Time to ramble a little...
I've had ample time to enumerate all the reasons things went wrong in a hurry, and how. Point 6, 10, and 11 from "Why We Crash" apply, combined with sleep deprivation, pain from working in the garage for the previous two days, as well as attempting a unfamiliar course after having made changes to the motorcycles operation.
Didn't come out of this unscathed, x-ray results pending, and we'll see what comes next. More bruises than breaks, and only 1/4" of lost skin where a glove split. I'm glad the bike still ran and it was able to carry me home. The joke of the day was the reduced range ... due to the huge dent in the tank.
I'm grateful for the golden horseshoe that must be lodged somewhere up my rear end, it could have been worse. I'm also grateful for @Soulcatcher668's help in pulling my bike out of the ditch and making sure I got home alight. A very kind group of cyclists happened upon us and lent a very big hand.
I'm also reminded by @Sochi's reply in my "Introduce Yourself" post. In the grand scheme of things, I optimistically think I'm currently somewhere around here:
Still figuring out what to do about the motorcycle. My very wise wife, and my family doctor, both insist that I cool it for the season until all the results are in. Slight grumbling aside... second hand parts are not hard to come by, but the total price of replacement parts comes pretty darn close to the $2300 price-tag of the whole motorcycle. Do I part it out and buy something else? Do I give in to emotion and fix it back up? Do I sell it as is?
No pressure to get off the fence any time soon, considering I can't even tie up my shoelaces without being in pain.
I've had ample time to enumerate all the reasons things went wrong in a hurry, and how. Point 6, 10, and 11 from "Why We Crash" apply, combined with sleep deprivation, pain from working in the garage for the previous two days, as well as attempting a unfamiliar course after having made changes to the motorcycles operation.
Didn't come out of this unscathed, x-ray results pending, and we'll see what comes next. More bruises than breaks, and only 1/4" of lost skin where a glove split. I'm glad the bike still ran and it was able to carry me home. The joke of the day was the reduced range ... due to the huge dent in the tank.
I'm grateful for the golden horseshoe that must be lodged somewhere up my rear end, it could have been worse. I'm also grateful for @Soulcatcher668's help in pulling my bike out of the ditch and making sure I got home alight. A very kind group of cyclists happened upon us and lent a very big hand.
I'm also reminded by @Sochi's reply in my "Introduce Yourself" post. In the grand scheme of things, I optimistically think I'm currently somewhere around here:
Still figuring out what to do about the motorcycle. My very wise wife, and my family doctor, both insist that I cool it for the season until all the results are in. Slight grumbling aside... second hand parts are not hard to come by, but the total price of replacement parts comes pretty darn close to the $2300 price-tag of the whole motorcycle. Do I part it out and buy something else? Do I give in to emotion and fix it back up? Do I sell it as is?
No pressure to get off the fence any time soon, considering I can't even tie up my shoelaces without being in pain.
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) But I never had tank dented like this tho, mostly fairings and other sticking out parts... if bike is pretty cheap - the only reasonable way to fix it up - used parts from ebay (*edit: or buy a parts bike - see below) and your own wrenching. Get better soon and back to the saddle I am sure you will. Cheers
that dent in the tank looks pretty serious! Rest up and get well soon!
