Ya, after 3 other rides with friends, one going down everytime. Today was the day i went down.
As i was riding (roads were wet) i was following my friend in his 1198 and we were going hard. There was 6 of us, 4 going hard and two just going their own pace. I was feeling good on everything but my right turns and we were cooking. Came down a hill to fast, turned, slowed down, turned some more, couldnt commit soon enough so i straightened her back up (all while slowing down) and went into the ditch, continued to slow down and was going faster then i thought. Well it slightly bucked me off but i was able to slow down enough to where when i laid it over it only slid about 4 feet total.
Damage-
turn sig broke off.
right side scoop broke off
helmet lock BROKE OFF (mounting holes included)
Handle bar bent. (triple tree fine)
Header wrap got ripped. (headers fine)
Other then that the plastics need buffing and the rear swing arm needs one too. I have a tiny scratch by my puck.
Thats all. Wearing gear so im fine, my jacket actually scuffed my arm cause its to lose. (im so tall and skinny i cant get a jacket to fit perfect). and my thumb hurts.
The turn sig ill buy again (had aftermarket ones)
Do any of you have a RSS?
Mainly a handle bar tho.
Ill get pics up later. And the video
As long as everyone promises not to critique it. Yes i know my lines at first are terrible and thats because i was setting in and also the roads were still wet in some spots. Everyone goes down. And ya i more then likely would have been able to make the turn but it was my right hand and i wasnt feeling it, so id rather go straight off while slowing then go off the road sideways. Everything is a learning exp and i had fun.
As i was riding (roads were wet) i was following my friend in his 1198 and we were going hard. There was 6 of us, 4 going hard and two just going their own pace. I was feeling good on everything but my right turns and we were cooking. Came down a hill to fast, turned, slowed down, turned some more, couldnt commit soon enough so i straightened her back up (all while slowing down) and went into the ditch, continued to slow down and was going faster then i thought. Well it slightly bucked me off but i was able to slow down enough to where when i laid it over it only slid about 4 feet total.
Damage-
turn sig broke off.
right side scoop broke off
helmet lock BROKE OFF (mounting holes included)
Handle bar bent. (triple tree fine)
Header wrap got ripped. (headers fine)
Other then that the plastics need buffing and the rear swing arm needs one too. I have a tiny scratch by my puck.
Thats all. Wearing gear so im fine, my jacket actually scuffed my arm cause its to lose. (im so tall and skinny i cant get a jacket to fit perfect). and my thumb hurts.
The turn sig ill buy again (had aftermarket ones)
Do any of you have a RSS?
Mainly a handle bar tho.
Ill get pics up later. And the video
As long as everyone promises not to critique it. Yes i know my lines at first are terrible and thats because i was setting in and also the roads were still wet in some spots. Everyone goes down. And ya i more then likely would have been able to make the turn but it was my right hand and i wasnt feeling it, so id rather go straight off while slowing then go off the road sideways. Everything is a learning exp and i had fun.
