What Did She Do Wrong?

cheriann · 08-08-2010, 05:51 PM

We came home today from a nice trip to WV to meet up with some Kawasaki friends we hadn't seen in a while. The only problem, was that we had no cell phone service where we were staying and riding in the mountains!!!! We had a friend go down and couldn't call 911! Another friend and I jumped on our bikes and rode to find help.

So, now we are trying to figure out what she did.

It was a hairpin turn. Most of us were ahead of her and didn't see the actual event. One friend was behind her, but he was so shook up by what he saw that he doesn't know, other than a few observations: He said she was going too fast for that turn. He said when she started going off the road, sparks were flying from under her bike. The bike landed on it's right side. Our friend had to lift the back of the bike for her to get her leg out.

Most think if sparks were flying, she must have been sliding on her crash bar. Some think she started leaning the bike and throttling up too late into the turn. What do you think?

By the way, I am happy to report that she got brusied up real bad, but no broken bones!!!

Where her bike went off

You can get an idea of the turn here and also see the scrape mark on the road

Another view

**Cajunrider** · 08-08-2010, 06:23 PM

Can't see the pics here at work CheriAnn. I'll give them a look when I get home in the morning. Happy to hear that she wasn't badly injured.

Loafer · 08-08-2010, 06:38 PM

Wow, I'm glad no one was hurt

fish · 08-08-2010, 06:46 PM

Maybe she was leaning that hard that she drug the floorboards and tires lost traction :-/ I'd like to know what happened

cheriann · 08-08-2010, 06:51 PM

I was looking over my pictures again and I realized that she had some damage to her jacket on the left side! When the bike stopped, it was over and pinning her right leg......strange....

nomad561 · 08-08-2010, 09:46 PM

Judging from the pics and what you said,I would say she layed into the curve too far and lost traction.From there it was just a matter of momentum.The bike slid on the left side until it hit the softer ground and forward momentum caused it to flip to the right side.
Glad her injuries weren't any worse than bruises.

AlabamaNomadRider · 08-08-2010, 11:17 PM

I'm with Wondering Nomad. She probably got into the curve a little quicker than she realized then tried to take the necessary action to make the curve. The bike lean too far and the floorboards and maybe even the crash bars were dragging. I am sure the floorboards were dragging. Those would probably hit the road first on a sharp curve. Then the bike got too close to the edge of the road and she just lost it then.

Glad she wasn't hurt too badly. Could have been a lot worse.

flightdoc · 08-09-2010, 06:26 AM

Those explanations sound good to me but what does she say? She could've gone in to fast heard/felt the boards touch an straightened the bike up for a moment due to the surprise of the floor boards touching and then the rest was to late. Sounds to me like she high sided on the right too.

cheriann · 08-09-2010, 07:04 AM

Unfortunately, she said she doesn't know what happened or what she did

nomad561 · 08-09-2010, 07:29 AM

The floorboards scrapping can be unnerving if you aren't prepared for it. It looks like she was sliding for awhile prior to going off the pavement though.

cheriann · 08-09-2010, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Wandering Nomad "Darksider"

The floorboards scrapping can be unnerving if you aren't prepared for it. It looks like she was sliding for awhile prior to going off the pavement though.

Oh yes, that long mark in the pavement is from her bike!

waterman · 08-09-2010, 08:49 AM

Hard to really tell from these pictures. My bet is she came into the corner too fast and then leaned the bike over too far and caught the floor board. That scrape is a nice long straight scrape.

Sin City Stan · 08-09-2010, 10:02 AM

The scrape is a straight line which means there was no traction. Had to be the crash bars as the tires would still be in contact with the road providing some sort of traction if it was the floorboards and the scrape would then be curved.

My guess is the was a break in concentration and she came into the curve too hot and the bike came out from under her. Looks like a relatively soft landing in the ditch though.

Lucky girl.

cheriann · 08-09-2010, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Sin City Stan

The scrape is a straight line which means there was no traction. Had to be the crash bars as the tires would still be in contact with the road providing some sort of traction if it was the floorboards and the scrape would then be curved.

My guess is the was a break in concentration and she came into the curve too hot and the bike came out from under her. Looks like a relatively soft landing in the ditch though.

Lucky girl.

That makes alot of sense! Thank you!

AlabamaNomadRider · 08-09-2010, 08:45 PM

Could we see an instant replay CheriAnn? Maybe we would know for sure what happened.

