chronos
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Went out for about a 2 hour ride with a buddy. On my way home i pulled into my street going about 12-13mph. Turned left, banked, front while turning/angled hit a small rock....
It happened quick, felt my head hit the pavement (helmets for the win), then I immediately stood up and started yelling cause my whole left side hurt. It felt like my hip had been hit by a sledge hammer.
Not exactly sure the mechanics of what happened but my bike was on its side and shut off. Wheel turned towards the ground. It had pretty much thrown me directly into the ground. Ripped t-shirt, minor road rash on shoulder, forearm and left side on my fat ol lovehandle. pretty heavy abrasions on my elbow and knee. The bruise on my side is really starting to sink in. that entire area is somewhat numb, i assume i bruised the nerves. I have slight tingling sensation returning. My left shoulder, my hip, and knee were all pretty sore on sat/sun, getting better on monday and i can walk without a limp today.
Helmet is scraped up, may need to be replaced. (Shoei qwest)I suppose it is better than nothing until i can afford a new brain bucket.
As for the bike, the frame slider completely paid for itself. Not a lot of damage. All the damage is on the left side of the bike. Scrapes on the edge of the headlight shield, scrapes on the diffuser, a few scrapes on the front cover of the tank, and the outer cap on the handlebar. The worst part is about a quarter sized dent on the gas tank. That really pissed me off.
Maybe about $1000 to repair, but its only cosmetic so ill take my time piecing it together.
Later that evening i went back to where i fell, there were 5-6 small rocks, maybe 1-2 inches in size in the street. I kicked them off into the side of the road. The next day i went out and found another 10-12 rocks. One of the neighbors out there saw some fat kid throwing rocks into the street earlier that day.
i was going slow, next to my house, not a hard core wreck but if i did not have that helmet who knows what would have happened. I may be drooling in the corner instead of posting a thread about it.
be careful out there and don't assume you know the road conditions just because you have ridden over it 100 times.
I took my bike out the next day, fully functional. After a short talk around the neighborhood we decided we are still friends.
It happened quick, felt my head hit the pavement (helmets for the win), then I immediately stood up and started yelling cause my whole left side hurt. It felt like my hip had been hit by a sledge hammer.
Not exactly sure the mechanics of what happened but my bike was on its side and shut off. Wheel turned towards the ground. It had pretty much thrown me directly into the ground. Ripped t-shirt, minor road rash on shoulder, forearm and left side on my fat ol lovehandle. pretty heavy abrasions on my elbow and knee. The bruise on my side is really starting to sink in. that entire area is somewhat numb, i assume i bruised the nerves. I have slight tingling sensation returning. My left shoulder, my hip, and knee were all pretty sore on sat/sun, getting better on monday and i can walk without a limp today.
Helmet is scraped up, may need to be replaced. (Shoei qwest)I suppose it is better than nothing until i can afford a new brain bucket.
As for the bike, the frame slider completely paid for itself. Not a lot of damage. All the damage is on the left side of the bike. Scrapes on the edge of the headlight shield, scrapes on the diffuser, a few scrapes on the front cover of the tank, and the outer cap on the handlebar. The worst part is about a quarter sized dent on the gas tank. That really pissed me off.
Maybe about $1000 to repair, but its only cosmetic so ill take my time piecing it together.
Later that evening i went back to where i fell, there were 5-6 small rocks, maybe 1-2 inches in size in the street. I kicked them off into the side of the road. The next day i went out and found another 10-12 rocks. One of the neighbors out there saw some fat kid throwing rocks into the street earlier that day.
i was going slow, next to my house, not a hard core wreck but if i did not have that helmet who knows what would have happened. I may be drooling in the corner instead of posting a thread about it.
be careful out there and don't assume you know the road conditions just because you have ridden over it 100 times.
I took my bike out the next day, fully functional. After a short talk around the neighborhood we decided we are still friends.
