dumped it

[OreoGaborio]

yup.... dumped it...

Short version - gettin off highway, hit somethin, went straight off the road & dropped it at low speed in some deep sand & soil. i'm ok, bikes pretty skuffed up but pretty much all cosmetic.

Long version - So i get off work & headed to my buddy's b-day bash at Mac's Two (strip joint). Gettin off rte 3 goin around a cloverleaf at *a very reasonable speed, probably 40-45* i saw some roadkill, began to stand the bike up to go to the ouside of it, hit it, stood the bike all the way up & hit the brakes hard. road kept on turnin away from me so i went over a curb & into some DEEP FUCKIN sand & soil. kept it upright for about 20-30 feet, then went down on my right side at about 20-30mph. I landed, slid a little, then whacked my head on a rock or chunk of asphalt or somethin & came to a stop. It all happened in the span of about 2 seconds. Not very much time to think. I got up & looked at my bike as the engine sputtered & went out as i screamed obsenities.

A dude on a harley was the first to see me & came to a stop. He made sure i was ok, helped me stand it up & get it back onto the pavment. his name was Ken... or Kenny, or Kevin... somethin w/ a 'K'..... thanks dude, whoever you are.

The bike took quite a few cranks to start back up, but it's runnin fine now.

I'm not gonna get into a discussion about whether or not i coulda saved it, cuz the answer is: i probably coulda if it was during the day & knew what was gonna happen before it did.... i coulda tried to avoid it to the inside ori coulda gone over it & re-committed HARD to the turn & continued on my merry way.

but coulda woulda shoulda, i didn't save it, end of discussion.

Personal Damage Report - just a rung bell & three TINY little cuts on my hip from the sand... my gear did it's job VERY well. I'm sure i'll see a little bruising on my hip tomorrow & might be a little sore, but i really didn't go down hard & bounced back up pretty good... after my vision cleared up (peripheral vision in my left eye was a little blurry for 1/2 an hour or so) i just have a nice headach & a sore hip.

Bike Damage Report - pretty much all cosmetic. only a small scuff on the frame from the plastic, couple small scuffs on the clutch cover. gonna need a whole nose section, mirror (just scratched on the front side), windshield support bracket (bent up pretty good), right fairing, fairing bracket, right front blinker, rear passenger handle & exhaust can (i still have the stock that i'll mount). The rear brake lever, handlebar & front brake lever all managed to survive w/ only scratches

My bike may not be as pretty as it was when i got it, but i'm still as gorgeous as i was before. My name's Pete & I've gone down on a bike.

[bemused]

sorry to hear that, bro... glad you & bike are mostly alright. sounds like you've eval'ed the situation, so you've learned from it... and that's always a good thing.

besides... a bit of scuffed plastic gives a bike character, don'tcha know?

[Zorlock]

Glad you rode it out and were able to slow it as much as you did man. Here's to keeping her on two wheels from now on.

[02SuperHawkRdr]

Glad to hear you are okay. Sounds like you may need a new helmet in addition to some plastic.

[sahd03]

My name's Pete & I've gone down on a bike.

At least your sense of humor didn't get lost in the sand!!!!!
Welcome to the club - I had my first dismount back in June.

At least it's outta the way now... Track is way safer!

[MissTwisties]

You said you hit your head against something and then you had (have) a headache...did you go check with the doc just to make sure everything is ok??? You should....better be safe than sorry.

[bigred875]

That sucks man...glad to hear your pride took the most damage...that is a cheap fix

You got the right attitude....

[legalspeed]

Congrats!!

Welcome. Race it.

[Mad Max]

+1 on seeing a doc for the bump you took to the head

Sorry to hear about

Im glad you aren't in a hospital or worse

[Nikon]

Originally posted by OreoGaborio
I'm not gonna get into a discussion about whether or not i coulda saved it

no need. that's a tough situation. night time, dark little time to react. I think you did what you could. not like you were riding super fast for the turn or anything. you,. my friend, are a victim of circumstance. change any of the elements and you probably would have been just fine - straight road = fine, no turn = fine, better runout = fine.....

just glad you are ok - bike can be fixed.

it'll buff right out

[Kham]

sorry to hear dude. hope everything is taken care of. welcome to the "crash" club.

