Just had a near death experience on a bike

Congratulations on being able to post this, and wearing that helmet.

 

Yes, Congrats on living.

When I was in the auto rebuilt trade, I would go to the salvage auctions, and everytime there would be 3 -4 bikes with paper tags on them (not even registered yet).

 

geez man, dodged a bullet, glad you made it!

 

ParkhamK- glad you are ok. I would share with you my thoughts in Swedish, but I only remember one word- Bostongherkin!

 

glad your ok.. i too always hated bikes for that reason.. well take care stay safe..
john

 

Glad to hear you are ok. I love bikes, but every once in a while something gets thrown at you that you simply can't do anything about. Thankfully you had a helmet on (I won't get into my usual scolding about not having leathers on, seems like you have a pretty level head)

 

Should have been wearing leather. Real riders wear leather, and respect themselves and their bike.

 

8 days, aye? Damn.

Parham - I appreciate you doing this research for me (watches dream of Bimota fade away...) and am glad to see you've managed to take this in the enormous stride one takes to be "born again," 'cause baby, I know you know life just got a lot more meaningful.

 

Wow, what you describe is almost exactly what happened to me 2 years ago.

I had bought a '99 Yamaha R6, which was my very first bike. I approached a left hander a little too quickly, and went down on my left side. I bruised my left hip very badly, and had some scrapes and bruises elsewhere. I lay on the pavement in a state of shock. It took about 5 minutes for me to be able to sit up. Another 10 minutes and I was able to stand. The bike got scraped up pretty badly, but it was not totaled.

I had a helmet on, as well as a Johnny Rocket armor jacket, riding boots and gloves. Everywhere I had the protection on, I was okay. I did have a little scrape on my helmet, nothing more than that.

I got the bike repaired, and continued to ride it for the rest of the summer. I couldn't help but think about what had happened every time I got on the bike. The following summer, I sold it. I am now done with bikes. I figure I am too old, and have too many responsibilities to learn how to ride a bike properly. I will stick with cars.

I thank my lucky stars. I could have easily been dead. When I saw the doctor, he couldn't believe how well my protection worked. He actually urged me to contact the equipment manufacturers to tell them my story, and perhaps endorse their products!

To this day, I have an area on my left hip that has a tinge of numbness that will probably never go away. It serves as a reminder to myself.

I am happy you came out okay.............life's too short!

 

I also laid down a bike earlier this year. So that makes 3 of us. WOW!

I will also never ride again.

 

Think on the bright side, you are smarter than me, I had no protective gear on at all. Unless a t-shirt made of 100% cotton counts.

 

Parkham,

I'm glad you are still with us to share the story. I am sorry your MC riding experience has come to an end. I feel that you have made a mature decision and know whats right for you.

Riding can be a ton of fun but one thing that will always ring true is that crashing sucks.

Again, I am glad that you are still with us.

 

"ROLL SAND" is just one of the bike enemies out there

and your accident experience was just a part of learning how to ride

some give up or quit and some learn harder

it's not how many times you fall, but how many times you're able to get up.

we all riders have fallen down due to ROLL SAND and then learned the lesson

FACT : bikes are not meant for everybody

 

Here's what happened in my home town. A guy special ordered some hi-po motorcycle from the dealership. The dealer was able to locate one of the bikes at another dealership some distance away. The owner of the dealership hitches up his trailer to the company truck and makes the trip to pick up the motorcycle from the other dealership. He brings it back, notifies the buyer that his new motorcycle has arrived. They prep it for the new buyer. The happy new buyer arrives and rides away on his new bike. About an hour later, the dealership closes for the day and the dealership owner drives home in his truck. On the way home, he sees police cars and blue lights and ambulances up ahead. YES, the wreck was the new motorcycle buyer who couldn't wait to try out his new bike. He didn't make it more than a few hours until he totalled out the bike and put himself in the hospital.

Imagine how the dealership owner felt after having gone out of his way to pick up the bike from another dealership and carefully prep it for the new owner, only to see it totalled out and the owner go to the hospital. What a waste of machinery.

 

"THAT CRITICAL FIRST RIDE"

is always the most imortant and divides the true motorcyclist from the rest.

interesting how most guys associate the word motorcycle with accident or danger

 

Glad to see you're safe-

I ride motorcycles, but only on the dirt

 

I worked at a dealership for 5 years/summers...every summer there was at least one person that insisted on buying a sportbike as their first bike after getting their licesne from the local community college. With out fail they would dump it within the first block, sometimes not even leaving the parking lot. Most people aren't used to going 0-60 in less than 3.5 seconds (and that's for a 600) and when you twist the throttle a little more happens than on those beaters they use in the training bikes.

 

This is why I have nothing but respect for those who race bikes. It is just so much more terrifying than racing cars.

 

Yeah you're right. But it has everything to do with wearing the right gear, and reducing injuries and terrible experiences.