...I had my accident. For those that don't know, I got too close to oncoming on a left hander, grabbed the brake when the bike was banked over, with predictable result - a classic low-side. Wrote off my SV, spent 4 days in hozzie, and got 2 pelvic fx. So what've I learned in a year:
1. That I've got a lot more to learn, it's all about planning and technique
2. That, if I'm honest, I'm scared of left handers now and often screw up the line, particularly when oncoming comes into view
3. Coming off hurts
4. Armoured leathers don't stop everything but they do stop a lot
5. If you don't get back on quick, you prolly never will
6. Insurance companies are quick to exploit the situation
7. Don't believe what you hear about hozzie food. The grub in the Princess Royal at Telford was very good
8. Practice makes perfect
