Highside Hell
#1
Highside Hell
Well its took me 5yrs but i've had my 1st accident.
Slipped on a sunken drain and the bike highsided me right off it at about 30-35mph in 1st gear. Landed on my head and shoulder, knocked myself out cold and broke my collar bone.
One thing i will say is that everyone should make sure they have a crash kit on their bike. I've spent just short of £250 on an R&G crash kit and its saved most of my bike. Only the back tail fairing took damage and i'm replacing that along with indicator and mirror for £270 which is alot better than it would have been if my engine casing and side fairings had gone.
Attached some pics if you wanna seethe damage to show you that a crash kit does actually work
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Slipped on a sunken drain and the bike highsided me right off it at about 30-35mph in 1st gear. Landed on my head and shoulder, knocked myself out cold and broke my collar bone.
One thing i will say is that everyone should make sure they have a crash kit on their bike. I've spent just short of £250 on an R&G crash kit and its saved most of my bike. Only the back tail fairing took damage and i'm replacing that along with indicator and mirror for £270 which is alot better than it would have been if my engine casing and side fairings had gone.
Attached some pics if you wanna seethe damage to show you that a crash kit does actually work
[IMG]local://upfiles/17140/8DEFA473248F4EAFBBCE09AE0C219BCA.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]local://upfiles/17140/0C12F06ABAC447C2BCC62D71E70C23A1.jpg[/IMG]
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#3
#4
RE: Highside Hell
ORIGINAL: Tahoe SC
were you going straight when you hit this drain or what?
were you going straight when you hit this drain or what?
Expensive and painful lesson learned after 5yrs or riding! [sm=chairshot.gif]
#6
#7
RE: Highside Hell
ORIGINAL: dwhite645
Did you also have fork sliders on? After seeing that, I'd like to invest in the front/rear axle sliders.
Did you also have fork sliders on? After seeing that, I'd like to invest in the front/rear axle sliders.
I'm only replacing 3 of them as the front fork protectors didnt even touch down. The only thing i might wish i'd had that might have stopped the very edge of my front fairing catching is the R&G bar end protectors, these give another inch of lift if your bars touch down and might just have been enough.
Will let you know how my next xray goes on Monday