06/25/01
SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE LAST TIME I UPDATED THIS PAGE, I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START. FIRST OF ALL I WRECKED MY BIKE A WEEK BEFORE BIKE WEEK. AFTER ALL THAT WE WENT THROUGH TO GET IT LOOKING HOW I ENVISONED IT, I LAYED IT DOWN AFTER 2 WEEKS OF IT BEING TOGETHER. THE ENTIRE LEFT SIDE OF THE BIKE IS SCRATCHED. MY FOOT PEG IS BROKEN IN 2 COMPLETLY SEPARATE PIECES AND I HAVE NO WIND SCREEN. OH YEAH, AND I BROKE MY LITTLE FINGER. ALL I CAN SAY IS IF I HAD TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT AT ALL (AS THEY SAY ALL TRUE RIDERS WILL) I'M GLAD IT WAS THIS MINOR. I AM TRULY BLESSED!! THE ONLY PROTECTIVE GEAR I HAD ON WAS MY HELMET. I WAS JUST RIDING AROUND THE CITY, SO I HAD ON SWEATS AND CHEAP GLOVES. THE FRONT OF MY HELMET IS COMPLETELY SCRATCHED UP. AND THERE IS A SMALL GASH IN THE TOP OF IT. BEFORE THIS ACCIDENT, I DESPERATELY WANTED ONE OF THOSE CHROME "GERMAN" HELMETS FOR WHEN WE ARE RIDING AROUND THE CITY. NOT ANYMORE. IF I HAD HAD SOMETHING LIKE THAT ON, I WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO HAVE SOME KIND OF RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGURY TO MY FACE. I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 30 MPH (THANKYOU GOD). BUT YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE THE DAMAGE DONE TO MY HELMET AT THAT SPEED. I SAY ALL THAT TO SAY THIS...PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE PROTECT YOURSELVES. WEAR YOUR GLOVES, AND JACKETS, AND JEANS WHEN YOU'RE RIDING. I KNOW IT'S FUN TO RIDE IN SHORTS AND WIFEBEATERS (WHITE TANKTOPS FOR ALL OF YOU NOT IN THE KNOW) AND HALTER TOPS. BUT WHY TAKE THE CHANCE OF TAKING A SPILL WITH THAT MESS ON. IS IT WORTH IT TO BE DISFIGURED FOR THE REST OF YOU LIFE? DO ME A FAVOR AND THINK ABOUT IT. |
