I hate crashing! Glad you're ok. Looks nasty, but I think you can get it back together. I done the sliding down the road thing also, glad you had your gear on. It makes a HUGE difference. Make sure the insurance Co. pays for a new helmet, new jacket, new gloves and anything else that was damaged. My late crash I replaced a 5 year old Arai with a brand new one. Sorry man, glad you're ok.
Crash report with pics and gear review
Last week I was on my merry way to work traveling on I-80 in Sacramento when a lady changed lanes rather quickly without looking. I was in the fast lane when she came over into my lane and hit me. Traffic was heavy and we were only going about 30mph. I lowsided on the right side and hit the ground with my shoulder first. I tumbled a little bit and got up and out of the lane. My bike continued on its way, riderless and on the right side, and hit the car in front of me because traffic had stopped. Both the lady and the other guy stopped, everyone is insured, and I found out today the lady's insurance will accept liability. They are going to send out an adjustor to look at the SV. I'm fine, I had a sore neck and in general I was stiff for a few days.
My Icon Battlecry helmet did its job.
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My Shift Racing jacket has a hole in the shoulder right at the armor. Small scratch on Joe Rocket GPX gloves.
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Chewed up frame slider.
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Bent rearset.
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Scraped fairing and rashed Pazzo lever. Lever didn't break tho.
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The fairing and windscreen are quite knackered.
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My gear did its job, the helmet, jacket, and gloves kept me safe. My polyester slacks and tennis shoes, not so much. I have a bruise on my hip, a small scrape on my knee, and another small scrape on my ankle. So I guess the lesson learned is to wear all your gear all the time. I have armored overpants and Oxtar boots that I was too lazy to put on that morning.
The frame sliders helped reduce the damage. The radiator made it through the incident intact. There is some more rash on the tail and a little on my Micron can. I picked the bike up and rode it home.
I hope this has helped other people make informed decisions about wearing gear and what gear to wear. As soon as insurance runs its course then I guess I'll join the ranks of the few, and that is the naked coppers.
My Icon Battlecry helmet did its job.
My Shift Racing jacket has a hole in the shoulder right at the armor. Small scratch on Joe Rocket GPX gloves.
Chewed up frame slider.
Bent rearset.
Scraped fairing and rashed Pazzo lever. Lever didn't break tho.
The fairing and windscreen are quite knackered.
My gear did its job, the helmet, jacket, and gloves kept me safe. My polyester slacks and tennis shoes, not so much. I have a bruise on my hip, a small scrape on my knee, and another small scrape on my ankle. So I guess the lesson learned is to wear all your gear all the time. I have armored overpants and Oxtar boots that I was too lazy to put on that morning.
The frame sliders helped reduce the damage. The radiator made it through the incident intact. There is some more rash on the tail and a little on my Micron can. I picked the bike up and rode it home.
I hope this has helped other people make informed decisions about wearing gear and what gear to wear. As soon as insurance runs its course then I guess I'll join the ranks of the few, and that is the naked coppers.
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