RoadKill
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I decided to join a local sportbike group that does large group rides to see what it was like riding with a group. I RSVP'd for a ride to Bear Mountain, i have been there myself about 3 times this month and thought it would be cool.
But on the way to BM the leader was really pushing hard through the city and was setting a pace that people were having trouble with.
On a road i had never been on the guy in front of me touched the concrete wall with his tires on a sharp turn. I thought he was gone for a second. As we went over the bridge, we were lane splitting throughout the whole city. the leader made a wrong turn and went around the block going the opposite way on a one way street. All 25 bikes still following.
Just outside the city we stopped for gas and i learned that one guy actually hit the wall with his bike and barely hung on. (this was an on-ramp to a bridge with a sharp turn or two)
At this point i was getting worried about my decision to do this group ride thing but I pressed on.
So just starting on the twisties we were going fast and the guy behind me was coming up on my inside so i moved out of the way and that screwed up my line for the next curve, i was already coming in hot and i had to slow down hitting my brakes to hard brought the bike straight up and i went off the road. I hit a log (5 feet long 2ft diameter) and went right between two large boulders. After knocking the log out of the way I came to an abrupt stop and went over the handle bars. I landed on my back (I was in full gear).
So the damage. My back has a bruise and everything else is fine.
The bike isnt that happy though. My front wheel is pointing to the left and may need some work. The forks are not aligned. The headlight is lens broken. MY HID is fine. A few parts of the headlight need to be replaced. The Fuel tank cowling needs to be replaced along with the front fender.
Just adding up the parts on cheapcycleparts dot com = $657.00
I dropped the bike off at the shop to fix the front end and wheel.
This wreck will probably be in the $1200 range when all is done.
This group ride was really stupid, is severely hurting my wallet and could have cost someone they're life.
I'm not going on anymore group rides.
But on the way to BM the leader was really pushing hard through the city and was setting a pace that people were having trouble with.
On a road i had never been on the guy in front of me touched the concrete wall with his tires on a sharp turn. I thought he was gone for a second. As we went over the bridge, we were lane splitting throughout the whole city. the leader made a wrong turn and went around the block going the opposite way on a one way street. All 25 bikes still following.
Just outside the city we stopped for gas and i learned that one guy actually hit the wall with his bike and barely hung on. (this was an on-ramp to a bridge with a sharp turn or two)
At this point i was getting worried about my decision to do this group ride thing but I pressed on.
So just starting on the twisties we were going fast and the guy behind me was coming up on my inside so i moved out of the way and that screwed up my line for the next curve, i was already coming in hot and i had to slow down hitting my brakes to hard brought the bike straight up and i went off the road. I hit a log (5 feet long 2ft diameter) and went right between two large boulders. After knocking the log out of the way I came to an abrupt stop and went over the handle bars. I landed on my back (I was in full gear).
So the damage. My back has a bruise and everything else is fine.
The bike isnt that happy though. My front wheel is pointing to the left and may need some work. The forks are not aligned. The headlight is lens broken. MY HID is fine. A few parts of the headlight need to be replaced. The Fuel tank cowling needs to be replaced along with the front fender.
Just adding up the parts on cheapcycleparts dot com = $657.00
I dropped the bike off at the shop to fix the front end and wheel.
This wreck will probably be in the $1200 range when all is done.
This group ride was really stupid, is severely hurting my wallet and could have cost someone they're life.
I'm not going on anymore group rides.
Luckily My frequency matches with the Guy whom i drive with. 
