Well, it finally happened. I dropped my bike for the very first time. How that happened is actually quite common, a car went out of a junction without looking left or right and I had to slam my brake. Now the problem with small displacement bike is that you only have one disc brake in front and there’s no ABS which is terrible even for the most experienced rider. So it happened, I slammed by brake front and rear so the front wheel locked and I lost control of the front end and the bike lowsided (slid). Thankfully I was already going slow so I came out with no injury but the bike has a few cosmetic damage and a bent handlebar. The driver just kept on driving without a care in the world and that was pretty upsetting. Good thing is my bike is a Yamaha so that means it’s tough as nails, I’ll just have to straighten out the handlebar and it’s good as new again.
My country’s motorcycle law states that in the first year, the new rider can only ride a motorcycle with a displacement of less than 250cc and all the motorcycles sold here which fulfills that requirement has no ABS whatsoever which is pretty disappointing and frankly dangerous. A new rider must have access to ABS, the ABS is basically a huge barrier to prevent harm no matter how good your riding skill is. I do afraid all these complaints falls on deaf ears so I’ll spare you the details.
Being a new geologist also means I get to be sent on courses, unfortunately in the new normal means my courses are virtual. Nonetheless, I still managed to get the best out of it. Studied geology thinking I’ll get work out in the field but instead it’s the opposite; in-front of the screen all day and looking at wiggles called seismic sections. At first glance it looks boring but trust me, spend a bit more time and you’ll see fantastic things if you know how to filter and extract the attributes. I saw a huge canyon, enormous underwater landslides, long snaking channels and lots more. I think I’m starting to warm up to this job.
Until then,
Exploration Cycles 