another crash

well a 17 year old kid pulled out in front of me, so i had to lay her down, i am in the hospital right now with 3 breaks in my back and some internal bleading. thank god for gear! i would of been all good, but i tumbled into a cinder block mail box stannd wich racked my back. my buds are taking pics of everything so i will post them soon. once aagain,, please wear your gear, u will c y

Dude that totally sux!! Speedy recovery. What happened to the 17 year old? did he stop? obviously he did, cuz you know his age, but is he liable for anything? Or, did you hit the car then tumble?

as far as i know he is liable. when he pulled out, i hit the brakes and immediatly went down on my right side,, when the bike hit the ground i tucked and rolled away from it. the bike ende up smashing into the back of the minivan, and i rolled to many times to count of to the right and unfortunatly i roled right into those cinder blcks.

ok 4 brakes in the back, ...3 vertabrae broken off, aand fractured the major part of the spine. they say the major part should fuse together :thumbup:

Damn!!! Glad your ok... Sorry to hear about your bike as well. must of been a moron on a cell driving the minivan. :headshake just as bad as the ones in the suv's. REMEMBER it is their road and no one elses.

REMEMBER it is their road and no one elses. there should be a Bike lane or 2 wheel lane, Kinda like the Diamond lane, It be awsome, It wouldn't have to be as big as the normal lanes and + You could ride in peace, withou cars cutting you off. To bad, It shall stay in my dreams for now :headshake Hope you have a speedy recov.

someone was watching over you ,it could ve been worse have a speedy recovery

there should be a Bike lane or 2 wheel lane, Kinda like the Diamond lane, It be awsome, It wouldn't have to be as big as the normal lanes and + You could ride in peace, withou cars cutting you off. To bad, It shall stay in my dreams for now :headshake Hope you have a speedy recov. Now wake up YOUR DREAMING!!! and I will tell you why.. some bitch in a minivan or suv on her cell or some a$$hole will pull into the lane just to get ahead of all the rest of the traffic and all or just plan vare over into the lane cause she is too busy talking on the cell, or putting makeup on or so blonde she doesn't know left from right, and you will end up dead by idiot talking on a cell phone while driving an suv or minivan or a moron in a hurry who thinks he owns the whole road and your on HIS rode just like these idiots/morons in suv's and minivans think. Now you know how much a a dream it is and how reality is, but damn would be a killer road if we could have it but as I stated above, never happen suv's and minivan drivers and morons in general will still cut everyone else off and use it to get ahead or vare off into you due to cell phoneidis/blondeism./ariheadism.... :funny: BUT sad and true...

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Sorry to hear about that man. Glad to hear you survived and will live to ride again. Heal up fast..

not to make light of the crash, but you have love the AFLAC licence plate on that chevy truck. :laughingr have speedy recovery man :thumbup:

That frame slider saved alot.. wow!

Could you offer a little more description and assessment of your crash? Can you describe the section of road, your speed, how much stopping distance you had, in hindsight could you have swerved vs. braking, was it necessary to lay it down? The more details the better. Your accident can serve to help out the rest of us in the future. Thanks.

Glad to hear your OK. I'm still recovering from my wreck three weeks ago. I'm sort of opposite of you. My bike got the worse and I limped into the hospital with only a hole in my knee. Yes, gear will save your life. :bowdown:

I've got that same jacket, did it serve its purpose or would have rather had something else? Hope you heel up quickly.

Now lets think of it this way no jacket ect... Hmmm would not of been so lucky so why do people ride without a helmet on a bike thats like a rocket ship???

Now lets think of it this way no jacket ect... Hmmm would not of been so lucky so why do people ride without a helmet on a bike thats like a rocket ship??? I think you missed my point, I have the gear and wear it but I saw a big hole in the jacket from the picture. It appears the jacket served it's purpose, but if he thinks something else may have helped I'd like to hear it.

I was making a point of what if he was not wearing the jacket?

I was making a point of what if he was not wearing the jacket? Well if he wasn't that would definately suck but he was and I want to know what he thought of the jacket since I have the same one.

looks like thoses frame sliders did there job, keep riding.......defensively. good luck :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

well to awnser one question,, i will have a back plate in my next coat!

as for the jacket, i didnt slide too far before i hit and stoped. It shreaded pretty quick! This jacket deffenitly saved my ass in my situation, but if i would have slid any further on my arm or back i would of been shreaded up along with the coat. I think i will bbe trying leather next :thumbup: 'This is pretty much the path i slide from the bottom of the photo, to the cement blocks and mail box's where the people are standing. Doctors are just now letting me start physical therapy and this accident was on april 25th

looks like thoses frame sliders did there job, keep riding.......defensively. good luck :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: sure did!!! i wont ride with out them..it was worth 5800 blue book at the time, and the bike had 5,767 $ worth in damages according to the shop.

so i take it they are totalling your bike?

good to hear you pulled thru man...jackets can only do so much...when you slam into a solid stationary object you're pretty screwed...good luck on the rehab bro!

oh yeah,, bike got totalled!! im hunting for my next victim :thumbup: i cant wait to ride again.....I have the ITCH

In NC its illegal now to have blocks at the mail box. People still have their boxes done that way. There even using metal post to enforce wood mail boxes....u really don't realize how dangerous a dam mail box it until you bang one..... Good luck on the comeback! :arsenal

In NC its illegal now to have blocks at the mail box. People still have their boxes done that way. There even using metal post to enforce wood mail boxes....u really don't realize how dangerous a dam mail box it until you bang one..... Good luck on the comeback! :arsenal i hear that,, now i look at whats on the side of the road ALL the time..i constantly look around. its amazing how much you open your eyes after an accident!

Good Luck with the recovery. Glad you were wearing your gear.

Thank you, now i just have to find a good price on a used gixxer, maybe i can start to ride again

Thank you, now i just have to find a good price on a used gixxer, maybe i can start to ride again Mine is for sale, it's in the for sale section. :thumbup:

k let me edit that...... a used 600 or 750,, they want too much for full coverage on a 1000 for me