spklbuk
Well-known member
I been putting this off, but I guess since the pain meds have worn off, now is as good a time as any.
I'm OK, left upper ribs 3, 4 and 5 bent a little but not broken. Was fully geared and it did its job well.
Was on my way down to New Castle Sunday before last to make my second run up the mtn and pushing too hard. Entering a 20 mph leftie about 50 (I think), one cheek off the seat and head and shoulders tucked and leaned well in and thinking everything was good when hard parts started some serious dragging. I could plainly see that I was running out of road and figured I had no other choice if I wanted to avoid the precipitous dropoff and timber so I leaned in a little harder and low sided while still on the pavement.
I turned loose (like I had a choice in the matter) and smacked a one point landing on my left chest and was sliding on pavement and watching my bike slipping ahead of me. All in all, it didn't look too bad until the bike hit the gravel berm and stuff started digging in heavily causing the bike to flip and pancake onto the right side then slide some more. Bike slid about 50 feet on the gravel and another 15 in the gravel and came to rest right on the edge of the dropoff.
My highway pegs were folded along side the fairing and the Kuryakyn one inch out 2 inch up one inch out extension hit the pavement first and prevented me from leaning enough to negotiate the turn. There is not a mark on the peg slider. Last highway peg for me. Ymmv.
I slid about 50 feet on the pavement and stopped about 5 feet into the gravel and couldn't help but think that I should have been hurting way more as I scrambled to my feet. A guy and his wife who used to ride stopped and helped me get the bike upright and away from the cliff. Had to call home for help b/c the highway peg mounting plate sliced a coolant hose on the right side.
Bike in shop for estimate and awaiting adjuster's visit; looks mostly cosmetic but lots of it. I rode the KLR this Sunday and the ghost's in my head weren't too bad.
Here's some of the leftovers:
upper right panel
a little farther down on right
left slider and highway peg
right bag (excellent slider)
windscreen
this kinda bumped me in the ass as I exited the cockpit
jacket
ht2overpant
don't have a clue how this happened
I'm OK, left upper ribs 3, 4 and 5 bent a little but not broken. Was fully geared and it did its job well.
Was on my way down to New Castle Sunday before last to make my second run up the mtn and pushing too hard. Entering a 20 mph leftie about 50 (I think), one cheek off the seat and head and shoulders tucked and leaned well in and thinking everything was good when hard parts started some serious dragging. I could plainly see that I was running out of road and figured I had no other choice if I wanted to avoid the precipitous dropoff and timber so I leaned in a little harder and low sided while still on the pavement.
I turned loose (like I had a choice in the matter) and smacked a one point landing on my left chest and was sliding on pavement and watching my bike slipping ahead of me. All in all, it didn't look too bad until the bike hit the gravel berm and stuff started digging in heavily causing the bike to flip and pancake onto the right side then slide some more. Bike slid about 50 feet on the gravel and another 15 in the gravel and came to rest right on the edge of the dropoff.
My highway pegs were folded along side the fairing and the Kuryakyn one inch out 2 inch up one inch out extension hit the pavement first and prevented me from leaning enough to negotiate the turn. There is not a mark on the peg slider. Last highway peg for me. Ymmv.
I slid about 50 feet on the pavement and stopped about 5 feet into the gravel and couldn't help but think that I should have been hurting way more as I scrambled to my feet. A guy and his wife who used to ride stopped and helped me get the bike upright and away from the cliff. Had to call home for help b/c the highway peg mounting plate sliced a coolant hose on the right side.
Bike in shop for estimate and awaiting adjuster's visit; looks mostly cosmetic but lots of it. I rode the KLR this Sunday and the ghost's in my head weren't too bad.
Here's some of the leftovers:
upper right panel
![Dsc01158.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/46e/46eeb51bff37557133d05dd056d6d728.jpg)
a little farther down on right
![Dsc01161.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/a8d/a8d755bbde4c2d90772749809a480436.jpg)
left slider and highway peg
![Dsc01168.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/995/995b77c9895375ddb4b9e60a037b09f2.jpg)
right bag (excellent slider)
![Dsc01171.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/95a/95a3282eaac671af924f14a04f83a6e9.jpg)
windscreen
![Dsc01191.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/7b7/7b7deaee0f94c555af297a3a07bfd563.jpg)
this kinda bumped me in the ass as I exited the cockpit
![Dsc01188.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/9cb/9cb4f111e95f5849c0c522e8cafa43ab.jpg)
jacket
![Dsc01176.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/6df/6df334351c280690aa0fb311c66a4682.jpg)
![Dsc01177.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/05a/05a117c93cd68149abd2a91a54798017.jpg)
ht2overpant
![Dsc01178.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/a83/a83d346e532920aef84491a791d35977.jpg)
don't have a clue how this happened
![Dsc01180.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/c24/c241143e5c75fd8ede884e0541dbed8f.jpg)