kevlarorc
January 18th, 2010, 03:22 PM
I was planning to ride some Lime Creek Rd today but I got about 2 miles into it before it was over.
I was planning on doing a motovlog today and I got onto Lime Creek Rd. There was a guy pushing up a little bit behind me so I took off and left him in the dust for a minute so I could make space for me to slow down and pull off. I passed a couple potential driveway turnoffs but was going too fast to slow down in time as they were all appearing from around corners. I got to one section where I remembered seeing a driveway that goes at an angle to the road so I wouldn't have to slow down too much ( like a V shape with it branching off the main road). I approached it and started braking and right as I hit the transition between the road and the pavement I bit the dust...or mud and slid for about 10 to 15 feet. I don't even know if my eyes were open at this point but it felt like my right leg was stuck under the bike and I was scared that if I stopped rolling and the bike kept going that it would just twist my leg and snap it. Luckily this didn't happen and my leg came free.
I lay there for a minute and the guy who had been behind me pulled up and checked on me. My right foot and knee were aching like crazy at first but I got up and he helped me pick the bike up before the engine got flooded. My camera was actually on my helmet at the time but wasn't running (DAMNIT! :mad:) and it snapped off as I skidded across the ground. I think it actually took the brunt of any hit that I may have taken to the head because my helmet only has a few scratches on the visor and the camera just has a few scratches on the front near the lens.
My bike wouldn't start at first so I thought the engine might have flooded. Oh yeah, somehow the killswitch had been knocked or something so the engine wasn't running after I crashed. I don't really know much about engines and I'm still learning alot of this bike stuff so I figured I'd try to do a rolling start. Patrick (the guy who stopped) helped me push the bike up the driveway and I rolled it down while squeezing the clutch in and back out and hitting the ignition. It started right as I reached the road again.
Patrick told me he lived close and if I needed help he was right around the corner and then he left. I got my things together, picked up pieces of the bike, and then tried to head home. Right as I shifted into first gear the bike just shut off as if I didn't have the clutch in. I could swear I did but maybe with all the confusion I wasn't paying attention. It didn't lurch forward or anything like it would if I let go of the clutch in first. I got off the bike and listened to the engine and it was making a "wishing" sound sort of like wind going through a screen, this was with the ignition off. I thought maybe something was overheated because it kinda sounded like steam but not quite that harsh of a sizzle. Anybody know?
Anywho, the "wishing" sound died down so I tried to start up again and it started up. Then I just took it slow home.
My pants (Alpinestars Urban DNS) are all ripped up on the right knee and my knee is scraped up. My leather boot is scraped up really bad on the toe but it held up OK. My jacket is a little scuffed on the shoulder but not bad really.
I will definitely be investing in some leather riding pants, I don't trust these textile ones now. My right rear faring is cracked pretty badly so I'll have to replace it, the right faring is really scuffed as well, the right turn signal is snapped off, the mirror is a little scuffed but not enough to warrant replacing, the muffler obviously is scuffed, and my front brake lever is ground way down on the ball but somehow not bent haha.
Can anyone give me advice on the whishing sound? Also, what should I do about the right fairing? Does it need to be replaced or is this something I should sand down and have repainted? I don't think it has cracks in it but I haven't inspected thoroughly yet.
Sorry for the wall of text. Video of the aftermath forthcoming.
Update with video
3ER91rXlf-E
I was planning on doing a motovlog today and I got onto Lime Creek Rd. There was a guy pushing up a little bit behind me so I took off and left him in the dust for a minute so I could make space for me to slow down and pull off. I passed a couple potential driveway turnoffs but was going too fast to slow down in time as they were all appearing from around corners. I got to one section where I remembered seeing a driveway that goes at an angle to the road so I wouldn't have to slow down too much ( like a V shape with it branching off the main road). I approached it and started braking and right as I hit the transition between the road and the pavement I bit the dust...or mud and slid for about 10 to 15 feet. I don't even know if my eyes were open at this point but it felt like my right leg was stuck under the bike and I was scared that if I stopped rolling and the bike kept going that it would just twist my leg and snap it. Luckily this didn't happen and my leg came free.
I lay there for a minute and the guy who had been behind me pulled up and checked on me. My right foot and knee were aching like crazy at first but I got up and he helped me pick the bike up before the engine got flooded. My camera was actually on my helmet at the time but wasn't running (DAMNIT! :mad:) and it snapped off as I skidded across the ground. I think it actually took the brunt of any hit that I may have taken to the head because my helmet only has a few scratches on the visor and the camera just has a few scratches on the front near the lens.
My bike wouldn't start at first so I thought the engine might have flooded. Oh yeah, somehow the killswitch had been knocked or something so the engine wasn't running after I crashed. I don't really know much about engines and I'm still learning alot of this bike stuff so I figured I'd try to do a rolling start. Patrick (the guy who stopped) helped me push the bike up the driveway and I rolled it down while squeezing the clutch in and back out and hitting the ignition. It started right as I reached the road again.
Patrick told me he lived close and if I needed help he was right around the corner and then he left. I got my things together, picked up pieces of the bike, and then tried to head home. Right as I shifted into first gear the bike just shut off as if I didn't have the clutch in. I could swear I did but maybe with all the confusion I wasn't paying attention. It didn't lurch forward or anything like it would if I let go of the clutch in first. I got off the bike and listened to the engine and it was making a "wishing" sound sort of like wind going through a screen, this was with the ignition off. I thought maybe something was overheated because it kinda sounded like steam but not quite that harsh of a sizzle. Anybody know?
Anywho, the "wishing" sound died down so I tried to start up again and it started up. Then I just took it slow home.
My pants (Alpinestars Urban DNS) are all ripped up on the right knee and my knee is scraped up. My leather boot is scraped up really bad on the toe but it held up OK. My jacket is a little scuffed on the shoulder but not bad really.
I will definitely be investing in some leather riding pants, I don't trust these textile ones now. My right rear faring is cracked pretty badly so I'll have to replace it, the right faring is really scuffed as well, the right turn signal is snapped off, the mirror is a little scuffed but not enough to warrant replacing, the muffler obviously is scuffed, and my front brake lever is ground way down on the ball but somehow not bent haha.
Can anyone give me advice on the whishing sound? Also, what should I do about the right fairing? Does it need to be replaced or is this something I should sand down and have repainted? I don't think it has cracks in it but I haven't inspected thoroughly yet.
Sorry for the wall of text. Video of the aftermath forthcoming.
Update with video
3ER91rXlf-E