| Author | Message | ||
     Buell_892 |
Well guys, today was my first time ever going down... it hurt! I was turning a corner and around the bend there was some water and it was just slick enough to where i took a fall. I landed on the right side with the bike on top of me. Bike suffered torn up right mirror, broken peg, scuffed frame where a frame puck would have worked wonders and scuffed up header. Guess Im going to need to buy a few things, for starters a new peg to atlesat let me ride on. As for me, basically the right side of my body took a beating. Right arm from pinky to elbow is black from pavement and red from blood, knee bleeding a bit, and right foot on the very back by my heel is swollen to about the size of a baseball. The foot hurts sooo bad, but im going to give it till morning and see if i can walk on it then. Anyway, thats all.  | ||
| Dragonbuell12r |
Glad you are ok. Tomorrow you will probably feel worse. Maybe give the doc a visit. If nothing else it would make you feel better for him to tell you that you'll be ok. The bike can be fixed and you won't even have to give it some aspirin. Take care and hope you feel better. Bill | ||
| Buellin_ri |
That sucks dude. I've been there. Best thing to do is heal up and get the bike back together. Then get back on the horse. | ||
| Jajarm |
Ditto glad you are OK, I dropped my bike on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife last year and thanks to wearing the right gear was uninjured just slid to a stop and popped right up the bike however had some damage but thanks to the inexpensive replacement parts and DAVES I got it back together in no time. Now you can't even tell it was ever down. Cheer up if you ride long enough it happens to us all nothing to get down about. | ||
| Sgthigg |
Glad to hear you ok fo rthe most part. Next thing you got to do is get back on her asap.  (Message edited by sgthigg on March 12, 2006) | ||
| Mr_cuell |
Ouch. The foot sounds like it might be an issue. And hey, definitely not trying to stick it to you, but just curious to assess what gear does what - what were you wearing? (Message edited by Mr_Cuell on March 12, 2006) | ||
| New12r |
Still healing the road rash from last week, sorry to hear about your fall, hope you get better soon. | ||
| Buell_892 |
Mr Cuell... i understand what you are saying and yes it was my own fault. I was just going to a buddies house about 3 miles away so being stupid i didnt put my gear on other then my helmet. I had a fleece on that i just bought at work today and some jeans and tennis shoes. So the road rash is all my fault, but your right, just shows you what gear could have done to save my arm. However.. the foot.. it was doomed from the second i went down. Its only getting worse and worse, so im going to get it looked at tomorrow for sure. Thanks for your thoughts guys. Alex If anyone has a set of pegs laying around, thats what i need the most, just let me know. Thanks! | ||
| Mr_cuell |
Oh don't get me wrong - I wasn't trying to say it all could have been avoided or anything like that. I am no saint and take quick jaunts to the store in jeans/fleece/helmet too - I was just wondering if you had work boots on or a textile jacket or anything. Your experience will help me stay real in my decision making next time I am heading out for a ride around the block - | ||
| Buell_892 |
as it will with me to Mr cuell  Be safe with your rides. | ||
| Diablobrian |
Sorry to hear you went down. The "I'm just going 2 blocks" logic just doesn't work. I know it's too late for this one, but hopefully someone will benefit.Always remember that most accidents happen during short trips. A good pair of sport riding boots (like sidi, daytona, alpinestars etc.) would have saved you some pain. I know they aren't the cheapest footwear on the market, or the easiest/quickest to put on, but mine already saved one of my feet on a 1/2 mile commute to college that ended badly. I know, I know, not everyone has the same draconian rules about wearing their gear that I do. I just hate hearing about people getting hurt when they didn't have to. Especially when it's for reasons of either a) short term comfort, or b) money. Neither makes much sense to me. | ||
| Vanvideo |
I feel your pain. I also lowsided my 9R. Minimal damage to the bike, but broke my thumb and couldn't ride for 3 months. That was the worst part -no riding. The good news is that XBs are damn tough bikes. I spent about $100 to fix the damage, and it's now back to where it was pre-crash. I'm a firm believer in frame pucks - I'm glad my bike had them. I'd visit a doctor if I were you. I wasn't going to go the the doctor myself, because I thought I just badly bruised my hand. The next thing I know, I'm having hand surgery and wearing a cast for 8 weeks. Don't take any chances. A word of advice -if you have medical insurance, and you didn't report your accident and didn't make a motorcycle insurance claim, be careful how you report this incident. IF you tell the hospital you had a moving vehicle accident, your health insurer will probably want to know if you've made a vehicle insurance claim. If so, they will hold a lien on your treatment. Your health insurance provider will want you to claim a vehicle accident, putting the burden of medical costs on your vehicle insurer, in turn sending your bike insurance rates through the roof. But if you tell the hospital (and your health provider) you had a simple accident -fell down, dropped something on your leg, etc., then as far as the hospital knows, you simply had an accident. No vehicle accident, no vehicle insurance claim. Therefore, no lien. Of course, I'm not suggesting you resort to fraud, and I would NEVER do so myself, but you should be aware of the consequences of reporting this incident. | ||
| Cataract2 |
Gotta say you can always tell who's been down and who hasn't. Those that have (me) wear full gear no matter what. BTW, you will feel muscles you never knew you had tomorrow. You might want to make a trip to the doctor to get checked up though. | ||
| Buell_892 |
thats what i keep hearing, tomorrow will prob be worse... not looking forward to that | ||
