Okay, I need to know if I should be worried or not. Below is a pic of my hubby the day his new toy arrived. A little background: He was a morocross racer as a teen/young adult; a pretty good one. He still has trophies from races he won. He always had friends/relatives who worked at bike shops & rode street bikes & so has ridden street bikes occasionally but never owned one until now. He mentioned thinking about getting one & I said okay just saying it had to be one he could ride me on. He took a riding class, got his license & has been riding the bike for a few weeks getting used to it. He let me know he wanted to get really comfortable with his riding before taking me for a ride. I'm okay with that. Then Friday he went for a ride & wrecked it. Nothing horrible, just rounding a hairpin steep downhill turn on a country road, got into gravel then off the edge of pavement & into a ditch. He is okay just tweeked his knee & wrist a bit. The bike has a part of the rear fender broken off & lots of stuff scratched up including the windshield. He is generally a very safe driver, very cautious & careful. He had scrapped a foot peg going around that corner previously & I think he was probably being too careful. He is grieving messing up his bike but insurance will fix it. Do you guys/gals think he will be get past the learning curve on this thing okay or should I be worried??????????????? (BTW we are both 50+).
