TypeIII
Well-known member
Portola Ave to I-580 West onramp, doing about 55mph... Wasn't leaning far over, even throttle... And uh... Yeah the back tire just lost traction and I low sided. Nothing I could've done about it. Slid about 30 metres and my jacket is all torn up.
I walked away from it, thanks to my jacket and helmet.
For any new /future riders reading this, here's my words of advice: wear the right gear, it'll save you a trip to the hospital. Without my jacket, my clothes would've been ripped from the moment of impact and the doctors would've been picking rock chips out of my skin and it would've been REAL ugly.
For the ones who care... My bike is actually running ok. I managed to ride it to my buddy's house afterwards and seems like the engine, tranny, and frame are fine. Front fairing needs to be replaced, the two fairing pieces on the side are scratched but I am not gonna bother replacing. My alternator is fucked (casing was ground to nonexistance) and oh yeah, both my mirrors and my windscreen were... Hmm, how to say... What mirrors? (they were GONE)
The shit of it is, that it didn't happen when I was hauling ass on Mines Road. This happened when I was on my way home, riding slowly, and safely. It came really unexpectedly and like I said, there was probably not much I could've done to avoid it. So ride safe guys, and wear the right stuff.
Keep the rubber side down.
Ken
90 FZR 600 SE
I walked away from it, thanks to my jacket and helmet.
For any new /future riders reading this, here's my words of advice: wear the right gear, it'll save you a trip to the hospital. Without my jacket, my clothes would've been ripped from the moment of impact and the doctors would've been picking rock chips out of my skin and it would've been REAL ugly.
For the ones who care... My bike is actually running ok. I managed to ride it to my buddy's house afterwards and seems like the engine, tranny, and frame are fine. Front fairing needs to be replaced, the two fairing pieces on the side are scratched but I am not gonna bother replacing. My alternator is fucked (casing was ground to nonexistance) and oh yeah, both my mirrors and my windscreen were... Hmm, how to say... What mirrors? (they were GONE)
The shit of it is, that it didn't happen when I was hauling ass on Mines Road. This happened when I was on my way home, riding slowly, and safely. It came really unexpectedly and like I said, there was probably not much I could've done to avoid it. So ride safe guys, and wear the right stuff.
Keep the rubber side down.
Ken
90 FZR 600 SE