Well, the unthinkable happened on Friday. I was out for a ride as the weather finally turned nice and about three minutes into it, I was making a very sharp left hand turn (as it is near my home, I have made it about 10,000 times) and I heard a grinding sound and the next thing I knew, paramedics were strapping my neck into a device and I was being carted off to the hospital. My front wheel hit cinders and salt residual on the raod leftover from the winter. I was amazed at how fast it happened. There was no warning or chance for recovery once I it the cinders. Well, my face is a mess as it slid down the road, and I broke my fibula (left leg) in two places, below the knee and the ankle.
I will be going tomorrow (Monday) to have it surgically repaired.
All-in-all, not a fun day. I am very sore and look worse than I actually am but as everyone so far has told me, "at least I am lucky to be alive"!
As the turn is very sharp, at least I was only going about 15 mph.
While in the ambulance, the paramedics told me that the bike did not look all that bad. The tow yard is taking it to a Harley Dealership tomorrow and they will call with the assessment. I am hoping for enough stuff to be damaged that they total it!
I can't believe my riding season started this way. A long horrible winter and the first nice weekend of the year I encounter my first accident on two wheels!
Skull