pardon me if its a little run-ony im all drugged out on hydrocodon.
cruising around the canyon on 193 up in auburn california with my 2 buddies (tl1000s, cbr1000rr) going slightly over the speed limit do a loop and are on our way back and we are just cruising now actually doing the speed limit ( the friend on the cbr1000rr likes to coast down the turns using his arms to lean[show off :P]) so im goin about 30 around this corner leaned over a small bit not even with the knee out and im going the corner a little wide cuz the middle and right side of the turn are really bumpy/potholy, so you gotta hug the center 2 lines. i sense im going too far out so i slow down by lettin off but im still goin slightly and then i hit the center 2 lanes and the other lane going the opposite way is WAY more f'ed up than the dirt on the side of the road so my front tire is bumping around and since my awesome shock is leaking (its never one thing that causes a crash) the brakes are slippery so my front brakes are useless. and then they lock up. and stay that way even after letting off and reapplying. so im going straight at the guard rail prolly around 25-30mph still and smash my left ankle between the bike and the guard rail and then slide down along the dirt for about ~20 ft?? with my back to the posts on the guard rail (thank god for my camelbak that took most of the splintering and dirt rashing)
3 dislocated bones in left ankle
road rash on left leg
and dime size rash on left shoulder
helmet is perfect, just a little dirty.
broken turn signal, mirror, scratched crank case, busted radiator (was just thinking about how wide it stuck out from my bike before the ride go figure)
tennis shoe thrashed
shirt and pants cut up by the park ranger who happened by before the ambulance
2 hrs surgery with pins stickin out my foot
alot of lessons learned.
cruising around the canyon on 193 up in auburn california with my 2 buddies (tl1000s, cbr1000rr) going slightly over the speed limit do a loop and are on our way back and we are just cruising now actually doing the speed limit ( the friend on the cbr1000rr likes to coast down the turns using his arms to lean[show off :P]) so im goin about 30 around this corner leaned over a small bit not even with the knee out and im going the corner a little wide cuz the middle and right side of the turn are really bumpy/potholy, so you gotta hug the center 2 lines. i sense im going too far out so i slow down by lettin off but im still goin slightly and then i hit the center 2 lanes and the other lane going the opposite way is WAY more f'ed up than the dirt on the side of the road so my front tire is bumping around and since my awesome shock is leaking (its never one thing that causes a crash) the brakes are slippery so my front brakes are useless. and then they lock up. and stay that way even after letting off and reapplying. so im going straight at the guard rail prolly around 25-30mph still and smash my left ankle between the bike and the guard rail and then slide down along the dirt for about ~20 ft?? with my back to the posts on the guard rail (thank god for my camelbak that took most of the splintering and dirt rashing)
3 dislocated bones in left ankle
road rash on left leg
and dime size rash on left shoulder
helmet is perfect, just a little dirty.
broken turn signal, mirror, scratched crank case, busted radiator (was just thinking about how wide it stuck out from my bike before the ride go figure)
tennis shoe thrashed
shirt and pants cut up by the park ranger who happened by before the ambulance
2 hrs surgery with pins stickin out my foot
alot of lessons learned.
don't ride with no brakes!!!
When I think about the kit I used to tear around in - 'Brando' jacket (no armour!) bought from the market, really feeble leather trousers (again, no armour) and old army boots.
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