GLAD you made it out relatively OK, SORRY for the loss of a bike, THANKS for sharing a story, GOOD JOB with having your gear on, KUDOS for admitting own mistake.

UPDATE:
Getting full value for the bike & gear!
My bruising is 90% gone!
No surgery req'd!
No physio req'd!
I can drive again and i'm back to work tomorrow!
Oh, and I hear there may be some spring sales on GS500F's or even some SV650's......

Quote from: tucsondog on October 28, 2011, 08:36:57 PM
UPDATE:
Getting full value for the bike & gear!
My bruising is 90% gone!
No surgery req'd!
No physio req'd!
I can drive again and i'm back to work tomorrow!
Oh, and I hear there may be some spring sales on GS500F's or even some SV650's......

Glad to hear your okay  Sorry, bout your ride though. Hope, you've learned from it. Never ride distracted or angry. I've been guilty of being in a hurry and was distracted I ended up with 3 torn ligaments in my ankle.

On to the brakes. I am  primarily a rear braker and it seems to work fine on flick I've only locked up once. I know by feel exactly before it is about to lock up. In 20.000 miles I've gone through 2 sets of rear brakes about to change to #3 to 1 set of front brakes.

mary