Bike Down ... now with damage.
I'm fine, just a bit of bruised pride, and wrist.
Well, today was fun. Got up at the crack of dawn and took out the motorcycle and headed up the several hours to meet up with panth so that I could get some more guided riding donw and like, learn to use and operate the bike a bit better.
Since, all in all, with the San Diego drivers around, I've really have only ridden around in mid to high speed, and in congested mexican traffic.
Got up here, and Panth tightened up my clutch (apparently I had too much play on it) and then we fine tuned the alignment on my rear wheel. And out we went.
It was fun, and I was very nervous at it, Panth was going a bit too fast for me in places and I, slowed down (seeing the same turn ahead), and took it slower. Went for a while and I was enjoying it and getting more used to turning on the twisties, and just doing more curvy roads at speed (mulholland). Stopped by some biker cafe along the way, and then went to continue on the trip.
Well, we took --- to PCH and then looped back up on the 23 (Decker Canyon). He took me into a hairpin took quicky, and I think I was goin too slowly, and well, managed to run out of tire on the front, and then with the bike now firmly sliding on the ground, wedge itself under the guard rail.
If it werent for the guard rail, there would have just been scratches, But, the front was caught underneath, the post wedged between tire and lights, and the guardrail was now on the display. And the left handlebar and signal firmly drenched in sand and buried. Couldn't pull the bike out. Couldn't even move it. Had to break off some more of the plastic front pieces that were already craked and I had to lift the rearof the bike to an angle high enlugh thath Panth could then push and guide the front underneath the guardrail.
Shifter peg broke again (see Feb) The entire front assembly plastic pieces are mostly non-existant. The headlight assembly operational, but without all the platic around it, it a bit jiggly around.
Still runs. So, I took the lead and we took the entire length of the 23 north doing 20-25, and then back in real city streets, Panth retook the lead and aimed us to his parent's place. (He was obviously feeling a bit overly caustion going 35, instead sf the speed limit -- and on major roads, I was doing just fine [even with needing to hook my foot to shift -- I had practise -- (see feb))
http://tinyurl.com/ice-bike-accident
Photos when I get myself home tomorrow, by riding this bike the 3-4 hours back south, since plans this evening to crash somplace halfway down failed.
Well, today was fun. Got up at the crack of dawn and took out the motorcycle and headed up the several hours to meet up with panth so that I could get some more guided riding donw and like, learn to use and operate the bike a bit better.
Since, all in all, with the San Diego drivers around, I've really have only ridden around in mid to high speed, and in congested mexican traffic.
Got up here, and Panth tightened up my clutch (apparently I had too much play on it) and then we fine tuned the alignment on my rear wheel. And out we went.
It was fun, and I was very nervous at it, Panth was going a bit too fast for me in places and I, slowed down (seeing the same turn ahead), and took it slower. Went for a while and I was enjoying it and getting more used to turning on the twisties, and just doing more curvy roads at speed (mulholland). Stopped by some biker cafe along the way, and then went to continue on the trip.
Well, we took --- to PCH and then looped back up on the 23 (Decker Canyon). He took me into a hairpin took quicky, and I think I was goin too slowly, and well, managed to run out of tire on the front, and then with the bike now firmly sliding on the ground, wedge itself under the guard rail.
If it werent for the guard rail, there would have just been scratches, But, the front was caught underneath, the post wedged between tire and lights, and the guardrail was now on the display. And the left handlebar and signal firmly drenched in sand and buried. Couldn't pull the bike out. Couldn't even move it. Had to break off some more of the plastic front pieces that were already craked and I had to lift the rearof the bike to an angle high enlugh thath Panth could then push and guide the front underneath the guardrail.
Shifter peg broke again (see Feb) The entire front assembly plastic pieces are mostly non-existant. The headlight assembly operational, but without all the platic around it, it a bit jiggly around.
Still runs. So, I took the lead and we took the entire length of the 23 north doing 20-25, and then back in real city streets, Panth retook the lead and aimed us to his parent's place. (He was obviously feeling a bit overly caustion going 35, instead sf the speed limit -- and on major roads, I was doing just fine [even with needing to hook my foot to shift -- I had practise -- (see feb))
http://tinyurl.com/ice-bike-accident
Photos when I get myself home tomorrow, by riding this bike the 3-4 hours back south, since plans this evening to crash somplace halfway down failed.