How many years riding before your first off?

[ogden]

If you're not crashing, you're not trying.

What? I crashed it in the car park on my CBT...

[ogden]

That's trying too hard, man.

[STRAMASHER]

2weeks after my CBT I looped it.

Not had a crash in 8yr.

Not had a drop in 4yr.

I know one person that has not crashed (as far as we are aware) in 16 or 17 years. All you need to know is he got nearly 20k before needing new pistons and rings on a TZR250 P/twin.

I think thats maybe a record.

I passed my test at 9.30am by 2pm I was under the SV at a junction!

Before my test I had done 4 days riding on a 125 without coming off that.

I think I did quite well!

Years ??? What do you mean years. Minutes more like.

Took an SV for a test ride a couple of years ago. It was gorgeous. Good condition. Low mileage. Brand new tyres, still with the releasing agent all over them. Pouring down with rain. (You canguess where this is going). The dealer even mentioned that it might be a bit slippery.

I went wide and dropped it against the grass verge on the outside of a sharp right hand bend about 15 minutes after I left the garage. Fortunately not too much damage to the bike (although it hurt me like hell). Broke the gear change pedal and some damage to the fairing and the rear seat fairing but managed to get it back to the garage, where the dealer was really good. I agreed to buy it and fix the damage myself.

It's the bike in my avatar and I love it. I haven't had an off since, although come BLOODY close once (detailed in a separate thread on the forum) and had a couple of moments. I'm still learning but kind of hoping I won't have one again. Still remember the look on the face of the dealer when I walked back in to his garage covered in mud and told him I had dropped his bike.

Years ???? What do you mean years?

Took me 5 years to damage myself. First ever off..

[Dave20046]

First year I was ok, second year I had one a few months in then a couple more the week later. Lasted 2 weeks on the sv lol.

managed about 6 weeks + the hardy bikers back on the sv so far and around 2k miles crash free wahey

8 days. exactly 1 week after my first run in with the police (got off lightly in both)

Erm, a few days ago, after 4.5 years. Oops.

Kind of glad it happened though, in a weird way. Not too much damage, but a lesson learnt (the "expect the unexpected" lesson)!