Another reason you need a bash plate

Last weekend I was doing some trail riding and my bike started to fall over to the left. As I struggled to hold it up my right leg hit the exhaust pipes and gave me a pretty good burn. The pipe hit just above my boot and burned me through my jeans which were already soaked with water. If I had a bash plate it probably wouldn't have happened.

Ordered a MotoOverLand, just waiting for it to arrive.

OUCH!!!
That's gotta hurt!! Glad you are Ok.

That's how I broke a mirror off (similar fall). 17 dollars for the bolt to fix it.

Neosporin. nice pic though, yet it still pains me to see that. How did everything hold up? What do you have on for crash bars and hand guards?

You may want to invest in some riding pants. That would also have prevented your leg from getting burned. Jeans FTL...

Yowzah!
Well, it's good to know that I can cook a hot dog on the pipes in case of emergency. Thanks for testing it out for the rest of us!

Thanks, looks worse than it is.
I have gear for me and the bike on the way. This excursion was unplanned. I only had the bike a week and the first time I saw dirt I just went in.

did you screw up anything besides your leg? any injuries to your new beater?

My leg was the only casualty.
The bike did remarkably well. All I have at this point is the Givi crash bars and after dropping the bike multiple times (yes, i suck these roads would be cake for an experienced rider) the only sign is a few scuffs on the crash bar and bar ends.

riding in jeans I would say you are lucky nothing worse happened, but I guess you already know that :)

Lower legs and feet can easily get hurt in offroad conditions. Invest in a good pair of offroad boots. Worth every cent

How tall are your boots? I think mine would have prevented that injury.

Good for you! As they say, "no falls no balls". When I see a scratch-free off-roader and pristine helmet, something tells me they're not pushing it hard enough....

(of course some people have other reasons for not pushing their limits, which is ok too).

For some reason this reminds me of a potential fall I almost suffered going down a dirt road with very thick but dry marble gravel. Road was flat as a pancake, and I had the stock scorpion tires. Thought I could move fast over the gravel, and at about 60 kms/hr the bike caught into the gravel and almost bucked me off - took quite a bit of body language to keep both of us upright, probably 50 feet or so. Pictured myself with a broken leg or trapped under the bike in the ditch once I got it under control, convinced me to slow down in this deceptively dangerous place.

My boots are Sidi Canyons. More of a touring boot than an off roader. pipes hit just above the boot.

Hey digdesign,

Hope your leg has healed up!

I just tracked your shipment and it looks like you got it. Thanks again!!

Post some pics when you get it installed and happy adventuring!!

Dave

Yup, got the goodies today Dave. Thanks. I only had time to take a quick peek at the parts. The quality looks very good. I'll get them installed this weekend and snap some pics.
-m

Ouch! At least you got a picture showing it who is boss!

She bit you because rather than snatching her back up on to her feet you stood over her with your damb foot on her rid cage like some hermone imbalanced he-man. :ddog

Speaking of bash plates....any word on my deviant plate?

Hey sarkmych!

How's it goin?

I have given it (the deviant) a bit of thought and I just posted it to see what the demand is like:

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=614040

So now you have to go there and post

P.S. Is your quote directed at me?

Thanks!

Dave

Ya. I saw the other thread you started and replied. Glad to finally meet you at the GS Challenge. I'll be in Vernon again the weekend of the 18th for some more dirt eatin'.