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I crashed her.
I went for a ride yesterday on The Devil's Triangle. The ride was going great, until I came up on a sharp right hand turn full of gravel. I didn't have ample time to slow down (I was doing maybe 45 - 50mph I think?), and if I had hit the breaks it would have stood me up and thrown me into the mountainside. So I rode it out best I could. I loss traction, and slid up the mountain road. My husband was behind me thankfully. The damage is mostly cosmetic - pics at the end of the thread. Though I did jack up the handle bars, they now turn to the right slightly, but my husband believes we can fix that easily (fingers crossed). I'm not using my insurance since it's minimal damage, and I don't want a rate increase. I did go to the hospital, and have a severe thumb sprain, and am in a splint for a week. My gear, of course, saved me. My pants are trashed (unwearable), my right boot shredded pretty good, my leather jacket only had some light abrasions on the forearm, and the visor of my helmet trashed. The bike actually landed on my ankle, but because it's so light I just pulled it out from underneath it with no injury. Then via adrenaline I rode it all the way home (30 some miles) with a sprain thumb, and goofed up handlebars. Let's just say clutching was excruciating.
So, I'm going to learn from this, and not let it get me down. Lessons learned? Keep those eyes ahead especially on funky ass roads like The Triangle, and expect the unexpected! I wasn't driving beyond my capabilities, but my eyes weren't as far ahead as they should have been. I'm also grateful I didn't slam on the breaks, and eat a mountain. There's always something to be grateful for.
I crashed her.
I went for a ride yesterday on The Devil's Triangle. The ride was going great, until I came up on a sharp right hand turn full of gravel. I didn't have ample time to slow down (I was doing maybe 45 - 50mph I think?), and if I had hit the breaks it would have stood me up and thrown me into the mountainside. So I rode it out best I could. I loss traction, and slid up the mountain road. My husband was behind me thankfully. The damage is mostly cosmetic - pics at the end of the thread. Though I did jack up the handle bars, they now turn to the right slightly, but my husband believes we can fix that easily (fingers crossed). I'm not using my insurance since it's minimal damage, and I don't want a rate increase. I did go to the hospital, and have a severe thumb sprain, and am in a splint for a week. My gear, of course, saved me. My pants are trashed (unwearable), my right boot shredded pretty good, my leather jacket only had some light abrasions on the forearm, and the visor of my helmet trashed. The bike actually landed on my ankle, but because it's so light I just pulled it out from underneath it with no injury. Then via adrenaline I rode it all the way home (30 some miles) with a sprain thumb, and goofed up handlebars. Let's just say clutching was excruciating.
So, I'm going to learn from this, and not let it get me down. Lessons learned? Keep those eyes ahead especially on funky ass roads like The Triangle, and expect the unexpected! I wasn't driving beyond my capabilities, but my eyes weren't as far ahead as they should have been. I'm also grateful I didn't slam on the breaks, and eat a mountain. There's always something to be grateful for.