| Author | Message | ||
     Dart |
Jen, You could try using a cat, but thier tongue is fairly coarse (when they get done cleaning your wound, you may not have a knee left). My cats are perfectionists when it comes to cleaning. If I place my finger on my cats back, that area must immediatly be cleaned (it takes a minimum of 5 minutes to clean one small area also). You had better have plenty of time and a very high pain tolerance. Good luck and I'm sorry to hear about your accident and injuries. The incidents written about in this subject have helped me explain the importance of wearing protective gear to my wife (she is taking her road test this friday on her 2001 Blast, she's doing circles and figure 8's like a madman) Steve Molten M2 | ||
| Dart |
Oh, almost forgot. Don't forget where your cats tongue may have just been. A cats mouth may be one of the cleanest mouths but it may have just been in a fairly dirty area to clean. LOL | ||
| Jenkat131 |
Dart: I hope your wife does well on her test. The Blast is a great bike. As someone who just passed her MSF in June, I'm so glad I've got the Blast instead of something like the Rebel 250. Please bear in mind I crashed at 30-35 mph, and that my gear went a long way toward saving my hide. Well, the cat is out of luck. I just went on a late-night run to Wal-Mart to get 2nd Skin and paper tape after doing some online research after work (I do a 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. on the sports desk at the local newspaper). Let me just say I wish I knew about this last week! The 2nd Skin is awesome... nice and comfy and it cooled off my knee right away. The paper tape is something I should've done sooner as well; I've got sensitive skin, and I hardly notice this stuff is there. The 2nd Skin is definitely going into my first-aid kit when I get my bike back. The other benefit: Now I've got a window on my goo so I can gross out my co-workers! In checking some of the skating and cycling sites, I have to say my road rash measures up pretty well. It's not as big as some of the stuff I saw pictured, but then, they didn't have divots... Jen | ||
| Bluzm2 |
Jen, See,, I told ya that stuff was cool!! If you put some in a traveling kit, be sure to check it every so often. If you get a pin hole in the packaging it dries out quite fast. I found that one out after I grabbed my "kit" out of my softball bag. Just had two sheets of plastic film stuck together with no "skin" in between. Glad it worked fo you. BJ | ||
| Hans |
Jen, my last afterburner: In case you did not know: There are re-usable protectors for bathing and shower: Plastic bag roughly formed as arm or leg with a thin and flexible rubber cuff. Costs about 10 $ and they really do their job. | ||
| Court |
Geeeshhhhh......I leave for a day or so and Europeans have cats licking poor Jen's knees? Court - Moral Compass of the BadWeb  | ||
| Hans |
Court you are dead right about the M2 being the best Buell but the cat lickings came from New York and that was ever called Nieuw Amsterdam but it is still sure not Europe. Anyway I will take your words not too litterally except those about the M2 and exactly as long as you sustain your vision about that bike. While medicines are my profession I had to take the bait. Good to see how you learnt your lesson to make a smile.  | ||
| Twisty_Sister |
If a cat licks your wounds, would you then be "••••• licked"? (giggle) | ||
| Pithylittlegeek |
Crashing canadian-style..... A Maple Ridge motorcyclist is a lucky man after a high-speed, head-on collision with nature. Nature, in the form of a black bear, was not so lucky. The 46-year-old man was cruising on his Honda 750 eastbound along the Lougheed Highway on Monday evening when a roaming black bear crossed his path. The accident, at about 9.40 p.m. in the 28000 block of Lougheed Highway, occurred in a straight, unlit stretch of two-lane highway that carries a 80 km/h speed limit. "The two collided head on," said Cpl. Bruce Carrie of Ridge-Meadows RCMP. "The motorcyclist was thrown from his bike and skidded along the asphalt surface in the opposite lane of traffic. Fortunately there was no oncoming traffic at the time." Carrie said the motorcyclist was taken to Mission Memorial Hospital for treatment to abrasions on his back. There is no word on his condition. "It sounds like he got really lucky," said Carrie. "He got scrapes but he fared fairly well given that he went down at 80 km/h." The 660-kilogram black bear was dead on the scene. Carrie described the area on the Mission border as fairly rural. "Black bears get hit by vehicles from time to time, but a motorcycle is fairly unusual." | ||
| Newfie_Buell |
Speakin of Canadian Crashes, I got a friend who while travelling through New Brunswick on a GL1500 Goldwing struck a Moose at 100kph. He ducked below the bars when he saw it and the moose destroyed the front fairing then flipped over the whole bike. He maintained the bike in an upright position until it stopped, still running too. The moose was killed and the rider suffered only a broken finger and shaken up quite a bit. The bike was a 1997 model two years old and suffered about $10,000.00 damage. Based on that I would not want to hit one on my S1 unless I could drive under the moose. Moose can weigh as much as 800lbs and love to roam the roads at night here in Newfoundland. | ||
| Sportyeric |
A Ducati rider at Sportbike West two years ago told a story of encountering a grizzly at speed. Both walked away. He reported being pleased that the bear walked in the opposite direction. | ||
| Blake |
Alright, I know I've not been around to keep y'all in-line, but c'mon! A 660 Kg (1,452 LB)black bear?! And moose only "as much as 800 LB" (364 Kg)? North America's largest land animal can run near a ton. Bison aren't far behind. | ||
| S2no1 |
Blake, Would that be metric, english or heavy? Arvel | ||
| Newfie_Buell |
