layed mine down.../highside

[melloGS]

Yea, i had my first crash today around 1 o'clock...clutch lever broke off, left turn signal came off, left fairing rashed, left side of tail rashed, and tank has some minor scratches/not dent, ZG windscreen broke and 86ed...came in too hot for a left curve...i committed 100% to the turn, but the second my peg hit the ground along with some gravel, i layed it down and then dove over it, rolled twice and landed on my feet...wrecked at around 40-45mph...fixed at crash site in about 15min. after another clutch lever was retrieved.
My crash was the first of the day for our group of 10...total crashes: 3... katana and a kawi zx9r
i wrecked at my 18th mile of the day...finished the day with 200+
As for myself...alittle sore, bruised knee...my helmet didn't even hit the ground...all ICON gear, still good

[Rema1000]

Great to hear that you were back on your feet so soon .

I'm sure your friends were nice, and waited up for you.  But with 3 down riders out of 10, you all might consider taking some solitary two-wheeled meditation time.  For every hour you spend group-riding, you may want an hour of solo practice riding to keep your technique up where you want it to be.

[Egaeus]

Out of curiosity, where did you find a clutch lever?  Do you actually have a decent dealership, or did you have a spare?

[pantablo]

......i committed 100% to the turn, but the second my peg hit the ground along with some gravel, i layed it down...

as it goes without saying, glad you werent hurt worse. Now I would like some clarification on what you said here. Are you saying that you purposely layed it down after scraping the pegs and seeing some gravel or are you saying that you were mid corner, scraping pegs and then hit some gravel (which caused you to lowside)?

[melloGS]

I went too hot into the turn...I wasn't about to stand it up and try to stop so i commited to the turn...My bike wouldn't lean any further...i have no chicken strips on my 130s and have mostly solo time on my 05 GS...7500 miles logged



wtf am i smilin' about, i just crashed! The blue katana back there is the one that went airborn and flipped twice...the guys is in the hospital with a broken vertibate and broken ankle... 
a buddy ran back to his house where he had an extra clutch lever assembly...the electrical start mech. worked out but was slightly colse to the guage cluster, it worked and after the crash i rode for 170 more miles...
RT. 10 in kenturcky is crazy...lots of bikes riding yesterday...
Could it be that my center stand picked my back wheel up? The second i felt the ass end kick out i heard the fairing touch ground and i bailed, I'm guessing my my knee or hand broke my windscreen...

[pantablo]

still dont understand what you're saying. so the bike lowsided because somethign hard was dragging and it levered your wheel up off the ground? if not, the bike could lean farther, even if the pegs were dragging. Thats why I dont understand if you layed it down or if the bike lowsided on its own.

[melloGS]

  All i know is that i need to work on braking techniques...

[melloGS]

still dont understand what you're saying. so the bike lowsided because somethign hard was dragging and it levered your wheel up off the ground? if not, the bike could lean farther, even if the pegs were dragging. Thats why I dont understand if you layed it down or if the bike lowsided on its own.

center stand?

[calamari]

mmm, that turn doesn't look too bad... in fact, it looks very mild.
You would have to be leaning A LOT for the footpegs or centerstand to hit the ground, and to lean that far means that you would have to be going at a really high speed for that curve.

I don't think you need to work on your braking, since you don't need/want/have to brake in a turn!

[pnaberhaus]

Mello,
You're VERY fortunate that you didn't end up intimately involved with that guardrail! As Rema mentioned, some contemplative solo riding can be a very medicinal thing to do after a close encounter of the 2nd kind. Glad you're OK!

[melloGS]

that picture doesn't show the begginning of the turn...that was the midway through the first half of an s turn...
if i would have made it, i would've enjoyed the second part...

[Jeff P]

Ok, one day of riding and 3 out of the 10 guys go down.  Sounds like a bunch of dudes who don't understand their limitations. 

jeff

[melloGS]

Ok, one day of riding and 3 out of the 10 guys go down.  Sounds like a bunch of dudes who don't understand their limitations. 

jeff

thanks for the comment jerk...when you go down, i'll say the same to you.
what was that saying? there are those that have gone down and then those that will?

[pantablo]

given what I can see from the photos of the turn it doesnt seem likely that anything actually touched down to cause you to crash. You mentioned gravel and thats the likely culprit for your rear wheel breaking loose.

that turn doesnt look too tight and you'd have to be going triple digits to even approach touching down hard parts. The pegs touching arent a big deal because they fold up-so they wont lever you up.

Why do you think you need to work on your braking? You went in hot, you committed to the turn. At what point did your braking technique affect the outcome of your ride?

Easy with JeffP. He has a point. One guy going down on a ride is not uncommon but its also not usual. 3 going down speaks more to the type or guys riding. You should reconsider riding with them as often.

[scratch]

I have to agree with Pantablo.  And, ask "where were you looking?"

[melloGS]

right on, i understand all of your opinions... those photos don't justify how sharp the turn really was... It was one of those turns that, turn, and then turn more...
The reason why i feel i need to work on my braking is because i didn't brake enough before the turn, therefore sending me into the turn too hot... I guess i should have mentioned that this was the first time riding the road, but, i was looking into the turn, and where i wanted to go. And i did go where i wanted to go, my bike didn't...when i landed on my feet i was in the center of the lane.
The first 3000 miles I put on my bike were completely solo...I rode the same route everytime i got a chance to ride... twisites, about a 50 mile route i created to loop. After that i would ride in groups on sundays (nobody ever has the same scheldules) and i still only ride in groups on sundays...
What's done is done, you guys that have experienced a crash understand, i'm not really trying to argue about the cause of the accident, shaZam! happens fast and i'm over it...thanks for the criticism
That being said, no hard feelings and no grudges, jeffp, your prolly right about what you said, i know i know my limitations though.
Rideon

[pantablo]

rideon.

[melloGS]

So far...

[cyclin-scott]

How appropriate .... I'm sitting here reading about your dump, and there it is ... the sound ... "CLUNK"!!! Now, I've only owned a bike for all of a week now and have only taken my first ride today, but yet, I know what than sound is .... the GD wind here in OK just blew my bike over!!!     

Everything is ok though. I got it up ok, which is what I was mostly afraid of. It took a minute to get it started, but when it did, it ran like nothing had happened ... "tear", just like her dad...

However, I do now have a broken tip to the right (brake) lever. Since I'm new into riding ... I'm just curious as to how easy it is to get a new one a change it out?

If anyone has any advice, I'd greatly appreciate it.

Thanks again, Scott

[Egaeus]

Takes about 5 minutes.