Well, I had my first off today - and what a good un' it was.....bike's most likely written off
Went into a right hand corner too fast for the wet road (I was going from an 80 into a 50 round the back of Trentham Army camp and think I applied too much brake too late....). Hit the kerb on my left, bike ran onto the wide grass verge and at the same time slid onto its side.
Was halfway off the bike as it fell cos didn't want to end up dragged along under it. I slid and rolled a few times and we both came to an undignified stop a wee way along...
Picked poorly bike up, hoping that it might be rideable - alas, no
Photos will follow, but basically the speedo is smashed to buggery, the front mud guard is bent right against the front tyre, the front forks are bent, the gear lever is knackered, both left hand indicators are rooted. That's it for the major stuff but there's a hundred other bits and pieces wrong
No major injuries (other than a REALLY sore right boob!Oh, and right shoulder is sore, and my neck too). I thank my lucky stars that I came off onto grass (albeit hard grass cos of lack of rain recently), rather than onto the road. I'm also thankful that it was a right hand corner with a verge next to it, rather than a left hand corner with a wide expanse of road for me to slide along. Or, god forbid, a right hand corner up the Rimutakas!
So....this is what a bin feels like.....hmmm, might try to avoid another one of those in the future!
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