There is an old saying, that there are two kinds of bikers, the ones who have been down and the ones who are going down. However, from time to time, one gathers that there are some who have never crashed, and aren't afraid to tell everyone about it. I think my MSF instructors were part of this group. I think one of them dropped his bike once but didn't crash it. The other seems very risk averse. Maybe I'm mistaken?
Maybe I'm a stupid, risky klutz for crashing twice within two months and 1000+ miles of getting my license. Maybe the exceptions to the rule are talented or are very anal about technique. Maybe some of them don't ride much or only ride in ideal conditions. Perhaps they only tour the superslab and never actually ride anywhere they can actually crash. Maybe they don't use their bike like a car and commute to work like I do. Maybe I'm just average.
Opinions? Experiences? Number and type of crashes, different bikes, different gear, conditions, miles, injuries, etc.
Is it really possible to ride many miles in various conditions and not be some crazy $$$$$$$$$$$$$ gear wearing/swearing, technocratic/technophilic, Harley hating, crotch rocket riding safety/technique Nazi (you know the stereotype) without wrecking a million times and becoming a cripple? Can we just keep it simple?
Does everything have to be so complicated these days?
(One of my instructors has/had a Harley, so this is just a stereotype of some of those Internet trolls. And, yeah, I beat up on the Harley people too sometimes, but that doesn't say I wouldn't own one, at least a cheap old Sportster
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How many times have you crashed? Beginner vs now?
Feel free to tell your story.