Hey Blake, There are smaller ones you know. However, I did almost have a set of antlers as a hood ornament on my van last summer. I would estimate that guy to be around 1200lbs. Popped up right out of nowhere on a dark night, only thing that saved me is when it turned and faced my van. Those eyes reflect off headlights really good. Ever meet one at 15 feet walking through the woods. They can be quite intimidating, especially in the fall of the year. Caribou are also a problem here on certain parts of the island, sometimes you can drive right up to them while they graze on the sides of the road. Those guys only get to about 400lbs though. I got some pics somewhere I will post if I can find them. I would not want to hit one in any case. | ||
| Spiked |
Well, I finally did it. I've been riding streetbikes for over five years now, and I finally forgot to unlock my steering lock. To add to the embarrassment, I did it right in front of a crowded restaurant. I picked the bike up and turned around to see way too many people staring at me through the window. If that wasn't enough, it started raining about the time I picked the bike back up. I bent the front brake lever, broke the rear brake lever, and cracked up the air(bread)box. I was once told that we each get 10 minutes worth of stupid everyday. I think I used mine up in about 30 seconds. Oh well, that's the way it goes sometimes. So, anyone know where I can get a good deal on a forcewinder? Spike D. | ||
| Reepicheep |
I saw one on ebay yesterday, but it was rapidly approaching full retail, so I don't know how good a deal it is. When you put it on, it's a great time to rejet. Only adds an extra 20 minutes to the job, and if you don't know what you are doing (that would be me) just follow the cookbook (45 slow jet 2.5 turns out on the air mixture screw) and you will at least be close to a good mix. It'll reduce the pinging and cool the engine down some. Sorry to hear about your drop. My cyclone has been dropped twice since I bought it. Neither time by me  . | ||
| Court |
Spike: welcome to the club. I was TRYING to leave the Mall of America early one morning to jet to the Buell factory. Waited out a heavy rain. Lost my mind. As the rain eased up, leapt on Buell, fired up, plenty of throttle for impressive parking lot getaway, clutch out. Ooops. Steel cable through front and rear wheels secured with Harley-Davidson "fat as the average Softail owner" padlock. Welcome aboard. Court | ||
| Leeaw |
Spike, I have done that one and the disc lock flop too. Luckily, the bike never hit the ground. The other day, I tried to put the bike on the kickstand with the kickstand up. The footpeg saved me on that one. Needless to say, I don't use a disc lock anymore. | ||
| Lake_Bueller |
Spike- Don't feel too bad! I did the same thing on the second day I owned the bike. Lucky for me, I was parked on my front walk and the bike fell mostly on the grass. My biggest "oops" was excelerating too fast on fresh seal coat with new tires (at the dealer to boot). Now if anything will make you feel like a complete idiot, that will do it. Mennis | ||
| Travis |
I loop a a piece of 1/4" rope through the disc lock and loop the other end around the throttle. That why you dont forget its there. Trav | ||
| Rocketman |
I did it too, on Christmas eve, the first year I owned my Buell. Rushing into town for a last minute pressie, jogs back to bike, parked at 90deg to traffic flow, inserts key and hits the button, and just like Court did, gave it the berries for that impressive fast turning get away in view of all the last chance Christmas shoppers. Lots of throttle\noise and.............. CRASH ! Did I hit the pavement hard. Superficial damage and wounded pride, and yes I did feel like the Christmas turkey ? Rocket in England | ||
| Hootowl |
I use one of those plastic springy keychains you can get at any key shack. Hook one end to the lock and the other to a blank key in the ignition. Makes it hard to start the bike without remembering the lock. | ||
| Paisan |
I did the fork lock drop last year at Summit Point.... in front of many jap bike guys. The laughter was deafening. Scratched air box and bent brake lever. Hurt my shoulder and PRIDE. | ||
| 99buellx1 |
This is what happens when you give it just a little too much gass during a 2-3 shift wheelie. (Very impressive if done right, and long) I was wearing jeans and a hooded sweatshirt at the time. No helmet, gloves, shoes instead of boots. No leather. And second gear at full song is about 60 mph or so. I dont remember much, kinda unconcious as my head hit the pavement. But can you imagine, NO broken bones!?!? Just road rash, and about $1500 damage to the '99 X1. I was in bed rest for about a month, my knees wouldnt work, I landed on them. So just to help you all out, if youre going to try stuff like this, wear protective clothing!  | ||
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| Caboose |
Ouch! Sorry about your luck Craig. Think those knee's hurt now? Wait 20 or so years when arthritis grabs hold! | ||
| Spiked |
Glad to see you're doing better Craig. 60mph with no helmet could have been fatal. I was out in the parking lot doing 1st gear wheelies with no helmet just a few minutes ago. Coming in and reading this really makes me think twice about safety gear. Do you plan to rebuild the bike? Spike | ||
| 99buellx1 |
Yeah, the good thing is that there was no mechanical damage to the bike. Hell, i still ride it, the damage was all cosmetic. There wasnt even a scratch on the swingarm, wheels, or the fork. I plan on fixing it this winter so i can either sell or trade it so i can get a XB9R. I already have it on hold, i cant wait! I dont know of many bikes that could go through what it did and still be rideable, all it needed was a shifter peg! I have to say it is built really strong. | ||
| Hootowl |
I lowsided mine at 80. (Same year, model and color-makes me cringe to look at yours) If the clutch handle hadn't broken off, I could have ridden it home. Tough bikes. Fortunately, I was wearing protective gear. Walked away with a sprained wrist. Got lucky I guess. | ||
| Rocketman |
Jeez, that's a bad case of "carpet burn" Rocket in England |
