Okay,,, so time to 'fess up. About a month back,,, after a bit over 51 years on motorcycles,, I finally had a significant road incident. It has been quite an experience,, and one I hope to not repeat for another 51 years. I didn't mention anything earlier about it,,, out of respect for Waterloo Jay,,, and also my own badly bruised ego. Of course,,, I was both fairly well dressed,,, and a very lucky duck as well,, too kind of roll through the incident and nearly land on my feet. It seemed that BlueSTar got the worst of it,, but various sprains, strains and bruises,, have surfaced in the weeks that followed. But we are both receiving good treatment,,, and hope to make a strong recovery. That is,, replacement parts for BlueSTar are waiting at the border,, and I am tolerating physio well enough. But while doing homework for my insurance company,,, I came across a rockin' good deal on something I had been searching for. And almost exactly a week after my crash,,, ThunderSTruck, a very nicely appointed 2012 ST13abs rolled into my driveway. We have logged over 2500km's so far,,, and that is definitely helping my recovery.
But this post is about safety,,, and I want to show how well my gear has served me. Each piece helped,,,,,,, even the Harley boots !! Joe Rocket's armored mesh jacket was a standout,,, even though the elbow pads came out in chunks (new pads coming from Fortnine). I have always had trouble keeping knee armor in it's proper position. So recently,, I started wearing small motocross shin guards. Decent gloves,,, jacket,,, pants,,, and pads,, and boots, prevented me from picking up any road rash. Needless to say,,, I am still wearing this full kit,,, stay safe,,, CAt'
But this post is about safety,,, and I want to show how well my gear has served me. Each piece helped,,,,,,, even the Harley boots !! Joe Rocket's armored mesh jacket was a standout,,, even though the elbow pads came out in chunks (new pads coming from Fortnine). I have always had trouble keeping knee armor in it's proper position. So recently,, I started wearing small motocross shin guards. Decent gloves,,, jacket,,, pants,,, and pads,, and boots, prevented me from picking up any road rash. Needless to say,,, I am still wearing this full kit,,, stay safe,,, CAt'
heal well, properly and promptly.
