Nightster6
Ready to Ride
So I hafta say I always looked in this section to learn from others mistake but never thought i would be posting in here (so soon at least).
So Today me and a buddy on a Harley Sportster are having some fun on a new country road I found in southern Michigan. I had been on half of the road and loved all the twisties it had. (mistake #1 riding heavy on a rode I've never been on) So we started the road from the beginning over what i already rode to the section I didn't know. We started hitting some low speed suggested 25MPH curvy sections. The second or third small section had a series of about 4 or 5 curves. On the second to last curve I was at about 35MPH and directly out of the curve it went straight for 20 feet and then shot to a 90 degree blind right. (mistake #2: Taking a blind corner to quick) I realized 10ft from the curve i was going wayyy to quick and hit my front and rear brake. I never saw the speed I got down too but I jumped into the curve and realized I was still going to quick anddddddd Hugggge mistake #3.... grabbed my front brake. :spank::spank::ban:
Funny thing is I realized as soon as I did it, I was screwed because of it. Bike stood up and I faded into the grass on the other side and hit some mud, the front tire slide out, and down I went right into a 3 ft ditch. I slide away from the bike and ninja rolled up. Quick body check and I had no injuries except for a bruised rear calf from the bike landing on it, and a pretty bump on my left shin.
Bike faired about the same. No serious damage except for the whole font fairing is slightly bent down and back. I think I'll have to take it all off and see if i can bend the brackets back.
Anyway I know the whole ride home I actually felt relived. I remember reading in my how to ride safer book I got that the danger level for accidents is actually higher in the third year of riding than in the first. It mentioned this could have too do with the false confidence a third year rider has. I consider myself extremely lucky that my "third year" accident was a low speed low side into dirt. I have defintly realized i am in no way invincible on that bike.
So Today me and a buddy on a Harley Sportster are having some fun on a new country road I found in southern Michigan. I had been on half of the road and loved all the twisties it had. (mistake #1 riding heavy on a rode I've never been on) So we started the road from the beginning over what i already rode to the section I didn't know. We started hitting some low speed suggested 25MPH curvy sections. The second or third small section had a series of about 4 or 5 curves. On the second to last curve I was at about 35MPH and directly out of the curve it went straight for 20 feet and then shot to a 90 degree blind right. (mistake #2: Taking a blind corner to quick) I realized 10ft from the curve i was going wayyy to quick and hit my front and rear brake. I never saw the speed I got down too but I jumped into the curve and realized I was still going to quick anddddddd Hugggge mistake #3.... grabbed my front brake. :spank::spank::ban:
Funny thing is I realized as soon as I did it, I was screwed because of it. Bike stood up and I faded into the grass on the other side and hit some mud, the front tire slide out, and down I went right into a 3 ft ditch. I slide away from the bike and ninja rolled up. Quick body check and I had no injuries except for a bruised rear calf from the bike landing on it, and a pretty bump on my left shin.
Bike faired about the same. No serious damage except for the whole font fairing is slightly bent down and back. I think I'll have to take it all off and see if i can bend the brackets back.
Anyway I know the whole ride home I actually felt relived. I remember reading in my how to ride safer book I got that the danger level for accidents is actually higher in the third year of riding than in the first. It mentioned this could have too do with the false confidence a third year rider has. I consider myself extremely lucky that my "third year" accident was a low speed low side into dirt. I have defintly realized i am in no way invincible on that bike.
