anyone never been down ?
Twice now. First time was on my sporty. Too hot into a curve. Few stitches and road rash. Recently laid down my fatboy when a kid didn't yield to me in a roundabout. Dumped to keep from getting squished. No injuries to me, but bike had about $5k damage. Boo
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Got my M-class, immediately rode up and down Hwy 9. Then making a u-turn in the parking lot I popped the clutch while braking.
The bike was laying down before I knew it, left me standing up. Picked it up and away I went. Dropped both bikes once, almost dropped both bikes once or twice.
The bike was laying down before I knew it, left me standing up. Picked it up and away I went. Dropped both bikes once, almost dropped both bikes once or twice.
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Yep, went down one year ago today, on my 50 birthday. Was riding home from a surprise party at a bike night, and on the way home as I slowed for a deer, my wife on her deluxe hit me from behind. We were doing around 50 when I hit the ground. She had some road rash, me well a brain contusion, that has put me on disability for at least two year. Im a pilot and the FAA has me grounded due to the head injury. Oh yea one thing else, my bike was not fixable.
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July 19, 1980 a car wreck in front of me made the car directly in front of me jam on the brakes. MY mistake, was not enough following distance. Destroyed the 75 900Z1 I was on, and broke my pelvis in 7 places and ruptured my spleen. 12 weeks traction, my spleen removed, from which I got Hep C, from blood that they didn't know had it. They didn't know there was a Hep C at the time. I hurt every day in my hips from that wreck. But it didn't/hasn't stopped me from riding. Let's be careful out there!
Last edited by dkracing; Apr 20, 2014 at 10:25 PM. Reason: I must be getting old, how could I mess up that date.
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June 19, 1988 a car wreck in front of me made the car directly in front of me jam on the brakes. MY mistake, was not enough following distance. Destroyed the 75 900Z1 I was on, and broke my pelvis in 7 places and ruptured my spleen. 12 weeks traction, my spleen removed, from which I got Hep C, from blood that they didn't know had it. They didn't know there was a Hep C at the time. I hurt every day in my hips from that wreck. But it didn't/hasn't stopped me from riding. Let's be careful out there!
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Went down once 10 years ago and I barely made it. I have 2 friends who are recently retired who have both been riding over 40 years. Neither of them has been down. I asked one of them once how he'd been riding so long and never went down or had close calls and all he had to say was "Just lucky I guess".
