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I'm riding in the northern Ohio area and the recent warm up promted me to get out and ride! I was out for a few hours ago and right after dropping a friend off she got to watch me drop the bike right out of her driveway. Ouch.... I guess the damp drive wet the tires enough to pick up soon road grit as I entered the street and throttled up(too much it would seem) the rear kicked out like the tire had gone flat. I tried to correct but too little too late I Hi-sided and rolled into the ditch across the road. As far as I can tell the damage is only very minor cosmetics and a road rash kneecap and a few scratches on the helmet. I tattered the sleeve of my jacket a little but nothing major. The mirror had some rash as well as the corner of the front fairing, lower fairing(just paint scuff), turn signal, clutch leaver, bar end, and shifter arm. Bent the clutch and shifter back with a box wrench and popped the turn signal right back into the plastic, and rear adjusted the mirror. The bars seem straight and the bike rides fine. Lesson learned... I hope....