A Drop vs a Crash

[pantablo]

I've seen this confusion in lots of posts on this board and other boards so to clarify:



A drop is when you are not moving or are moving at a walking pace (give or take).  Loss of balance and inexperience with the throttle/clutch usually leads to this as well as braking while front wheel turned in a slow speed maneuver. Bike hits the ground but doesn't usually slide in the case of a drop.  New riders are encouraged to buy a used bike because they tend to drop their bikes. They sometimes crash too.


A crash is more obvious but is not a drop in the newbie sense. lets keep the distinction between them clear. usually more damage to the bike. usually while moving.


[this isnt directed to Goat, who just crashed his bike. his post made me think of it though]


Nothing to see, move along...

[Turkina]

What other terms can we use for a crash...
"My bike and I parted ways..."  :mrgreen:

[red_phil]

What other terms can we use for a crash...

" I experienced an unplanned excursion from the vehicle at greater than advised velocity"

:mrgreen:

[frankieG]

major gavitational malfunction?

[ollie357]

My inertia overcame the frictional coefficient of my tires.  :mrgreen:

[ollie357]

The force of gravity catastrophically increased my ass-to-seat distance during an improperly executed vertical manuever. :lol:

[pantablo]

horizontal parking maneuver

[EDub]

intimate relationship with the concrete

[indestructibleman]

My inertia overcame the frictional coefficient of my tires.  :mrgreen:

how about my inertia overcame the frictional coefficient of my backside.

[kyzee]

or just "dumped"   :lol:

[TR]

last minute recognition flight over the handlebar...  in the case a cab bumps you on the rear wheel...

[scratch]

Binned
Crashed
Dropped
Dumped
Fallen
Fell
Highside
Laid it down
Lowsided
Munched
Plowed into the hood of a '62 Plymouth
Stacked
Wadded
Wrecked

[Meighan]

Had a fight with gravity and lost...   :dunno:

[johncam4]

what about a "get off "

[pizzleboy]

unscheduled, gravity induced maintenance

[Daniely]

Gravitaionally impaired.

[scratch]

Street surface testing

Asphalt body surfing

Pitched it

[frankieG]

unscheduled, gravity induced maintenance

i think we have a winner  

[EvilScooby]

This happened to someone I know

What if your sitting on your bike and its in gear adn you let go of the clutch by mistake?

:lol:

[Turkina]

Binned
Crashed
Dropped
Dumped
Fallen
Fell
Highside
Laid it down
Lowsided
Munched
Plowed into the hood of a '62 Plymouth
Stacked
Wadded
Wrecked

I hope that's not a list of the ways you've had an accident! :lol: Stay away from Scratch, bad luck for sure!  :mrgreen: