Hwy 1 north - sweeping 180 degree left hand turn with decreasing radius. Started to drift out and hit some rocks and gravel. Lost the front end and the rest is history.
Broken foot (bone avulsion) and broken ribs, 4" x 6" gear rash (never touched to pavement, still got a bad rasberry through the gear).
Only going about 20 to 25 mph, had all my gear on.
Bike has only cosmetic damage thanks to frame sliders. Fairing mount is a little off center.
Feel lucky though because they thought my spleen might have been damaged by a broken rib. That was scary. CAT scan was clean :thumbup:
So the gear won't keep you from getting hurt, but it certainly would have been a lot worse without it. Oh yeah, and there were multiple strike points on the side of my helmet, even though I don't remember hitting my head at all.
Broken foot (bone avulsion) and broken ribs, 4" x 6" gear rash (never touched to pavement, still got a bad rasberry through the gear).
Only going about 20 to 25 mph, had all my gear on.
Bike has only cosmetic damage thanks to frame sliders. Fairing mount is a little off center.
Feel lucky though because they thought my spleen might have been damaged by a broken rib. That was scary. CAT scan was clean :thumbup:
So the gear won't keep you from getting hurt, but it certainly would have been a lot worse without it. Oh yeah, and there were multiple strike points on the side of my helmet, even though I don't remember hitting my head at all.