This was posted on this forum another location. But I really think from what I've read here on the 600RR portion, that we would all do well to take heed to these facts & sobering images.

Take heed. This is not for the faint of heart. These images are terribly disturbing. You wil not be the same in your riding (I hope) after studying this link.

http://home1.gte.net/res0ak9f/bike.htm


A final word. RIDE SAFE!!! IT ALL STARTS WITH A RIGHT ATTITUDE.

 

Take a look especially at the "Biker With Helmet Cam-Crashes Hard" video clip and tell me what you think was going on there?

Was rider in the best place in the lane?
What caused the car on the left to suddenly swerve out of control into his lane?
What options did the rider have?

Trying to learn quickly, as most of the wrecks are newbies from what I read / hear at MSF course.

 

It is a risk that every motorcyclist takes. Unfortunatley these things do happen.

Does make you think. Ride hard but safe. I don't think anybody wants to take their last ride.

 

Umm . . .

Thanks for that.

We all know the risks, but damn man, i aint tryin to see that stuff. I dont know if its perhaps my own demeaner or the fact that close members of my immediate family, not just friends, also ride bikes, but seeing those pictures really makes my skin crawl.

Its all too easy to read an article in the paper about these mishaps without actually comprehending the horror of the actual scene.

Wish i hadnt looked at your link.

 

ok enough with that... first off no matter how many time people see that stuff on the net it never hits quite as hard as when you get up off the ground to see a fellow rider cut in half! a Fellow rider whom you just got done talking to not 20 mins prior. I know the harsh reality of it and also know that when I get on my ride I have a choice. to ride responsibly and lower my chances of something happening. or getting squirrely and possibly never making it home.

 

Crap, not this site again.

This site makes me want to hide under my bed and never leave my house again.

In all honesty, I understand what they're trying to do. But it seems to me they are against motorcycles in general. Their method of delivering this info just doesn't jive with me. I don't find it useful, that is of course I'm looking for something to help me to vomit.

 

I can certainly understand the feelings of horror & shock. And that's OK. It SHOULD do that to all of us. Maybe I'm a bit used to it since we also study airplane crashes and listen to hear-sickening audio tapes of crews struggling to cope with an emergency that ends up killing them and the folks behind them. But after you get past the horror & shock - you can be in a much MUCH better place equipped to minimize and manage the risks that life brings.

Just getting up in the AM brings about associated risks. Literally EVERYTHING we do has a risk to it. So I'm not one to run & hide - obviously, I ride an RR, drive a Z06 & race it, fly jets & also do aerobatics, etc. So I'm willing to take managed, calculated risks.

Like I said above, it all starts with the right ATTITUDE!! Taking a look at the link, in my opinion, is a part of developing the right attitude. You gotta know the risk facts, you gotta make your peace with what you're doing in life. Then you can go about managing it as well as you're able.

To me it's like the first time I shot a BIG gun!! Bout scared the crap outta me as I watched an entire watermellon explode into oblivion. Then I was told by my teacher - "THAT is why we practise gun safety techniques & are as **** as we are about doing things carefully and right. You only get one chance to pull the trigger and handle a gun. You better know what you're doing." Same with bikes. They are truly loaded weapons, and are best thought of that way in my opinion.

But just like a gun never killed anyone, neither did a motorcycle ever kill anyone. Unmanaged risks surrounded by poor decision-making kill folks. Sure there's the very VERY rare situation where there's basically no way you could ever see the deer or car that hits you. But those are quite few & far between, and shouldn't keep us off our bikes.

SAFEY STARTS WITH A RIGHT ATTITUDE!!! That's the key gentlemen!

 

Not only the right attitude, but the right gear. Riding without a helmet is almost a sin in my book. Experience is something that you can only gain with time. Other times, we just need some luck. My biggest worry while riding isn't what I'm going to do, it's trying to anticipate what the knucklehead next to, in front of, or behind me is going to do. I try to ride responsibly, I just wish that everyone on the road was as conscience of motorcyclists.

Speed - No better friend, no worse enemy!

 

I like very much the things you've said here. Helmets..knowing your experience level...anticipation of a problem...healthy skepticism about environment...ride responsibly...knowing that accidents shouldn't be blamed on speed. I like it! No better friend / no worse enemy!! Well said!!

Guess what? All those are from a right attitude!! Takes the right attitude to reach each of those conclusions and actions.

I'm sure I can do better. I'm trying to learn ASAP & develop the right attitude myself.

 

Couldnt agree more. Its not that im one for burying my head in the sand, its that i find some of these pics just plain inappropriate. My best friends currently in Iraq, so does the mean i should go watch a video of Ken Bigley getting his head sawn off just so i can come to terms with what COULD happen to him?