Sad thing is I read this tread this morning and afterwards was on my way to go get haircut and this guy pulled right out infront of me from a side street couldn't keep bike from going down.. People on the road said I missed hitting him by 6 inches.. ruined new shoes, icon jacket ( glad I wore it for the short ride), Helmet is all messed up ( again glad I wore it for short ride), broke the mirror, fairing is un-repairable,knee is all f'd up, arm has bad road rash and back is hurting... But as for how do you crash I sure didn't tense up I just let go of the bike and tried to just let the inevitable happen lol.. Hey I did go get my haircut as planned right afterwards since I have a job interview tomorrow