when down yesterday 
nothing bad happened to me besides a bit of rash on my left lower back (jacket slid up a bit) and my left hip is tiny bit bruised from the impact on the pavement.
the bike is not in good shape at all. it jumped a curb and ended up tumbling a bit. all i remember while i was sliding was the crunching sound my bike was making when it was flopping around. that sucked!! busted the stator cover open, cracked fairings all around, ripped one of my spools right out of the swing arm, and god knows what other damage.
well onto the incident........was traveling down a two lane city street during lunch hour in a line of traffic in the left lane going about 35mph (speed limit 30). once i cleared past a parked car, i singled, did a quick head check, and moved into right lane to ease past the slower moving traffic. (everyone in cali goes slow in the left lanes...no idea why) the guy in a car ahead of me decided to pretty much do the same thing, but obviously without checking to see if anyone was in the right lane. he contacted my left leg with his driver side door and started pushing me towards the curb.
everything happened so fast. i tried slowing down prior to impact as well as hit my horn to get his attention, but it was too late. the impact upset the bike enough to pitch me off the left side and i started sliding on my left shoulder, arm and hip. i believe that i locked my front brake in panic. i think the bike ended up hitting the curb and launching around a few times finally resting on it's right side next to the curb about 50 yards away facing backards into traffic.
after i stopped sliding i ninja rolled to my feet and took a seat on a nearby planter on the sidewalk. i gained my composure and had 4 people rush to me saying they saw the whole thing and giving me their contact info for witnesses. super nice of them to do that!!!!!
police came, info was exchanged, bike was towed (thanks honda rider's club!!) and my girl took me to a medical center to get checked out. nothing but a few bumps and bruises thank god!!
in hindsight, i'm very thankful that i wasn't injured badly. i got very lucky.
lesson learned: i didn't give myself a big enough safety bubble and should've practised a bit more caution in the heavier flowing traffic. i can replay everything in my head and take it to heart. i can't wait to get back out there though and take this life lesson and put better habits into practise.
be safe out there guys!!!!
pics to follow for sure.
laters....
STOCK
nothing bad happened to me besides a bit of rash on my left lower back (jacket slid up a bit) and my left hip is tiny bit bruised from the impact on the pavement.
the bike is not in good shape at all. it jumped a curb and ended up tumbling a bit. all i remember while i was sliding was the crunching sound my bike was making when it was flopping around. that sucked!! busted the stator cover open, cracked fairings all around, ripped one of my spools right out of the swing arm, and god knows what other damage.
well onto the incident........was traveling down a two lane city street during lunch hour in a line of traffic in the left lane going about 35mph (speed limit 30). once i cleared past a parked car, i singled, did a quick head check, and moved into right lane to ease past the slower moving traffic. (everyone in cali goes slow in the left lanes...no idea why) the guy in a car ahead of me decided to pretty much do the same thing, but obviously without checking to see if anyone was in the right lane. he contacted my left leg with his driver side door and started pushing me towards the curb.
everything happened so fast. i tried slowing down prior to impact as well as hit my horn to get his attention, but it was too late. the impact upset the bike enough to pitch me off the left side and i started sliding on my left shoulder, arm and hip. i believe that i locked my front brake in panic. i think the bike ended up hitting the curb and launching around a few times finally resting on it's right side next to the curb about 50 yards away facing backards into traffic.
after i stopped sliding i ninja rolled to my feet and took a seat on a nearby planter on the sidewalk. i gained my composure and had 4 people rush to me saying they saw the whole thing and giving me their contact info for witnesses. super nice of them to do that!!!!!
police came, info was exchanged, bike was towed (thanks honda rider's club!!) and my girl took me to a medical center to get checked out. nothing but a few bumps and bruises thank god!!
in hindsight, i'm very thankful that i wasn't injured badly. i got very lucky.
lesson learned: i didn't give myself a big enough safety bubble and should've practised a bit more caution in the heavier flowing traffic. i can replay everything in my head and take it to heart. i can't wait to get back out there though and take this life lesson and put better habits into practise.
be safe out there guys!!!!
pics to follow for sure.
laters....
STOCK
