| polara7777 |
05-21-2002 12:35 AM |
Well made it back from Deals today. The trip didn't go at all as we'd planned. Kinda started bad fromthe get-go. As we were unloading the CM400 that was on the trailer to load the other 3 bikes up and dad dropped it on the side of the trailer and caved in the tank. OK no big deal we have a spare tank to replace that one that's leaking anyway. Then we can't get all 3 bike on the trailer and have to take turns riding the GS1000 up. Well about 175 miles into the trip the GS springs a nasty oil leak where the new oil cooler set-up my dad just put on goes into the motor. *sigh* Alright unload the Ninjette and load the GS and off we go again.Get up and unload the CM for Josh to ride and him and I take off while dad tinkers with the GS. Josh was taking it pretty slow and I stayed behind him for a bit then took off around him, not but 3 turns after I pass him I screw the pooch and overlean/undergas, tried to compensate with more gas but it was too late. The little Ninjette hits the deck and I go bouncing down the road a little bit. Luckily all it did was scratch up the fairing a bit and tear off the front left turn signal. (Have the rear's mounted in the tail light asssembly.) Nothing to bad on me just a bruised hip, shoulder, ankle and a scuffed elbow. (Got fabric burn from the jacket.) So I pick it up and have a smoke while I wait for the fluids to all settle back where they should be and survey the damage and off we go again. I took off first but Josh seemed to be having problems so I let him pass me and watched him for a bit. At about mile 9 he spiffs it in a big way. He just didn't have the experience to make a lot of split second decisions at once and was faced with a problem that he needed that and when he noticed he had a problem down shifted and locked up the rear. Baaaaddddd!!!! Kept it up until he hit the dirt then the bike went sideways caught and flipped. He got bruised up pretty good and got the wind knocked out of him. But was alright. The old CM400 on the other hand... We get to do some rebuilding for the next couple weeks. I eventually got a good run in with my dad on a test run with the GS and that was fun. He could have walked off and left me at anytime but he didn't which I appreciated. Met some great people and had a blast all things considered. Ready to go do it again soon!
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