Lost er' at about 40 miles per hour.
Emergency stop (to fast for the corner, ran out of road) caused the backend to come out from under me & trade places with the frontend.
Did a perfectly controlled laiddown cross-up slide..................skidpan into a boulder, at about 20 miles per hour.
Uprooted the tire-sized boulder which bounced across my chest onto my arm & shoulder.
Bent the handlebars, deeply gouged the tank, and took the better half of the top of my knee off.
Pulled my arm & hip mussle and sandpapered most of my ass & thigh.
Chest & shoulder virtually unscathed.
No face, no head, no helmet.

My knee is the worst of it.
Probibly should be sewed up, but I cleaned er' up, glued er' back down, and taped er' up.
Been here before.
It's all good.
Them bikes got a way of making you earn their respect.
They'll break ya' from suckin' eggs real quick!

No worries, boys.
The one thing that caused it was the one thing that could have prevented it.
Me.
I put myself right where I ended up.

Riding Lesson 456,228,636.03:
Know the control limits of your mass in a rapidly changing enviorment.
Don't expand in a shrinking "action zone".
Don't compress your available buffer zone.
When seeking your limits, aim just this side of it.

Oh, I'll be in it again.
Somehow, it's my nature.


P.S. The bikes gonna be just fine! A bang here, a twist there, vaROOOOOM!...................screeeeeeeech...................aw, crap!
Hey, how smart do ya' gotta be, I mean, really?

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Glad you are A-OK, my friend has gone down twice. Once at around 60, once on beach blvd around 40. in the middle of traffic. first time broken wrist. second time a huge gash in his knee. the size of a large bumball could have been put in the whole. he was new to bikes. I have had a gs500f "the bike he crashed on" and now a R1 havn't crashed yet. But my time is coming

quote Originally posted by 84fierotrevor: havn't crashed yet. But my time is coming

Smart man.
When you know that, you'll be ready when it does happen!

Oh Boonie, please take care!! Hope you didn't swallow your new teeth...or are they just for Sunday best ??!!!!
Should have stuck with your MG
Nick

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Boone glad to hear you are OK.

Just remember there are only 2 kinds of people that ride.

Those that have had accidents

and those that are going to.

Just remember any accident you can walk away from on a bike isn’t bad.

Keep it between the ditches, and on the wheels Boone.

Steve

PS

I’m in the first category and so are you now, If you weren’t already.

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technology is great when it works
and one big pain in the ass when it doesn't.
Detroit iron rules all the rest are just toys.

quote Originally posted by Boondawg: Riding Lesson 456,228,636.03: Know the control limits of your mass in a rapidly changing enviorment. Don't expand in a shrinking "action zone". Don't compress your available buffer zone. When seeking your limits, aim just this side of it.

and wear your leathers and your helmet.

quote Originally posted by ryan.hess: and wear your leathers and your helmet.

I definitely second that !

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technology is great when it works
and one big pain in the ass when it doesn't.
Detroit iron rules all the rest are just toys.

I gave up riding a bike many years ago.When I realized that people in cars thought they could pass you on the right when there was only one lane,or would make eye contact with you and still pull out in front of you.But it was mostly because I had 5 kids and I didn't want them to grow up without a father.

Glad you are OK. Be careful out there. I have always dreamed of owning a bike, but I'll second what Hugh said above, I want my 3 kids to have a father.

quote Originally posted by Crash McBoondawg: Probibly should be sewed up, but I cleaned er' up, glued er' back down, and taped er' up.

I swear we're cut from the same cloth bro'. Sounds like exactly the kind of thing I'd do...or rather, *have* done. Takes a tough bastage to grit his false teeth, scrub the dirt out of a wound and wrap it up with electrical tape (or duct tape in some of my particular instances, electrical tape just wasn't big enough!) and delcare they'll ride that bull again.
Can't tell ya how glad I am that you're overall OK. Have a cold Molsen, go kick a mooses ass, and have a nap.
Take care bro'.

Maybe I should send you the Robbie Kenieval starter kit! (A box of adhesive bandages, a crash helmet, a flare gun and a cape)

I don't ride bikes, but I do respect them.

If I'm following a bike on the road, I make sure they have enough comfortable space between us. I hate it when I see cars tailgate a motorcycle.

Glad you are ok, ya big dummy!

Pictures? I haven't ridden in years also. Too many crazy people in cars that don't respect those on bikes.

Where is that "This post is worthless without pics" gif?

Glad to hear your ok. You glued it back up?? LOL

I layed one of my bikes down here at VIR (Virginia International Raceway) . I also layed one down doing the exact same thing you did. Left turn, too fast, went down onto pavement but had full gear on, was doing about 45mph when I layed it down and just got a little road rash on my forearm.

Its not fun, but with the right gear, you can walk away. Boonie, just remember

Laws of physics > Helmet Law

The thought of wearing a helmet should never be in question. You can pick them up for around $50 and they do make the difference of life and death.