Hey guys......
Today I went down for the first time @ the 405 and Beach blvd onramp.
  . My gear performed perfectly despite my highside off the bike @ about 45-50. Gear and bikes can be replaced.....I feel very blessed to have walked away with only a bump and some roadrash. Becareful out there.    

Here's some pics:
Fulmer AF400 helmet -ratchet mech. gone, deep scratches from gravel. = A+ My head is still in perfect shape  


Frank Thomas Gloves with kangaroo skin -Hole in right palm from sliding, small scratch on hand = A-


Frank Thomas Aqua jacket - Scuff on left shoulder held up perfectly, but was a tad too large and slid up in the back: A+

RASH:




Oh well.....Gear and bikes can be replaced..... :kiss: ........

glad your ok

MOMENT OF SILENCE-PLEASE





hope you get some parts soon, or was it a "total"?

How'd it happen? Gravel? variation in pavement height? Really glad to hear that your in one piece! At that speed, you'd expect worse. Were there cars behind you? Anyway it pays to wear protective gear, your living proof. Heal quickly and good luck with the bike.

Glad to hear you are ok ...

You know, you could have picked a better first post

Glad to hear you're okay.  Sounds like you've got a great attitude about the whole thing.  Here's hoping for a quick and safe return to the road.

Helluva first post!  Welcome and glad to hear you are allright.  Excellent attitude, lots of folks would be totally dejected at this point.
Great testimony to the importance of geed gear!

Now lets get everything patched up (you, the bike and the gear) and get you back riding....

Wow, Glad you're okay! How'd you highside on the freeway? Knee looks like you were wearing jeans...   j/k.

2001 gs just like my old one...ouch. You came out in good shape relatively, the rest is just money... :dunno:

Replace that helmet....
Glad to see it wasn't worse on your body.
good luck with the repairs!

Thanks for the warm welcome!!!
The Highside happened as I was entering the merging lane of the fwy, which is separated from the #1 lane by a raise concrete/ asphalt island.

While merging, wind pushed myself and the bike close the edge of the island, this is where the front tire caught traction with the edge and highsided me left of the bike rolling over the island and eventually into the shoulder of the #1 lane.

Thank God for the light traffic and that there were no cars behind me at the time.

Now this gives me a chance to add those new srinath bars!!!!!!!!!! ........

I'm gonna buy the Clymer Suzuki Gs500 Twins, 1989-2002: Service, Repair, Maintenance (Clymer Motorcycle Repair), through this site of course and start my parts search from there.

Quick question, can the left side engine case be replaced for the 2001 with any year GS 89-00 ? :dunno:

Awsome to see your ok.
Welcome to the board.
imagine what your head and hands would look like without the helmet, or gloves.
Pays to wear the gear.



Micah

glad to hear your okay..

that side cover is the same for all year models.. you can put an 89-00 on it.

I'm glad that you're ok, I hope that I come out as well in any accident I have.  What gear were you wearing on your legs?

On a slightly differnt note.....   Granted, your helment pic isn't as good as they guy who did a faceplant while racing, but it supports my perpetual arguments with a coworker an my gf about full face helmets.

Any stop you can walk away from cannot be all bad.............

:mrgreen:  :mrgreen:  :mrgreen:

Don

Glad to see that wearing the safty equipment actually works.  Thank gawd you could walk away.

Excellent post! Are you going to continue to ride? Were you wearing riding boots and did they help? I love your attitude too, just get up and go again. Well done mate!

I agree 100% that the gear protected me from even more serious injury....GEAR is worth its weight in GOLD . As for leg protection, I was wearing the latest Calvin Klien carpenter jeans......Good call Pantablo , btw where's the best place to find the RARE 2001 left tail peices  :mrgreen: ?  

The jeans protection factor  was just about ZIP,ZILCH.ZERO. I'll take a pic of those later today. For foot protection I was wearing  Nike Hightop shox, :lol:   . They protected my feet from all abrasion injury no problem. But I would have been in a world of hurt if the bike landed on them , its definately worth the investment for a good set of boots.

On a happier note here's the lastest pics of the RASH this morning!!!
-I've been putting neosporen(triple antibiotic ointment) on it liberally with gause for the past 24 hours.

- Any other tips/ or suggestions based on experiance on how to treat RASH?

The knee is a tad swollen and puss-y, no pain though  



The lower back is doing quite well,  Kinda looks like the New England Patriots emblem!!!



1. Today I'm gonna look around for a replacement left sidecover!!!

Welcome!

Glad you're allright!

When the wind blew, did you look at the island?

Damn those Patriots! haha jk, Glad to know you made it through ok. For everyone who hasn't been down yet, including myself, this is a good example why we should be wearing our gear all the time.
Good to have you aboard my friend. Also, check with srinath he was making some nefty crankcase covers for a low cost. Cheaper than the dealer.  You definitely need to replace that helmet! I would consider stepping would to a little better quality helmet as well.  Fulmer makes nice stuff, but they only have one helmet that is Snell sanctioned.  Condsider an Arai or Shoei.  I have an Arai, and all that it was expensive, it is my head that I am trying to protect.  Plus, it is very comfy; wouldn't own anything but an Arai. That is just my opinion though.  Again, glad to know you made it through and are nursing back to health. Those road rashes should be treated with some neosporin or antibiotic ontinment and you'll be as good as new in a few weeks.  

well you could have ended up like this... 130mph laydown in a t-shirt... "helmet held up well though"...lol this pic is pre-digital camera and is a retake... so its fuzzy... sorry, but you get the idea.... good leathers are a WAY good investment... (by the way, two days after this accident, my heine-geiriche 1st gear jacket came via UPS... just a tad bit of irony there...  congrats on coming thru your laydown in good shape, and my condolences on it happening in the first place

I also put down my 2001 bike about 10 days ago, but I was only going 35-40 when I low-sided on a gravel joy ride.

About the knee rash... I was nursing mine with neosporin and gauze for 2 days and that thing just looked like raw meat marinating in pus sauce with no signs of healing.  So I switched to Hydrogen Peroxide washes and open air for the wound (wore shorts to work and had to keep my knee tucked under the desk that whole day to prevent my co-workers from ogling), and the thing started healing (developing a scab) in no time.

Bicyclists take vitamin E gel capsules and mush them up, and rub it on the scabs.  The conventional wisdom is that it makes a big difference in preventing permanent scars.

I bet Pantablo or DLKasper have some experience there...