For all the guys whom have had bad wrecks...
How did you get over fear of getting back on bike? Did you jump right back on as soon as u were healed or did it take time to get urself back on?
Getting over the fear
For all the guys whom have had bad wrecks...
How did you get over fear of getting back on bike? Did you jump right back on as soon as u were healed or did it take time to get urself back on?
"Do you see motorcycles in front of a psychiatrist office...no because riding is its own therapy, it has a way of making things better"
When the car took me out on Rt 81 a few years ago, I had to ride my bike home 3 1/2 hours from the accident. After I finished healing and getting the bike fixed I just jumped back on. There was no thought of not riding. I am much more cautious these days, however.
Jumped right back on! Oh but it was a different bike, the other did not fair well well being T-BONED at 93 MPH!!! By a drunk!
TORQ
Owner of The Rarest M109R, THE 2006 Burple. THE ONE Suzuki Promised, TO NEVER make again!! Do to IT BEING, JUST to FAST for the General PUBLIC!
Holy crap!
It was about 7 years ago and I ran out of corner doing about 60 MPH. I ended up going over a 10' embankment into a boulder about as big as my bike. Got tossed over the handle bars when the bike came to an abrupt halt and I launched over some blackberry bushes, which I had to climb back through to get to my bike, and tumbled through a field for about 50'-60'. I was lucky in the fact that if I was going the other direction the corner was lined with trees and I would have gone splat like a bug on a windshield. Needless to say I got back on a few weeks later once my bumps and bruises healed. I was a lot more cautious for quite some time but eventually got back into the swing of things. In the end you need to go with what you feel comfortable with and if your time is up then so be it. Keep the shiny side up and never ride faster than your angels can fly.
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Holy crap... Who was doing 93, you or the drunken *******?Originally Posted by TORQ
Jump right back on the beast. I am just waiting for the tins to get back from the painter. As soon as my bike is back together I am riding it that day.
Get right back on.. I rode mine home from the accident site. No right footpeg, mirror broke, windshield broke, right side all scratched up cruising home. :)
Of course I woke up the next day with my ACL blown out, couldn't walk for a month.. Fixed what I could from a chair on the bike and rode the second I felt good enough to hold it up.. :)
When I went in for my ACL replacement I put the bike in the shop and got the rims blacked out, air ride installed along with some other stuff I could not due because of my knee..
Good Luck!!!
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Having raced motocross for years it became mandatory to finish the race unless your head was ripped off...much less getting back on it.
Wrecks
I've had a few car wrecks too, but I still drive. Same deal to me, can't really be safe even sitting on the couch, it's all a crap shoot, so do what makes you happy. Ain't none of us getting out of this alive anyway.
Kid - They had it comin'
Clint - We all got it comin' Kid.
A man has got to know his limitations... Harry Callahan
Get right back on and mark the incident up as experience !
You've heard it a thousand times "There are those that have been down and then there are those that will go down", hope it never happens to you though.
WCD
Last year after my crash, I went and test road my new 9 while my hand was still in a cast and my toe was broken.
You can't be afraid because there is no guarantee that you will never crash again.
"You cant argue with my 9mm..........well you can, but you'll end up bleeding alot"
RUBZERK = Are You BZERK
I was raised to "get back on the horse"......so that's what I do...
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"You gotta learn to drive with the fear and there ain't nothing more goddamn frightening than driving with a live cougar in the car." -Reese Bobby
Not sure if you have a cougar, or if you can double one on your bike, but it worked in the movie.
Get back on, if you still have the desire to ride. I had enough wrecks in my younger days that every spring I seriously think do I want to go through the risks again. But every spring I decide I really want to ride, so I get back on and soon forget about the thoughts of it.
Every activity has it's risks, some more than others. I consider this safer than sky diving.
Life has no remote control, get up and change it yourself.
I had a wreck back in 1992 coming down a mountain from our city landmark ( The star ) was doing stupid crazy speed with around 40 other bikes (crotchrockets) Came into the last turn of the mountain at around 100mph lean all the way down just about scraping my knee and all of the sudden the bike slid right out from under me and hit the gaurd rail. Bike slid 275ft after making contact with the gaurdrail according to the police dept and i ended up in ICU for a couple of days and a total of 11 days in the Hospital. Well about 2 1/2 months later while recovering at home my buddies had gotten my bike fixed and had brought by the house for me and i could take it anymore and look at the bike just sitting there. So i rigged up a way to shift gears ( because left foot was broke) and off i was through the neighborhood, the the next day on the highway and then everyday after that a little further... Those first few miles were scary as hell but i have been riding since i was 4yrs old and was not going to give up a passion that is so close to my heart that quick...But finally gave up the sportbikes and the 9 is my first cruiser ever and love every minute of it...
