Hey guys. I'm a walking miracle. Yesterday I crashed my bike taking a curve and walked away completely unscathed. The way I crashed was so stupid (of me) that I'm embarrased to say it, but here goes...I was taking the turn a little fast and as I banked into it, I hit flootboard pretty hard, which surprised me enough to pull the bike up (I know - idiot!). By the time I realized what it was and began banking again, I was out of curve and slammed into a pole. My head was the first thing to hit the pavement and fortunately it had a helmet on it. I hit right in the temple area, so I can honestly say the helmet saved me from death or at very least serious head trauma. In one second I was down and after two, I was up, brushing myself off and trying to move my bike out of (further) harm's way. I was somewhat dazed but people were all looking out their windows and there was one old guy standing over me before I even got up. He's like, "are you okay? That was was one hell of a fall!"
All I could do was look at him and ask, "do you have a cell phone?"
He said that he was sorry and didn't (another miracle - 2 people standing side-by-side in Japan without a cell - 99% of people here have 'em), so I said, "thanks anyway" and walked to the nearest public phone and called my dealer and they came and picked me and my wrecked bike up.

So, since I was okay, I was just going to keep this from my wife and kids for awile. There was no evidence other than my bike being gone that I had even had a crash. But I went and opened my big mouth and now she's convinced motorcycles are dangerous, scaring the kids and saying things like, "see, you should stay away from those things." "You are okay this time, thank God, but what about next time?" Maybe she's right...

In any case, I don't really have the extra money (unless I take it from the kids' college fund) to get my bike fixed and I shouldn't be riding right now, anyway, since I'm on tranquilizers to help me sleep better at night. Could be one of the reasons I reacted the way I did. So, the bikes gonna stay in a heap for awhile. The front fork is totally caved in so that the front tire is against the frame, the front fender mutilated, engine guard bent in on the right side (did it's job also and protected the tank - not a scratch on that - the engine and most importantly, my legs) and foot board totally folded in. Mufflers are all scraped up. More damage than I cared to notice and really list. Not a scratch on me, though. More than one witness told me that it was a miracle I walked away from it like that...

Will post pictures of my, um...wreck soon.

 

holy s***!!!,someone was smiling on you...I'm glad all is good and that you above all came out of it with all in place

 

no insurance I guess. I may get called a pu$$y or poser or whatever, but I just don't like scraping floorboards. Too many bad things can happen when pushing my big old pig into a corner too fast. Anyway, glad you're ok and good luck on calming down the wife.

 

Glad you made it out ok! how fast did you go into the turn?

 

Liability only. I have insurance that covers me in case I'm hospitalized and out of work in the event of a motorcycle accident, but nothing that covers the bike. I figure, if I wreck it, it's my own fault and therefore my own dollar (or yen in this case) to fix it. If I wreck at the fault of somebody else, of course, that's a different story. And my insurance will cover me in the event that the other party has none. No insurance? I'm not THAT irresponsible. I still think what I have is sufficient.

 

Thank God your ok. I'll bet you'll be running that scenario through your head for quite some time.

 

to bad ya didnt do it around here,,, I would have got called out to make sure that Pole was all right,,,Big $$ for me!!!

all kiddin aside,, glad your still here to tell us about it!!

 

glad you made it out alive. head to the pavement is not fun been there done that. totaled mine on a dumb azz move. looking to unzip a zipper and missed a curve. it happens. keep your head up, hug your kids, and get ready to ride again.

 

glad you are o.k.

 

Glad you're okay, gotta ask, what type of helmet, full face, 1/2, 3/4, skid lid.......you believe in God now?