Laid her down

[jcb7469]

Was driving on post and driving down the road. I hit the brakes maybe a little to quickly and locked the rear wheel. The back and front end swapped position and threw me about 5 yards two small spots on me but the left side of Wally didn't do so well. The left fog light is toast. Windshield is scratched. Scratched the hell out of the clutch handle as well as a Big gouge on dresser bars and the badge above the dresser bar is thrashed. I think drivers side foot boards are a bit bent as well. I also scratched the hell out of the lid of the bag. I'm guessing I'm well over my 500 deductible. Good news is that it's all cosmetic and the tank and fenders are fine. No real point to this post but a mini rant.

 

[Mittzy]

Glad your ok tho...

 

[rayjay]

Me too

RJ

 

[cusso ken]

Me too

RJ

Glad you are OK, 2010 just missed out on the ABS on the Touring, this has saved simular me a couple of times in panic stops

 

[Boog]

Well, dang it! Welcome to the club I guess. I too am glad to hear your are not worse off and that the bike just has superficial damage. Let me know if you'd like me to chastise your actions, I'm a pretty good Captain Obvious...
Kidding aside, When you move to a newer bike, my '14 R3T has the ABS and I have used it a couple time with great success.
Heal quick brother...

 

[steve59]

Anytime you can get up without help it's a good thing. My last bike that slid down the road from 30 mph or so ended up needing $7200 in repairs , all those little things sure add up. That's what insurance is for.

 

[scot in exile]

First of all glad you are okay now let's see if we can prevent this from happening again, you were on base so you were not going to fast?
I was not present but what you did wrong was release the rear brake thus causing the snap back into line which threw you off the bike in lay mans terms you high sided if you had kept the pressure on the rear brake you would have had a chance in keeping the bike upright or at least low siding the bike at a reduced speed.
Guys practice practice practice I do this stuff week in and week out as an MSF instructor but still have a skills day once a month with my local club you have to build up that muscle memory.

 

[TRIIICK]

Glad you made it through that experience live and learn as they say... I've been there done that,my rule of thumb is to forget you even have a rear brake...

 

[Steel]

Glad to hear that you weren't hurt.

 

[n3716e]

Thanks for posting this. I recall several threads by those who have been questioning wether to purchase a model with ABS or not and your experience may prove valuable to them. More so, I'm glad you're okay!