Well i do not post her much but i learned alot from you all and i want to contrubute on my experian today. I came up to a stop sign around a curve doing about 10mph had the breakes on the next thing i know i am sliding on the pavement. I hit some sand on the rode that i did not see and the frount of the bike just slide out from under me. Tore up my jeans, cut up my boots a little, a few scarpes on my gloves and a couple of cuts on my jacket. My bike is a 82 gs550m and all that happend to it was the crake case gurds got a couple of scapes on them. I got a bruse on my sholder, 2 small cuts on my leg and a spained ankel. All i can say to any one the dose not wair gear you should. I hit the ground going slow but pavement hurts know matter how fast u are going and i did not even reilize what happend until i was on the ground.
Just became a statistic
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Sorry to hear about your misfortune. Bikes can be fixed and as long as your going to be ok then all thats left is to learn from it. I crashed my 2000 GSXR 750 Supersport at Pocono during a tire test and was out of comisson for a month. I can tell you that Safety Gear should be first on everyones list.
Get well soon.
Get well soon.
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Glad your okay Dobler!!
Thank you for posting your story...we all need reminders about things like this to keep us aware and from getting complacent!
I'm glad that you're okay. Now, quit being a lurker and start posting more! :lol: :wink:
Thank you for posting your story...we all need reminders about things like this to keep us aware and from getting complacent!
I'm glad that you're okay. Now, quit being a lurker and start posting more! :lol: :wink:
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What tends to ruin my riding experience are other drivers. The paranoia will not die, but I might if it does.RowdyRed94 said:
Glad you made it out with just a few scrapes.
. Oh well live and learn.G
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·does everybody take a curve knee dragging or something? one would hope not.
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No, I'd have to say most don't. If you are dragging knee on the street then you are near the limits of your bike and yourself.soad said:
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Sorry about the sand.
While we're on the subject (sand) does everyone else slip/slide in sand a lot? I know I do. The predominant portion of my area's surface is covered in a fine loam. Some areas are a fine, wind-blown silt. We don;t have mucho sand here in west TN, but there is some.
I feel it more than I see it. Sometimes, I'll turn around and go find the invisible crap, just so I'll know I'm not crazy (well . . .). As a result of my hyper-sensitivity to the existence of sand, I ride in a state of paranoia, which is usually a good thing. But, when it comes to my tires and having confidence in the bike, I see the "sand boogeyman" as my enemy.
My friends seem to get to the edges of their tires on the same roads I'm riding, but they say they don't slip and slide all of the freaking time. What gives?
<I got an M-1 Sportec tire yesterday. After I get that bad boy mounted, I should have supreme confidence in the tires. We'll see how that turns out.>
While we're on the subject (sand) does everyone else slip/slide in sand a lot? I know I do. The predominant portion of my area's surface is covered in a fine loam. Some areas are a fine, wind-blown silt. We don;t have mucho sand here in west TN, but there is some.
I feel it more than I see it. Sometimes, I'll turn around and go find the invisible crap, just so I'll know I'm not crazy (well . . .). As a result of my hyper-sensitivity to the existence of sand, I ride in a state of paranoia, which is usually a good thing. But, when it comes to my tires and having confidence in the bike, I see the "sand boogeyman" as my enemy.
My friends seem to get to the edges of their tires on the same roads I'm riding, but they say they don't slip and slide all of the freaking time. What gives?
<I got an M-1 Sportec tire yesterday. After I get that bad boy mounted, I should have supreme confidence in the tires. We'll see how that turns out.>
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