I FELL OF MY BIKE FOR THE FIRST TIME :(

[skeppy]

Man I feel so scared to get back on it... this guy didnt indicate which led to me face down in the rd i know alot of you must of fell off your bikes at some point but I actually feel scared to go back on it!
My bike is ok they no serious damage or anything

Man this has been a real wakeup call
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[ncrn]

Just in general I find its better to get back on it sooner rather than later before you loose all confidence. Take it easy when you get on it again. It happens to everyone at one time or another, I just hope you learn from it and hopefully you can avoid it happening again.
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[TheFoxyDuke]

It's happened to all of us. Just get back on that horse

At least you've got it out of your system. Once you get your confidence back you'll probably be more relaxed and enjoy your riding more.

Most say it's not a matter of 'if' you fall off, more a matter of 'when'

Probably be sore in the morning mind!

FoxyD
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[Paulington]

When your mind gives you blocks, drive your bike right though them.

Get back on it, if anything a crash will make you ride much more aware.

What actually happened?

Hopefully no damage to you! Fuck the bike!
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[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

Sorry to hear that. Not interested in the details (shit happens)
As for your fear..s'ok it'll pass, but in my experience i made myself (and still do) ride the corner that i crashed on the next day. Learn from it. When my daughter did her 5th superman impression, flying from the horse and landing in a heap, i thought that'd put her off, but fair play to the girl she dusted herself and got back on.
So in short. Get a good kip, set your alarm for 6. check yer bike over. And head back out.

Pat
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[temeluchus]

Aye jump back on. Wont be the only time either. If that worries you too much give up biking and buy a cage.
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[wizzzard]

Unlucky

You have only been riding a few months so your still learning the same way that everyone is still learning however long they have been riding. Treat it as another lesson and get back out and ride as soon as possible.

Your obs will be greatly improved by this wake up call. you'll watch every road user and pedestrian a little more closely and from that you should become a safer and better rider

Was there any damage to the car? insurance details swapped?
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[MaybeGuy]

queer
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Blue_SV650S wrote: it was a sh1te wheelie, but it proves that he can get it up in 3rd and can do angles. In summery, mattsprattuk is a gobby little sh1tebag, dopehead tw4t, but sadly for all of us, he probably isn't THAT full of sh1te!!
Kickstart wrote: Hi I tend to agree with Matt. All the best Keith

[stinkwheel]

I remember a psychologist coming round the orthopaedic ward when I was in getting my forearm pinned back together.

She was doing a study on peoples emotional responses to traumatic vehicle accidents.

I have a sneaking suspicion that the bikers she was interviewing weren't giving her the answers she was looking for. It was a pretty badly designed study anyway, leading questions and such but I got the impression that not giving a shit and itching to be back home so I could fix my bike was not the response I was supposed to be exhibiting.

She also expressed puzzlement about why people who were hospitalised with fractures resulting from a bike accident were all reading motorbike magazines.
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[DEN MONKEY]

I stuck my bike under a guard rail a few years back coming too hot into a corner that tightened up and caught me out.

Got up and walked away with a small bruise on my hip (had all my gear on) .
Whilst I still tighten up on corners even now, I realized that put myself in that situation and tend not to do that anymore.

Yours was not your fault but this will make you much more attentive on the bike and ultimately a better rider for it.

Take it easy and just be aware of your mental state when out on the bike.
If you feel like stopping to pull it together then do so.
All on your own time but it's worth jumping back on sooner rather than later.

Good luck
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[rottie007]

i suppose I have been lucky in 6 years of riding I have only had 2 offs..

both by the same cause... Diesel....

why do people feel the need to fill their cars up till it runs down the side and then deposit it all over the roads, both times I was out on my own and had no choice but to get on the bike and ride home, first time with smacked knee (that hurt ) , second time with badly damaged pride as I went down in fromt of some teenagers who thought it was higly hilarious to see a big fat bloke fall off his monkey bike.
jump back on my friend, after all we all make mistakes from time to time, all of which we learn from

[CaNsA]

Do me a favour and nip the shops on ur bike and get me some smokes please mate.

thats what worked for me when the centre stand on my scoot scraped the kurb after a transit tried to force me off the road back when i 1st got on 2 wheels.

[EUMP]

First week will be very nervous, best to jump on and go, you'll then be riding normal soon

[skeppy]

No damage to the car, the driver must of thought I was dead because he started to reverse away from me but i 'ran', (I use ran loosely as my leg felt like it was broken) after him and maged to get him to stop, he didnt seem interested when i told him he didnt even indicate he just asked if i was alryt then sped away
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[cal91]

[deanoet]

Just to echo what everyone else has said really, the longer you leave it, the harder it will be to get back on..

I came off mine last year and broke my shoulder, spent 10 weeks off the bike.

On the day i would have rode it home if i could have done
After 10 weeks, and time for my mind to run away, it was a lot harder to get back on.
Still not great on corners now, but getting more confident, and know where my limits are.


Remember, treat everyone on the roads like idiots, most the time you wont be let down. Always ask "what if...", what if they turn right, what if they go to over take as well, what if they decide they want to turn off at the next junction 20 yards away

Always have a Plan B, think it twice, if it isnt a good idea after the second thoughts it probably wasnt in the first place.


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[Clanger]

Everyone feels nervous after an off, you are no different from the next person...but to get back out there as soon as possible. When I had my big crash it was four months before I could walk again... yet I still did it, and still ride now!

But as everything is fine with you and your bike, you should get back immediately.
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[DKMonst3r]

Lol when i crashed and wasnt able to ride for 3 weeks i couldnt wait to get back on it. Maybe im just weird.

[cal91]

[MaybeGuy]

ive never been off a bike for more than a week due to injury, and thats only because i was hospitalised.

broken leg, broken foot, broken wrist etc...

helps to have 2 bikes. one to crash, and one to ride after youve crashed.
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Blue_SV650S wrote: it was a sh1te wheelie, but it proves that he can get it up in 3rd and can do angles. In summery, mattsprattuk is a gobby little sh1tebag, dopehead tw4t, but sadly for all of us, he probably isn't THAT full of sh1te!!
Kickstart wrote: Hi I tend to agree with Matt. All the best Keith

[Ariel Badger]

You will have much more falling off to look forward to if you keep riding. One day you will fall off and get real injury like this, If you are a biker at heart you will want to get back on even when they have you on the operating table.
Edit, compound fracture picture removed as it was a bit nasty
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