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Tourer
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 447
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From: St. Louis
Time for a new helmet
Make sure you get a new helmet before you head back out. Once they hit the pavement, who knows! Glad you weren't more seriously injured.
I haven't been around much lately, I've been riding.
I crashed the RK into a Neon last thursday. I went for a putt after work and was stopped at a stop sign in a little burg south of here. I looked left, then right, but didn't look left again. As I started to move, all of a sudden there was this little car. My reflexes must have taken over as I managed to get the bike going the same direction as the car, then bailed off to the right, hitting my right shoulder pretty hard and scarfing the helmet a bit. I rolled onto my feet, got my bearings and went over to the car to make sure the folks were ok; they were. The statie and the EMTs got there real quick expecting the worst, and there I was getting the bike off the road with some help.
I ended up with a type 11 AC shoulder separation, but avoided being transported. By now the pain and stiffness was going full bore and I couldn't reach anybody I knew to come out and ride it home (she's almost unscathed to the casual observer) so I had to call for a tow. Lucky I stayed cause the tow truck was going to drag the bike onto the rollback. Finally, some dude on a dirtbike showed up, and he rode it on to the rollback for me. We laid it on a blanket my wife had, and managed to get her home safely.
I have to watch it better in the future. To you guys who don't like helmets, this would have been a lot worse if I hadn't had it on. As it is I'll probably be back on the road in a month or so.
Be careful out there.
I crashed the RK into a Neon last thursday. I went for a putt after work and was stopped at a stop sign in a little burg south of here. I looked left, then right, but didn't look left again. As I started to move, all of a sudden there was this little car. My reflexes must have taken over as I managed to get the bike going the same direction as the car, then bailed off to the right, hitting my right shoulder pretty hard and scarfing the helmet a bit. I rolled onto my feet, got my bearings and went over to the car to make sure the folks were ok; they were. The statie and the EMTs got there real quick expecting the worst, and there I was getting the bike off the road with some help.
I ended up with a type 11 AC shoulder separation, but avoided being transported. By now the pain and stiffness was going full bore and I couldn't reach anybody I knew to come out and ride it home (she's almost unscathed to the casual observer) so I had to call for a tow. Lucky I stayed cause the tow truck was going to drag the bike onto the rollback. Finally, some dude on a dirtbike showed up, and he rode it on to the rollback for me. We laid it on a blanket my wife had, and managed to get her home safely.
I have to watch it better in the future. To you guys who don't like helmets, this would have been a lot worse if I hadn't had it on. As it is I'll probably be back on the road in a month or so.
Be careful out there.
Road Captain
Joined: Aug 2008
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I'm very happy to hear you are ok.
Also, I like the way you man-up and admit it was your fault. Refreshing nowadays.
And I know this sounds a bit crude but, it will make you a better rider. Nothing makes a more alert biker than a near miss.
Take care. One month will pass quickly and think how shiny you can have the ride by then!
Also, I like the way you man-up and admit it was your fault. Refreshing nowadays.
And I know this sounds a bit crude but, it will make you a better rider. Nothing makes a more alert biker than a near miss.
Take care. One month will pass quickly and think how shiny you can have the ride by then!
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Joined: May 2008
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From: Houston, Texas
Bummer... Glad to hear your OK... and that you were wearing your helmet
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From: NH
glad your ok. i crashed into a quick stopping car and hurt my shoulder also. it was completly my fault, just did'nt see them hit the brakes. i do remeber the sound of my helmet hitting the road with a pretty good thud.in my case for sure my gear saved my bacon. my little oops could of been worse. thanks for telling your story.
