Raux fall down go boom

[Raux]

Well a decreasing radius blind corner in the middle of the woods with a guard rail protecting a 50ft drop got me.

Here's the basic story, i'll edit this post as i upload pictures. about 9 hours  ago...

Going down a new road at a decent pace. sign shows curves ahead... ok so i slow preparing for said curves.. take a few.. all nice, smooth nothing fancy. road is narrow two lane with ZERO room for error. guard rails are 12 inches off the road with no runoff road only wet dirt/leaves between the edge and the rail.

Anyway, come up to a blind left with a nice radius, little down hill, lean into and then as my eyes follow notice the decreasing radius and my increasing push to the outside. i trail brake with the throttle on, lean more lean more lean more... then i make the mistake of looking at the front wheel going toward the leaves... target fixation... i stay with it though still leaning as hard as i can... i was at the end of the corner but needed 6 inches too much. front goes into the leaves i go down, 5 feet i hit one rail support, 10 more feet nail the second support. i roll in the road for 5 more.

stand up and go back to the corner quick to slow the car behind me. he stops puts out a triangle and a moto guzzi rider stops (nice bike... took at picture of that too!). i assess my bike. pick it up (which was quite easy with the adrenaline) and move it off the road. Had to practically pick up and drag the front though.

Start checking the bike. Front rim shattered. two of the three spokes are broke off, the rim is cut in half. both front brakes are bent with about 3 bolts each missing. lower triple is at a wierd angle and the top triple is in 3 pieces. the light is smashed front and back and the aluminum is split in a couple of places. one mirror is gone... i mean gone, probably down the hill where i would have been without the rail. the other hanging. handlebar bent. left peg is cut in half, left rearset bent in. shifter bent. kickstand bent. passenger peg bent. slight scratches on seat cover, left exhaust can scratched, wierd dent in front exhaust pipe near the head. don't know about the main frame since there was a bit of paint off a weld at the head tube. could be bent.

good things. no tank damage, no engine damage or scratches, in fact bike was still running. pazzos good to go. ADAC if you are in germany get it. roadside assistance is awesome.

and me... bruised right foot, sore left shoulder (more previous injury i'm sure). my right boot almost got ripped off so i'm assuming whatever did that is what bruised it. all x-rays are neg for breaks. back protector saved some serious kidney damage cause it hit hard. leathers are scratched and ripped. i have one strawberry on the right knee where something tried to rip the leathers off, but i think more from the lining than anything getting through. i was leaned so far over that when i hit down, i touched elbow,forearm first so i didn't fall hard at all on the left side. but my right leg must have hit between the rail and bike or something.

lessons learned... be in a good mood before riding. know the road. i made a bad line choice... it was fine for a constant radius turn, but it sucked for allowing any correction for the decreasing radius. turn late, turn fast. i was in a slow, turning early line. DO NOT target fixate. SOOO glad i had all my equipment on. i would be seriously hurt without it.

[ducpainter]

The important thing is you're OK.

You should post up here too.

[zarn02]

Hell, that sounds... exciting.

Good that you're not beat up too badly, though. Thank heaven for small large favors.

[Raux]

The important thing is you're OK.

You should post up here too.

k will do. and thanks for reminding me about the important thing. i am sooo sad though. my baby. she really is tore up something bad.

[ducpainter]

k will do. and thanks for reminding me about the important thing. i am sooo sad though. my baby. she really is tore up something bad.

They make new motos every day.

[duclvr]

Glad to hear that you are ok for the most part.

[Raux]

[Popeye the Sailor]

Sounds like you did a nice job of wadding the front. Glad you're okay!


Might I suggest you also post up in gear that survived? http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=294.0

It sounds like with as hard as you hit, you're basically okay. I can't imagine that would be the case without the proper gear on....

[zLoki]

It sounds like with as hard as you hit, you're basically okay. I can't imagine that would be the case without the proper gear on....

Seriously, that looks like it would have killed you without the gear.

Sooo happy your are good, make sure you get yourself back on something as soon as you can, dont let the fear set in.

[somegirl]

Glad to hear your gear did a good job protecting you!

[He Man]

wow this had the potential to get bad, but it seems like you got out of it with enough luck to shrug most of it off! glad to hear your okay man.

[Raux]

yeah about getting back on the horse... had a friend pick me up on his bike... geared up and rode home (albeit on the back) right out of the emergency room!

thanks for all the replies. gear all the time is a good rule.

another guy was in the ER with me. he didn't wear leg armor, just jeans... tore a hole in his calf that required 14 stitches inside and out. he did almost the same thing as me in a righthander not far from where i did. he put his bike down early and pushed away so it could have been way worse. i tried to save it til the end.

[mstevens]

I'm really sorry to hear you bashed your bike, but glad you came through it with limited personal damage.

As noted above, once you catch your breath you might want to post in the "Gear that Survived" thread.

[roy-nexus-6]

Man, so sorry to hear you went down, and to see your bike in such a state.

I am absolutely in awe of your commitment to making that corner - I've no doubt I wouldn't have handled it anywhere as well. And well done in your selection of protective gear. Heal well. 

[danaid]

 Glad you're OK!
 It hurts me to see a new bike crashed.
 Looks totaled.
 Time for an 1100S!