08-08-2010, 05:51 PM	#1
cheriann Sr. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 1,250	What Did She Do Wrong? We came home today from a nice trip to WV to meet up with some Kawasaki friends we hadn't seen in a while. The only problem, was that we had no cell phone service where we were staying and riding in the mountains!!!! We had a friend go down and couldn't call 911! Another friend and I jumped on our bikes and rode to find help. So, now we are trying to figure out what she did. It was a hairpin turn. Most of us were ahead of her and didn't see the actual event. One friend was behind her, but he was so shook up by what he saw that he doesn't know, other than a few observations: He said she was going too fast for that turn. He said when she started going off the road, sparks were flying from under her bike. The bike landed on it's right side. Our friend had to lift the back of the bike for her to get her leg out. Most think if sparks were flying, she must have been sliding on her crash bar. Some think she started leaning the bike and throttling up too late into the turn. What do you think? By the way, I am happy to report that she got brusied up real bad, but no broken bones!!! Where her bike went off You can get an idea of the turn here and also see the scrape mark on the road Another view __________________ Cheri Ann 2012 Vulcan Vaquero VBA #2069 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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08-08-2010, 06:23 PM	#2
Cajunrider Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: (SE Louisiana) Posts: 8,340	What Did She Do Wrong? Can't see the pics here at work CheriAnn. I'll give them a look when I get home in the morning. Happy to hear that she wasn't badly injured. __________________ 2016 Electra Glide Ultra Limited CVO Palladium Silver / Phantom Blue 110 cu in SE 2012 Electra Glide Ultra Limited (Traded 6/22/16) Tequila Sunrise / HD Orange Vance & Hines true dual headers Rinehart 4" slip ons Screamin Eagle Super Tuner Screamin Eagle Stage 1 intake Dyno tuned H.O.G.# 4514015 2007 Nomad 1600 (Traded 6/23/12) VBA #482
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08-08-2010, 06:38 PM	#3
Loafer Sr. Contributor Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 18,287	What Did She Do Wrong? Wow, I'm glad no one was hurt __________________ Gerry Martineau / 802 VT / VBA #0892 /[email]glmjgm@gmail.com[email]
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08-08-2010, 06:46 PM	#4
fish Top Contributor Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Aquashicola Pa. Posts: 6,377	What Did She Do Wrong? Maybe she was leaning that hard that she drug the floorboards and tires lost traction :-/ I'd like to know what happened __________________ I'm not prejudice I hate everyone equally;) 08 nomad blue/silver MaryJane 74,010miles VBA #299 Her's 10 900LT 36,700 09 Bath NY. 10 Lake George NY. 11 National Maggie Valley NC. 12 Pa Wilds (Wellsboro) Pa. 14 Lincoln NH. 17 National Lake George NY.
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08-08-2010, 06:51 PM	#5
cheriann Sr. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 1,250	What Did She Do Wrong? I was looking over my pictures again and I realized that she had some damage to her jacket on the left side! When the bike stopped, it was over and pinning her right leg......strange.... __________________ Cheri Ann 2012 Vulcan Vaquero VBA #2069 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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08-08-2010, 09:46 PM	#6
nomad561 Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Pasco , Wa Posts: 1,445	What Did She Do Wrong? Judging from the pics and what you said,I would say she layed into the curve too far and lost traction.From there it was just a matter of momentum.The bike slid on the left side until it hit the softer ground and forward momentum caused it to flip to the right side. Glad her injuries weren't any worse than bruises.
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08-08-2010, 11:17 PM	#7
AlabamaNomadRider Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boaz, Alabama Posts: 13,742	What Did She Do Wrong? I'm with Wondering Nomad. She probably got into the curve a little quicker than she realized then tried to take the necessary action to make the curve. The bike lean too far and the floorboards and maybe even the crash bars were dragging. I am sure the floorboards were dragging. Those would probably hit the road first on a sharp curve. Then the bike got too close to the edge of the road and she just lost it then. Glad she wasn't hurt too badly. Could have been a lot worse. __________________ Gene Cross, Jr. Boaz, Alabama KawaNOW/VBA #1181
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08-09-2010, 06:26 AM	#8
flightdoc Sr. Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Barrington, New Hampshire Posts: 1,285	What Did She Do Wrong? Those explanations sound good to me but what does she say? She could've gone in to fast heard/felt the boards touch an straightened the bike up for a moment due to the surprise of the floor boards touching and then the rest was to late. Sounds to me like she high sided on the right too.
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08-09-2010, 07:04 AM	#9
cheriann Sr. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 1,250	What Did She Do Wrong? Unfortunately, she said she doesn't know what happened or what she did __________________ Cheri Ann 2012 Vulcan Vaquero VBA #2069
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08-09-2010, 07:29 AM	#10
nomad561 Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Pasco , Wa Posts: 1,445	What Did She Do Wrong? The floorboards scrapping can be unnerving if you aren't prepared for it. It looks like she was sliding for awhile prior to going off the pavement though.
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08-09-2010, 08:49 AM	#12
waterman Top Contributor Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 6,530	What Did She Do Wrong? Hard to really tell from these pictures. My bet is she came into the corner too fast and then leaned the bike over too far and caught the floor board. That scrape is a nice long straight scrape. __________________ Joel "Waterman" 2017 HD Road Glide Ultra 2006 Nomad - Sold VBA 213 VROC 16913 Custer 09: Cortez 10: Crescent City 11: Kanab 12: Estes Park 13: Tahoe 14: Red Lodge 16
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08-09-2010, 10:02 AM	#13
Sin City Stan Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Henderson, NV Posts: 3,746	What Did She Do Wrong? The scrape is a straight line which means there was no traction. Had to be the crash bars as the tires would still be in contact with the road providing some sort of traction if it was the floorboards and the scrape would then be curved. My guess is the was a break in concentration and she came into the curve too hot and the bike came out from under her. Looks like a relatively soft landing in the ditch though. Lucky girl. __________________ Oldest Saloon In Nevada http://www.pioneersaloon.info/ "Sin City Stan" Henderson, NV VBA #01004 VROC #29365 2004 Nomad 1500L5 +100 "The Bike" 2009 Nomad 1700 (past) 2004 Vulcan Classic 800 (past) 2010 Cortez - 2011 Crescent City - 2012 Kanab - 2013 Estes Park
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08-09-2010, 08:45 PM	#15
AlabamaNomadRider Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boaz, Alabama Posts: 13,742	What Did She Do Wrong? Could we see an instant replay CheriAnn? Maybe we would know for sure what happened. __________________ Gene Cross, Jr. Boaz, Alabama KawaNOW/VBA #1181
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