I took a spill today

imported post

Its been a long day lol. I got my igniter boxes for my gl1100 and was on my way to a friends house to tear it apart and i took a dive I was pulling up to a red light and all the sudden i was rolling end over end and the bike was skidding on its side about 50 feet. The guy behind me locked up his brakes to keep from hitting me and i didnt even notice until he told me so lol. I tought i hit a bad place in the road and it put my wheel in a bind. The guy helped me pick it up...fired right up and i went to take off and and BAM! down again...... I called a few buddies on my and we quickly figred out the problem.

That dual chrome bar that goes around my fender came loose and i somehow ran over it and it lodged between my wheel and fender. That cause the wheel to lock up dumping me to the ground. Only one side of of that bar came loose.

I am ok but very sore. I got some road rash and my knee is killing me but my gf kissed it and made it all better lol. I was very lucky it didnt happen at 60 mph lol. I wasnt wearing a helmet or my leather jacket but my jeans saved me from some more road rash i think.

As for the bike.......its fine! the bars are a little scuffed up and my speedo cabe got kinked and stopped working. There is a rubbing sound coming from the front tire now but i think that bar bend my chrome discs a little and there rubbing the rotors.

I learned my lesson today. Get a frikkin helmet (didnt hit my head though), TIGHTEN EVERY BOLT ON THAT FENDER AND BAR AND WHATNOT BEFORE I RIDE, and find a mechanic thats good with carbs lol, (last carb guy said my igniters were bad and thats why its idling rough).

Peace