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He's right the body protector is something you should wear when you go offroad. I have one as well for my offroad escapades (on my '83 Yamaha Tenere). When I ride my RT I wouldn't wear a body protector; my normal leather suit has more than enough protection. And I don't intend to fall down on my RT....including a woman whose boyfriend thinks "that sort of gear is only for people who think they will crash."
I would tell the woman : There are two kinds of riders. There are those who have been down and those will go down."
It depends. I'm fundamentally opposed to the saying that all bikers will go down at least once. When you're just riding the tarmac that is. It's different when you go offroad. Then it's just a matter of time. Usually it's not as bad as this incident, but that has mainly to do with speed. When you're in the woods or on deep sand, the speeds aren't that high and when you go down, it's not like a 60mph crash. More like 15-20mph.Is it possible that some people go down twice which allows others to never go down?
Maybe not, but I don't think the exact speed was the most important thing in my comment...If you're only riding 15-20 mph on deep sand, you're really not doing it right.
If you're only riding 15-20 mph on deep sand, you're really not doing it right.
Thank you for the kind words of support. This happened in March, and I have healed up nicely.
Good ATGATT message caught on tape to remind people, brought my bike back from the grave thanks to good insurance, and have a cool scar over my tattoo.
I'm happy with the outcome of this incident, not that I'd want to do it over again.
I'm not sure how it would be received here vs. on ADVrider, and find it interesting to see the various responses.
If it helps anyone to put on a piece of safety gear when it's a little hot or whatever, then I'm cool with it.