is, I'm lucky to be alive and well!

superhawk22

Too true RC! I'm a little out of shape,(I'm not fat I'm just big boned!), and after 6-7 hard laps on the track I get real sloppy. I start missing lines and screwing up consecutive corners, that's when the hand goes up and I get the F off the track. It's a recipe for disaster, keep sharp or get off and re-energize.