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Did you have TPMS on your bike, I wonder if it would make any difference in this case .
I had TMPS. The pressure loss did not register before I lost control. The thing I hit to the time I lost control was seconds. I don't know how "live" the reading is. I'm thinking there might be a few seconds delay, but I emphasize I don't know.
I was wondering if ride on might have helped, but the cut was closer to the side wall, so I doubt it.
Hang in there man , it happens I went down few years back not as bad though but I hit the ground on my shouldr and rolled. I was in pain for a few weeks and I think you will be too. Just heal up and take it easy until you can get back in the saddle.
I had TMPS. The pressure loss did not register before I lost control. The thing I hit to the time I lost control was seconds. I don't know how "live" the reading is. I'm thinking there might be a few seconds delay, but I emphasize I don't know.
I was wondering if ride on might have helped, but the cut was closer to the side wall, so I doubt it.
Yeah, I’m aware that TPMS has lag but was hoping that they have an “out of band” signal in case of fast pressure loss. Once again full and speedy recovery to you!
Yesterday, the wife and I, with a friend, were riding on a gorgeous overcast day. We were on our second day of a two day trip, totalling about 700 miles.
My friend was in the lead, my wife behind him, and I took the rear so she was protected between us. We have Cardo and can talk to each other.
We're only minutes in, literally in the second right turn, when suddenly my bars started to vibrate and I couldn't turn. At 75 on this highway, the speed limit, the guard rail came fast. I was aimed at it. I tried to reduce speed but didn't grab the front brake, rolling off the throttle, knowing something was wrong.
No, it wasn't a death wobble, my tire pressure was good prior to leaving and my neck bearings were greased and lubed.
Best as we can tell, I hit road debris and had a rapid loss of pressure in the front tire, likey while in the straight, and only realized it too late going into the sweeper.
I kept the bike up and managed to miss the guard rail by only a few feet. I hit the soft dirt of the highway suppression. The bike instantly started to tumble. I help on for one tumble and it threw me off. I banged my left leg and the bars locked left and I was thrown, about 40 or 50 feet, impacting the soft ground like a lawn dart, driving my head and left shoulder into the ground. Missing a tree.
The helmet saved my life, without a doubt. The impact sounded like a cannon blast in my ears.
Amazingly, there was a Boy Scout troop in a van behind me. They stopped and rendered trauma aid with a kit they had. I suffered an avulsion, a large tear of flesh the size of a baseball on my left leg just below the knee. I won't show those pictures.
My back hurt like hell, but I never lost consciousness and was able to provide constant feedback to the scouts, a trauma nurse who was coming the opposite direction but was stopped when the bike landed in her lane. To the EMTs to the trauma room staff.
X-rays were taken, a CT is still pending. An MRI showed L2 L5 vertebrae suffered impact fractures. And more fractures on the wingy dealies where the muscle attaches, causing severe pain when I take in a deep breath.
I had on leather so I have impact injuries, but no road rash.
I have had an incredible support system. My friends have taken shifts to be with me around the clock and my wofe has not left my side, sleeping in the chair beside me as I type this. I have a back brace and have since been able to sit up, but can't stand.
My wife's bike was ridden from the scene and stored at a friend's house. My bike was picked up from the wrecker yard, at the request of insurance. I'll be able to swap a few parts back to stock.
The bike is totaled but can/will be replaced. It will take 6 to 12 weeks before i fully recover. That gives me time to shop. Obviously this was a horrible incident, but I've been here for years and see them from time to time. They serve as a good reminder.
I'm blessed to be posting this sharing my experience. I'm sad about the bike, it has been with me through a lot over the past two years and 25k miles. But things are replaceable. I'm just so glad my wife wasn't on the bike with me. The crash was ruled as not-at-fault single vehicle accident.
Now, what you came to see:
These are only some of the pics taken. I'm keeping this PG.
Having hit the asphalt myself at 65mph 18 months ago, I know where you are! Gods speed in your recovery and I am glad you made it!
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