Had my first crash today

So it's a rainy day here in good old blighty, and I was heading to school when the guy in front of me had to brake hard and suddenly because there was not enough room on the road for him and the truck coming the other way. I followed suit, my back wheel slipped from underneath me, and thankfully I was the only one involved.I wasn't too far from home, and an amazing woman stopped and helped me by putting the bike in the back of her minivan and driving me back to my front door.So all in all, it wasn't the worst first crash really. The bike is definitely repairable, and I could have it back by the end of the week if I take it to a mechanic ASAP, but I'm going to have to get new gear on top of that (thank fuck I was wearing it). I'm just fuming at myself because I saw the truck, and probably should have seen what was going to happen and slow down before then. Ah well, hindsight is 20/20 as they say. via /r/motorcycles https://www.reddit.com/r/motorcycles/comments/byvi7z/had_my_first_crash_today/?utm_source=ifttt