Hello, first all this didn't happen today, like most posts here. This actually happened Thursday. Also sorry for the long post, I have tried my best to make it as short as possible.
Backstory: I have just turned 17 (on wednesday) and for my birthday I had gotten myself a 2012 CBR125R motorcycle. I decided that thursday I should take it for a nice little run to get used to the motorcycle and see how it handles as I had just come from having a 50cc (stupid uk laws). I also decided for some stupid reason the some back roads (country roads) would be the best place for an inexperienced rider to go with a new bike which was also on a new set of tyres. I had already ridden for a little while that day with no problems at all and then it comes to the time of the Fuck up.
The fuck up: After riding for a while and getting used to the bike I decided I had the testicular fortitude to take it around the corners a lot faster and this is where I fucked up... coming out of a completely blind corner I was greeted by the holy grail of gravel covering the road completely I instantly grabbed the front brake with the force of a thousand suns and quickly took a look at my speedo which read 57MPH. at this point I was shitting myself while bracing for impact as my bike was going over the gravel. The back tyre started slipping all over the place as if it was contesting for dancing on ice, Because I was going through a corner and was trying my hardest not to drop the bike on the gravel I had taken the corner way to wide and ended up hitting a dirt hill on the edge of the road, this bump somewhat correct me and put me and the bike forward facing the road (idk how that worked but its not orge yet) still going fast and in pain from the impact of the dirt hill at the side of the road the first thing that came to mind was to again grab the front brake (which I had let go off once I hit the dirt) the bike jerked instantly hard and dipped down, I flew over the handlebars and slid a bit down the road and came to a stop. bruised, hurt and with absolutely no dignity and pride left.
Aftermath: I am covered in scars, bruises and cuts and I am pretty sure I fractured my little finger. The bike came off a lot better then me (thank god) the only damage it sustained was that the left front indicator popped off and the gear lever was bent both from impact with the dirt hill. It also has a few scratches on the fairings put nothing magic mostly covered in dirt. luckily a really nice couple on a triumph (local to the area) came and stopped (five cars came past and none stopped at all) the couple on the triumph help me bend the gear level so I could ride back home. The couple also were medical trained and made sure I was actually okay.
Looking back on this incident there are so many things I could have done differently to stop this from happening. The thing was that it was all new to me the bike, the roads and riding in general. I made a big mistake but have also learned from it.
TL;DR: Trying to be smart ass on my new to me motorcycle and crashed like a knob.
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