Well sort of...

This is meant as an ATGATT (All The Gear, All The Time) reminder for all of us, because yes, I did it... And only with 1,000 Kms on the bike meter...

Don't worry, I'm perfectly fine, very lucky, and riding much more focused now. No pictures of the crash, sorry, I was focusing on understanding which way I flew...

Last Thursday morning I rode from Sheshan to Xitang by the countryside roads. On one tiny concrete road I came upon a small but steep bridge (you couldn't see the road surface just after the bridge).
For several kilometers I was thinking about getting a picture of the area, often checking around to find a good landscape. When I arrived on top of the bridge, I looked left to see the landscape. Little did I knew then that there was a deep hole (10-15cm) just after the bridge.... When I looked forward again and saw the hole 1 meter from my front wheel, at 40 km/h t'was too late mate...

So I did my best impersonation of ET (phone home...) and flew... My head never touched the ground (don't know how I did but absolutely no marks on the helmet...).
Long story short : my equipment saved my bacon ! I was fully geared, my mesh jacket (Dainese Barcellona) withstood the sliding very well. I limped for 2 days after that, don't know how and where I hit my right leg, but I know for sur that without the reinforced riding boots I would currently sport a nice cast.

Now everything is fine physically, the garage had to bend back in shape the bike frame (managed to bent it...), only one blinker to change, scrapped the leather of the back rest and the plastic on the left side.

Yesterday I took the bike for a 170km trip to check if everything was ok, and to finish my Thursday trip. No way I was going not to finish this one ! The trip was perfect, the bike also and the rider is proud to say he's riding far better than before the crash, much more in control and adapting the speed to what he can see.

You live, you learn.

So please gals and guys, wear your gear all the time ! No "I dont' plan to crash" BS... It can happen in a split-second, so wear the gear !

Note to self : do not EVER do that again...