Well guys it was bound to happen...... I went down this morning on my way to work. It's the first time on the ninja, it SUCKS.
I got off the freeway, I have to turn left off the interstate, the light was red this morning ( thankfully). So I take of when it turns green, and as I'm coming out of the turn starting to roll on I hit a massive oil slick where some Jackass spilled oil all the way up the hill. It went down so fast I couldn't believe it. It spun around and smacked the curb on the outside, cracked the windscreen and did the normal lowside scrapes. The frame sliders worked great (anybody that don't have them, go get'em) I had my jacket on, but wasn't wearing my pants, my hip is pretty sore and bruised.
There was so much oil on the road that I had trouble picking the bike up becuase my feet were silding out from under me. I should have seen the oil, but is was still dark (5:30 am) and the concrete median is very high.
It sucks, but it's a fairly inexpensive lesson learned, ALWAYS be aware of your surroundings, anything can happen at any time of day.
I got off the freeway, I have to turn left off the interstate, the light was red this morning ( thankfully). So I take of when it turns green, and as I'm coming out of the turn starting to roll on I hit a massive oil slick where some Jackass spilled oil all the way up the hill. It went down so fast I couldn't believe it. It spun around and smacked the curb on the outside, cracked the windscreen and did the normal lowside scrapes. The frame sliders worked great (anybody that don't have them, go get'em) I had my jacket on, but wasn't wearing my pants, my hip is pretty sore and bruised.
There was so much oil on the road that I had trouble picking the bike up becuase my feet were silding out from under me. I should have seen the oil, but is was still dark (5:30 am) and the concrete median is very high.
It sucks, but it's a fairly inexpensive lesson learned, ALWAYS be aware of your surroundings, anything can happen at any time of day.