Just mentioning, guys wear the right gear when riding never get nonchalant about the ride.
Cebu to Dumaguete, do it at least once a month.....done so for years. Our main work base there.
Do I need wear my boots, hell no, gloves of course not, after all I can do the trip blindfolded....
So off I go, on the little TTR, just sneakers, T shirt and thank god helmet. Boots gloves left in the corner....
Shortly before one reaches Santander there are some windy hilly sections, piece of cake done it all before hundreds of times. This time a tad different though.....
Coming around a tight RH bend pretty much committed, seemingly from nowhere comes an XRM with 3 drunks on it straight at me.
Although not speeding just no time to ovoid a collision. Bang, sideswiped, result for me....2 broken bones in left hand, back of hand baldly scraped as was leg, and knee. Plus feet badly bruised and painful. TTR faired a bit better. Need new helmet...
Biggest, or perhaps most painful part of recovery is the feet....both of them, be OK had I had my boots....Also looking daily at the ST and knowing that its gona be a while before I shall have power to pull that clutch in....
So guys, wear the gear and expect the unexpected.
Cebu to Dumaguete, do it at least once a month.....done so for years. Our main work base there.
Do I need wear my boots, hell no, gloves of course not, after all I can do the trip blindfolded....
So off I go, on the little TTR, just sneakers, T shirt and thank god helmet. Boots gloves left in the corner....
Shortly before one reaches Santander there are some windy hilly sections, piece of cake done it all before hundreds of times. This time a tad different though.....
Coming around a tight RH bend pretty much committed, seemingly from nowhere comes an XRM with 3 drunks on it straight at me.
Although not speeding just no time to ovoid a collision. Bang, sideswiped, result for me....2 broken bones in left hand, back of hand baldly scraped as was leg, and knee. Plus feet badly bruised and painful. TTR faired a bit better. Need new helmet...
Biggest, or perhaps most painful part of recovery is the feet....both of them, be OK had I had my boots....Also looking daily at the ST and knowing that its gona be a while before I shall have power to pull that clutch in....
So guys, wear the gear and expect the unexpected.