LanceK
Active Member
This morning I was taking a ride down a two lane that I have covered many times. Speed limit is 70, long straight sections, with long radius 90degree turns followed by another long straight section. I was traveling along at 60-65mph coming up on one of the turns, the turns have a yellow diamond that says 55mph on them, so 60-65 isn’t really pushing the limits.
It was a left hand turn and I was set up to make the turn when I noticed a falcon on the right side on a fence post. I spent just a second or two too long looking at the bird and all of a sudden I am way to wide in the turn and the outside of the corner has a lot of loose gravel, not looking good…
I make the decision to stand the bike up and go into the ditch. Lucky for me; no obstacles in the ditch, only tall grass and a little mud. I get slowed down, downshift to second and ease back on the road.
I got lucky, and I learned my lesson the easy way. Kind of glad I was on such a forgiving motorcycle.
It was a left hand turn and I was set up to make the turn when I noticed a falcon on the right side on a fence post. I spent just a second or two too long looking at the bird and all of a sudden I am way to wide in the turn and the outside of the corner has a lot of loose gravel, not looking good…
I make the decision to stand the bike up and go into the ditch. Lucky for me; no obstacles in the ditch, only tall grass and a little mud. I get slowed down, downshift to second and ease back on the road.
I got lucky, and I learned my lesson the easy way. Kind of glad I was on such a forgiving motorcycle.