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Passenger fell off the back of bike at 75mph *11-06-2010*

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rean1mator said:
dude if anyone on this forum needs to be warned of retarded decisions/behavior that threatens the lives of others, this post ain't gonna do it.
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When I initially started riding, as a passenger, I didn't understand that jeans were insufficient gear. My pilot at the time wore them, tons of other people on the street wear them, so I wore them too. Until I came to barf, and saw images like the ones in the OP, with jeans shredded up like tissue paper. I was the only one in my MSF class wearing actual riding pants.

My first riding mentor, despite my objections, still rides in jeans-- and occasionally, a t-shirt and no gloves in hot weather-- and has gotten a half-helmet to boot. It took BARF, and threads like these, to teach me about gear.
 
I fell off bicycles as a kid and put holes in jeans. It doesn't take much to figure out they won't cut it on a motorcycle.
 
Jack the Smack said:
To clarify some things, she and I are the only ones that drive aggressively. She enjoys doing wheelies and high speed. I choose the safest spots to do things (empty road at night was a good place, not a good anything else). I failed to consider alcohol and proper warning before doing it that time. If it were any other person who I didn't have experience with I wouldn't be doing illegal and dangerous stunts. This doesn't excuse my responsibiliy, but I don't wanna appear like I'm taking her for a ride she doesn't want.

The day after the crash I was talking to her about riding in the future and she says she cant wait to hop back on my bike after she is healed up enough.
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KEEPER!!! Lesson hopefully learned. Props for posting/confessing. :thumbup
 
The OP has shown incredibly poor judgment. While the harsh criticism of his actions may be warranted, the public name-calling will not be permitted. Let's keep it in check, folks. If you want to toss out your colorful expletives and not get a suspension, it needs to be done via private message. And do keep in mind that if your truly trying to get a safety message across, getting in someone's face is rarely the most effective way to do it.

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Damn. I'm glad she's alright but alcohol and motos/cars are a no no.. Especially when trying to pull off a wheelie. I'd just hope that you take care of everthing financially. It's one thing to have someone fall off under normal riding conditions by accident, but given how this happened I'd only hope that covering the medical bills and a few years of some really good sucking up to her would call it about even.
 
Road rash is to motorcyclist like chicken pox is to kids

Jack the Smack said:
At around 3AM on Wednesday night my passenger, 130lbs I guess (she wont tell me her weight) fell off the back of my bike at 75mph.
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You failed to keep your passenger safe. She trusted you.

I'm glad she's okay..

BTW.. this is serious and I'd delete your post right now.. lest it be used against you. Its like a confession, an admission of guilt.
 
dam.. i know this person. chances are i mIIGht know of you too. but i dont post much on these forums so i dont know whos who xD

anyways.. i hope shes doing ok
 
kangaroo said:
KEEPER!!! Lesson hopefully learned. Props for posting/confessing. :thumbup
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+1

OP;
I don't know what your motivation for posting about this experience was, so I'm going to assume that: 1) you consider yourself and your girlfriend lucky to have escaped more serious injury and/ or other consequences 2) The hope, that others may learn from your lesson, was stronger than your shame over exercising such poor judgment.
 
DucatiHoney said:
The OP has shown incredibly poor judgment. While the harsh criticism of his actions may be warranted, the public name-calling will not be permitted. Let's keep it in check, folks. If you want to toss out your colorful expletives and not get a suspension, it needs to be done via private message. And do keep in mind that if your truly trying to get a safety message across, getting in someone's face is rarely the most effective way to do it.

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1. Members will conduct themselves in a respectful manner. This is not to say that arguments and disagreements between Members are not permitted, simply that a level of respect is to be maintained in doing so. Members' posts should not contain malicious personal attacks, flaming, baiting, post whoring (posting with the sole purpose of increasing their overall post count), trolling, e-sniping, e-stalking, indirect attacks, and other such activities that are not conducive to a positive and productive environment. Personal threats will not be tolerated, and may result in a suspension, if not a perma-ban. Such posts will be acted on by interpretation of BARF Moderators.
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Instead of name calling can we post an offensive interpretative dance in place of ?
 
Ironbutt said:
BTW.. this is serious and I'd delete your post right now.. lest it be used against you. Its like a confession, an admission of guilt.
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I think that ship has sailed. The thread has 2,888 views as of three seconds ago.
 
Ant said:
Instead of name calling can we post an offensive interpretative dance in place of ?
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Keep that crap of you in a tu-tu under wraps, dude.
 
I'm pretty sure I saw the OP in an SF night ride about a year ago. I recall seeing him with an SV1000 doing some power wheelies all throughout the ride--with lots of fellow biker traffic around. Not many SV1K's, so it's easy to put 2 and 2 together.

I thought to myself to distance away from him for my own safety.
 
Now folks, if they have a system set up, such as the hand tap, then they are BOTH participants. Most of us have done stupid shit in our lives. Important thing is that she's still hot. (Kiddin O' course...that she's ok.)
And I'm also happy to note that YOU were not overjoyed with the situation.

ps...good choice in moto. ;)
 
everything's already been said. i just can't possibly understand why someone would actually tell total strangers on a goddamn message board this story. the fact that she still wants to ride and doesn't want to road rash your face is pretty amazing. idk if that makes her incredibly brave or incredibly... not smart.

whatever, lucky you.
 
Gnarly Cranium said:
One thing I'll never understand (besides all the rest of the obvious stuff here) is passengers-- drunk or not-- who don't HANG ON. Like the 'road rash queen' girl, who 'didn't want to crowd' her pilot while pillion on a sportbike doing >100mph and literally got blown off the back by the wind like a dry leaf. I've never in my life ridden with my hands simply resting on the tank and not actually gripping something. It would take a crowbar to peel me off. Then again, I hate riding as a passenger and I'm not exactly relaxed while doing so.
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I personally suspect they feel uncomfortable getting so close. You know, the whole personal space bubble and all that.

I personally am extremely partial to passengers that hang on tight. Not just because I don't keep looking back to make sure they are still there, but I can feel how they are moving so I can actually drive the bike right! :thumbup

Women, it's not some kind of trick or anything like that. I do the exact same with my guy friends I've given rides. They usually catch on pretty quick; as I tell them, 'it's a motorcycle. Normal rules don't apply. You need to get closer.'
 
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sliverstorm said:
I personally suspect they feel uncomfortable getting so close. You know, the whole personal space bubble and all that.
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Fuck the bubble. I'm a total freak when it comes to personal space, I can barely cope with shaking hands with people or hugs from my family members, I get all weird and flinchy-- but on the back of a bike I'm gonna hang on like a goddamn limpet, cause I hate dying even worse.

I've only taken a passenger a couple times myself, but I really preferred it if they hung on to me tight enough that I could actually feel it through my jacket so I could tell for sure they really were hanging on and secure. Also seemed to help keep them more oriented with me as a unified mass, rather than having them flopping around independently back there. I know when the bike is going to move, so my posture can help support the passenger who can't anticipate the braking and accelerating like I can.
Women, it's not some kind of trick or anything like that. I do the exact same with my guy friends I've given rides. They usually catch on pretty quick; as I tell them, 'it's a motorcycle. Normal rules don't apply. You need to get closer.'
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Good! And anyway, balls aren't touching so it's ok. :p Heh my roomie calls the sissy bar the I'mNotGay bar cause guys look silly trying to look nonchalant while leaning way back clinging on to it for dear life with both hands.
 
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