4drfocus
Rurouni
- Joined
- Jul 11, 2008
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- Location
- Oz, or somtimes Japan
Went for a ride on some twisty roads today, after having nice 20 mile sprint thru the curves I decided to motor back to the interstate via a creekside scenic route, came up to a section where the road splits into a Y, I took the left apex @ 40mph, about halfway thru the apex I hit some pea sized tarmac crumbles, causing rear end to slide,I gently tapped the brakes, but it sent the bike into a two wheeled slide, right into the grass in the middle of the Y intersection(grass does'nt slow you down either), I rode thru the grass but I hit a tire rut perpendicular to the bike thus throwing me off, the bike lowsided
on it's left side and I landed about three feet in front of the bike, broke the left clip-on and blinker switch, rubbed the paint off the strator cover, the clip-on got trapped under the tank thus creating a seven inch dent, about two inches deep
, and the tail frame tweaked a few degrees. I'm glad I always wear a helmet, an amoured jacket & gloves, I rember going off the road, then a few seconds later hearing the helmet crack on impact. my left shoulder hurts too much to move my arm, and my right wrist hurts like a bee -yochh, plus it's a little swolen, it's a PITA trying to type on a key board.
on it's left side and I landed about three feet in front of the bike, broke the left clip-on and blinker switch, rubbed the paint off the strator cover, the clip-on got trapped under the tank thus creating a seven inch dent, about two inches deep
, and the tail frame tweaked a few degrees. I'm glad I always wear a helmet, an amoured jacket & gloves, I rember going off the road, then a few seconds later hearing the helmet crack on impact. my left shoulder hurts too much to move my arm, and my right wrist hurts like a bee -yochh, plus it's a little swolen, it's a PITA trying to type on a key board.
