does anyone have information on handling motorcycle falls?

Question

I SEE GUYS TAKE HARD FALLS AND AFTER IT ALL WALK AWAY WITHOUT EVEN A LIMP. IF YOU DONT RIDE DONT ANSWER

Answer 1

The first trick is not to fall off. Next sliding is the preferred way to decelerate, as mentioned, hitting things is bad. My friend just high sided his heritage HD.

He was in a slide then let off the brakes, the tires grabbed, the bike flipped and tossed him into the oncoming lane. So if you lock up and slide ride it out don't try to recover.

My worst incidents have involved other cars, it's not fun being tossed over the hood of a car. I was behind a car who pulled over to the right like he was going to park then the @$$ did a u-turn in the middle of the street. I ended up as his hood ornament. This happened to me three times, once in a car and twice on a bike.

I have also layed it down in a corner I took to fast that was the least painful crash I have ever been in. I just slid on my levi's/@$$ down the freeway ramp off into the dirt

Answer 2

Good gear is the #1 factor.

Generally, if you don't hit anything, and slide rather than tumbling, you'll be OK - provided you're wearing decent gear.

At medium speed, spreading out helps, but if you do this much over 80 mph you risk being thrown if something catches.

With a bit of practice, such as most racers develop, you can steer yourself a bit while sliding.

A number of people have got up too soon - they think they've stopped but are still going 20 or 30 mph and tumble then.

Answer 3

There is no good way to crash...period. Many times I've heard old bikers say, "I hadda lay it down to avoid (fill in blank here) and I'm thinking, no, your riding skills weren't up to the situation and you stopped riding the machine. I cannot count how many times exceptional braking and swerving skills have saved me and allowed me to miss whatever was trying to take me out. Not that I've never fallen, but every time I have, I screwed up and was able to learn from it.
I was lucky enough to go through the Wichita Police motorcycle school in 1982, which uses as its basis the best information gleaned from two programs: the Kansas City PD and the California Highway Patrol. The skills I picked up there saved my life many times and when I happen to run across one of my instructors, even today, I just shake their hand and say, "Thank you." They know without asking what for...K ;o)

Answer 4

a lot of the time its just luck... good protective gear helps a lot as well... the big thing with coming off the bike isnt the speed your going... its the speed you stop... if you dont hit anything you have a fair chance of walking away.. its when you hit poles or gaurdrails it hurts.. or a car hits you..LOL..

1 big tip I learnt from an old bike rider when i was learning (& that was a while ago) always look where you want to go..

if your about to come off the bike... dont look at the post thats in the way..(if you look at it you will hit it) look to the side where there is nothing to hit.. its amazing how often you end up where your looking......

hope this answers your question??

Answer 5

If you have good clothing on and you skid on flat ground, then you really only fall about 2 feet vertical and the clothes take the scrapes. You can walk away fine IF you don't tumble too much and wrench your neck or back. That's a big "if".

Answer 6

Slide.
Land on top, not under.

If you start to go down, don't bring it back up. If the tires grab and the bike highsides, it'll wind up chasing you. BTDT. (I must admit, that one was fun!)

Answer 7

wear a lot of gear and pray