Most common reason for dropping/crashing

[rsooty]

What are the most common reasons for dropping your bike?

These are the ones i can think off. If there are any more just mention them.

Gives me an idea of everything to avoid

Sooty

[MarJay]

AFAIK,
Dropping your bike is defined as anything below 5mph. Anything faster that that is a crash!

But crashing... apparently the biggest cause of crashes amongst bikes is innatentive car drivers at junctions.
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[Hex]

Miss placed footing I would say is a big one.
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[Bendy]

Forgetting to put the side stand down.

[rsooty]

I don't seem to be able to edit the poll

Otherwise i would put them other options in.

Sooty

[MarJay]

Dropping, well, putting your bike facing downhill with the engine running on a gravel drive isn't a good idea! Although I don't know if that counts as a drop because I was nowhere near the bike at the time...
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[Demonic69]

Being a dipstick I would say. Stoppies are not good, or mud and heavy 400's Ta G
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[rsooty]

Thanks whoever edited the poll

I can see this ending up with 50 options

Never mind though.

Sooty

[Keith]

Weather should be on there too.
The only time i come off my bike was because i miss judged a turn in bad rain, gave it too much throttle going out of the turn and lost the back end because of a puddle
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[izzi81]

sidestands combined with shoelaces

car drivers

road surface

those are my 3!
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[Nighteyes]

Being a short arse and not reaching the floor properly!
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[MarJay]

TrueBlue, thats only for the government twisted "No other road user involved" statistics.
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[swaffs]

Diesel in a busy petrol station, very embarasing.

[iCraig]

There doesn't seem to be an option for "Half clad Girls when the weathers hot".

[Ste]

Are you asking what is the most frequent cause of people dropping thier bike, or people crashing thier bike as they are two different things. Generally dropping a bike is from walking pace or below and crashing the bike is whilst riding it as opposed to pushing it around or trying to get on or off where it's tricky to.

All of the things you've mentioned in the poll are things to try to avoid but there are sometimes when you cannot or have no choice or whatever and just have to hope for the best and use you're best riding skill and knowledge to avoid ending up on the tarmac.

Just edit your first post to clarify if you are asking about dropping a bike or crashing a bike as they are two competly different things, and yes there are things which could cause both (bad surface, diesel and stuff like that) but most of them cannot apply to both.

Ste

[Milo]

An iced over car park has caused me to drop my bike 3 times - within a couple of minutes...and on both sides!
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[mrchips]

The only times my bike has hit the ground was on one occasion taking a turn into a lane in the ice at approx 15mph, no damage, and donuting and general off road use. I've never damaged anything more than a brake lever though (Nothing more to break on an MT50).

[iCraig]

I've never dropped or crashed my current bike (touches wood) but the times I've come close are when I'm staring at some semi clad female walking on the pavement and I nearly slam into the back of a car or something. .

[tgabber]

Going down a country lane that became more and more muddy, turning into a track really. Deciding it was too muddy, attempting to turn round and slipping over.

Managed to break the right footpeg hanger on that one.
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[atom]

Dropped it trying to do a U turn up a very steep hill. Tried crashing it today, Had a scary tighten the corner moment today on the way back from Perth in the rain.
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[Roo]

The pursuit of several stupid hobbies sees me sliding along on my arse regularly.
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[M1ke]

The tyre didnt stick to the track I blame the crap surface and lack of tred on my tyre

[Wave2k]

ive only ever seen people crash either doing a wheelie or some other stunt
myself included
i done a wheelie on my ped and stacked
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