Damn-it...

[Mike]

Crashed in the rain this morning... Going over three wide painted lines in the freeway, about 50mph. The front end washed out from under me.
I slid for what seemed like a ling way, then rolled for a while. May have broken my collar bone, not sure. Shoulder is really sore. One small (about 1-1/8" dia.) scuff on the helmet

The bike, ended up about 60 yards down the road on the other side of the freeway. My new exhaust pipes, no damage..! Clutch handle is bent, right side mirror is gone, the center got knocked out of the new windscreen (!). The magneto case is ground, but not thru, doesn't seem to be leaking. That's about all I can see in the dark. After a quick check by myself and one cop, I hit the starter and it started immediatly, sounded fine. Brakes felt fine, all the lights worked, so I drove it the other 20 miles to work.

No cars hit either me or the bike. Lucky...

Can't wait to see what it looks like in the daylight.

Mike

[Vipertestarossa]

Glad to hear you are not hurt....

[dmhines]

That sucks .. glad you and the bike aren't too mangled ... don't you know you arent' supposed to ride in the rain !! .. It'll ruin your starter. :)

[buell-fan]

Glad that you are all whole still. Keep that arm in a sling to let that collar bone heal. Those painted lines suck. We get those tar snakes all over the roads here and they are just as dangerous.

[zviadi]

Mike, don't worry! The main thing - himself unhurt, but the bike repaired.
I fell three times in the rain on the marking and tramways.

[Mike]

Damage as seen in the daylight.

1. Broken collar bone (me).
2. Both mirrors. I broke the right side as I went over the front, left side has heavy grind marks on it.
3. Double bubble windscreen. Broke the windscreen as I went over...I think..!
4, Left side upper, mid and lower bodywork.
5. Left side fan housing.
6. Left side swing arm slider/lift bobbin
7. Ground magneto/generator cover, but not thru.
8. Left side handlebar.
9. Clutch lever.
10. Left side fan, not sure If Ill replace that though.

The forks, swingarm and frame all look good. Didn't even hurt the turn indicator lights. The fronts are flush mount and have a little scuffing on the left side light plastic. Apparently just hit the ground and slid smoothly to a stop

I think that's about it. I'll take a few days off work, order some parts and new rain gear.
I guess I'll be driving my little XB12x for a while.

First time down in the rain. I'm normally pretty good in the rain, not so today...

Mike

[d_adams]

Bummer.

[Plotter]

Dang Mike... Broken collar bone... yeah so I picked the bike up and went to work...

Glad you are ok...

[GJB]

You have rain in SoCal? what is that, have not seen any in years in NoCal

[Doug Porcaro]

Sorry to hear :( Broke my collar bone once.. not fun