Get Back on ASAP
Get back on a bike as soon as possible. The more time goes by the more your fear grows. I don't know how long it has been since the accident but if I were you I would start to address the fear by just going out and being around bikes. Go ahead and sit on one, hold on to the handle bars, manipulate the controls Take it one step at a time. Simple to complex. Just take your time and don't set any goals farther than you want. Don't force yourself. The fact that you posted this thread shows that you want to get back on the bike and that's a good first step. Remember simple to complex....I bet by the time you sit on a seat again and take the bike of the stand, start it...you'll be good to go.
“Out of every one hundred men you send me, ten shouldn't even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make good the battle...... Ah, but the one....one is a warrior.... and he will bring the others back.” -Heraclitus
if you dont get back on the fear will always be there
i had a bmw pull out in front of me and the decide to stop in the middle of the road hence i had no where to go i embeded my then triumph sprint into the boot and put myself thru the back window to this day i dont know how i walked away but all i had was a badly bruised sholder and a dilslocated elbow the ambo recons because of my size ( not a little bloke ) my sheer size saved my life within a week i was down at our lokal suzuki dealership test riding bikes wiating for the check from the insurance company
jumped right back on as soon as possible. Little shell shocked at first.
What other people think of you is none of your business.
I think he could get a cougar on the back of his bike.
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Been riding since I was a kid and fortunate not to have ever had a bad crash-but the statement above pretty much sums it up for me
Get back on it ASAP,, Your gonna have some fear, took me a year to get over it and im still cautious at times........
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Its been almost 5 months since my accident but i can barely walk let alone ride yet.
Id like to know how you rigged ur bike to shift with broken leg? Im intrigued... :thumbup:
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"Do you see motorcycles in front of a psychiatrist office...no because riding is its own therapy, it has a way of making things better"
The drunk, I was crossing the road. She came accross the double yellows, and hit us with 1/2 the bike in my dads driveway. Her bumper hit the back 1/2 of the bike, which just missed my leg, But hit my brother leg, he flew over 43 yards! And was in a full body cast for over 8-months. It was the NY State Police that came back and did a skid test which is how they arrived at the speed of 93 when she hit us. We both carry those scars and tar thats still in my elbos. Theres alot more I could say, but it was a sad day tears are falling now thinking about that day. But when he could walk again. We jumped right back on themWe both ride like we've stoled it, but were like Awacs Aircrafts now. Which is how we all should be when we ride! But jump right back on, chit we could fall down walking to our car and die.
TORQ
Owner of The Rarest M109R, THE 2006 Burple. THE ONE Suzuki Promised, TO NEVER make again!! Do to IT BEING, JUST to FAST for the General PUBLIC!
I've talked to alot of guys who have been down,most get back on and are a little wiser for the experience,
But everyone is different,just dont rush your self out of some cowboy mental thing
in my case, I'm gonna take it a little easy on heavy right hand turns for quite awhile! :rolleyes:
I have been riding since 8 when got my first garaged built mini bike (thanks dad i wanted a honda trail 50). telling my age, now. raced karts for many years, rode 3 & 4 wheelers. wrecked everything i've ever owned except m109, please Lord keep me upright. its in my blood to ride. never occured to me not to climb back into the saddle. i've been blessed to survive this long, but as they say, you're not going to get out of life alive. i know guys who have crashes and give it up all together. got to do what feels right to you.
Get right to it. It helps if you recognize what caused the crash in the first place and determine how to not put yourself in that situation again. Many times you did nothing wrong and that couldn't be avoided. My second crash was likebthat- a deer jumped in front of me and I laid the bike down at 55mph. So now I almost NEVER ride at night. Sounds stupid, but that's how I corrected that problem. The point is, get right back to it, overcome the fear, reignite the thrill of riding, and if possible fix the error (at least in your mind) that put you off the bike.
Most importantly- Ride Safe!
Get right back on and do your thing. You'll be able to work through any issues once you're rolling again.
John 10:9
I went down about a year and half ago broke 7 ribs on my left side was off the 9 for 6 months but mostly because she was getting a makeover from the slide. I wouldhave to say I tried to get back in the saddle straight away but I was intimidated and nervious and to this day I still get moments of OH SHYTE but I work through them. I had a harder time getting my wife back on her bike after the accident,when I went down I was riding behind her and my 9 almost took her out she I was broken physically but she was broken emotionally. Getting over an accident is tough and everyone of us will respond or recover differently good luck and go at your own pace.
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