Last August as I was visiting family back home in PA on Bruiser I had a low side. I posted for help as I was 400mi away from Lynchburg and needed to get home. Those who've been down: Help
I promised pictures and here they are, better late than never. I was headed to a friends party and decided to take the long way and see how much things had changed since I moved away. Turned off the main road onto a nicely paved back road and started accelerating moderatly. About 150 yards I started across a bridge with a 90 deg left hander immediately after it. Halfway across and doing about 45 I noticed the corner was full of loose gravel from the previous nights thunderstorms. I straightened the bike up and got on the brakes but by then I was already into the gravel and corner. I got it down to 10-15 mph but by then I was on the white line and the gravel was pretty thick. The gravel was deep off the edge of the road, so I through my right leg on top of the seat to get it out from in between the bike and guardrail, let it go off the road and turned the bars to try and get the front wheel to dig into the gravel. As the bike was laying down the left fork and peg caught the edge of the pavement and picked the front tire up out of the gravel and let it slide under the guardrail into one of the posts(I-beam).
I know this is about 9 months late but I just wanted to thank all of you. Especially 50dro for hooking me up with the link to Buellsterparts. and getting me back on the road in a short period of time.
Take care and ride safe--Razman
Edit: Fixed Links & Pics
I promised pictures and here they are, better late than never. I was headed to a friends party and decided to take the long way and see how much things had changed since I moved away. Turned off the main road onto a nicely paved back road and started accelerating moderatly. About 150 yards I started across a bridge with a 90 deg left hander immediately after it. Halfway across and doing about 45 I noticed the corner was full of loose gravel from the previous nights thunderstorms. I straightened the bike up and got on the brakes but by then I was already into the gravel and corner. I got it down to 10-15 mph but by then I was on the white line and the gravel was pretty thick. The gravel was deep off the edge of the road, so I through my right leg on top of the seat to get it out from in between the bike and guardrail, let it go off the road and turned the bars to try and get the front wheel to dig into the gravel. As the bike was laying down the left fork and peg caught the edge of the pavement and picked the front tire up out of the gravel and let it slide under the guardrail into one of the posts(I-beam).
I know this is about 9 months late but I just wanted to thank all of you. Especially 50dro for hooking me up with the link to Buellsterparts. and getting me back on the road in a short period of time.
Take care and ride safe--Razman
Edit: Fixed Links & Pics
