Target Fixation is a Bish!

[Big Tuna]

Well....being 70 degrees yesterday...decided to get my first ride in for the year. Had a great ride until I started heading back, got about 3 miles from the house when stupidity took control. I'm sitting at a "T" intersection out in the country...as Im sitting there fixing to hang a right, I notice this big pothole on the edge of the asphalt...I took my right and rode right through the pothole causing me to drop her in someone's muddy front yard....

Trust me when I say that a 4 mph crash still hurts

...but I had my gear on! lol Talk about being glad that no one was around to see that..jeez! I still had my hands on the grips when i hit the ground

. Wow, she's a heavy bike when she's on her side...l got her up...cranked her and laughed the last 3 miles to the house. Hosed her down to get all the red mud off of her and me. found 5 or 6 4" scratches at the right turn signal on the nose. Im gonna try to buff them out today. Other than that, no damage except for laying on a heating pad and a softball size bruise on my calf.

So out of 21 yrs of riding, I too have officially went down ....even if being in a comical way

...Have fun and be careful.....and watch out for target fixation. Jeez, what a tool I am

...Jay

 

[delboy]

Glad your OK Jay, if you are going down, its best a low speed

 

[BusaBret]

There is no comical way to go down. Like you said it hurts no matter the speed. Even if it is only your pride. Glad your OK and hope the scratches buff out!

 

[MPH 200]

It still hurts - your pride & the bike

 

[BlueHaya]

Most soreness comes from Pride. Rub some ointment on that calf and get to buffing.

Glad you and the bike are ok.

 

[RedlineStands]

I feel ya completely. I didn't even have a quarter mile on my new Powers when I took it to the gym this past Monday. I pulled up to my first stop sign, looked both ways, and eased out into the road. The rear tire was sooo slick it just instantly spun the rear tire and the bike basically fell over at about 5 mph. The frame slider totally saved the bike. There wasn't a single scratch on any piece of fairing and my only real damages were to my bent footpeg and pride. Live and learn!



Ian
www.redlinestands.com

 

[VaBusa]

Glad you're okay and can laugh about it

Hope your pains ease up soon and that the scratches buff right out...

 

[heavybusa]

Been there before Tuna, glad it was mud and not gravel.

 

[PDBusa]

Any fall bites. Glad it was only a mud puddle and some pride.

You are absolutely right about the target fixation. Stare at what you want to miss... so you can hit it dead on.
I had a rude awakening at the Gap last year. I was observing lock up marks that went straight off mountain on the Dragon and found myself following them.  

Luckily I caught myself and  had time to smack myself, look into corner and make turn.  

Gotta force yourself to look where you want to go, not what you want to avoid.

 

[BlondeOnaBusa]

Glad your ok!

 

[rockadaous]

glad to hear it was only 4mph. i would have been pizzed.

 

[semi]

glad to hear you are ok, i think all of us that have been riding for any length of time have done something similar...hope the scratches buff out, the bruises fade, and all that is left is the lesson learned

 

[Over_Easy]

(Big Tuna @ Feb. 22 2007,04:08) So out of 21 yrs of riding, I too have officially went down ....

I think the experience/age and skill/ability relationship is like a bell curve.  
After you've hit your peak...

 

[Sloto200]

Glad you and your ride are ok!!

 

[georgiabusa_05]

glad you are OK and no major damage on the bike.

 

[hydrabusa]

hehe...that happened to me last year, in my parking lot...I stoped and "wala..." I lay the bike down and i was rolled on the ground...

I still can't figure how that happened...

crunched on stator cover and some scratches on the plastics...

 

[BA BUSA]

Glad that you and the Busa weren't hurt too bad

 

[Revolution]

on being ok, and your outlook on the whole thing.

 

[psycobusa]

goes to show you, everybody goes down, its just a matter of time. the only difference is some take easy falls, others take harder ones, some have multilple falls, and others get away with one or two.....glad you're ok though

 

[keys]

Sorry to hear about your fumble, glad your ok though. Keep the good spirits up also.