I am glad I had a good quality pair of motorcyclist boots on as I was out motorcycling on my last road trip.
The morning started out foggy and a bit nippy as I headed out to meet a few friends for a day ride up in the hills. Because of the frostiness I determined to wear a hooded sweatshirt, leather-based motorcycle jacket plus chaps. I also determined to put on a good quality pair of steel toed motorbike boots to help keep my toes toasty and dry. OK! I did put on my helmet as well. Hey, I am no dummy, how else was I going to keep my ears warm. So anyhow, I met up with my friends, chugged a cup of coffee and we took off.
Visibility wasn't bad except the dribble that kept beading up on my screen. I would wipe the drizzle off and in about a half of a second the drizzle would cover up my visor again. It was a little bit challenging to see, but we biked on.
Because of the mist the roads shined and had a slippery layer on them. We weren't going in excess of the speed limit of 45 mph but do to the highway conditions that was quite quick.
My pal Jim was the front motorbike Sammy was second and I was 3rd. Jim singled with the intention to stop for fuel, so at the next place we stopped. We all got gassed up got another cup of coffee, talked and horsed around a bit whilst we chugged the coffee, then cruised out again.
Boy it felt fantastic to finally have my Harley Davidson out of the storage after the lingering cold weather we had. Isn't it always so enjoyable that initial run of the year?
Finally after about an hour and a half into the run the sun started to shine. It had hardly started to peep through the clouds when out of nowhere a mini-van full of teenagers pulled out from a side road immediately in front of us.
Jim saw it coming and was able to veer off to the left just in time to avoid it and go past. Sammy saw it a bit late and set his Harley down. His bike slid under the mini-van while Sammy slid on the street just to the right of the small bus.
Unluckily for me, I was the last to notice the station wagon and by the time I did, I was already soaring over the top. Yeah that's right; I crash into it square in the side door and was rocketed over the top subsequently landed on my face on the other side.
I hit the ground fiercely, slid for about a hundred feet, then my motorcycle boot jammed the edge of a depression or something and I started to flip end over end. When my motorcycle boot wedged on what ever it did, it felt like my foot had just been taken off.
I finally came to rest face first in the oncoming traffic lane. I am so grateful there was no oncoming traffic at that time. It's also a good thing for helmets, leather motorcycle jackets, chaps and full finger motorcycle gloves.
I am specially appreciative for steel toed leather motorcycle boots though, because the hole I hit, turned out to be a hole on the edge of a steel manhole cover, so when my foot caught it, half of the leather got taken off of form the toe. The steel toe part was there but the leather was no more. I am thankful for the reason that, with out the steel toe part of the motorcycle boot, more than likely I would have lost my toes, if not my whole foot.
I got lucky! I ended up with only a few bruises. I didn't even break a bone. I suppose I can attribute it to luck, but I know sporting the appropriate motorcycle boots and gear had a large amount to do with it.
Author Resource:-
Motorcycle boots are the primary line of security in safety and Michael Alden knows the weight of steel toes motorcycle boots and leather riding gear for motorbike safety. Michael has been a licensed motorcyclist for forty years and writes about every facet of motorcycle riding and safety. If you'd like more information about motorcycle boots or women’s motorcycle apparel check out Motorcycle Boots For Women.
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