Some results from our unscientific wrecking poll threads:
116 responces to wreck/what size bike poll at time of figurin'
Looks like you are only marginally safer starting on a smaller bike than a larger one: 52% of peeps who started on a cruiser/600cc sportbike haven't wrecked, while 45% of peeps starting on a large sportbike haven't wrecked. So smaller first bikes are only marginally safer and thus the old addage, it's not the size, it's what you do with it, seems to hold true.
106 responces to years/wreck poll at time of my figurin'
46% of accidents occured in the first year of riding
70% of accidents occured within the first three years.
39% or 41 out of 106 riders have not wrecked, though 70 % of those riders have less than 4 years of experience.
Of all respondants, only 11% have made it past 3 years without a wreck!
ok, my math's not the greatest, so there's quite possibly a "hey world, I'm a dumbass!" statement up there, but I think that poll helped rid me of the misconception that 90% of accidents happen to first year riders, and it's pretty likely that at some point i'll end up laying it down...11%...damn. Well, I'll still fight the good fight and try to be the 1 in 10 who's never scraped paint.
I suppose that 90% figure prolly was accurate at the time, but that time was prolly in the 80's when sportbikes were not nearly as popular/powerful/fun. I'm guessing if we did this poll in the cruiser forum, it'd be much closer to 90% in the first year. But since I don't ride a cruiser, that don't mean shiznit to me.
Thanks to all who participated. Ride safe.
116 responces to wreck/what size bike poll at time of figurin'
Looks like you are only marginally safer starting on a smaller bike than a larger one: 52% of peeps who started on a cruiser/600cc sportbike haven't wrecked, while 45% of peeps starting on a large sportbike haven't wrecked. So smaller first bikes are only marginally safer and thus the old addage, it's not the size, it's what you do with it, seems to hold true.
106 responces to years/wreck poll at time of my figurin'
46% of accidents occured in the first year of riding
70% of accidents occured within the first three years.
39% or 41 out of 106 riders have not wrecked, though 70 % of those riders have less than 4 years of experience.
Of all respondants, only 11% have made it past 3 years without a wreck!
ok, my math's not the greatest, so there's quite possibly a "hey world, I'm a dumbass!" statement up there, but I think that poll helped rid me of the misconception that 90% of accidents happen to first year riders, and it's pretty likely that at some point i'll end up laying it down...11%...damn. Well, I'll still fight the good fight and try to be the 1 in 10 who's never scraped paint.
I suppose that 90% figure prolly was accurate at the time, but that time was prolly in the 80's when sportbikes were not nearly as popular/powerful/fun. I'm guessing if we did this poll in the cruiser forum, it'd be much closer to 90% in the first year. But since I don't ride a cruiser, that don't mean shiznit to me.
Thanks to all who participated. Ride safe.
(30% after 3 years)
