5 Steps to Get Over a Motorcycle Crash on the Track

Here are 5 steps to help get over a motorcycle crash on the track. For more advice and to pick up your FREE track riding Ebook, head here…

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Crashing is a risk of what we do, and when it happens it can take a good deal of time to rediscover the love of the hobby and get back to where you left off. In this video we go over 5 steps to getting over a motorcycle crash on the track so you can achieve that in less time.

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[GL-mtsh]

Excelent video, breaking down the steps to understand mistakes, get over them, and seek for improvement. And if someone says that riding motorcycles in the track is some void amusement, again I can be sure that is one of the best ways to understand and get improvement for all areas of life. This video is some of the best ones ever made. Congratulations.

[feddy]

Crashed 2 times in 3 months... 1 highsider on the track. Once I fixed my bike, I lost control and crashed against a few big threes, 60mph. Glad I'm alive... Bike is totalled.

Still enjoy riding. Unfortunately I need to train all over again.

[johndondero]

How about a video on how to deal cold weather track days?

[otisjordan]

Great video, I don't ride street bikes or even on road, but everything you said is right.
I recently had a crash, that fucked the whole back end of my bike up(Video is on my channel if anyone's interested lol) and what really helps me, is watching the video over and over, and realizing what happened. I won't be on my bike for a few weeks now, since it needs to get fixed, stuff's expensive, and the season is nearly over, but I know, I'll be faster the next time I'm on my bike, because I know what I have to do different.

[aurorajones]

I flew off a mountain pass street racing an R1 on my RSV4 RF. Dr's said i should have died but HA! Not today lord! LOL its been a year now and im walking, in the gym, and most importantly riding again. But man as SOON as i could i hopped on my R3 and that was the PERFECT bike to get re aquatinted. Then i had my Daytona 675R i moved onto and now im on my new 20 V4S and back to running from the cops on the daily. LOL No track use on the Duc, i traded my Daytona and R3 i always tracked with so now im back to one bike and honestly im afraid to drop it on the track even tho ive never done that. *knock on wood* So i just bought a RC390 Race Cup to do the deed. Again starting off small. Ill work up to a liter bike on the track when im ready.

[XXX]

Absolutely agree on all points! I had a nasty little wreck last September, and was only going about 35 around a really tight corner. I have good video of the incident and I believe I inadvertently tapped the rear brake (locking the rear wheel and broke/regained traction) while trail-braking in the turn. This slammed me onto the pavement, breaking my collarbone, 4 ribs and puncturing a lung. Since it happened right before winter, and the ensuing surgery, I really couldn't get back on the bike for a couple of months, but I knew I needed to get back on ASAP! I feel I've recovered pretty well, but I do feel that I'm missing a bit of my "edge" when it comes to speed around the corners, even though my accident was during slow speed, lol. I've also been told I don't quite lean as far over on the RH side (the side I impacted on) as I do the LH side. I knew coming back that I should expect this to be a process so it does not upset me. :)

[ChainBrothers]

Dear Lord, once again a perfect Video which comes at the perfect Timing for me. I really adore your videos, or maybe its just the well sounding british way of presentation 😁

[frankurmel]

I crashed three times this year on the track.. Really bad.. And it took me the rest of the year to get my confidence and my fun level back to normal. I just agree with these good tips.. Be patient, take your time to bring the speed back and try to having fun even at lower speed !

[AustinCProductions]

I have been lucky in life to not have crashed yet, but I do KNOW THAT DAY WILL COME when I do. Iv seen friends crash pretty good at the track, and a couple of them actually have a couple bikes with them so if they are fine, they jump on their back up bike and go at it again. but most people don't have this luxury. but like anything else in life, gotta get back up and keep pushing, but in this case, take your time, but don't be too lazy with it and work your way back up ( as you said ) This was a really good video, and I love track days, I don't really miss street riding that much once I learned the potential of my sport bike.

[djjoynt]

It wasn't a track day crash but I had a pretty major crash that should have injured me more than it did so I only had to worry about the mental aspect. The way I got over it was instead of fearing another crash I had the fear of not having the confidence to ride again. To me it was a bit easier to get over that fear.

[michaellong]

Great video. My first significant crash in many years of riding was on the track. Unfortunately my orthopedic surgeon, as well as my wife, said no motorcycles for a while. After my collar bone was healed the first few rides were tough. The first track day was hard. Every time I came into turn 6 I relived the low side that caused my misery. The months off a bike were not good. Dropping down to a lower group on the track has helped tremendously. I took some great advise from a long time rider and racer, he said not to push it. He told me not to try to get back to speed, but instead dial it back to achieve that addictive feeling of joy we all get when we ride. Just have fun. My mojo is almost back, unfortunately track season is over in the PNW. Looks like a road trip is in order for more track time,
I also invested in an air vest for the street and a new air suit for the track.

[frisbino]

I do agree. It's very important to learn from your own mistakes in order to ride safer afterwards!

[NikiPWORK]

Another Excellent video Dan. His videos make me a rider that is making people on track say wow ... even on first ride on new track Thank you my friend !

[TachySteve]

Another awesome video. I remember my first motorcycle wreck. I got back on one minute after I got thrown off. I picked the bike back up and kept going. It really is true that the sooner you get back on the better!

[edgarg]

Awesome video! Had my first track day this past Friday and I crashed on my last ride of the day. I got too cocky and took a tight turn with too much speed. Learned so much from it tho...especially to stay humble and ride within your limits. Track days aren’t for racing!

[rickyroller]

Excellent video as always.
here are my two cents...
What helped me the most? Watching the crash's footage (one camera on my bike and one from the following bike). That way I found out why it happened and where I was wrong. Besides that, I managed to overcome my initial fear as it became something "natural" in the means that I didn't get hurt and my bike was not totaled.
Seconds best thing, continued the ride, enjoyed a coffee and went back to home.
Third and final step, I talked with the other riders from the group and with a friend who is also a rider.

[superpolaroidable]

Thank you! Your timing on posting this video could not be better. I putting the final touches on my R6 after a crash 2 months ago.

Another part of learning about track days and racing is learning how to recover. I'm now armed with a new physio, new parts, and a new paint job. Just keep looking on the bright side.

[Rojola]

Just crashed on track and came to check this video - after I had fixed the bike and done couple of sets to get the boogeyman off my shoulder 😅

[Keka-vgut]

First corner AT donignton is so fucked up i hate IT but love the Rest of the track

[rdrg]

One could add: talking to other bikers about your crash and sharing info.