Re: My First Crash

Jon,
Some people wouldn't have considered that a crash.
Even I have experienced more traumatic crashes than
that and I consider myself lucky. However, it goes
without saying that motorcycling is inherently
dangerous. To say that you never thought the day would
come is almost like putting on a blindfold and
pretending the danger isn't there because you can't
see it. I know you don't need the lecture, but I like
to read what I write :).
The clinking sound is a mystery to me to be honest and
it could be any number of things. I would do a visual
inspection of any damage to the crankcase before
riding it much more. Sometimes (I know this happened
to me) when you have a bike on it's side oil can get
into the pistons and when you start it up, it will
smoke for a few seconds. Nothing major, but it's not
something to ignore either if it continues for a
while. I did this several hundred times with my Seca.
Mike

--- "McLaughlin, Jon" <[email protected]> wrote:

> I never thought this day would come.  And the way it
> happened is just about
> the most embarrassing part.  I was coming up my
> driveway towards the garage,
> going about 2-3MPH and dang garden hose flipped me
> on my side.  Yes, the
> garden hose!  Well, I quickly developed a deep
> appreciation for sliders.
> Not a scratch on the bike except for a scuff mark on
> the signal.  I decided
> to ride down the street to see how the bike was.  I
> heard a loose metallic
> rattle coming from the foot clutch area, but upon
> inspection, I could not
> find anything loose.  My question:  Is there
> anything I should check out on
> the bike after something like this happens?  Is it
> safe to just keep riding
> it if I can't spot anything wrong?  And what could
> the clinking sound be?
>
> Jon McLaughlin
> Juris Doctorate Candidate, 2007
> University of Illinois College of Law
> 504 East Pennsylvania Avenue
> Champaign, IL 61821
> P: 312.622.2750
> E-mail: [email protected]
>
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