ShadowChillaGin
Junior Member
What I learned today....
Watch out for parking lots that dip down then back up onto the road..
was coming out of the parking lot and in a right hand slight turn as I did and when I got to the dip it threw the bike to the left where there was a center median curb and was unable to pull the bike back to the road fast enough and hit the curb parallel to it and was thrown down...Slow crash...fast reality check..
I knew some type of crash on a bike was inevitable so thats what I follow the ATGATT rule!! glad I did too!! felt my head hit and it only scuffed the face shield...but is the helmet technically junk now?? any thoughts?
got a couple rashes on my knees ( and I did have the pants on!!) as well as a sore left hand and dime size hole on the left shoulder of the jacket...not to mention the pride being hurt...lol....
So is my helmet junk??
so let this be yet another lesson!! ATGATT!!!!!! its not that hard people! I know a couple buddies who refuse to where anything but the helmet...oh well..their loss!!
So...tomorrow after work a friend is coming over to do the 15T sprocket change (like I need it after that right?? yeah yeah yeah..) and he is gonna help me assess the total situation..
Just venting about my stupidity..thanks for listening!!
ATGATT PEOPLE!!! it helps even at slow speeds!!
Justin
Watch out for parking lots that dip down then back up onto the road..
was coming out of the parking lot and in a right hand slight turn as I did and when I got to the dip it threw the bike to the left where there was a center median curb and was unable to pull the bike back to the road fast enough and hit the curb parallel to it and was thrown down...Slow crash...fast reality check..
I knew some type of crash on a bike was inevitable so thats what I follow the ATGATT rule!! glad I did too!! felt my head hit and it only scuffed the face shield...but is the helmet technically junk now?? any thoughts?
got a couple rashes on my knees ( and I did have the pants on!!) as well as a sore left hand and dime size hole on the left shoulder of the jacket...not to mention the pride being hurt...lol....
So is my helmet junk??
so let this be yet another lesson!! ATGATT!!!!!! its not that hard people! I know a couple buddies who refuse to where anything but the helmet...oh well..their loss!!
So...tomorrow after work a friend is coming over to do the 15T sprocket change (like I need it after that right?? yeah yeah yeah..) and he is gonna help me assess the total situation..
Just venting about my stupidity..thanks for listening!!
ATGATT PEOPLE!!! it helps even at slow speeds!!
Justin
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