Yesterday was a beautiful day here in Georgia. Got together with a couple of friends to head towards Helen in the North Georgia Mountains. Needless to say I was excited and loving my bike which got a set of Specialty Spare pipes just the day before (BTW thanks to chy and Triumph of North GA for the great job!).
So we headed to Helen and as expected, lots of riders out, lots of nice bikes and a beautiful setting, just perfect... until I got out of a right turn to find a very tight left turn immediately after the exit... wasn't able to fight to properly take the left turn or make an emergency stop... my only option was to head to the grass and hope for the best.
The bike slid on the grass and gravel while I tumbled a few times. Thanks to the gear I had on I was well protected, got right back on my feet and cursed like a drunken sailor for quite a while. My friend right behind me stopped and helped me get the bike back up... several other riders stopped to help as well. The bike started in the first try, took it out of the ditch and after a while we headed back home. I drove myself to the hospital since my left shoulder was hurting quite a bit, the xrays were negative and it seems that my shoulder is just swollen and bruised... I'm taking pain medications right now and movement to my shoulder is slowly coming back.
The bike is messed up and will take some serious cash to get it back to how she used to be... I know it is a hassle now but I'm ok the insurance will take care of repairs and as soon the bike is fixed and I'm 100% I'll hop back and ride again... I can't wait. Just another experience which will make me a better rider tomorrow.
Anyways I hope you'll had a better holiday weekend.
