Hey, been riding 3 weeks now and finally had my first crash.
I was coming around a VERY tight corner (130 degrees?) when it happened. I've navigated the corner before in my car, and have always disliked it, mainly because the road that feeds the turn is a 45mph road, and even in a car, you have to slow down to 15 to ensure you don't go wide and risk hitting an exiting car (since it's blind). Basically, when i tried to take it on my bike, i felt like i was going to go wide, so i tried to lean more and give it some throttle, but my front tire hit a huge patch of gravel and dirt and that sent me sliding. Fortunetly i was in full gear so i only have a small scrape on my knee.
I'm posing some pictures so you can see the turn... and maybe somone can learn something from it.
The turn entry:
(http://www.themaffeo.com/carpics/image_206.jpg)
Looking at the exit of the turn
(http://www.themaffeo.com/carpics/image_203.jpg)
The dirt in the middle
(http://www.themaffeo.com/carpics/image_205.jpg)
My Skid
(http://www.themaffeo.com/carpics/image_210.jpg)
My knee =) heh
(http://www.themaffeo.com/carpics/image_214.jpg)
welcome to the club, now go clean your bike. noob
how did the bike make out? anytime you can pick up your bike and walk away its not 1/2 bad. it took me 2 yrs to lay mine down, never so much as dropped it in that time. smart move wearing yur gear tho :cheers: dont be afraid to get down a little in those turns, the GS is pretty nimble bike.
-ash
same thing happened to me a month after riding, i just DIDNT see that BRIGHT patch of WHITE sand and before i knew it my GS 360ed to the right and i slingshoted to the left
best part was i was on the way home from ordering gear so i got a little road rash on my legs and hands
ohhhh the irony!
PS
Glad you made it out in once piece!
There's something a little "Columbine" about that avatar. Maybe it's just the high-school-looking kid holding a couple of guns thing...that's what it reminds me of.
Seems i can't even have a joke avatar =/, they arent real guns they are called airsoft guns, i play with my friends, its very similar to paintball with the exception that they are modeled after real world weapons
Quote from: ashmanhow did the bike make out?
-ash
Only damage was cosmetic. scraped up the side pretty nice, but nothing broke. *whew!*
glad you were wearing your gear and glad you'e ok.