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Post by richk on Nov 29, 2009 16:43:12 GMT -5
It's fall, so I took my first fall. I was turning into my apartment complex and hit some dry leaves at an angle and hit the ground fast. Two skinned knees (considering knee protection now), gravel in my wrist and sore. Scooter got scratched up too.  My armored jacket saved my arm, it probably would have been the worst.  Wet leaves are just as bad. I have found myself skidding at stop signs when it's just a little wet out. Be careful out there this fall! |
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Post by CCProf on Nov 29, 2009 17:14:22 GMT -5
Sorry to hear that. Leaves can be as bad as ice or gravel.
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Post by choirguy on Nov 30, 2009 17:26:22 GMT -5
Thanks for the reminder. We all get complacent from time to time, and we need to share our personal stories.
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Post by owenbrau on Nov 30, 2009 19:48:32 GMT -5
I wish we could figure out how to lube a bike with wet leaves, as they are the slipperiest thing on Earth.
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Post by omgyouresexy on Dec 11, 2009 1:03:29 GMT -5
Dry leaves left me with a low grade AC separation. Could really lift my right arm for a good week or two, still cant play racquetball or golf or much of anything until after Christmas. All cause of some dry leaves near the edge of the road. I'm sorry you laid down too, man.
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Post by chaz12 on Sept 24, 2010 20:49:23 GMT -5
I ride a scooter and a buddy claimed, that leaves caused him to crash. The angle in which the scooter was, when hitting the leaves and wet pavement in a driveway, caused the scooter wheel to slide. It is taught in the motorcycle safety course. Hitting a driveway at an angle can cause the front tire to slide on leaves or sand or water.
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Post by jrsdiesel on Sept 29, 2010 13:33:35 GMT -5
I almost lost it myself on pine needles. Hit a patch of them on a turn and got a bit squirrely, but I managed to get out of it.
I have been down twice in the winter, once on black ice, and once due to a small patch of snow in which the rear end kicked out and put me down.
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