Trepidation

[Banned_imp]

Thanks for sharing this with us, Ferret. It's a sobering reminder to always be vigilant.... and wear a full face helmet.

Not just a full face helmet but a properly fitted and fastened full face helmet.

I was out riding with a friend back in '91 when he got stupid on a (borrowed) GSX-R 750 and hit a median flipping it. The girl on back was wearing a helmet far too small for her and improperly fastened. Her jaw was literally ripped half off, she lived but was disfigured for life. Had to ride the 2 hours home with no leather jacket in Oct as I had used it under her head while I did first aid and had to throw it away.

My only dumping a street bike was pretty mild, dropped my '84 Virago 1000 when a car pulled out from a gas station on a 75° turn. I was only doing about 30km hour so I simply picked up my bike and carried on. He didn't stop.