[bigred875]

Originally posted by Mystery Squid
Glad you're ok!

isn't it your turn next?

j/k...i don't wish that on anyone...but sometimes it seems like people take turns fallin down.....I should be good for awhile

[OreoGaborio]

Thanks for the kind words everyone. As far as timing, it definitely came at a the wrong time. Just dealin w/ a break-up of a long time GF, the parents are away for the week & i have NO medical/health insurance..... that's right.... NONE. Hense the reason i didn't go to the ER to get my head examined. My vision was a little blurred in my left eye like i said & my head was hurtin a little, but my vision cleared up & my head feels better now.

Nikon, i'm glad you feel i was a victim of circumstance... cuz as much as i wanna believe that's true i just can't stop thinking about the "shouldawouldacoulda's"

i wanna go back & kick that fuckin roadkill in the teeth & stomp on it's ballsack.... or ovaries, whichever it happens to have

[IllKneeGrow]

No biggie, it could have been a lot worse. The good thing is that it's not going to stop you from riding anymore. Sometimes a dump of any size will have that effect on people. But, now you can just consider yourself a little more experienced.

[OreoGaborio]

oh dude, no way in hell this is gonna stop me from riding, fuck that... i'm definitely more pissed off & bummed out than scared

hell, i'm debating on whether or not to ride it to work today the way it is

[craig]

Originally posted by OreoGaborio
i wanna go back & kick that fuckin roadkill in the teeth & stomp on it's ballsack.... or ovaries, whichever it happens to have

Just be careful of the traffic while you're kicking animal carcass in the middle of a highway off-ramp

Glad to hear you're doing alright Pete - good luck with getting everything all patched up.

[benVFR]

Hey....

Look on the bright side. If you rung your bell enough to have blurred vision, you'd probably be in a coma or dead right now if you'd been helmetless or wearing an illegal brain bucket.

Nighttime is always tough... you never know what is going to happen. There are a LOT of roads with an unusual amount of sand right now due to the big rain storm last weekend.

Last spring I ran over a piece of a trash can on the highway in my car. Apparently a trash can had fallen off the back of a rig and broken into big pieces. It was black, I was on the highway, ran it over without any real chance of avoiding it. Would have been BAD on the bike. It lodged under the car and made a mess and I had to pull over pretty quickly.

I just ran over roadkill on my bicycle the other day. It sucked but it didn't make me crash. Probably would have been fine to hit it on the motorcycle.

Ben

[slingblade]

Dam that sucks man. I allways hate to hear about shit like that. Your right though, coulda/woulda/shoulda....

Make sure you get a new lid, and watch out for any 'funny' headaches... You could have some slow internal bleeding. You didn't get lose conciousness right?

I'm looking at the bill from Brigham&Womens hospital now from when I got jumped and got a concussion. The catscan alone was $1078. You'll prolly be at the $1500 mark if you go in without insurance. There are payment plans though.

[OreoGaborio]

yeah my bell didn't get rung hard enough to get knocked out... it was just like a good punch in the back of the head. still hurts a little bit though. i have a back-up helmet i'll be usin for now. my hip's hurtin a little more, but not bad... just a little sore. no limpin

i was just out in the driveway & the damage to the bike isn't as bad as it coulda been... i just gave it a wash down to get all the dirt & dust off and asside from a few metal brackets it's just alot of plastic as far as i can tell... pretty much exactly what i listed above (nose section, mirror, windshield support bracket, right fairing, couple of fairing brackets, right front blinker, rear passenger handle & exhaust can) at least i have an extra right side fairing, stock blinker & stock exhaust in the garage that's still scratched up, but is in much better shape... no cracks or missin pieces.

i'm just still rediculously fuckin bummed out... this was DEFINITELY not a good time for this to happen... i'm dealin w/ WAY too much personal bullshit right now. just put this at the wrong time.

*sigh*... what doesn't kill me makes me stronger, right?















I need a pitty fuck.

[SWEET_Z]

Originally posted by OreoGaborio

I need a pitty fuck.

Not it.

[OreoGaborio]

[Chapel]

I hunted down some replacements for you

I can fix it.

[gixxer6]

Hey, as long as you are OK bro, that's all that is important!

I learned that the second time I binned it in T3. Dammit!!!..oh well, it's just a bike..I can fix it...

Glad you're ok bro!!!

[Kham]

Originally posted by Mystery Squid
*knock on wood*


So far, I've just been lucky with a good mix of caution, and pure attention.

thanks to no and lots of zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

[Sbk12rs]

I'm glad your ok . Bikes are toys ,, HEADS are not ,, you should have gone to get looked at . Hell you were right by my house I would have been there in seconds . Still got my # ? Do i need to find somebody else to ride shot-gun in October for Tonys ??? Which girl ????