GAH I hate some people(rant)
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So this guy I work with “Brandon” just got his MSF certificate and is looking for a bike. A few weeks ago he told me he is looking at a brand new bike. I told him since he has 0 experience other than the 250 at the MSF he should really buy a used bike for 1/2 the price. He asked why and i told him because no matter what mistakes happen and you will drop it. It’s just a matter of when and since you have 0 experiences it tends to happen within the first few months. He said “No i wont I’ll be careful”. I explained that no matter what you do chit happen. Another guy chimed in and said he has been riding dirt since he was 9 and street for a year and he has never fallen or dropped his bike. I said I doubt that because being a dirt rider I know I fell a few times when I was younger and even older. Now im on the street and ive dropped my bike once and layed it down once. I know it happens. Brandon takes this as a sign and says I know I wont crash because ill be careful. Now fast forward a week.
I was riding with a friend to go get lunch and in a left turn there was a streak of something. He didn’t see it and BAM he went down. 25mph his bike slid into the curb and flipped. His knee has some nasty rash but he is okay. So I get to work today and tell the guy who just got his MSF done and told him about the accident and he said “isn’t he the guy who dropped Chris’s bike when he first started to ride?” I said yes and then he said “well of course he is gonna crash again then if he dropped a 250”. I gave up at this point. I said “well man I just hope you take my advice and ride safe”.
Why can’t people take advice from others when they have 0 experience themselves? I even told him my favorite saying “When you start to ride a motorcycle you have an empty pot and a full pot of luck. Your goal is to fill the empty pot with experience before the pot of luck runs out.” He then said he has been driving a car since he was 17 and that he knows what happens on the road so that is his experience.
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Rant over
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lol if someone says they have car experience i usually tell them well your cage has 4 wheels ur bike has 2. When I first started riding i was told all the time be careful and buy a cheap bike because you will drop it and me being young and dumb was all like i will never drop it. Well chit does happen you cant prepare for everything. I laid my bike down the first week i got it. Since then i take whatever advise i get.
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Haha thats a great idea. That quote works perfect for this as well. Ill have to remember it. I guess ill have to wait for the day i can say "told ya so".
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One of the bank teller that I always talk to wants to get a bike. Her "friend" has one and he is still new to riding too. I always tell her how I wear full gears, my experience with car pulling in fron tof me, my little crash, etc. She goes riding on his back many times with way too big his spare helmet with no other protection. And she told me last time with big smile that they encountered a group of sportbike riders while they were riding. And she told me how these guys were boxing in the cars and passing them going over yellow line in twisty road. And how she loved that experience. ugh. stupid . She is a biker groupie.
my rant over
my rant over
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