UPDATE - Parts needed - I heard the song of the sausage creature...

[Ideapimp]

Parts List -
If you've got any of the following, I'd be interested in buying them off of you. Or you may donate to the Ryan Romero fund, of course. Not all are "necessary" but all will help to return the bike to her former glory.

All are for a '06 Sport 1000
- Right Foot Peg
- Stock Front Brake Lever
- Right Front Blinker (though I think all four are the same)
- Stock Right Bar-end Mirror
- Clutch Cover (open preferred, stock chrome works too)
- Right Clip-on handlebar mount ("the tree" so to speak that attaches to the fork and holds the bar)
- Termi 2 - 1 Muffler (just the rear-most muffler section, the rest is fine)



Original Post -
…and it was a cacophonous symphony of wind, exhaust and fear. The sound was deafening. and then it was gone. For the Sausage Creature's mouth was quickly occupied with a huge section of my ass.

In all seriousness, I'm now to be counted among the initiated. I low-sided the bike tonight. First and foremost, the bike only has minor damage. Thanks for asking. I am ok as well.

Will in the lead, me in second, we came around an unfamiliar on ramp to 30. William took it at a good clip, but nothing alarming. I followed. The first part of the curve was fine, then the radius dropped down on us. I felt it coming and wrenched my head to the right, leaned into it, opened up the throttle a bit and locked my gaze on Will's arse (insert gay joke here). I almost pulled it off….almost.

Seems I nicked the outside curb and the bike got out from under me. To my credit Rich and Bryant said it was a textbook lay down. The bike slide out from under me and when I hit I tucked my limbs in and rolled.

As for the bike the exhaust took the brunt. Some minor damage on the mirror, brake pedal, clutch cover, right turn signal, a couple scratches on the tank. Most all of them cosmetic. Bryant and Rich offered to bring the stands by tomorrow and we'll give it a good once over, but the skunk is tough ole broad. She's gonna pull through just fine.

Me, well my shiny white jacket looks pretty cool now. Less shiny. It took a big scrape on the right top shoulder. I skinned a couple of places on the knees, and my left shoulder blade hit the curb pretty hard before I popped up. The helmet's shot. Some good scrapes on there, probably a thud or two of the ole melon against the concrete. I really don't remember much of that, but damn my left shoulder hurts.

All I could think of during the fall was. “F*ck! My poor bike!” I knew I was gonna be fine, but I was worried about her. Seems she came through miraculously well at first glance. I'm sure tomorrow there will be a couple of pictures and maybe a parts list if anyone's looking to sell me some helpful odds and ends.

Lessons Learned:

Will is a better rider than I am.
Respect the unfamiliar curve, for it will hurt you if you don't.
Full-faced helmets for me, ALWAYS.

[caffeinejunkee]

Damn, Ryan, really sorry to hear about the crash but I am glad to hear that you were able to walk away and post this. At the end of the day, that is MOST important.

[dallas2r]

Dude, you don't know how glad I am that you're ok. My heart sank into my stomach when I left that corner and didn't see headlights behind me anymore. It sucks now, but the best part of this whole scenario is that you have your first and only wreck out of the way. The best lesson I learned from my wreck in the Hill Country was to not follow anyone into a corner but to plan my own strategy.

Again, I'm glad you're ok.

-Will

[svoloch]

well holy shit, glad that is out of the way, and that you are ok, and so is the bike...

[cdc]

Glad to hear you are OK. 

cdc

[RichD]

Wow.
GLAD you were wearing a helmet! (and the rest of the gear too).

That sucks... but you are writing about it... so it could be worse.

Keep us posted on you and your bikes progress!

-R

[pipeliner1978]

Really sorry to hear about that.  Glad you are okay! 

[Kevin848]

Man that was the worst feeling coming into that turn and see you and your bike down... So glad that you did'nt get hurt too bad. You know what they say... any crash that you can ride away from  ok, so thats not what they say but just good to know your still in one piece.

[♣ McKraut ♣]

dude...that was a serious sparks show!!!     seriously, though, both you and the bike look no worse for the wear...i'm getting ready right now, and i'll strap my spare helmet to the bike and swing by your place en route to look at a townhouse.  and fwiw, that corner really was a sneaky one; i had never been on it before either, and i was still keeping kind of a "staggered" position on the inside of the corner, and did not scrub off enough speed before the corner.  i started to see you drift wider and wider...and then the sparks, and then i just looked away and focused on not running you over, because that wouldn't be cool.

anyway, man, my stands are at your service...just need to get bryant or someone to come over this way to transport them to your place, and i'm more than happy to help out with any bending/unbending or wrenching services.

very glad you're okay dude    [moto]

[fastwin]

Sorry about the crash. Glad to hear that you are OK... and the bike. Just glad some drunk turd in a car wasn't right behind you to run you and the bike over for good measure. That's one of my concerns riding in traffic in this town. Got to give unknown roads/turns plenty of respect, especially at night... lack of daylight can really change your preception. File everything you "learned" on the hard drive. It makes you wonder why all those dumbasses ride without helmets, jackets and gloves. Saw a moron heading south on Greenville the other day with no gear and no shirt looking cool on his cruiser. All I could think about was the cool red gooey streak he would leave on the pavement.

Again, seriously glad your OK. Bikes can be fixed, sometimes people can't. Be careful out there. [moto]

[♣ McKraut ♣]

Just glad some drunk turd in a car wasn't right behind you to run you and the bike over for good measure.

hey now...i most certainly am not a turd...

[fastwin]

 

[Ideapimp]

Please read the modified first post. All help is appreciated. A big thanks to Bryant and Rich for coming over and helping give her a good once over.

[fastwin]

Ryan, due to the Back in Black's transformation I have some of the stock goodies you need. Just a few. Stock handlebars, stock bar end mirrors and  stock clutch cover. Can't help you with the Termi, blinkers, foot peg or brake lever. Have my stock mufflers but who the hell would want those? Better to have a bent Termi 2 into 1 than stockers. Let me know.

[Ideapimp]

PM Sent! You're the man.

Bacon on the house!!