I had my first crash this weekend. As far as I can tell, I locked the front up, and flew up and over. Besides the bike going for a solo ride, i went for a LONG tumble into some stacked tires. I was trying an over aggressive pass on a buddy, and he won. Lesson learned.
I wanted to take the time to remind everyone of safety gear. Yes, I was in full gear, and I still ended with road rash. I can't imagine what would of happened if this would have occurred to someone in shorts and a tshirt. My leather suit exploded on my hip, leaving me vulnerable to a softball sized rash. My helmet hit the ground multiple times, ending its life.
If no one objects, I can show a photo of the rash as it is now (kinda nasty). I assume I'm going to be left with some sort of life long reminder.
On the bright side (if there is one), I not only got it on video, but the guy I was trying to pass got video of the majority of my slide. Plus, PLUS!, I set a new personal best, but at a cost.
My riding is over for the year, bring on the winter blues.
I wanted to take the time to remind everyone of safety gear. Yes, I was in full gear, and I still ended with road rash. I can't imagine what would of happened if this would have occurred to someone in shorts and a tshirt. My leather suit exploded on my hip, leaving me vulnerable to a softball sized rash. My helmet hit the ground multiple times, ending its life.
If no one objects, I can show a photo of the rash as it is now (kinda nasty). I assume I'm going to be left with some sort of life long reminder.
On the bright side (if there is one), I not only got it on video, but the guy I was trying to pass got video of the majority of my slide. Plus, PLUS!, I set a new personal best, but at a cost.
My riding is over for the year, bring on the winter blues.
