Went Down Today :(

[Aaron]

Well, had a nice lowside today. Was heading up 116 towards burlington and low sided on the curve right by Good Times Cafe (for those in the area). Was leaned pretty far over, then hit a patch of gravel and leaned really far over...got pretty lucky all things considered though. The bike cliped the back of a truck going the other way...and got run over by the back wheel...when that happend I jammed my leg on the bike and skidded the other way. Jumped up and got the hell out of the middle of the road...then realized my knee hurt like a mother #$)*(@#. Sat down...an EMT eating at that cafe ran over (thanks man!) and got me all situated.
Got some good rash on my left knee (wearing everything but pants...doh, helmet and jacket sure did their job).
So all in all, Efed up the SV pretty well, haven't gotten a full damage report yet...they wouldn't let me get up and see my baby. ....and got some good rash and good bruises. I'm sure i'll really feel it tommorow AM.
Had to be the day I spent alot of the morning cleaning it and changing the oil/filter too, eh?
ffck.

[Punjistick]

That sucks man. Hope you get healed up fast. It sounds like you were pretty lucky. A split second earlier and you might have been moving towards the front of the truck.

[beet]

Glad your ok . There are 2 types of riders .. Ones who went down, & ones who will go down ..
You made a error in action, calculation, , or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
Lern from this & get back on your bike .
As soon as you can ...

[highsider]

Thats a nasty place to crash, a lot of traffic there.

Glad you're ok.

[Josephd14]

That sucks, atleast you got all winter to put her together.. now just sit back and drink a few cocktails for the rest of the weekend..

[wylee]

Sorry to hear about the crash. Glad to hear you're okay for the most part.

[highsider]

Originally posted by josephd14
That sucks, atleast you got all winter to put her together.. now just sit back and drink a few cocktails for the rest of the weekend..

Do *not* get caught doing that.

[Aaron]

Haha, i have my ways. Thanks guys...i'm planning on getting back on as soon as possilbe. I'm actually moving to florda at the end of October for a few months...maybe i'll bring her down with me.

[Ri_De_bike]

gravel sux!!!
'cept when your in the dirt; expected.
bikes can be fixed... how you doin', just sore?

[Aaron]

Pretty much...knee has some rash but other than that my gear did it's job. Now i need a new helmet though.

[Zero]

Originally posted by Aaron

Got some good rash on my left knee (wearing everything but pants...

You should really wear pants whenever you leave the house, but especially on a motorcycle.

[Aaron]

Baaah, you can't take that out of context!

[bmrider]

That sucks man...

But, the thing to remember is that it could have been a lot worse.

Glad to hear your Ok...

[jodymac]

man thats sux.. glad your alright..

[Aaron]

Pics soon to come guys...friends taking me to see the bike soon, gotta go find the camera.

[Josephd14]

Originally posted by Zero
You should really wear pants whenever you leave the house, but especially on a motorcycle.

Now thats funny, i don't care who you are thats funny..

[Aaron]

Some pics:

[TurboRush91]

Glad to see you are ok.. Driver in the truck must have shit his pants too

[JeffL]

Jeez, the crash was so bad it ripped off the entire lower fairings!

[Aaron]

I know! And no one picked them up from the crash site! GAH!
Yah the driver musta been a bit surprised. Apparently he stopped by this AM to see how i was doing....what a guy.

[chr|s sedition]

glad you OK, for the most part. how long till your back on the bike?

[Aaron]

Not sure, once it's fixed and my knee's better i'll be back on. I'm assuming a few weeks? ASAP...i'm freakin bored.

[reiobard]

Honestly, it doesn't LOOK all that bad. is everything straight? wheels, frame, swingarm? if so who cares how the scrapes lok and get some directionals for that bitch and hop on again (once you r knee is better of course.

[Aaron]

That's what i was planning on doing...its deffinately gonna need an exhaust due to a nice hole...and rearsets/brake pedal...fairings i wouldn't touch. Problem is i HAVE to make an insurance claim due to the damage to the guys tire and rim. Oh well.

[KB]

Glad you are ok.

That shit will buyff out!!!

KB