I have owned and been riding motorcycles for 30 years since my first RM80 at ten years old. I have never dropped a bike in that time...but
many topics on this site say your 'busa WILL go down. I never thought it would happen to me after riding dirt bikes and Harleys responsibly and defensively for 30 years.
I have heard the guys on this site talk about two types of riders, those that have fallen and those that are about to.
When I bought the bike the dealer never mentioned that it comes equipped with a cloaking device to make it invisible and there is no way to turn it off.
Two weeks ago I was pushed into a curb by a 52 year old woman in an '82 Astro van (with no insurance) on a clear, sunny, day. Even pounding her passenger window before my front tire hit the curb did not get her attention.
I am glad I am using an alias for this next statement (aka early Pandemic): I never rode my Harley's with a helmet unless it was raining and only wore a jacket when it was cold.
When I got my '06 Hayabusa last summer I broke down due to all the "gear queer" chatter on this site. I felt silly putting on a jacket and full face helmet in 80+ degree weather down here is southern Florida.
My relatively low speed "tip over" destroyed my Shoei helmet, and ripped apart a Joe Rocket jacket and gloves. The pavement ground through the plastic on the front and rear fender along with the Right Side fairing.
After the initial bouncing around for a second or two everything went still, and I thought...that was not so bad...until it started again,..and again. (Its weird how being disoriented and flying through the air seems the same as laying on the ground.)
The bike is fixed and you would never know it was damaged. I was "lucky" that only plastic and leather touched the ground. The helmet was split but not my skull so luckily none of the **** leaked out. This "light fall" cost about $1500 in parts, plus another $1K for the helmet, jacket and gloves.
To wear a helmet or not is a personal responsibility and should be ones own decision. My decision is to wear a helmet until surgeons perfect the prodedure for replacing **** for brains on people like me who think the people who drop bikes are the ones who ride like A-holes.
Once again, thanks Gear Queers!! Even if you did cost me $1200 in helmets.
many topics on this site say your 'busa WILL go down. I never thought it would happen to me after riding dirt bikes and Harleys responsibly and defensively for 30 years.
I have heard the guys on this site talk about two types of riders, those that have fallen and those that are about to.
When I bought the bike the dealer never mentioned that it comes equipped with a cloaking device to make it invisible and there is no way to turn it off.
Two weeks ago I was pushed into a curb by a 52 year old woman in an '82 Astro van (with no insurance) on a clear, sunny, day. Even pounding her passenger window before my front tire hit the curb did not get her attention.
I am glad I am using an alias for this next statement (aka early Pandemic): I never rode my Harley's with a helmet unless it was raining and only wore a jacket when it was cold.
When I got my '06 Hayabusa last summer I broke down due to all the "gear queer" chatter on this site. I felt silly putting on a jacket and full face helmet in 80+ degree weather down here is southern Florida.
My relatively low speed "tip over" destroyed my Shoei helmet, and ripped apart a Joe Rocket jacket and gloves. The pavement ground through the plastic on the front and rear fender along with the Right Side fairing.
After the initial bouncing around for a second or two everything went still, and I thought...that was not so bad...until it started again,..and again. (Its weird how being disoriented and flying through the air seems the same as laying on the ground.)
The bike is fixed and you would never know it was damaged. I was "lucky" that only plastic and leather touched the ground. The helmet was split but not my skull so luckily none of the **** leaked out. This "light fall" cost about $1500 in parts, plus another $1K for the helmet, jacket and gloves.
To wear a helmet or not is a personal responsibility and should be ones own decision. My decision is to wear a helmet until surgeons perfect the prodedure for replacing **** for brains on people like me who think the people who drop bikes are the ones who ride like A-holes.
Once again, thanks Gear Queers!! Even if you did cost me $1200 in helmets.
