Been there, done that. My first off!

Aquila · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 01 Aug 2011 Karma :

Took me only 2 months after passing my Mod2! Please find some pics for the occasion below.

I was riding home last night in the rain close to midnight. I'm almost home (~100m), and approaching a junction at roughly 30mph. I brake too hard and too suddenly (still in a straight line, several m from the junction). The front wheel immediately locks and the bike starts toppling, and before I can even react, the bike has leaned over way too much. There is a short moment of panic when I desperately try to do something, anything, help dammit, come on!, and I hit the ground, tumble a bit, get on my back, and slide a few meters to a halt. Meanwhile, the engine spins down and dies. I I get to my feet but notice my left knee hurts, struggle a bit and pick up my bike. I tried to start it a few times but gave up. Luckily I was only 100m from my home, so I push my bike back.
I'm always very conscientious about being properly kitted every time I go out for a ride, but I wasn't wearing proper bike trousers last night (going out dancing, I wanted to look "nice"). At least I had my bike jacket on, which definitely saved me from requiring nice skin grafts! ATGATT. There's a reason for this saying. I had to learn it the "hard" way of course... Still, I consider myself very very lucky I had this experience at such low speed, having all my limbs intact, and causing no property damage to anyone else.
I had an X-ray today. AT least there weren't any broken bones, but the soft tissues are gonna take a few weeks to heal, and I'll have to limp around everywhere for now...
Oh, and I thought I was gonna die of old age stuck in traffic today, as I'd gotten so used to filtering haha Laughing

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JoeDougieDoug... · World Chat Champion Joined: 25 Oct 2011 Karma :

Sorry to hear about your spill mate. The bike doesn't look too bad! I had my first off on my CBT, atleast now you're a proper biker Wink

Haha.
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Easter Bunny · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 Aug 2010 Karma :

Sorry to hear this.....................................is there plenty of tread on the front? Wink

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Gerrard · Spanner Monkey Joined: 15 Feb 2011 Karma :

Glad you aint too badly injured and the bike is repairable.

A bit too heavey on the front brake by the look of it..
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Rogerborg · nimbA Joined: 26 Oct 2010 Karma :

Aw, bad luck. I remember us drooling over that bike when you got it, I hope you get it all prettied up again soon.

Aquila · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 01 Aug 2011 Karma :

FerretFing · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Nov 2007 Karma :

Sorry to hear of the off but at least you're in one piece! My first off was on my test (old style) also in the rain on the emergency stop......handful of front brake = owwww & shitloads of embarrassment Embarassed

good to hear that you are looking to get straight back in there Thumbs Up

Pie-Roe · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Feb 2007 Karma :