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Life after the wreck (Read 266 times)

Ed L.

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Re: Life after the wreck
Reply #15 - 07/02/10 at 18:18:48

I hit a small patch of gravel with my front tire while stopping at a stop sign on a turn. The tire locked up, slid through the gravel and hit the asphalt. It all went pretty fast after that, best I can remember the front tire pulled the bike sideways and high sided me about 15-20 feet into the dirt curb head first. Real glad I had a FF helmet and a heavy leather on. I landed on the right side of my head and my right arm which was pushed into my rib cage and busted four of my middle ribs. I was wearing a thick sweater under the leather and had a bruse in the same pattern as the weave of the sweater on my arm. The helmet was destroyed on the right side from the impact. Should of gone to the hospital but took my wife out to dinner instead. Wink

. It was a rookie mistake, too much front brakes and not enought rear along with not paying attention to where the tires were going. Guess I was lucky because I was riding in the winter with a lot of extra clothing on which acted as padding in the crash.

Silver '02, clubman handle bars, Cobra headlight, Sportster muffler, K+N stock air filter, 152.5 main, Superbrace, oil cooler, 1/2 inch aluminium plate forward controls, spark advance, goes like stink

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Life after the wreck Reply #16 - 07/03/10 at 05:06:51 Thanks for thr the low down on the fall down. Ill work to be aware.
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jarrod YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 22 Spangdahlem Germany Gender:	Re: Life after the wreck Reply #17 - 07/03/10 at 15:00:21 Thats a pretty intense stop. You never really think to look for things like that, but its the small stuff that catches you in the ass at the wrong time.
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Charon Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1811 Harvard, NE Gender:	Re: Life after the wreck Reply #18 - 07/03/10 at 16:59:35 Just think - an ABS equipped bike would have probably have saved you from the fall.
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Ed L. Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline "We All go a Little Crazy Sometimes" Norman Bates Posts: 2808 Sunny Florida Gender:	Re: Life after the wreck Reply #19 - 07/04/10 at 18:47:06 Nothing would have protected me from my own stupidity but ABS would of helped.
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Re: Life after the wreck
Reply #20 - 07/04/10 at 20:59:24

I can't remember how many times I have wrecked. I am the proud owner of lots of plastic and metal parts. I can't see well enough to be safe, and I can't turn my neck enough to watch traffic...but I still ride.
I still get scared and the pucker factor is much greater when I hear brakes lock up, but I just love to ride. When you are ready you will ride again. Don't let anyone try to rush you. And, if you never ride again that's fine too! Just Get well. The rest will take care of itself.

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Jimmer Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 497 NewportPa. Gender:	Re: Life after the wreck Reply #21 - 07/05/10 at 07:59:52 I HAD A WRECK BACK IN 1981, BIKE VERSES SEMI,GUESS WHO WON. BROKE SHOULDER AND BACK. IT TOOK ME 10 MONTH TO HEAL, BUT I STARTED RIDING THE BIKE,IN MY MIND, A FEW DAYS AFTER SURGERY. I CAN'T HONESTLY SAY THAT I WAS EVER AFRAID TO RIDE. i JUST KNOW THAT I AM MORE CAUTIOUS.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Life after the wreck Reply #22 - 07/05/10 at 08:17:26 Bike vs semi & live & actually recover well enough to ride = WIN IMO.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 29276 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Life after the wreck Reply #23 - 07/05/10 at 08:21:02 Jimmer wrote on 07/05/10 at 07:59:52: I HAD A WRECK BACK IN 1981, BIKE VERSES SEMI,GUESS WHO WON. Yup,... that'll teach'em!... ...
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