What I learned about my first time dumping my bike.

Today my work celebrated 6 birthdays at an all you can eat sushi place. On my way back on my motorcycle there was a 4 way intersection that I take just about every day. I was going a solid 15 mph to take a left hand turn. On my way through the turn the rear wheel slipped due to a large batch of gravel (good ol construction season in MN) and I ended up lowsiding all the way into the curb.I was honestly very calm and didnt even have an adrenaline rush. All I know is that my foot was stuck under the bike (vstar 1100) and I needed help. The floorboards actually saved my left foot from harm by taking a lot of the weight. 4 awesome guys rushed to help me and lifted the bike off of me. I felt zero pain. Just some stiffness in my left wrist.I assessed the damages and all that was wrong with the bike were 2 large dents in the fuel tank, some cosmetic damage to the handlbars and the left floorboard was bent to where I couldnt downshift.Another fellow biker saw I was on the side of the rode in his car and had tools! Specifically a crowbar! He was able to bend the floor board back and I could shift again! My bike started up and purred like a kitten. I rode to my work place about a mile away where my fiance met me. I had her follow me all the way to the house. I literally came home with 2 scratches on my knee, some wrist pain, and some gravel lodged in my skin.What I learned:I was wearing full gear and my shoulder was unscathed and my gloves prevented my hands from being torn up - I was considering not wearing gear but no matter how hot it is, I will always be wearing gear.You never know where gravel is and it can take you down really fastThere really are good people in the worldProbably don't dump your bike the day before you get married. via /r/motorcycles https://www.reddit.com/r/motorcycles/comments/c0syuk/what_i_learned_about_my_first_time_dumping_my_bike/?utm_source=ifttt