So they say there are two types of riders those who have been down and those who are going too!!! Well, until today I had never met the pavement! This morning I was going back and forth deciding to put my full leathers on! Well I did, plus helmet, gloves, and boots! We started the ride off great! Lots of back roads, well thats all we were on! Too many turns to remember! I think that was my problem so many turns I got lost for a moment in time! I had no problem all day long! I decided I was going to ride my own pace and have fun:D well I came up on a few sharp turns and I was doing really well! I came out of the one left hand turn a little too quick and couldn't get set up for the right hand turn that was giving me the evil eye! lol so I knew I was going to go down so I headed for the left ( grassy area) to the right was a nasty gaurd rail! Lets just say the bike won this one! yet I came out on top! Just some good scratches down the left hand side! I felt my head hit the ground hard enough I saw stars!!! I love my helmet! My foot and leg hurt due to the bike landing on them! Thankfully I had boots on! Oh not to mention my damn shoulder hurts like a mother! oh well lesson learned! I'm thankful to my gear! also to lauren and mike! also to all the other people who made sure I was ok!