This week I learned a very important lesson. Sand + motorcycle + curve =
bad.
I survived mostly unharmed. I have a bruise on my leg...starting from my ankle and ending at my hip. A pulled muscle in my shoulder and a headache. The doctor gave me pain meds and a no concussion diagnosis.
And the motorcycle is mostly ok. I sheared the shiting lever off and need to replace it, but the gears are fine. It is barely dinged, other than that.
Now, I support the idea of people not having to wear a helmet if they choose not to. But they deserve what they get if they don't. I was not even going 15mph when I layed it down, but the impact of my head hurt like hell, made me see white and cracked my helmet. Not to mention a hell of a headache.
Now I am stuck at home for a couple of days. It's a good thing my bike is in the shop, I couldn't ride it anyways with the pills I am on.