What is your biggest personal fear when out riding?

[H00dlum]

Honestly my biggest fear is crashing while having a pillion on

Been there done that  , I thank God that I was the only one hurt.. 

Daz

[Ektoknbike]

My fear is always that I'll screw up and get hurt or FUBAR the bike and thus FARK up everyone else's trip.

Almost happened when I donnered down on our Doringbaai trip in Jan - lucky I could wave them on and wait on my dad to come pick me up.

Staan op Groot Koos, dit gebeur met die beste mense. Môre is nog 'n dag met nog 'n trip wat wag

[Maya_The_Bee]

Honestly my biggest fear is crashing while having a pillion on


Been there done that    , I thank God that I was the only one hurt.. 

Daz

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that is crap . scary thought, sometimes i i think everyone is good one their own bikes, no need to travel 2 up and carry the responsibility. No matter if its your wife , son , mother ?
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[funduro]

Worst fear is some one opening there car door while I am filtering through traffic.

[N[]vA]

Honestly my biggest fear is crashing while having a pillion on


Been there done that    , I thank God that I was the only one hurt.. 

Daz

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that is crap . scary thought, sometimes i i think everyone is good one their own bikes, no need to travel 2 up and carry the responsibility. No matter if its your wife , son , mother ?
slight hi jack off

can tell you from recent experiance it was one of the some frightening moments in my entire life... waking up in the hospital realizing I had crashed my bike and didnt know if my girlfriend was on the bike, the bruises and fractures etc are fine but that feeling I will never forget

[Kaboef]

My biggest fear is that one day, somewhere, in a momentary lapse of concentration, I might stand up.




Have seen it happen alot to innocent riders.
Everything going well, riding along just perfectly, when suddenly their legs would extend and they would involuntarily jump up on the pegs! Especially BMW riders!
Its crazy, I tell you.
It's such a traumatic event that every time I see it I cringe and normally vomit a little bit in my mouth.



 

[Mark Hardy]

 

[LouisXander]

Watchit! My laaitie is 8 years old and rides a PW80 and when I see him riding he is up on the pegs. Even in our small backyard! And he is a Yamaha lover!

[BigEd]

My fear is always that I'll screw up and get hurt or FUBAR the bike and thus FARK up everyone else's trip.

Almost happened when I donnered down on our Doringbaai trip in Jan - lucky I could wave them on and wait on my dad to come pick me up.

Staan op Groot Koos, dit gebeur met die beste mense. Môre is nog 'n dag met nog 'n trip wat wag

Heh, heh, jaaa swaer... Dan's daar nog die vrees van die manne wat by wynproe aande was en op jou wil "fluit"...

[Stev0]

depends waar ek is.

Val is val, gewoonlik met decent gear is mens okay, maar my biggest fear is

1 - Roadbike (Tire burst at 250+)
2 - Roadbike (wheelie Flip at 150+)
3 - Roadbike (Tbone another car at 120+)
4 - Dirtbike (have the front washout on a dirt road at 120+)

biggest fear is leaving family and friends behind should something really go wrong.

Ek ry maar meeste van die tyd versigtig op die agter of voorstewiel.

[keithk]

Worst fear is some one opening there car door while I am filtering through traffic.

Been there and ended up playing "Evil Knievel" over the bonnet of the car, minimal damage though (lucky)

[Stev0]

Worst fear is some one opening there car door while I am filtering through traffic.

Been there and ended up playing "Evil Knievel" over the bonnet of the car, minimal damage though (lucky)

wth, dont they know that they should be driving and not opening their doors?

[Coala]

My biggest fear is that one day, somewhere, in a momentary lapse of concentration, I might stand up.

  i had one of those occations - just stood up at the wrong time.  Going uphill, in rain, and at that precise moment the back wheel took a good taste of some nice slick diesel.  Strange, i had the same taste in my mounth 

[RobC]

Worst fear is some one opening there car door while I am filtering through traffic.

Been there and ended up playing "Evil Knievel" over the bonnet of the car, minimal damage though (lucky)

wth, dont they know that they should be driving and not opening their doors?

People in cages do the weirdest things in traffic! If they are not negotiating with the tramp/street vendor/newspaper salesperson/pamphlet distributor at an intersection they are talking on the cell/picking their nose/drinking a beverage/munching something edible/putting on mascara, lipstick/shaving /having oral sex/yappin away with skoonma in the back seat/falling asleep/taking a quick pee/admiring the blonde in the BMW/asleep/dead behind the wheel/agitated due to road rage/out to kill bikers. Take your pick... I am sure the are a thousand other things they do besides focus on the job at hand! I have witnessed most of the above since I started riding again.

[Maya_The_Bee]

tramp/street vendor/newspaper salesperson/pamphlet distributor at an intersection they are talking on the cell/picking their nose/drinking a beverage/munching something edible/putting on mascara, lipstick/shaving /having oral sex/yappin away with skoonma in the back seat/falling asleep/taking a quick pee/admiring the blonde in the BMW/asleep/dead behind the wheel/agitated due to road rage/out to kill bikers. Take your pick...

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[michnus]

The whiskey in my tripper gets finished before I can get to a bottle store.

[BlueBull2007]

Mostly I fear im gonna break down. But I also I fear those tank slapping moments, especially in sand. Whats the best thing to do when you get that speed wobble? Hit the back brake?

[michnus]

In sand, always, open the throttle, never back off, leave the brakes. Over "middelmannetjies" you must also open up when going over them, then tap off a bit.