August 15th, 2011, 02:47 PM | #1 |
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Name: Patrick
Location: Mesa, AZ
Join Date: Oct 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2001 EX250 Posts: 16
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Two crashes in three days
I've enjoyed reading about the misfortune of others here so I thought I'd share my crash stories as well.
In mid May I decided to take a week off work spend it riding leisurely through northern Arizona. I'd been anxious to do some touring on my Bandit 1200. Ultimately, I wanted to go to the Grand Canyon and see the Skywalk. On the second day a cold front moved in and made it too cold for the gear I had packed so I decided to head back towards Phoenix via Lake Roosevelt. As I was riding next to the lake on AZ 188, I came up on a right hand blind turn. As I approached I noticed a box truck emerging from the turn in the opposite direction. A few seconds later a yellow Civic came roaring around the box truck, passing it in my lane. I dove into the shoulder to avoid a head-on collision, hit the brakes, and the bike low-sided on the gravel shoulder. Neither the Civic, nor the truck stopped to see if I was okay. My gear did it's job and I escaped with a bruised wrist, scraped knee, and miscellaneous other small pains. I was able to ride the bike back home. The only damage being a few new scrapes. After recuperating for a day and fully inspecting the bike I thought go for a local ride. A 'get back on the horse' kind of thing. So I rode up to Tortilla Flats which is a nice twisty road. The way there was uneventful. On the return trip my confidence was high (too high, actually) and I decided to pick up the pace. Shortly thereafter I exited a turn too fast and was unable to get good shape on the next one. As I entered the turn the situation became painfully clear. I clearly remember hoping that I could get away with a tiny bit of front break to help the situation. I couldn't. Front end tucked and I slid and tumbled off onto the shoulder. My gear once again did it's job. I sprained my wrist, cracked a rib, and had minor road rash on my knee and forearm. This one did much more damage to the bike: bent handlebars, broken gauges, broken rear cowling, broken turn signals, and a whole family tree of scratches and gouges. |
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August 15th, 2011, 07:18 PM | #2 |
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Name: Alan
Location: Delaware, USA
Join Date: Jul 2010 Motorcycle(s): '10 Ninja 250 Posts: 221
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Sorry to hear about the injuries and all. Guess it just wasn't your day(s).
Hope you and the bike heal up OK. |
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August 15th, 2011, 08:29 PM | #3 |
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August 15th, 2011, 10:20 PM | #4 |
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damn... that horse doesn't want to be broken does it. hope you and the bike heal up quick.
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August 16th, 2011, 08:13 PM | #5 |
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Name: Jonathan
Location: Beaverton OR
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Sorry to hear that, heal up quick.
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