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It is said that it's not if but when.
When was Sunday on Rt 30 near Big Bear Lake, CA. Traveling between cages on a twisty mountain road. For some reason I was in the middle of the lane as I usually ride in the right track. Looking ahead and not down I was surprised when the front wheel suddenly went out to the right in a left sweeper. Automatic reaction got under it and straightened up, but now too close to the dirt and too late to change that. Went straight into a rock cliff and did a face and right shoulder plant into said rock at about 30 - 40 mph. Needless to say I did the ambulance ride to the hospital and the Pathfinder is in sad shape with bent fork tubes, rt side muffler with a big dent, rt side bag demolished and destroyed fairing. Lucky I wasn't on the freeway doing my usual 80 - 100 mph although when I saw that rock cliff coming, I was sure it was all over. I got scratches on my face, some missing skin on my rt arm even though I was wearing a leather jacket and a couple of broken ribs. I still consider myself a real lucky guy for that.
Looking at the accident scene I could see rocks in the middle of the lane, but the area where cage wheels run was clean and it was new pavement. Looked like someone had did a burn out from the side somewhere and the traffic had cleared it up where cage wheels ran but the center was littered with rocks.
I am wondering if maybe I'm too old for motorcycles as I don't heal as fast as I used to. I do love to ride so I'm gonna wait until I am healed to make any decisions in that area.
When was Sunday on Rt 30 near Big Bear Lake, CA. Traveling between cages on a twisty mountain road. For some reason I was in the middle of the lane as I usually ride in the right track. Looking ahead and not down I was surprised when the front wheel suddenly went out to the right in a left sweeper. Automatic reaction got under it and straightened up, but now too close to the dirt and too late to change that. Went straight into a rock cliff and did a face and right shoulder plant into said rock at about 30 - 40 mph. Needless to say I did the ambulance ride to the hospital and the Pathfinder is in sad shape with bent fork tubes, rt side muffler with a big dent, rt side bag demolished and destroyed fairing. Lucky I wasn't on the freeway doing my usual 80 - 100 mph although when I saw that rock cliff coming, I was sure it was all over. I got scratches on my face, some missing skin on my rt arm even though I was wearing a leather jacket and a couple of broken ribs. I still consider myself a real lucky guy for that.
Looking at the accident scene I could see rocks in the middle of the lane, but the area where cage wheels run was clean and it was new pavement. Looked like someone had did a burn out from the side somewhere and the traffic had cleared it up where cage wheels ran but the center was littered with rocks.
I am wondering if maybe I'm too old for motorcycles as I don't heal as fast as I used to. I do love to ride so I'm gonna wait until I am healed to make any decisions in that area.
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