Hi all,
I had my first inciding with the Rs on October 18th - it's been raining non stop for the past few weeks so I haven't been able to take any pics until today, albeit very bad ones.
I was on my way to work on a rainy wednesday morning where visibility was zero and there was at least 2cm of standing water on most parts of the road(s) I take to go to work. I arrived at a roundabout and stopped to give way to a car that was coming from the left and after the car passed I took off very gingerly as this roundabout is notorious for accidents due to bad surface and exaggerated camber.
Just as I tipped into the roundabout, and it was a few degrees only, both wheels said goodbye and I fell on my left hip/shoulder taking the brunt of the fall. I tried NOT to let go of the Rs, contrary to what one should do - I know but the oncoming traffic would have destroyed the bike, but I couldn't hold on for more than a few seconds. The Rs and I parted company and we went about 15metres in opposite directions.
Thank God I had my full winter/wet gear on - Dainese Gator jacket, Dainese Odessa pants, Spidi winter gloves and Timberland boots (normally I wear biking boots but on this ocassion chose not to). I ended up with muscular pain and that was it. At the hospital I was xrayed and relieved to find nothing fractured, even hairline.
Thank you R&G racing for those wonderful frame, bar-end and fork sliders. They saved my bike! I only have 1 sraped Rizoma bar-end mirror, the side stand is scraped and the gear lever was a little bent.
I straightened the gear change lever with my toolkit (the sparkplug socket thing) and I was able to ride to the hospital without any problems.
So guys n gals, please make sure you wear protective gear in bad weather and all year round if possible. My Dainese jacket has a couple of small holes and that's about it. Excellent equipment, even if it was expensive to purchase.
As it goes, i've just treated the winter outfit to some Nikwax cleaner and Nikwax wash in waterproofing agent.
Attached are some (poor quality) pics.
Regards,
NuTTs
I had my first inciding with the Rs on October 18th - it's been raining non stop for the past few weeks so I haven't been able to take any pics until today, albeit very bad ones.
I was on my way to work on a rainy wednesday morning where visibility was zero and there was at least 2cm of standing water on most parts of the road(s) I take to go to work. I arrived at a roundabout and stopped to give way to a car that was coming from the left and after the car passed I took off very gingerly as this roundabout is notorious for accidents due to bad surface and exaggerated camber.
Just as I tipped into the roundabout, and it was a few degrees only, both wheels said goodbye and I fell on my left hip/shoulder taking the brunt of the fall. I tried NOT to let go of the Rs, contrary to what one should do - I know but the oncoming traffic would have destroyed the bike, but I couldn't hold on for more than a few seconds. The Rs and I parted company and we went about 15metres in opposite directions.
Thank God I had my full winter/wet gear on - Dainese Gator jacket, Dainese Odessa pants, Spidi winter gloves and Timberland boots (normally I wear biking boots but on this ocassion chose not to). I ended up with muscular pain and that was it. At the hospital I was xrayed and relieved to find nothing fractured, even hairline.
Thank you R&G racing for those wonderful frame, bar-end and fork sliders. They saved my bike! I only have 1 sraped Rizoma bar-end mirror, the side stand is scraped and the gear lever was a little bent.
I straightened the gear change lever with my toolkit (the sparkplug socket thing) and I was able to ride to the hospital without any problems.
So guys n gals, please make sure you wear protective gear in bad weather and all year round if possible. My Dainese jacket has a couple of small holes and that's about it. Excellent equipment, even if it was expensive to purchase.
As it goes, i've just treated the winter outfit to some Nikwax cleaner and Nikwax wash in waterproofing agent.
Attached are some (poor quality) pics.
Regards,
NuTTs
