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Crashed my 9R in Westford this morning. I was braking on a down hill for a left turn onto a side street and locked the front tire on some wet, oily pavement. Happened in an instant and I did not have time to react (I have locked the front wheels on bikes several times and was always able to recover, until today). I was going about 40MPH and the bike slid about 180 feet. I slid about 80 feet. My Aerostich suit did a wonderful job of keeping me unhurt and is only mildly abraded; requiring nothing in terms of repairs. My helmet never hit the ground. My bike has cosmetic damage but is still rideable. Is supect the oily pavement prevented lots of sliding damage to me and the bike. A police officer saw me sliding down the road (not sure if she actaully saw me go down) and stopped to help. She was quite surprised and pleased that I was unhurt. She was pleasant and friendly and never hinted that I was doing anything wrong. Within 10 minutes I was back on the bike and on my way to work. Never got an adrenaline rush, which seems odd to me. It was like a dream.
Riding gear works. I can say that for sure now.
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Sounds like you and the bike made quite the long slide, amazing that you were mostly unhurt after that, definitely a case for good gear. Even more incredible the bike was still rideable, you didn't even lose a peg?
