State inspection expired on the C-14, so I thought I would run down and get it taken care of. Inspection place is less than a mile from the house. Already in the garage working on the bike, I decided not to take the 15 sec. to go inside and get my Tourmaster jacket. I did put on my helmet. No gloves. Tennis shoes. First time I havent worn full gear in probably 4 years.
After getting the inspection, on my return trip, I decided to cut through a strip center to avoid heavy traffic. The road exiting the strip center had a thin film of sand on it from recent construction. Making a 90 deg left turn onto the main traffic, hit the sand and immediately started going low side. Bike was almost down, caught traction and, seemingly defying gravity, flipped me up into a high side situation. I rode it out. My superior driving skills (dumb luck and panic), kept me from going down.
I promise, the only thing I could think of was the fact that I was going to eat some asphalt on the only frigging day in 4-5 years that I didn't suit up. How dumb.!!!!!
I'm back on track. ATGATT
