Got my 883 all comfortably rigged w/ EZ Clutch. Been practicing (4 or 5 times) in a small, mostly smooth, grass pasture (my back yard). Staying in first gear, smooth throttle control, ovals, reverse direction, doing figure 8s comfortably. Pleased with my progress.
Last wednesday my husband rode me double to local school with an oval driveway. Did well for 15 minutes. Then....at one end of the oval, knew I wasn't turning tight enough, knew I was going to jump the curve. Bike jumped the curb, so did I, but it went out from under me and over. Grazed the tank, broke my right mirror, bent the forward brake control. I torqued my ribs on my right side pretty badly...nothing broken, nothing cracked. Got some pretty black & blue & red & purple designs in a couple places on my bod. Wearing leathers, full face helmet and boots...so minmized the road rash. Husband laughed later saying I'm a true biker babe...first words out of my mouth were "is the bike o.k?" I did have to go to the emergency room and I'm very uncomfortable...worked from home Thur/Fri.
I know you weren't there so it's hard to say...but I'm looking to learn as much from this as I can. Retro..I know I needed to have my head turned further and to have been looking further down the road. But absent that, once set up in the situation...my question is about the concept of "fixation." I'm wondering if that's what happened... once I got the "notion" that I was going to hit/jump that curb? Or is it more likely that if I had had better presence of mind or more experience (or both), the instant I had the thought about hitting the curb, I would have assertively tightened the turn (swerved)?
I'm upset at losing this holiday weekend. Was all set to practice each day. It will be weeks, at this point. Ribs are really Torqued...so am I !!!
Last wednesday my husband rode me double to local school with an oval driveway. Did well for 15 minutes. Then....at one end of the oval, knew I wasn't turning tight enough, knew I was going to jump the curve. Bike jumped the curb, so did I, but it went out from under me and over. Grazed the tank, broke my right mirror, bent the forward brake control. I torqued my ribs on my right side pretty badly...nothing broken, nothing cracked. Got some pretty black & blue & red & purple designs in a couple places on my bod. Wearing leathers, full face helmet and boots...so minmized the road rash. Husband laughed later saying I'm a true biker babe...first words out of my mouth were "is the bike o.k?" I did have to go to the emergency room and I'm very uncomfortable...worked from home Thur/Fri.
I know you weren't there so it's hard to say...but I'm looking to learn as much from this as I can. Retro..I know I needed to have my head turned further and to have been looking further down the road. But absent that, once set up in the situation...my question is about the concept of "fixation." I'm wondering if that's what happened... once I got the "notion" that I was going to hit/jump that curb? Or is it more likely that if I had had better presence of mind or more experience (or both), the instant I had the thought about hitting the curb, I would have assertively tightened the turn (swerved)?
I'm upset at losing this holiday weekend. Was all set to practice each day. It will be weeks, at this point. Ribs are really Torqued...so am I !!!