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General Banter / Re: I'm okay - The bike is totaled but my not :-)
« on: May 22, 2012, 10:55:30 AM »
I was amazed what good gear did for me. The bike went down hard and blow up in to tons of pieces from my dash gadgets to all the plastic dash pieces and more. My armored jacket serious protected my shoulder, The knee armor definitely saved my left knee, Full face helmet was a big factor in saving my face big time. BTW: pkpk I did find my cell phone under me next to the road road ties and it still works :-)
5-19 Accident Location was Gianoli Rd & Mound Ridge Rd.
No speed limit signs in the area, no visibility of the turn due to hill, no curve head sign with speed posted and the actual turn is more like a "T" not a curve
Here is the link: http://g.co/maps/ev7ud
What I Did: I was giving the rider in front more room and therefore I didn't know which way to turn left or right for an instant, I was not slowing down going up the hill so the down hill accelerated my speed. I went too heavy on the back brakes because of my 36+ years of dirt trail riding in emergency braking situations. I did let the bike bust through the barbed wire fence before I slide through it in to the cow pasture / pen.
What I Should of Done: I should of been going slower and kept up with the rider in front who was slower than me in the turns so I would of been pacing him better and I would of know which way to turn. I should of used my front brakes much more then applied rear brakes to help if needed before the turn. I also could of been wearing my gauntlet style gloves even if it was very warm out to avoid road rash on my wrist (I had summer protective gloves on that saved my knuckles at least )
5-19 Accident Location was Gianoli Rd & Mound Ridge Rd.
No speed limit signs in the area, no visibility of the turn due to hill, no curve head sign with speed posted and the actual turn is more like a "T" not a curve
Here is the link: http://g.co/maps/ev7ud
What I Did: I was giving the rider in front more room and therefore I didn't know which way to turn left or right for an instant, I was not slowing down going up the hill so the down hill accelerated my speed. I went too heavy on the back brakes because of my 36+ years of dirt trail riding in emergency braking situations. I did let the bike bust through the barbed wire fence before I slide through it in to the cow pasture / pen.
What I Should of Done: I should of been going slower and kept up with the rider in front who was slower than me in the turns so I would of been pacing him better and I would of know which way to turn. I should of used my front brakes much more then applied rear brakes to help if needed before the turn. I also could of been wearing my gauntlet style gloves even if it was very warm out to avoid road rash on my wrist (I had summer protective gloves on that saved my knuckles at least )
This is only a proposed Pace System all ideas and improvements are welcome. Thanks in advance for looking this system over.
New riders want to fit in and knowing this simple type of pacing system will help them hook-up with the right riding groups. This will also help with safety and prevent riders trying to keep up and ride outside their comfort zone.