I personally haven't fallen...yet. I had a near death experience with my dads V-Max though. I damn near fell while ridin' really slo around my old apartment complex. It was my first time on a bike and dumbass didn't tell me that I REALLY HAD NO BUSINESS giving the v-max a little throttle. Let's just say that i'm living proof that newb's shouldn't be anywhere near anything over a 600. Karma's a bitch! Dumbass was ridin' his bike home from work about 2 weeks ago after a slight drizzle. Needless to say, i'm glad he didn't feel like the guys at occ, cause the helmet is screwed, that rash on that right arm looks a little infected, and the 1200 dollar bike repair is still underway. I aint ever ridin without protection!