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Canuckles

Canuckles

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Hey guys on my way to work today I had my first slider. Back tire slid out from under me just after making a turn slipped out from under me. I’m alright a few small scrapes, I had my gear on so that limited the damage. Bikes alright I was able to ride it home but looks like I might’ve clipped a coolant line, need a new bar end for my left handle bar and new clutch lever. Other than that I’m pretty lucky that’s all I got away with. Hope everyone rides safe today
 
Glad you're alright bud! Stay safe out there, and good thing you were wearing gear. Damage could've been much worse.

Not sure where you are, but here it's slick as hell as it rained all night.
 
mimico_polak said:
Glad you're alright bud! Stay safe out there, and good thing you were wearing gear. Damage could've been much worse.

Not sure where you are, but here it's slick as hell as it rained all night.
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Ya it’s pretty slick here I honestly should’ve kept it in the garage for today but I guess what’s done is done. All I can do now is deal with it. Already contacted my friends so they know I’m alright and my boss is letting me take the day off to get myself situated. Just kinda sucks this happened now since I’m moving out in a couple months so was gonna try and save as much money as possible
 
mimico_polak said:
Glad you're alright bud! Stay safe out there, and good thing you were wearing gear. Damage could've been much worse.

Not sure where you are, but here it's slick as hell as it rained all night.
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I can’t be too mad about it, I wasn’t driving stupid it reckless just some bad luck. Only part I can really put on myself is choosing to take it out when the conditions were poor. Thankfully my friend was at the same stopsign as me turning the opposite direction he saw it in the rear view came and gave me a blocker while I composed myself and got the bike back upright
 
Canuckles said:
Ya it’s pretty slick here I honestly should’ve kept it in the garage for today but I guess what’s done is done. All I can do now is deal with it. Already contacted my friends so they know I’m alright and my boss is letting me take the day off to get myself situated. Just kinda sucks this happened now since I’m moving out in a couple months so was gonna try and save as much money as possible
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Never a good time to have an off in life, but considering the alternative...get yourself straightened out, keep an eye out for some aches and pains over the coming days, and take care of yourself.
 
mimico_polak said:
Never a good time to have an off in life, but considering the alternative...get yourself straightened out, keep an eye out for some aches and pains over the coming days, and take care of yourself.
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Ya I hate taking time off especially in today was going so good I got up early gave myself plenty of time had a nice breakfast. Definitely banged my elbow on the way down I was wearing a jacket with elbow pads but that still definitely stings. Already took a Motrin so gonna just lay down chill out. Overall I’d say it was a very lucky situation. I had a friend nearby to block my bike from traffic, my sister drove my mom out to the crash site so she could make sure I was alright. Overall it was about as ideal as a ****** situation could get
 
I am hungry right now - so I immediately thought:

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I'd call it - "Lowside Crash" ?

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Sochi said:
I am hungry right now - so I immediately thought:

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I'd call it - "Lowside Crash" ?

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I too am very hungry so I could go for a slider but ya low side crash thankfully left side of my bike doesn’t have as much stuff sticking in it so other than the coolant line I think that’s about all that needs actual fixing. I’ll do the clutch and bar end myself. Might need to get the beauty panels replaced someday but they’re not a priority
 
Canuckles said:
I too am very hungry so I could go for a slider but ya low side crash thankfully left side of my bike doesn’t have as much stuff sticking in it so other than the coolant line I think that’s about all that needs actual fixing. I’ll do the clutch and bar end myself. Might need to get the beauty panels replaced someday but they’re not a priority
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not giving any smart advices here, you'll figure it out.
One thing I know - when you push your limits it pays to have a cheap THE most popular bike - there are plenty spare parts on eBay so repair is not too painful for the valet.. if bike is too new or some rare gem - got to go dealer and pay the full price.. just a lessons I'd learned :)
 
Sochi said:
not giving any smart advices here, you'll figure it out.
One thing I know - when you push your limits it pays to have a cheap THE most popular bike - there are a plenty spare parts on eBay so repair is not too painful for the valet.. if bike is too new or some rare jam - got to go dealer and pay the full price.. just a lessons I'd learned :)
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Smart thankfully nothing major is damaged and at least makes my conscious better knowing I wasn’t trying to push my limits or do anything reckless just had some bad luck on my cruise to work
 
Canuckles said:
I can’t be too mad about it, I wasn’t driving stupid it reckless just some bad luck. Only part I can really put on myself is choosing to take it out when the conditions were poor.
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Sorry to hear about this, and glad you came out relatively unharmed. Doesn't the bike have traction control?

That said, please don't take this the wrong way, but that's not the correct mindset if you want to learn from this incident. Luckily this happened at low speed, but it doesn't matter if you THINK you weren't pushing the bike's limits, you actually were (and exceeded them) for you to lose traction). Which means given the same situation in the future, the same thing will happen again if you don't adjust your riding. You can't just blame it on the road conditions.
 
One thing I always suggest is return to the scene and reconstruct what happened in your head. The overall situation, road & weather conditions. What did the other driver's do? What did you do? Why did it happen?

Once you understand the answers, try a mental reconstruction that has you recognize the peril of the situation (situational awareness). Then think through ways you might avoid or manage the situation next time for a better outcome.

Glad you are OK!
 
Relax said:
Sorry to hear about this, and glad you came out relatively unharmed. Doesn't the bike have traction control?

That said, please don't take this the wrong way, but that's not the correct mindset if you want to learn from this incident. Luckily this happened at low speed, but it doesn't matter if you THINK you weren't pushing the bike's limits, you actually were (and exceeded them) for you to lose traction). Which means given the same situation in the future, the same thing will happen again if you don't adjust your riding. You can't just blame it on the road conditions.
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^this.

You really want to dig into what happened and why. That is how we learn.
Chalking it up to 'bad luck' does not help you nor is it honest.

Glad you are OK.
 
Mad Mike said:
One thing I always suggest is return to the scene and reconstruct what happened in your head. The overall situation, road & weather conditions. What did the other driver's do? What did you do? Why did it happen?

Once you understand the answers, try a mental reconstruction that has you recognize the peril of the situation (situational awareness). Then think through ways you might avoid or manage the situation next time for a better outcome.

Glad you are OK!
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And not just for actual accidents, but close calls too since they're usually a coin flip away from being one.
 
+1 on finding out the root cause. Especially if there are other motorcycles or vehicles able to ride/drive the same spot you went down on without crashing. It will point out the error that *you* personally made, either mechanical (bald tires in the rain), or skills-based (too much speed/grabbing front brake/too much throttle out of the turn). It's good to have this knowledge so you can avoid repeating it again.

IMO, "don't ride in the rain" is not a valid lesson to be gained here. Plenty of riders ride in all sorts of inclement conditions, on gravel/sand on the road, rain, snow and ice and manage to keep their bikes upright.
 
Relax said:
And not just for actual accidents, but close calls too since they're usually a coin flip away from being one.
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I liken that approach to workplace safety....

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The more unsafe acts, the more near misses, the more minor injuries, and then all the way up to fatality. Although obviously in our hobby / sport it can climb up pretty damn fast to the top of the pyramid, and sometimes with no fault of our own.

Anyway, glad you're fairly alright there OP.
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