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Oct 25, 2008 | 05:36 PM

Scramboogie

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Broken Wing

This might have been answered before, but I've tried to look back and haven't found anything. What are the criteria for wearing the broken wing patch? I went down (actually straight into the side of a truck) earlier this summer. Only about $2,500 damage to the bike and one severely bruised up body and innards. Things could have been soooo much worse, but God still must have a plan for me that I haven't fulfilled. The LEO that responded to the scene was amazed at the amount of damage there was to both vehicles and with the fact that I was still alive considering the impact force that I had experienced. I don't think that wrecking a bike makes you anything special, but because of the accident there came a couple of events that have had an impact on my life. I want to "mark" what I feel was a turning point for me. So with that in mind, does that qualify as having "earned" the right to wear them?

Oct 25, 2008 | 05:45 PM

GGC

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From: Opelika,Al.

I think if You had a broken bone,, but not sure . I did break a bone in My accident about a year ago. Now don't laugh it was a broken toe! and I do wear a broken wing patch,,I earned it!

Oct 25, 2008 | 05:53 PM

pococj

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From: Texas! Ya mean there's someplace else?

Far as I'm concerned, you crashed, the bike got smashed, and you're here telling about it; you earned the patch.

Oct 25, 2008 | 05:54 PM

Demkay

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From: Canary Islands

Damn right you could wear one if you wanted. You went down bad, hard, however you wanna call it.

I did that over Christmas, went down bad. Messed up a finger, my wrist, fractured my thumb or bone, or something in there. Had it cast up for ages. Fractured my leg, ankle etc etc, cast for a couple months. Blah, blah blah.

Anyhow, a couple months later a bud told me to get one, and explained the patch;....... as he couldn't remember back to when I didn't have the casts. Lol.

So, I did, now it's with all the rest of the patches....... doing nothing.

Edit.//.... Sorry, but had to add this pic taken by my munchkin........