| Bombardier888 |
We have a company in Australia that produces the antidote to bloddy knees,backsides etc. They are called Draggin' Jeans. They have a kevlar inner liner and work a treat. The best thing is they dont look any different from the outside. | ||
| Blazinc5 |
Bomb...they just showed those jeans on speed channels V-twin program... pretty kick ass if ya ask me... Last I heard on stuff with auto insurance claims with less than 500 bucks of damage it's considered unreportable. since your deductables are likely at or near that amount anyway. A teacher in my old high school let me in on that a few years back when he dumped his bike. His bike was pretty much fine in the aftermath, however, He didn't have all the gear on just t-shirt, jeans and helmet. two days later went to the doc and discovered why his forarm was still hurting so much,, not broke, just two rock were embeded in the muscle.. lol X-rays are cool. Needless to say, I now try hard to make sure I put my gear on.. Anyway,, My wife has told me a few times that most chicks don't dig scars. Devin | ||
| Spuds |
Alex: sorry to hear of the incident, but glad you're up and about....be sure to have those injuries checked out!! | ||
| Scott_in_nh |
Sorry to hear of your crash and subsequent pain. Each year I try to add to my gear, so now I have 3 jackets and 2 pairs of pants. None of them were that expensive between e-bay and newenough. The point is that if you have the right gear for the situation at hand you will wear it! I have leather pants (Fieldsheer)and jacket (teknic) for the drag strip or sport riding/touring where I know I am not going anywhere but riding. Joe Rocket Alter Ego pants for commuting and cooler weather. Not as good as leather, but way better than jeans or the khakis I have on underneath (you ever ride in Khakis? It feels like riding in tissue paper!). They easily go on and off without taking your boots off and fit comfortably over jeans as well as having many options to make them weather appropriate, whatever the weather may be. So there is no excuse for me not to put them on even for short trips. I just got a Tourmaster Transition Jacket for a great price at Newenough. Again it is for commuting and cooler weather, but adjusts for moderately warm weather too. And a AGV Mesh and leather combo for when it is over 95F and I just cannot put on the heavy stuff though I would not want to go down fast and hard in it. Good racing gloves with armor (teknic again), high boots (next purchase will be dedicated riding boots), and snell approved helmet. I haven't paid over $130 for any of the jackets, $100 for the leather pants, $150 for the JR pants, $36 for the gloves (list at $160!)and $50 boots from Walmart. Shoes that do not at least cover the ankle should never be worn while riding for any reason! | ||
| Tourguide |
Buell 892 thanks for posting Your incident for all to read. I am sorry to hear about your mishap. I wish You a speedy recovery and am thankful You are able to post. Sharing information will only help those that follow make more informed decisions before swinging that leg over the seat. The "I will never go down attitude" must be checked at the door as we all have egos that will influence our better judgment. Again Best Wishes to You. | ||
| Buell_892 |
oh i figured i would go down one day, i just picked the wrong day to not wear gear... and the wrong day to not wear gear is EVERYDAY. LOL Alex | ||
| Daves |
Glad you are ok for the most part. Crashing sucks! | ||
| Olinxb12r |
So do you feel worse today? I assume that your first purchase of the rebuild will be a set of frame pucks? I hope it doesn't cost you much and that the foot isn't broken. | ||
| Diablobrian |
Here is a pic of the end of my half mile commute. This happened on city streets (4 lanes and a turn lane in the center). I was traveling less than 40mph. The other vehicle was a new Honda Accord with less than 300 miles on it. It was driven by an 18 year old girl on her way to the beach. She pulled up to the end of her apartment complex driveway and floored it to make a "gap" in traffic. We were the gap. There was a car beside us and a truck behind us. She didn't look. She hit us head-on. she appeared from behind an apartment building fast enough that I only had time to think "that shouldn't be there" in reference to the headlight that suddenly materialized in front of me. Had this not happened less than 2 blocks from a trauma center I would have died anyway. In addition to my pelvis shattering, and my cyatic nerve being severed at my spine, my femoral artery was ruptured and the bone fragments rattling around inside me perforated my intestines. My wife was on the back and suffered a stroke, several cracked vertebrae, and various soft tissue damage. Her 2 day old Bieffe helmet's chin strap failed.  I crushed that fuel tank with my pelvis. The combined impact totaled her car too. After the initial impact I flew 20ft and my wife flew 30 ft. About a year prior to the accident that bike took 3rd place at a bike show.  this is a friend of mine holding up one of the more significant chunks of bike that were left. My riding buddies used to laugh at me for wearing my helmet, jacket, gloves, and boots (at minimum). They no longer require my encouragement to gear up. My gear saved my life no two ways about it. Thought I'd give people on the board a little insight about why I get labeled with various tags by people that think I'm being over-cautious and trying to ruin their fun by asking that they wear their gear. (Message edited by diablobrian on March 13, 2006) | ||
| Buell_892 |
great pics to help us better understand why we NEED and MUST WEAR our gear. thank you for sharing! Alex | ||
| No_rice |
DAMN!! thats about all i'm gonna say about that (Message edited by no_rice on March 13, 2006) | ||
| Skyguy |
Buell 892, Sorry that my buddy messed up shipping that carbon fiber rear cowl. I was unable to get to it. Guess it did not get on your bike for a reason........ Let me know when you are putting your bike back together and I will send it over as a getting back on the horse gift. Hope you feel better soon. |
