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Well here we go again, another motorcycle crash thread..... :crap:
OK first things first. I'm pretty much OK, barring a bruised shoulder and hip (feels like a dead arm and hip constantly) and a bruised hand. I know I got away lightly.
But still doesn't stop me feeling gutted about the bike!
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My little incident happened on Tuesday morning, on my way to work. It was pretty chilly, but not that cold - although the cars in the street were frosted over for the first time this winter. My temp guage on the bike indicated 5 degrees C, so I wan't too worried.
My route to work takes me through some narrow lanes that are a bit of a rat run as there's no great alternative to get to where I work from where I live.
Just a few miles from where I live, I was riding along as normal, below the speed limit (60mph) because of the wet roads. Just before a small village with a 30mph limit there is a hump in the road followed by a rightg hand bend - as usual I was slowing down before the hump, so as I get to the 30 limit I'm not speeding.
Only I didn't make it as far as the village.....
As I got to the top of the hump, I saw the corner looked wet. No problem I thought, as I was only doing about 35 at this point. The next thing I know, the bike was going sideways! Then I remember barrel-rolling along the road. The next thing I remember was standing in a daze next to my bike, with a police officer telling me to help him pick my bike up!
The corner wasn't wet - it was covered in ice. A car had crashed not long before on the same corner, hence the police presence. The road was so slippery, 2 of us couldn't pick the bike up as we were slipping all over the place - it took 3 of us to do it.
I'm really gutted - OK it was only a cheap bike, but I've only had it a few weeks!
In kit terms I got away lightly too - my jacket, trousers and boots are hardly touched. My gloves have a hole in one of the palms, so they're going in the bin. My lid had only light scratches on the visor and the chin vent - the rest looks like new - but I don't think it's worth the risk of using it again, it's done its job so that is going in the bin too.
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Not a good day by any means!
OK first things first. I'm pretty much OK, barring a bruised shoulder and hip (feels like a dead arm and hip constantly) and a bruised hand. I know I got away lightly.
But still doesn't stop me feeling gutted about the bike!
My little incident happened on Tuesday morning, on my way to work. It was pretty chilly, but not that cold - although the cars in the street were frosted over for the first time this winter. My temp guage on the bike indicated 5 degrees C, so I wan't too worried.
My route to work takes me through some narrow lanes that are a bit of a rat run as there's no great alternative to get to where I work from where I live.
Just a few miles from where I live, I was riding along as normal, below the speed limit (60mph) because of the wet roads. Just before a small village with a 30mph limit there is a hump in the road followed by a rightg hand bend - as usual I was slowing down before the hump, so as I get to the 30 limit I'm not speeding.
Only I didn't make it as far as the village.....
As I got to the top of the hump, I saw the corner looked wet. No problem I thought, as I was only doing about 35 at this point. The next thing I know, the bike was going sideways! Then I remember barrel-rolling along the road. The next thing I remember was standing in a daze next to my bike, with a police officer telling me to help him pick my bike up!
The corner wasn't wet - it was covered in ice. A car had crashed not long before on the same corner, hence the police presence. The road was so slippery, 2 of us couldn't pick the bike up as we were slipping all over the place - it took 3 of us to do it.
I'm really gutted - OK it was only a cheap bike, but I've only had it a few weeks!
In kit terms I got away lightly too - my jacket, trousers and boots are hardly touched. My gloves have a hole in one of the palms, so they're going in the bin. My lid had only light scratches on the visor and the chin vent - the rest looks like new - but I don't think it's worth the risk of using it again, it's done its job so that is going in the bin too.
Not a good day by any means!
idunno
