sxty8goats
Senior Member
I'm good, thanks for asking. 
Sprained wrist/elbow, pulled muscles, all in my left forearm. Scraped up knee.
Following a friend who drives too fast at times, would have been fine if I knew where he was going. he turned where I didn't expect him to. I braked a bit harder than I should have to make the turn, slid the rear end out. I think I hit a small spot of oil in the road to start the slide but not sure. Stayed on the rear break like we are supposed to but it grabbed traction and tossed me over. Probably doing 15 MPH by the time it tossed me. coming down from @ 35/40.
Jacket was / is Joe Rocket mesh. Slid maybe 3 feet on it. Not a lot. I'm convinced that the shoulder pad saved my shoulder. mesh looks untouched. Helmet took a bit of a wack. Gloves as well. All in all I'm good. The gear took the brunt of it. Only 'rash' is a bit on my leg the size of a half dollar.
No accident is a good accident but all things considered I'm pretty happy with this one. Most riders go down at sometime. I've been riding for 5 years now and this is my first other than dropping a bike at a stop in the first few weeks of riding. I was lucky after being stupid and thanks to gear I came out ok. In an odd way it was interesting to experience. In the extended time that seems to happen in this kind of event, I was taking notes in my head. I was really impressed when my head hit the pavement. Shoulder came down, Felt the pad compress, head came down with a wack but I didn't feel a thing. not even a ring of my bell.
The bike needs plastic, a foot peg, handle bars and a new clutch lever. Red 2006 if anyone is selling their plastic after going naked.
Sprained wrist/elbow, pulled muscles, all in my left forearm. Scraped up knee.
Following a friend who drives too fast at times, would have been fine if I knew where he was going. he turned where I didn't expect him to. I braked a bit harder than I should have to make the turn, slid the rear end out. I think I hit a small spot of oil in the road to start the slide but not sure. Stayed on the rear break like we are supposed to but it grabbed traction and tossed me over. Probably doing 15 MPH by the time it tossed me. coming down from @ 35/40.
Jacket was / is Joe Rocket mesh. Slid maybe 3 feet on it. Not a lot. I'm convinced that the shoulder pad saved my shoulder. mesh looks untouched. Helmet took a bit of a wack. Gloves as well. All in all I'm good. The gear took the brunt of it. Only 'rash' is a bit on my leg the size of a half dollar.
No accident is a good accident but all things considered I'm pretty happy with this one. Most riders go down at sometime. I've been riding for 5 years now and this is my first other than dropping a bike at a stop in the first few weeks of riding. I was lucky after being stupid and thanks to gear I came out ok. In an odd way it was interesting to experience. In the extended time that seems to happen in this kind of event, I was taking notes in my head. I was really impressed when my head hit the pavement. Shoulder came down, Felt the pad compress, head came down with a wack but I didn't feel a thing. not even a ring of my bell.
The bike needs plastic, a foot peg, handle bars and a new clutch lever. Red 2006 if anyone is selling their plastic after going naked.
