I once rode my banana into a tree, a tree which had fallen down some time ago, so there was like a thousand pointy sticks all horizontal, pointing directly into the corner which I had over cooked.
No hope of evasive action, not even time to lay it down the DRZ goes straight in with me on board.
To say I shat myself is an understatement! Think of those people on the Titanic watching the life boats row away, that’s how I felt.
I had my enduro jacket on and it saved me.
The bike was stuck in the spears, took 2 of us to pull it out and it never fell over.
The B&B rad guards had bits of wood wedged in as did the fork protectors and other parts of the front of the bike but no real damage and the actual radiators were undamaged.
That was extreemly lucky.
I now wear full body armour, knees (had them in this spill) etc and never ride without.
