Not sure where or how to put this, and don't want to hi-jack Beans thread either. Anyway.... I just wanted to vent.
The same day that Bean went down on his bike, almost at the very same time, I was waiting for Bean who had gone down, unknown to us at the time. We waited at the end of the road and I got caught out with the ground sloping away from me on one side and the bike shifted a tiny bit off center. In putting some pressure on my leg to balance it, my foot slipped away on the gravel beneath my feet and the ANIML started it's steady descent onto the deck. It was only steady because I almost broke my leg and back (which is stuffed anyway) trying to gently guide the big boy down. FAAAAAARK!!! I screamed at the top of my voice. I picked it up with the help of the other rider and took a look at the damage. Not a big deal. Only a scratched up lower fairing, mirror, slider, bar end and the carbon Yoshi. The damage I guess was only minor, but I was totally devastated. It's absolutely my pride and joy.
After a few minutes to compose myself, I decided that given that Bean had still not caught up, I'd head back and track him down. After a few worrisome minutes I spotted a flash of white about 20mt off in the scrub. Ohhh no! Surely not? Yes it was. Bean was laying in the scrub all bent out of shape. He was in pretty bad shape. I stayed by his side doing everything I could to attend to him, keeping him calm and comfortable until help arrived.
The point being that the events of this last week have me pretty rattled. It's hard to keep it all in perspective. Constantly recalling Beans pain and injuries up close, his mashed up bike, and my less than perfect bike. I know there have been worse, but this was a weekend from hell.
2013 ZX14R SE ABS (aka:ANIML).Polished wheels,Supersprox sprocket,clear filmed paintwork,frame caps,rear seat cowl,ceramic coated Akrapovic headers,carbon Yoshimura R77s,H9 modded lighting,Zero Gravity screens,Ventura rack,tinted lenses,Genmar risers,Throttlemeisters,Pazzo levers,custom stainless radiator guard,Yoshimura fender eliminator,Woolich Log Box Pro,Zeitronix O2 controller,ECU flash.