After math of my 10 mph accident into the back of my friends bike.......
BIKE
Broken mirror, both front foot pegs bent along with shifter and brake arm. Dented tank. Broken front and rear turn signals

ME.........
Broken index finger, knuckle fractured ,wrist fracture and one broken rib. Every organ in my body is swollen. I have been going thru tests at the hospital (MRI's, Cat scans, blood tests and other stuff. Today it was a cat scan for a possible ruptured spleen. Everything inside of me hurts. Turns out the spleen is fine but the blow has caused considerable fluid to build up around my heart. Options are a drain tube in my chest or open heart surgery as a last resort. I feel like I"m having a heart attack 24 hours a day, and it's been a month since I crashed.
My first crash in 30 years of riding. I always was one of those to ride with no protection other than a full face helmet. Not anymore! Please don't make the same mistake as me. Wear the proper gear!

Hey, man, how did you get all that damage from a 10mph bump?

Sorry to hear of your pain, but, look at the bright side, only minor damage to the bike and relatively minor damage to yourself.

I know "a broken wrist and a broken rib" sounds terrible, but...
...would you rather have suffered a broken ankle (stuck under a hot exhaust pipe, btw) and a punctured lung?

Fix the bike, buy some serious gear:
- heavy duty leather gloves (enduro style, not HD poser),
- hand guards (as on enduro bikes)
- riding boots (they protect the ankles and toes from being crushed)
- riding jacket (with elbow and shoulder pads)
- riding jeans (mine are double layer denim reinforced with kevlar fiber, and knee pads)

You'll still look the part, be very comfy, and be able to run all your errands without feeling like an astronaut.



PS Don't forget to check your front brake pads, they often soil with oil... soft as gook and won't brake anymore.

Yeah, pain hurts and unscheduled dismounts SUCK!

Heal up quickly -- you have all our sympathy.

Im sure glad my injuries from the various crashes didnt produce injuries in multiples of yours, based on the multiples of 10 MPH faster  I was going at the time of those crashes.

A 58 MPH Getoff left me in pain for anout 30 years, some continuing issues with my neck, which I broke in 3 places, but didnt know it until recently. Cuz I never went to a dr over it when it happened. Chiropractors saved me from perpetual pain.

Another at about 35 of 40, got me 4 days in hospital( I did walk about a mile to a friends house & waited 4 hours to call the dr) & a demerol shot every 4 hours, then I slammed one into the side of a truck & walked away.
First 2, no helmet, last one, helmet saved me for sure.


If a 10 MPH crash cripples ya up that bad, be Extra Careful!

If it weren't for the drugs they give you, crashing would be no fun at all.

Phelonius

Glad you're still here, best wishes and heal up quick.