Slowshifter
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What a bummer. Sorry to hear the bad news again. I understand the humanitarian and animal lover thing, but IF there's a next one....you or the cat, take the cat! Hope you feel better soon.
How did the JR Phoenix III gloves fare during this get-off?Gear worn: Cortech HRX jacket, Tour Master Venture Air pants, Tour Master Solution boots, Joe Rocket Phoenix III gloves, and HJC AC-12 helmet.
If you want, I can pop one such rubber sleeve and a MOKO slider in the mail and you'll have them next week at no cost.<...> Also, the flexible cover over the hinge on the (new) mirror has a hole worn through it, ...
Cat escaped. Mostly white, a bit of calico coloring. Didn't even come back to check on me. Resident of the house whose driveway I ended up at was actually right behind me, said he thought I was dead when it happened. He was like, "Dude, don't move! I'll get help!" I got up and told him my ankle hurts but I was fine. He helped me lift the bike and gave me a glass of water. Nice guy, and I appreciated his assistance. With the bike in the gutter (lower than the street), and only one foot to put weight on, it would probably still be there this morning.[SIZE=18pt]Where's the picture of the cat?[/SIZE]Later, De
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This is my brother's ever-so-subtle way of reminding me of his track day high side a few years back, and the resultant multiple surgeries to repair the remains of his elbow and upper arm, and the years he spent recovering before he could ride, shoot pool, or play golf again. Basically he's saying, "Quitcher cryin'!" Next time I hit him I'll have to do a better job!" And yes, my new tire should arrive this morning.Four words....
Gee Ess Fi Hunned!
Aren't you due for a new front tire?
I do practice!! I've had stops hard enough, practiced and otherwise, that had the rear dancing around. Like another response in the thread pointed out, this one had that extra bit of "shock" value, with the empty road suddenly having a moving obstacle apparently out of thin air. Very startling.A good advert for ABS; until you upgrade, practise, practise, practise!
Yep. This one held up better. Last fall the bolt bent, folding the slider and giving me more stator cover damage. It was also a bit hard to remove!Were thaose R&G sliders? I just picked up a pair.
Now THAT sounds like a plan!Hobble down to the beach and soak that hoof in the Gulf. During soak period consume "cold beverage". Reapeat as needed.
Gloves did well. Apparently I never put my hands down, as there are no scuffs in the palms, just the scrape on the hard plastic knuckle armor. These are the same gloves I was wearing in October when I crashed, and you can see that one of the marks (to the left in the picture) is on top of the old marks. There's a bit of fabric damage between my thumb and forefinger, but I think that's just wear. The gloves have 10K miles on them, and it's prolly time anyway. I love these gloves! Comfortable, cool, good fingertip feel.How did the JR Phoenix III gloves fare during this get-off?
Not enough icky stuff. Probably gonna send the bag lid to Gary, and the jacket is the only gear I need to replace, so I won't even meet the deductible.You going to report this one to insurance?
Visor works fine, once I got it open. I think the bottom edge of it got "inside" the opening, or it may have just flipped the lockdown button and I didn't realize it. There's not a mark anywhere on the actual helmet, just the visor!Damn it Woofshee... same side, same hip, same ankle... sorry about your get off. You woulda been fooked without the gear. I agree with what someone else said, replace the helmet. Something ain't right when the shield closure is weird.
I hope you can still make Barber's.
Probably something along the lines of "Just crossing the street, minding my own business, looking for . . . well, you know, when this THING nearly mowed me down. I threw a quick defense hex on it and it crashed. Cool. I ran before it could recover. Scared the piss out of me, though, so sorry if I marked someone's territory. Didn't mean it, no fighting needed!"Anyway, I'd be interested in reading the cat's write-up on this incident on the catforum.com board. Just to get his perspective.
Fooshman - The skid marks are diagonal to the street . Unless it has to do with the curve denoted by the double yellow (doubtful, as you would've been on or over the line), you were already turning right pretty hard to avoid the cat when you locked the tire. The tire didn't slide out, you went down on the left because you high-sided. I doubt you'd even remember but it's gut instinct survival (avoid bad stuff) and is what the marks say.Went back to The Scene this morning and took a coupla pics of the road marks. Here's the skid from the front wheel, and the slider mark, with an occasional white mark from harder piece, maybe bar end, maybe highway peg. Bike ended up just in front of the driveway with the second trash can (today is trash day, BTW.)
The skid is about 4 feet, and 30mph is 44 ft/sec, so it's a bit less than a tenth of a second. That's how long it takes to fall! I very vividly remember hearing the bike sliding while I was sliding and rolling and thinking, "Damn!! Not again! And that's a brand new side bag!!!!!!!"
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