grips and bar ends

no...

it still hurts...

trust me


I wear better gear now than I did, and I'm glad I had what I did, but it's gonna hurt when you hit pavement....

but without what I was wearing...I wouldn't ahve a palm or a shoulder, or a hip, or the skin on the back of my head (didn't hit, but rubbed)....from rash.

 

I only experienced rash from my bicycle, once. when I was bout 12 I was haulin azz down a hill and lost it, was only wearing shorts and a tee, rashed my calves to my hip and forearm to shoulder. dont want that ever again. been lucky/careful on motorcycles,(knock on wood) never gotten into anything too hairy.

 

yeah, no gear is a bad idea.

 

Oh wait I did break 2 ribs saving my Kawi zg1000 from falling over hard.

 

the doctor told me I probably didn't break mine, instead I most likely seperated them.....which is the cartilage tearing instead of bone breaking.....

didn't take xrays...nothing they would have done either way...so I didn't wanna pay for xrays..

 

yeah, nothin they can do for the ribs, fixed the bike and rode 1 time with the ribs, that took bout 2 mo.before I felt 100%. and was able to ride again. All due to a misunderstanding in a parkin lot, we were all at a stop,I waved them on, then they waved me on, I motioned again for them to go, they didnt move,so as soon as I started they started and I grabbed a handful of fronts, over I went.

 

ouch


mine was that I went into a corner too hot (not too hot for the bike, just too hot for being a noob) and chickened out, stood the bike up, straightened out, and the front lost traction in the gravel...over I went


what I should have done was just stay in the corner.....a low side is better than what I did.....lets you down easier....even though I would have made it through the turn....(but I didn't know that)

 

when I had my 87 VFR750 F2,WAAAY Back, I saw a guy, I didnt know him but we just ended up riding tog., go real hot into a sweeping L turn, I was on the white line opposite lane, he was a little ahead of me in the L lane yellow line and didnt lean it over far enough for the turn, lost it into a field, Id say we were doin 70-80, bike flipped 3 times and landed on him. I was the first on the scene, was not good. he was wearing gear at least and he survived!! I know because I followd the ambulance to the hospital and literally waited to find out if he made it. We were good friends for a while after that but lost contact over the years

 

that's a crazy story!

I've seen some people go down at speeds of "FFFAAAAASSSSSSSSTTTTTTT" (on track, I was working corners) it's not a pleasant experience.......hopefully I don't wreck this year on track....that would ruin my day....

 

U do track days?

 

worked corners a few times last year, this year I'm going to take the vfr out to the track

one of my friends is an instructor

 

Yo dude, its been nice chattin wit ya, kids are callin, moms at work. Ill let you know bout them bar ends as soon as I get em. Peace!

just got ur last reply, we got pocono raceway here, not far, Id like to do that sometime too, like to do a racin school. Later!

 

have a good night!