My thoughts in my lowside: "Ok, roll off the throttle, tip it in, little bit of throttle. Damn, that corner keeps going! A Dip, WTF?! Rut! Little more lean. SHIT!! No more front! Hey, sliding is fun! That's gonna be expensive. FUCK FUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCK FUCK"
I knew I was going to make it through the turn. 5 guys ahead of me made it just fine. I just reached the limit of my front tire, and when it slid I unconsciously released some of the throttle, which put the bike all the way on the ground. The bike did a 180 and slid into the dirt bank. I went feet first behind it and basically slid into first. Had some help getting the bike away from the road, after that I started shaking, and then to a spot where everyone could stop. Big realization was those tires suck, I dicked up by losing throttle, I need a jacket that zips to my pants, and having a wallet in that pocket sucks. Ziptied things down, bent the rear brake lever out, and rode to a lunch stop. Couldn't ride a straight line because my frame of reference was fucked up (windscreen and upper fairings and gauge/mirror bracket were bent to hell), and I couldn't stand to look down at the speedo. Cooled off a bit there and rode the 50 miles home.
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Originally Posted by NONE_too_SOFT
I still hold to the statement that wrecking in full leathers can potentially be the FUNNEST thing you can do on a bike. Its the aftermath that sucks. its like an asphalt water slide.
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Truth. Am I the only one that thinks it would be fun to test gear occasionally? Like the Draggin' Jeans video- just slide around for a while without worrying about guardrails or trees.