[Enjay386]

Hey, better to make the mistake at a low speed. Live and learn, don't worry about it everyone in here has pretty much gone down or dropped a bike so welcome to the group!

[SuzukiSteve]

ouch : / mostly for the confidence, but its good it wasn't loose gravel on say.. an exit ramp. They say they all hit the ground, but im quite hoping i have paid my dues in many multiples on the dirt, so that i may be spared on the pavement. Im hoping I have baught my way out of this one with all the times at the track that iv had to limp away and say "dude did you catch that??.. can you help me pick that up..". hopefully lessons learned while pushing hard will prevent whats coming on the road, but who knows.. I did once hit an oil slick on the road in a car and im sure I wouldn't have been able to just slide that one out the same way on a bike.