So i've been riding now for a couple weeks, took the MSF course, bought a bike, etc etc. I've been cruising around my neighborhood until two days ago when I was feeling a little frisky. Every part of my being was telling me not to go riding.....I was dead tired and hungry to boot. Unfortunately, that didn't stop me.
I took the bike into mild traffic then turned down a very long, quiet road. When I reached the end, I decide to do a very tight u-turn in the middle of the road (from a stop). Normally not a big deal, but for whatever reason, I had a brain fart and I believe (and it all happened so fast) I blipped the throttle and then braked mid-turn when I paniced, and the bike fell over.
Luckily I fell into grass and the bike didn't suffer cosmetically other than grass and mud here and there. The handle bars seem a little off, and it feels like I have a little wobble up front.
How bad could the damages be seeing as though the bike really only fell over on itself? Bent rim? Bent forks? All of the above? I have an appt to take it in on thursday, but to be honest, i'm scared to get in the saddle again. Plus, it might not be the best idea to drive the bike, not knowing whats wrong.
I don't know how else to get it there though......
Any thoughts, or things I should check?
Thanks!
I took the bike into mild traffic then turned down a very long, quiet road. When I reached the end, I decide to do a very tight u-turn in the middle of the road (from a stop). Normally not a big deal, but for whatever reason, I had a brain fart and I believe (and it all happened so fast) I blipped the throttle and then braked mid-turn when I paniced, and the bike fell over.
Luckily I fell into grass and the bike didn't suffer cosmetically other than grass and mud here and there. The handle bars seem a little off, and it feels like I have a little wobble up front.
How bad could the damages be seeing as though the bike really only fell over on itself? Bent rim? Bent forks? All of the above? I have an appt to take it in on thursday, but to be honest, i'm scared to get in the saddle again. Plus, it might not be the best idea to drive the bike, not knowing whats wrong.
I don't know how else to get it there though......
Any thoughts, or things I should check?
Thanks!