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Well it happened - I went down on the motorway on my nice new Sunset Red Sprint.
It was heavy fog all day today. Condensation in the visor, despite the Shoei pinlock, heavy misting on the outside of the visor, slippery road, heavy traffic & speed restrictions, weather warnings everywhere - and roadworks. Where the M1 is having road widening (Junction 10 - Luton) the road splits into a contraflow. I was changing lane and slightly misjudged, clipped a traffic cone that marked the entry to the split lanes. That caused a wobble but I held upright - but not so upright that I could do anything about the car that clipped me coming past - down I went & into the cones at about 30 / 40 mph. At least they meant I wasn't in the path of the traffic...
The car that caught me didn't stop, but the guy behind did & helped me get the bike up again.
At least I am ok - just a bit of bruising under my arm and a small bruise on the hip where I hit the deck & slid into traffic cones. Boy, am I pleased I invested in proper gear. My new all weather suit did the job brilliantly
The irony is that I was on my way back home from having the drag lnk bolt done under the latest recall - otherwise I wouldn't have gone out today... I did a long trip yesterday in fog and wasn't in the mood for it again - but I was booked in, so I went !! I usually have a rule of thumb not to ride if I don't feel right, as that is when I find small mistakes happen. Should have listened to myself more today !
Thankfully, I wasn't too far from the dealer, who got the bike patched up and rideable again for me. But it is going to cost a lot to replace the top fairing (now missing a big chunk), the lower fairing and whatever else they spotted - all on my insurance. But that why we pay for it I suppose.
All the mechanical bits are ok, as are the forks and frame (apart froma small scuff). The crash bung is bust though - more money well spent ! Heaven knows how much worse the damage would have been without it.
I have to take responsibility for this one, as I miscalculated. Even though it was a minor miscalculation, I could have been more aware of some of the surrounding traffic. I'd like to think that on most other days I would have been.
At the moment I 'm just pleased to be here, with my new baby daughter screaming her head off !!
Keep it shiny side up & have a good holiday everyone.
It was heavy fog all day today. Condensation in the visor, despite the Shoei pinlock, heavy misting on the outside of the visor, slippery road, heavy traffic & speed restrictions, weather warnings everywhere - and roadworks. Where the M1 is having road widening (Junction 10 - Luton) the road splits into a contraflow. I was changing lane and slightly misjudged, clipped a traffic cone that marked the entry to the split lanes. That caused a wobble but I held upright - but not so upright that I could do anything about the car that clipped me coming past - down I went & into the cones at about 30 / 40 mph. At least they meant I wasn't in the path of the traffic...
The car that caught me didn't stop, but the guy behind did & helped me get the bike up again.
At least I am ok - just a bit of bruising under my arm and a small bruise on the hip where I hit the deck & slid into traffic cones. Boy, am I pleased I invested in proper gear. My new all weather suit did the job brilliantly
The irony is that I was on my way back home from having the drag lnk bolt done under the latest recall - otherwise I wouldn't have gone out today... I did a long trip yesterday in fog and wasn't in the mood for it again - but I was booked in, so I went !! I usually have a rule of thumb not to ride if I don't feel right, as that is when I find small mistakes happen. Should have listened to myself more today !
Thankfully, I wasn't too far from the dealer, who got the bike patched up and rideable again for me. But it is going to cost a lot to replace the top fairing (now missing a big chunk), the lower fairing and whatever else they spotted - all on my insurance. But that why we pay for it I suppose.
All the mechanical bits are ok, as are the forks and frame (apart froma small scuff). The crash bung is bust though - more money well spent ! Heaven knows how much worse the damage would have been without it.
I have to take responsibility for this one, as I miscalculated. Even though it was a minor miscalculation, I could have been more aware of some of the surrounding traffic. I'd like to think that on most other days I would have been.
At the moment I 'm just pleased to be here, with my new baby daughter screaming her head off !!
Keep it shiny side up & have a good holiday everyone.
