Everything is fine, just some bruises - shin, Prius, and ego. I have yet to see any damage on the GS. I had rolled my bike backwards in to it's parking spot and was shutting it off when my neighbor pulls in next to me. The bike is off the ignition is locked and I go step off, only to have the fall into me and the my neighbor's Prius. I was distracted and forget to put the kick stand down. My forearm dented the fender and the mirror scrapped paint off the door like it was a chisel. She was very kind about it and I know my insurance will get her car fixed, but boy do I feel like and idiot.
My bruised shin is the outside/top leg. I guess when bike and I stopped my leg fell hard into the bike. And again I feel dumb, I was wearing ankle high boots, not my calf high boots. So wear the gear and save the ice.
Oddly it was just that morning that I was considering taking the case guards off the bike, my ego telling me that I never drop the bikes. So you could say I was asking for it. I am glad it was the GS and not one of my BMWs because they would likely have suffered broken plastic.
Its kind of a relief. After 6 years of riding and never dropping or crashing a bike, it was starting to feel a little unnatural, like maybe there was something big around the corner. These thoughts have been on my mind lately because I have been assigning beneficiaries and thinking about a will.
My shin is much better today and I am happy to be riding. My embarrassment will fade with the bruises.
Cole
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