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Old 01-07-10, 11:01 AM   #9
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Default Re: How long without an off?

I think once you have been off a few times and survived (just), you start to re-assess things.

10 years ago my girlfriends dad was knocked off by someone straight lining a roundabout. It was his first accident in 50 years of riding... he's not fallen off again in the last 10 years either.

Not everyone falls off though.

Someone who bimbles about never breaking the speed limit and just touring may never fall off.

Someone who rides for the thrill of speed and going fast is likely to fall off eventually and it will probably hurt... a lot.

I put myself in the latter category, and becuase of that I may stop riding on the road as the enjoyment I get from road riding is becoming less as the roads get busier and more heavily policed.

I start a new job in August which might actually allow me to manage 2 or 3 trackdays a month in which case I think it would be a done deal.

I'll probably fall off a whole lot more too.
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