First and foremost, I'm perfectly fine. 2nd so is the FJR courtesy of the new crash bars. At least most of it. I'll need to have some work done on my left rear bag, and I already have a replacement left mirror that I bought online, so damage was minimal.
During my commute to work yesterday I went into an intersection, making a left hand turn. Next thing I know, my head's bouncing off the pavement and I'm sliding down the road. *BAM* that fast. I was going about 20 mph (guestimate). The road I was on was 45mph, I made the light and didn't have to stop.
Fortunately for me, there was an ambulance waiting at the light. The EMT's jumped out and said "Dude, you OK?"
I checked, had all my digits, and extremities. and said yeah, can you help me pick up the bike?
So we did. They asked if I wanted them to call it in to get a police report. Nobody was hurt, I didn't hit anything, so uh, no.
Turns out there was some pretty slippery shit in that intersection. Very oily. Maybe diesel fuel?
Some photos are posted on my website here:
http://www.dishers.com/2009/03/17/fjr-crash-bars-a-good-investmentI have already ordered a new helmet, my jacket is fine, so are my gloves. My jeans are ruined, well, they'll be jean shorts. (I normally commute in Jeans, but will rethink that). If it hadn't been so slick my leg might be a little more hurt.
So all's well that ends well.
And now I'm no longer a virgin. And I think I still have 3 fewer crashes than Mac so it's all good.
