Re: Crash Analysis: What did you learn?
recap:
Had the Monster for maybe two weeks- had not ridden in about 10 years. Was on a 4 lane highway and attempting to turn off onto a 2 lane street. It was the type of intersection that has an island dividing the turn lane from the other lanes. I came in at maybe 20 mph saw a bunch of sand- focused on that as I put my brakes on- hit the curb at maybe 5-10 mph.
What I did right:
Fortunately had my helmet on as my head impacted the street pretty hard. My knee came down first and took the majority of the force.
What I did wrong:
Duh- object fixation. You go where you look. Unfortunately I was only wearing jeans, a jean jacket and sneakers. My knee was tore up pretty good. You can see pictures of me at the docs office getting stitched under Misc.- crashes and wrecks in photo gallery.
How it could have been avoided:
Well, I am still paranoid about sand and debris in the road. It just comes down to the old trust your bike mentality. I probably would have made it through without crashing. I now have a lovely scar on my knee, and a dent in the gas tank as momentos of said crash.
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Minneapolis, MN
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