Laid my Street Bob Down...
#21
10-13-2018, 10:32 AM
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You are going to be just fine as you really seem to have a firm grasp on what caused the accident and how to avoid something like this in the future. Once you get the bike fixed up and are feeling ready to ride....ask some friends that ride to come along with you on your first time back in the saddle. Talk about the accident and if you can, go back to the same spot you crashed and you and your riding buddies all **** on, or as close to. the accident site as possible....without getting arrested. You have to reclaim that spot and the road as your own. 
I 'laid it down'...using the term because it seems to tweak some folks...back in Feb. Fixed the bike, fixed me and then rode to the accident spot with some friends. We all pissed all over that corner up in the canyon. You gotta reclaim the site you went down and in essence, reclaiming the road....letting it know who is in charge.
If you don't feel like relieving yourself.at the site...flipping the bird with both hands might have the same effect.
I 'laid it down'...using the term because it seems to tweak some folks...back in Feb. Fixed the bike, fixed me and then rode to the accident spot with some friends. We all pissed all over that corner up in the canyon. You gotta reclaim the site you went down and in essence, reclaiming the road....letting it know who is in charge.
If you don't feel like relieving yourself.at the site...flipping the bird with both hands might have the same effect.
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10-13-2018, 11:05 AM
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10-13-2018, 11:56 AM
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Had a similar situation many years ago, but kept it up right, back wheel broke loose, on a off ramp, in some sand left on the road after snow was gone, going sideways into the grassy median and stopped facing traffic on the "on" ramp. Went around the block and tempted fate by taking the exit again. while at the stop sign I felt my guardian angel get back on. Glad you walked away from that and put it down in lessons learned in street smart book.
#25
10-13-2018, 12:33 PM
Semantics - 'layed it down', 'crashed', 'dumped the bike', etc. Regardless of what I call it, it was clearly riding error. Proper riding gear in no way makes up for riding error. The best riders in the world (not saying that I am) can go down too. Proper riding gear indiscriminately protects you when you go down - good rider, bad rider, stupid rider, etc. Every ride that I go out on I try to learn, including this past ride.
What I was trying to say about the gear is that you can sometimes redeem yourself from a stupid act (crashing) by doing something intelligent like wearing good gear. I've been saved from injury and death by my gear.
Last edited by RK4ME; 10-13-2018 at 12:56 PM.
#26
10-13-2018, 12:45 PM
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#27
10-13-2018, 12:55 PM
Road Captain
It sucks when you have to learn it the hard way but it looks like you gained a lot here: pavement markings are slippery, work on your rev matching, focus on what you're doing all the time. You'll be a much better rider for it and don't get discouraged from getting back on the bike. We all go down at some point.
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10-13-2018, 05:27 PM
#30
10-13-2018, 07:42 PM
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