Hi all,
I hope you and yours are doing well.
Merry Christmas to all!
Yesterday, well, I nearly crashed due to 100% my fault.
Was driving highway 1 to big sur area for a day hike with friend.
I was leading, he was following in car.
We're traveling about 55, I see our "exit" on right. It's one of those dirt areas where people park etc.
Garrapata State Park Bluff Trail
Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA 93923
I exit from asphalt to dirt slowing down, and all hell breaks loose! I immediately hit soft sand, bike banked to right, dirt parking lot is now washer board textured, and the bike is bumping up and down, TRYING TO STOP, and more importantly, TRYING TO STEER! I'm getting sucked more and more to the right. All that went thru my mind was "...don't panic, don't let the bike decide the path, take control". While hitting brakes, I was able to ultimately "park" the bike on the embankment, parallel to the road. Road about 3 ft up it, about 20 ft along it.
Then as I stopped, tip bike to right, quick! All that I was then thinking was, crap now you saved the bike stopping, only to bust it up falling down hill to the left!
Turned off bike, stepped off right, my right boot was slightly trapped by the foot peg.
Now, bike is stuck, luckily we (friend) were able to roll it a bit, then I got on it and road it down hill etc.
Zero bike damage.
Good solid boot saved foot from possible ouchy.
I should have never hit the dirt that fast. Totally careless move on my part, and could have been a sucky day.
Hike was awesome.
I really feel that I dodged a bullet yesterday!
Kam
I hope you and yours are doing well.
Merry Christmas to all!
Yesterday, well, I nearly crashed due to 100% my fault.
Was driving highway 1 to big sur area for a day hike with friend.
I was leading, he was following in car.
We're traveling about 55, I see our "exit" on right. It's one of those dirt areas where people park etc.
Garrapata State Park Bluff Trail
Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA 93923
Garrapata State Park Bluff Trail · Parking lot, Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA 93923, United States
★★★★★ · Park
maps.app.goo.gl
I exit from asphalt to dirt slowing down, and all hell breaks loose! I immediately hit soft sand, bike banked to right, dirt parking lot is now washer board textured, and the bike is bumping up and down, TRYING TO STOP, and more importantly, TRYING TO STEER! I'm getting sucked more and more to the right. All that went thru my mind was "...don't panic, don't let the bike decide the path, take control". While hitting brakes, I was able to ultimately "park" the bike on the embankment, parallel to the road. Road about 3 ft up it, about 20 ft along it.
Then as I stopped, tip bike to right, quick! All that I was then thinking was, crap now you saved the bike stopping, only to bust it up falling down hill to the left!
Turned off bike, stepped off right, my right boot was slightly trapped by the foot peg.
Now, bike is stuck, luckily we (friend) were able to roll it a bit, then I got on it and road it down hill etc.
Zero bike damage.
Good solid boot saved foot from possible ouchy.
I should have never hit the dirt that fast. Totally careless move on my part, and could have been a sucky day.
Hike was awesome.
I really feel that I dodged a bullet yesterday!
Kam