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On Saturday i went out riding with group of mixed bikes. everything from a Honda Valkirie, a BMW, my R6, SV650, F4, Harley, etc etc....
while going around a pretty sharp (65-75 degree) turn at a slow speed i heard grinding metal and someone yell directlly behide me. a qucik look back confirmed a rider me went down. i dunno how fast he was going. he hit wet leaves and wet sand and low sided / slid out. he tried to get away from the bike and ended twisting his body around so it looked as if he was riding the bike backwards. he leg was pinned under bike and couldn't get up till someone pulled bike off him. i'm not sure how fast he was going when he went down.
good news: he was wearing gear and wasn't serouslly hurt.
bad news: despite renforced jeans his leg was cut up pretty bad with road rash. he was able to ride away, but it took a good amount of bandaging from the ambulance that showed up. his ankle would have been toast if it wasn't foor boots.
to date, i've havn't owned a pair of speific m/c pants for riding. after seeing this happen...i'm getting them ASAP. SO...anyone give me advice on good pants?
dress for the crash not the ride,
-chr|s sediiton