Not counting parking lot tipovers, dirt riding or the first time I rode my Enfield with the shift restored to my right foot, I still have to say, "Yes".
Coming home after some serious curve carving, I got dehydrated, fatigued and complacent and zoned out approaching the lone curve on a long straight road. Rather than act definitively, I sort of rolled off the throttle and looked for the best piece of shoulder to kind of drift to a stop on.
Not a good idea:
I believe the arrow sign was upright before it caught my somewhat dimmed attention (yes, the bike goes where you look...):
Not really a soft landing zone:
Ruined a perfectly good helmet:
Final count:
Trashed helmet, trashed road sign, totaled bike (bent frame) and a chipped shoulder. The ER doc was impressed by the armor on my Shift leather jacket and said he was definitely upgrading his jacket for his Victory.
Analysis:
Adrenaline that kicks in
after a wreck doesn't do you a whole lot of good!
1. Dehydration is sneaky and screws up your concentration -- make every gas stop a water stop!
2. "Falling back on years of experience, I froze at the controls" is seldom the best action. (This quote has been attributed to Sterling Moss, but other than other riders quoting it to each other I have not found the source. Let me know if you find it.)
3. The bike goes where you look, so look at the road, not the shoulder!
4. Slamming on the brakes and coming to a stop in the middle of the road
before the curve may be embarrassing, but it is neither painful nor fatal.
5. "Crash bars" are for parking lot tipovers, not real crashes!
6. Anti-lock brakes are no substitute for situational awareness!
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