April 3rd, 2012, 08:51 PM | #1 |
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Name: Randy
Location: Toledo Ohio
Join Date: Feb 2012 Motorcycle(s): 06 ninja 250 Posts: 16
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Crash. Lowside
Was riding around with some buddy's today and the unimaginable happened..
Following both my friends and they both slammed on their brakes to avoid a 4in h divit on the road. While my dumbass thought that it would be a smart idea to pass them on the other lane since it was clear for like 5 mins... Wrong. Some car was there doing the same speed like us. (was doing 60 in a 45 ) Ended up freaking out And locking the rear brake up hit the divit on the road and low sided the bike. I ended up hitting my head pretty hard on his rear tire bounced around and hit his muffler. MY GEAR SAVED MY LIFE!! The helmet and the Knox protector worked flawlessly. Saved my back and my elbows and the helmet. Whew. What an awesome thing!! My pants are shredded by the knees and I have some pretty bad road rash on my right knee and a hurt ankle. The bike seems ok. The forks might be bent or misaligned and a little scratch on the upper fairing. I'm planning on purchasing some new gear this payday. Jacket Helmet Pants I'm NEVER riding without gear EVER |
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April 3rd, 2012, 09:36 PM | #2 |
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Name: Alex
Location: Mobile, AL
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God...that sounds nightmarish. Glad you walked away with nothing serious.
...um, btw what's "divit"...even google doesn't know that word |
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April 3rd, 2012, 09:41 PM | #3 |
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That sucks man . Glad u walked away with nothing serious
Divot is the word I believe like a dip trench or linear pothole I think It is specific to like a piece of sod ripped up from a golf club or horse hoofe but i have heard it used to describe a sudden abrupt dip in any surface such as body work bondo or pavement |
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April 3rd, 2012, 10:18 PM | #6 |
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April 3rd, 2012, 10:31 PM | #7 |
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April 4th, 2012, 02:23 AM | #9 |
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April 4th, 2012, 02:26 AM | #10 |
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Hi Randy. Glad you are ok from your crash.
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