48 through the ditch
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48 through the ditch
While riding down a country road some unaware driver decided to back out in front of me. Luckily I was able to navigate the bike into a shallow ditch and keep it upright. I hit the ditch pretty slow, maybe 15mph and at the very end the muffler clamp dug into the ground as it started to lean. Even though I kept it upright and saved it from falling is there anything i should look for damage wise? I looked it ok over pretty thoroughly and all looks well. The frame never touched only the muffler clamp. I rode the 20 miles home but am paranoid I missed something. Any and all advice is appreciated.
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It was definitely an adrenaline rush. Just paranoid that there could be some damage. Thanks for the advice!
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It had just had a nice bath the evening before haha. there were 2 spots of dirt one on the muffler clamp and the other just in front of the peg. from what I could tell they both happened in the last foot of movement when the bike started to lean heavily toward the down slope of the ditch. it took everything I had to keep it up and from falling over into the ditch. my main concern for damage was the suspension or possible engine/clutch issues since with all the drama i stalled the bike in 3rd gear at the end.
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