GS + windy road + ditch = NOT good!

[Gssheller]

Glad to hear that you are relatively O.K.
Do you have any pictures of this EVIL/POSSESSED turn?
Was there some sand that also guided you off the road that was not clearly visible and contributed to the mishap?
And a plus for you and wearing the correct gear or things could have been far worse.

Daniel

Thanks.
It was a relatively mild turn. Road was clear. I just didn't negotiate it properly.
Yes, the gear did it's job. Glad I was wearing my 3/4 helmet with full face shield, not the 1/2 helmet with goggles. There would have been a completely different outcome otherwise. 1/2 helmet is going in the trash!

Brian

[spyug]

Thanks for sharing and I'm glad you are relatively ok.

How is the arm? Big sprain I'd guess. Lucky you did not have your glasses embedded in an eye. I think you might want to investigate a full face helmet next, that might be safer. In my first season of riding and on the first day of wearing a full face I did a face plant on to gravel. The left chin and screen got scrapped but the glasses didn't move and I got to keep my handsome boyish good looks. Prior to that I was convinced i could never ride with a full face but now I only own them ( 4 or 5 on the shelf which I rotate) and wouldn't dream of anything less.

Riding, like the rest of life, is one long learning curve so hopefully you'll know what not to do next time. I guess if you do get the urge to put your boot down you should invest in some metal boots

Ride safely from here on in please.

cheers,
Spyug

[terrylee]

Glad you're ok, at least for the most part. Enjoy the pain killers and take it for easy for a while. If I had any parts you could use I'd be happy to let you have them, but I don't right now. but will keep my eyes open. terrylee

[7981GS]

Thanks.
It was a relatively mild turn. Road was clear. I just didn't negotiate it properly.
Yes, the gear did it's job. Glad I was wearing my 3/4 helmet with full face shield, not the 1/2 helmet with goggles.
There would have been a completely different outcome otherwise. 1/2 helmet is going in the trash!

Brian

I was wearing a 3/4 helmet when my face met with about 50 feet of gravel on an old railroad bed when I was 16 on a dirt bike.
Tore my lower jaw, lips and nose all to h*ll!

Full face helmet ever since for me.

[Gonzo]

Oh wow. Brutal. Good to hear you're okay. I was really set on wearing a half helm just to look cool, but after some of the stories I've read on this board, full face all the way.

[earlfor]

Oh wow. Brutal. Good to hear you're okay. I was really set on wearing a half helm just to look cool, but after some of the stories I've read on this board, full face all the way.

I always assume that those that wear half a helmet, have decided they will be comfortable having half a face after the slide across the asphalt.

Earl

[7981GS]

I always assume that those that wear half a helmet, have decided they will be comfortable having half a face after the slide across the asphalt.

Earl

Words of wisdom.



Daniel

[Buffalo Bill]

Funny, but ouch!

You may be one of the oldest squids on the site.
I misunderstood the title, I thought you meant that strong winds blew you off the road.
Glad you're OK more or less, and hope you develop some skill before you ride another fun road.
Bill
You could also move to the Midwest, all we got here is straight flat roads.

[Gssheller]

You may be one of the oldest squids on the site.
I misunderstood the title, I thought you meant that strong winds blew you off the road.
Glad you're OK more or less, and hope you develop some skill before you ride another fun road.
Bill
You could also move to the Midwest, all we got here is straight flat roads.

I avoided plenty of straight roads just to take this long, twisty route. It really was a great ride. Lots of curves much sharper than the one that took me out!

What is a "squid"?

[Big T]

Kid with a sportbike, wears

1. Tennis shoes or sandals
2 T shirt or wifebeater
3. Shorts
4. In states with no helmet laws - baseball cap on backwards
5. Leather gloves

All attitude, no riding skills

[tkent02]

Squids, punks on sport bikes with no riding abilities, point and shoot, no cornering skills, all acceleration. Kind of like how a squid swims. Put on this Earth for the express enjoyment of us old farts on old bikes to outrun. When the little knee pops out going into a corner and never gets less than 18" from the pavement, it's going to be an easy one.

It's especially fun on an old thumper with knobby tires. :-)

[Gssheller]

You may be one of the oldest squids on the site.
I misunderstood the title, I thought you meant that strong winds blew you off the road.
Glad you're OK more or less, and hope you develop some skill before you ride another fun road.
Bill
You could also move to the Midwest, all we got here is straight flat roads.

I resent that remark!
I was fully equipped and made a mistake.
Pretty sure if I was a squid, I wouldn't be telling you the story right now. Perhaps after weeks in a hospital, but not now.

[7981GS]

Squid is also a rider who only uses the front brakes coming DOWN a mountain road
and expecting not to have the front wheel lock up on a bit of sand in a turn.

Daniel

[winfield]

I was really set on wearing a half helm just to look cool ...

lol

I guess to each his own...

[Buffalo Bill]

Your OK, and better for it…

I resent that remark!
I was fully equipped and made a mistake.
Pretty sure if I was a squid, I wouldn't be telling you the story right now. Perhaps after weeks in a hospital, but not now.

Actually, I knew you were OK when you said you picked up your bike. If you had a broken wing you would be lucky to get your helmet strap off.
I crashed, flopped down sideways on the pavement and was barely able to get up and limp off the highway. Two guys came along and picked up my bike for me and rolled it off to the side. I had a busted collar bone on the right side and my arm was useless.
It's hard for a healthy man to pick up a GS, or roll it more than 100 feet, you'd have to be superman to pull up a GS one handed, so you had to be OK.
Bill