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Hey all,
I can't thank everyone enough for their immediate response to my lowside today. I'm in one piece, thanks to very-defunct textile gear, with some wicked bruises and swelling.
For those that weren't there:
We were coming through Plymoth, VT on Rt-100. I came around a small left-hand sweeper at about 40-45 (limit was 35) and looked at the gravel in the corner for 1/2 second, which was 1/2 seconds too long. I tried a little bit of front brake, which only straightened my bars, and at that point I hit the gravel on the shoulder. My bike continued off the road down the embankment, clipping a tree with the left fairing, spinning 180, and then slamming the rear into a large boulder.
Through some bit of luck, I managed to roll to the left when the bike went right, landing mostly on my left leg, knee, and arm. The knee on my textile pants pretty much exploded, but never got down to flesh. The left arm of my jacket is rashed, and my helmet is a scratching post. The gear may be trashed, but better it than flesh.
A half-dozen volunteer EMT's showed up within about 15 minutes, and took care of me until a Statie lazily showed up an hour later. After trying to goad me into a ticket ("What were you going, 50? 60?"), he gave me a "warning" for excess speed. A wrecker strapped down my bike and hauled me and it down to Chester, VT. My boss drove me back to Northampton, and now I'm being glared at by the Ms. for even wanting to ride again. Insurance should call me on Tuesday or Wednesday, but I'm assuming the bike is a total loss.
It was a stupid mistake, and shows me that target fixation can happen anytime, even when you just feel like you're scoping out the corner.
I'll let the pictures speak for themselves, I'm just glad to be out of it with some stiffness, bruises, and a tiny bit of rash on my stomach.
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