Last night I was coaught in the rain outside of West Chester Pennsylvania. I pulled over for about 15 minutes to let the worst of the oil wash off of the road. When decided to continue on my trip everything was pretty uneventful until I noticed a guy riding my bumper as I was headed into a sweeping right turn. I slowed the bike down gently but the road was just too slick. I felt the back wheel slide and gently let off the brakes. All attempts to get the bike to recover were futile. As I was approaching the guardrail I made the decision that it was just safer to lay her down.
I hit the asphalt pretty hard but had managed to get my speed down to about 20-25 mph. I landed on my left hip/ lower back. I had teh wind knocked out of me. At first I wasn't going to try to get up but I just couldn't lay there in the dark road. The guy that was riding my ass into the turn didn't even stop, he just kept going. A passerby called 911 and the state police arrived. They were totally cool and actually let me ride the scratched up glide home.
When I got home I realized that I was in alot of pain. I went to the ER where an x-ray revealed afew broken ribs.
Thankyou harley for building such a sturdy machine. I am convinced that if I did not have the engine guard and saddle bag guards that came stock I would have been much more injured.
I hope everyone stayed safe and keep the sticky side down.
Scott Gallagher
I hit the asphalt pretty hard but had managed to get my speed down to about 20-25 mph. I landed on my left hip/ lower back. I had teh wind knocked out of me. At first I wasn't going to try to get up but I just couldn't lay there in the dark road. The guy that was riding my ass into the turn didn't even stop, he just kept going. A passerby called 911 and the state police arrived. They were totally cool and actually let me ride the scratched up glide home.
When I got home I realized that I was in alot of pain. I went to the ER where an x-ray revealed afew broken ribs.
Thankyou harley for building such a sturdy machine. I am convinced that if I did not have the engine guard and saddle bag guards that came stock I would have been much more injured.
I hope everyone stayed safe and keep the sticky side down.
Scott Gallagher