BrunoPuntzJones
Lifer
Only took a month and a half 😛
In a previous post
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2310698
picked up a Ninja 250 and been getting the hang of it. Been averaging over 2 hours a day riding and about 1,500 miles in the 45 days or so I've ridden it.
Been having trouble shifting the past few days. Down shifts were mostly fine, but was missing upshifts. Oil was changed a couple of weeks ago, chain was in spec. It was due for full service and was going to take it in next week or so for that. All day yesterday I was fighting upshifts and even came home to change boots mid day to see wtf my problem was.
Conditions were about 630pm, 90 degrees and partly cloudy, unlimited visibility. Two 90 degree bends, first to the right, next to the left. Approached bend one, let off throttle applied brakes and downshifted, entered corner and applied throttle at exit. Next turn, approach, roll off throttle, apply brakes, downshift and couldn't get it in gear. Apply more brakes and still nothing on the downshift.
At the oh shit moment applied full rear brake and leaned hard left but didn't have any power. Bike hit left handlebar down and I fell on my left side as the road ended. I estimate the speed to be 10-12mph. Bike landed on top of my left foot which I slid out from under and impacted on left shoulder, left hand and hip and rolled onto my back. Helmet never touched the ground (was a slight downward slope). Probably slid 8-10 feet from where the bike stopped on gravel and then onto grass (yay).
Knee was road rashed but got to the bike and uprighted it no problem. Shook my head and wanted to asskick myself.
Damage to bike? Left blinker popped off. Will easily be able to reattach it.
I was wearing a:
Bell RS-1 (never touched the ground)
Rev'it! Sand Pro gloves. Left glove hit first but is fine, wasn't on it long.
Jeans (boooo!. Road rash on my hip and knee, no real pain, a 2/10 on damage. Decided not to wear my riding pants with armor today...won't do that again).
Boots (some hard ass, thick sturdy boots I got a while back. The sole took the impact of the bike.
And the star of the show: Dainese mesh jacket with Forcefield back insert.
After I was done sliding, the pain on my kneecap was obvious. Rode home, still fighting with the transmission trying to get it in gear the entire time. Kept missing shifts. It wasn't until I got home and checking things over that I remembered ending up on my back. Jacket had a ton of debris and dust on the shoulder and back and I couldn't even feel that I'd hit back there.
I wiped the jacket down and there isn't a mark on it except for some stray dirt and trash. Shoulder, side and back that were obviously slid on worked perfect. Couldn't be happier with how the jacket did.
I'm not blaming the bike, it was 100% my fault. I got fixated on trying to downshift and fighting the bike rather than pay enough attention to running out of road. I'm in my 30s and an accountant. I wasn't showing off or riding beyond my skill; just made an inexperienced mistake.
I'll admit I've been riding beyond my skill level, but was in full, beefier gear and fully focused and expecting everything. This was just an afternoon jaunt, tooling around with no aggressive riding.
Moral of the story? The only part of me hurt was the part not wearing proper gear. And not hauling ass around tight corners and being parallel to the ground, but at 10mph in an easy curve.
In a previous post
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2310698
picked up a Ninja 250 and been getting the hang of it. Been averaging over 2 hours a day riding and about 1,500 miles in the 45 days or so I've ridden it.
Been having trouble shifting the past few days. Down shifts were mostly fine, but was missing upshifts. Oil was changed a couple of weeks ago, chain was in spec. It was due for full service and was going to take it in next week or so for that. All day yesterday I was fighting upshifts and even came home to change boots mid day to see wtf my problem was.
Conditions were about 630pm, 90 degrees and partly cloudy, unlimited visibility. Two 90 degree bends, first to the right, next to the left. Approached bend one, let off throttle applied brakes and downshifted, entered corner and applied throttle at exit. Next turn, approach, roll off throttle, apply brakes, downshift and couldn't get it in gear. Apply more brakes and still nothing on the downshift.
At the oh shit moment applied full rear brake and leaned hard left but didn't have any power. Bike hit left handlebar down and I fell on my left side as the road ended. I estimate the speed to be 10-12mph. Bike landed on top of my left foot which I slid out from under and impacted on left shoulder, left hand and hip and rolled onto my back. Helmet never touched the ground (was a slight downward slope). Probably slid 8-10 feet from where the bike stopped on gravel and then onto grass (yay).
Knee was road rashed but got to the bike and uprighted it no problem. Shook my head and wanted to asskick myself.
Damage to bike? Left blinker popped off. Will easily be able to reattach it.
I was wearing a:
Bell RS-1 (never touched the ground)
Rev'it! Sand Pro gloves. Left glove hit first but is fine, wasn't on it long.
Jeans (boooo!. Road rash on my hip and knee, no real pain, a 2/10 on damage. Decided not to wear my riding pants with armor today...won't do that again).
Boots (some hard ass, thick sturdy boots I got a while back. The sole took the impact of the bike.
And the star of the show: Dainese mesh jacket with Forcefield back insert.
After I was done sliding, the pain on my kneecap was obvious. Rode home, still fighting with the transmission trying to get it in gear the entire time. Kept missing shifts. It wasn't until I got home and checking things over that I remembered ending up on my back. Jacket had a ton of debris and dust on the shoulder and back and I couldn't even feel that I'd hit back there.
I wiped the jacket down and there isn't a mark on it except for some stray dirt and trash. Shoulder, side and back that were obviously slid on worked perfect. Couldn't be happier with how the jacket did.
I'm not blaming the bike, it was 100% my fault. I got fixated on trying to downshift and fighting the bike rather than pay enough attention to running out of road. I'm in my 30s and an accountant. I wasn't showing off or riding beyond my skill; just made an inexperienced mistake.
I'll admit I've been riding beyond my skill level, but was in full, beefier gear and fully focused and expecting everything. This was just an afternoon jaunt, tooling around with no aggressive riding.
Moral of the story? The only part of me hurt was the part not wearing proper gear. And not hauling ass around tight corners and being parallel to the ground, but at 10mph in an easy curve.
