Towards the end of my ride yesterday I crashed my bike into the guard rail.
S#!*, oh S#!*.
That's 2 bad crashes in one week for Forum members.
Glad you weren't hurt badly and major Props to you for sharing about the crash and the lesson learned. Good to hear you plan to ride again. I bet T-rav_12 would advise you to get a Red or Black one next time since they're slower!!
ATGATT, always.
Nice place. Where is that?
Cheers!
Totaled my R3 - Rust in Peace
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Towards the end of my ride yesterday I crashed my bike into the guard rail. Came too fast into a downhill right turn and it got tighter once I was already in the middle. Ended up in the oncoming lane, target fixated to the guard rail and bam... I clearly remember the two seconds before the impact, staring at the rail and hitting the brakes. I could have probably saved it, but probably wasn't experienced enough, only 1200 miles on record. I had so many close calls like this but I simply didn't have my lesson. I was addicted to the adrenaline that comes with riding fast around the corners. It had the feeling of being on a rollercoaster.
I was actually happy after the crash, in the sense that such a big lesson came with a little price, in terms of bodily injuries. There was no oncoming traffic. I ended up being hospitalized with only couple deep cuts in my left knee which I was able to get away with couple staples and some road rash on my left arm. On the other hand my bike was not as lucky as me, front was completely smashed, wheel came off and forks were broken. I guess it absorbed most of the impact.
Lesson learned: if you are planning to go above twice the speed limit, better make sure that your gear is more than a helmet and you wont be upset when you crash your bike. I was only wearing gloves, jeans and a long sleeve sweater. If I had knee protection I would be able to leave the hospital much earlier and wouldnt have to wear a knee immobilizer today. If the cuts were slightly deeper on my knee I would have had to go through surgery.
My bike's photo 15 minutes before the crash.
sucks to end up in hospital after being at such a nice place
I had full insurance with 500$ deductible. I filed my claim today, lets see how it goes. I definitely want to keep riding, hopefully my finances wont be a limitation.
I was actually happy after the crash, in the sense that such a big lesson came with a little price, in terms of bodily injuries. There was no oncoming traffic. I ended up being hospitalized with only couple deep cuts in my left knee which I was able to get away with couple staples and some road rash on my left arm. On the other hand my bike was not as lucky as me, front was completely smashed, wheel came off and forks were broken. I guess it absorbed most of the impact.
Lesson learned: if you are planning to go above twice the speed limit, better make sure that your gear is more than a helmet and you wont be upset when you crash your bike. I was only wearing gloves, jeans and a long sleeve sweater. If I had knee protection I would be able to leave the hospital much earlier and wouldnt have to wear a knee immobilizer today. If the cuts were slightly deeper on my knee I would have had to go through surgery.
My bike's photo 15 minutes before the crash.
sucks to end up in hospital after being at such a nice place
I had full insurance with 500$ deductible. I filed my claim today, lets see how it goes. I definitely want to keep riding, hopefully my finances wont be a limitation.
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Thanks man, sharing eases the pain and sorrow. One accident is more effective than thousand advices. I stood up to ride again, hopefully very soon, before winter comes.
haha, this was actually my after crash fantasy, ending up with a different color, red preferred
This place is Lake Wyola in Massachusetts. It is a rider's heaven around here, countless twisty roads in deep forests.
Out of curiosity have you taken a Motorcycle Safety course? All you really have to do is LOOK WHERE YOU WANT TO GO!!! If you fixate on the guard rail, you'd better bet that's where you'll end up!!
Glad you're okay!! Keep riding!
Glad you're okay!! Keep riding!
I agreeOut of curiosity have you taken a Motorcycle Safety course? All you really have to do is LOOK WHERE YOU WANT TO GO!!! If you fixate on the guard rail, you'd better bet that's where you'll end up!!
Glad you're okay!! Keep riding!
Do this! You will thank yourself many times over.Out of curiosity have you taken a Motorcycle Safety course? All you really have to do is LOOK WHERE YOU WANT TO GO!!! If you fixate on the guard rail, you'd better bet that's where you'll end up!!
Glad you're okay!! Keep riding!
Good to hear you are ok and hope you heal up fast, but, if you want to go fast, get on the track.
There are many track day organizations out there. Use them to your advantage. The track is the only place you should be pushing it. Good run off, emergency vehicles already there, and a lot of experienced control riders to help you out.
I gave up riding on the street because I felt it was to dangerous. You never know where the next patch of gravel will show up. Especially mid turn.
Out of curiosity have you taken a Motorcycle Safety course? All you really have to do is LOOK WHERE YOU WANT TO GO!!! If you fixate on the guard rail, you'd better bet that's where you'll end up!!
Glad you're okay!! Keep riding!
I did take the MSF course, and it was very useful. Once at night I was able to swerve from an animal in the middle of my lane thanks to what I was taught in the course. I was also riding pretty good and barely had target fixation issues at moderate and slightly higher speeds.
But when you panic at high speeds, you forget everything and it all comes down to reflexes, which I haven't built enough of during my 1200 miles experience apparently.
Before I went into the curve I was thinking random stuff, and this had a huge part. I was thinking why my fast riding friend hadnt invited me to a ride for a while, and I thought maybe he wrecked his bike. Couple seconds later I was on the ground..
Hope everything turns out well with the insurance mate. It's good to hear you're all okay. These are one of the many things you only want to do one time in your life. It goes like that with all the mistakes in life, but (again) as the Dutch say: "een ongeluk ligt in een klein hoekje; an accident lies in every corner"
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