First scares.

[Saraya]

I’m sure these things are nothing compared to what experienced riders have dealt with, but to a noob – they nearly caused incontinence!

I’ve had my first experience of a bloomin’ great lorry coming fast the other way on a narrow-ish road. Breathed a sigh of relief that I didn’t die, only to be hit by the ‘wind’ from him 2 seconds later which resulted in me getting closer to a hedge than I would have liked.

While recovering from the shock of that, I almost immediately hit a pothole. I can only assume from the rear, I looked like a (very fat) gymnast vaulting a horse, as my bum lifted off the saddle and I sort of did mid air splits.

Most of the rest of my longest ride so far (of 32 miles) was incident free and fun, apart from an embarrassing stall at Rykas at 7.15am, witnessed by all the Yamaha team setting up their thing.

And I’m not sure what happened when nearly home. I can only assume I accidentally tapped the back brake. I slowed to about 20 to take the turn into my road. At the apex of the turn, I was aware that something peculiar was happening at the back. The front of the bike sort of behaved but the back end swung around and tried to over take me! I somehow managed not to fall off and did an inelegant wiggle to the centre of the road before righting things. Have I done my first skid?
Anyway. I didn’t die and had to tell someone!
Can other newbies relate to this stuff?

[doggone]

I think my first year or so there was a rarely a ride when something rather worrying didn't happen at some point.
It's all part of getting experience though.

[Alpineandy]

You don't have to be a newbie to relate to those.

We all miss the odd pothole and it's still a shock.

Maybe not to the same level as you but it's still tense when I meet a lorry in a country lane.

It does sound like you dragged the back brake on the corner but it could have been something on the road surface.
You'd expect anything down there to effect front and back wheels but it often doesn't.

I'm glad you didn't get deaded but more importantly, did you enjoy it?
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[Saraya]

[Meatybeaty]

[Saraya]

[NJD]

First part of my commute is a busy A road filled with HGV's, don't have a fear of them but don't like being behind or by them for longer than I have to, feel like a small invisible ant. When I encounter them coming at me (at most 30mph road) I move from the middle of the lane and go closer to the kerb.

Pot holes are an arse. I've got a section on my commute where there's pot holes inbetween the two lanes so when you move back into lane 1 after passing the parked cars blocking the lane you're greeted by a very uneasy lane change. I mostly ride the same roads so now where they all are. I was always told during DAS not to swerve to avoid pot holes because it looks untidy but I'll be buggered if I'm having my manhood almost rendered useless by the size of some of them, probably applies more in the wet whereby it's easier to just go over them than have a sudden change of direction in the steering.

[Saraya]

I’ll definitely move over from now on. And at least I’ll know to brace for impact from the wind/slip stream/wake or whatever it’s called.

To be honest, I just didn’t see the pothole. I was uttering words about divine defecation and trying to decide if I should pull over for a smoke to recover. Also, I got distracted with a twig that had got hooked through the Velcro strap at my cuff after being blown too close to the hedge.
It was definitely a learning curve. Twigs are unimportant – watch the road!

[WD Forte]

yep, it all sounds pretty normal to me

there's hill on a B road coming back into Bristol that has 7 nasty potholes and managed to hit 5 of the things first time I used it
it was
Doh! what the f... was that?
Doh! what?
Doh! again? shit!
Doh Oww! you bastard!
Doh! Awww c'mon!

My own fault, I'd gotten too close to the traffic in front to allow me to spot and react to them in time.
Dropping back, I could slalom around them

Embarrasing stalls and missed gears? yep.
many times.

Can relate to 'close encounters' too
You do get better at anticipating and avoiding them but
if we're honest, we all have off days and however long you've been riding you're just as capable of stupidity as the next person

Your only as good ( a rider) as your last ride
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[Alpineandy]

[Alpineandy]

[mentalboy]

Aah, the joys of youth

I remember my first incident, not because it browned my trousers but because I had to buy a new headlight - and I hate spending money unnecessarily. I highsided a 50cc stepthrough, in retrospect that was quite a feat!
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[Teflon-Mike]

[Dave70]

Wait until you experience your first ride in gale force winds.

You're obviously doing something right though, as you're still in one piece.
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2012: R125 killed by white van. 2016 R125 killed by 30,000 miles of redline. Current: 2016 Kawasaki ER6f.

[Pigeon]

[ZX-7R]

[Saraya]

[Commuter_Tim]

[dydey90]

I still sometimes go to set off and just get a RRRRRRRRRRRRFFFF and no movement.

I KNOW I PUT YOU IN FIRST.
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[6r4h4m]

Not quite a first scare for me this morning, but came close to being a first barf inside my helmet. It's bin day in my neighbourhood. Timed my journey so that at the end of every single line of traffic I filtered, there was a gopping bin lorry to ride behind

Timing noted for all future hot Tuesday mornings.

[Snowdonia Rider]

[The Shaggy D.A.]

[Howling Terror]

[andyscooter]

my first scare was an off

coming home from work I pulled into my road and there is a sharp bend

some one had been cleaning a car it was winter and the water had froze on the bend

I hit it doing about 15mph and the front end washed out

only a small scratch on bike luckily and managed to scare the shit out of a paper boy
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[Commuter_Tim]