Low sided for the first time. Probably a little cocky after the weekend ride and dipped it too far on a dirt/gravel turn on my way to work. My knee and hard bag took the biggest impact. The bike is fine. I can still walk, so I'm lucky and will be listening to my warning!
Yeah, regular jeans. Protective pants or similar may have climbed the priority list. Or, maybe crash bars first? Haha!
Hah! Only a flesh wound. I prefer those to a broken bike. Good that yours only got minor damage. (and look at the bright side, you now have self-draining luggage)!
Urgent care. I knew my knee still worked, and it was 'only skin deep'. In the picture I'm covering up the hamburger part. They ended up deciding against stitches primarily to allow better drainage during healing, but also because of the messy nature of the hamburger. The accident happened on Monday. It's now Saturday and although healing well, it's still got a ways to go. It's not even scabbed all the way yet, so it was fairly deep. My leg gets rather puffy by the end of the day, and I'm just barely able to almost walk without limping. This is going to take a while.
Sorry if I made light of your situation. Being out of commission is a bummer. Been there too many times to count...
No worries, I thought it was funny. However, to make up for it, you could answer my wife's question... How many injuries is too many to count? She's trying to find some way to feel okay about me continuing to put myself in eminent danger.
Well, let's just say I've broken bones 41 times and I can still mountainbike, surf, ride offroad, etc. at the ripe age of 49. I've never been a reckless person (well maybe a bit in college) but am not interested in sports that involve riding in carts (of the golf variety), sweeping ice as a big puck comes at me, or sitting in front of a tv/computer pulling on my joystick. My mother thinks I'm a bit of a nutcase for continuing to do these things I love but as I told her: "I could give up all of my favorite pastimes. I could also trip on the front steps of my home and crack my skull open". I must say, my wife doesn't exactly love the things I do either but she got me the way I am. I always wear proper protection, never ride beyond my abilities, and am not too proud to go around obstacles that I'm not feeling comfortable about. That's all we can do. We've got this one life, I plan on living mine to the fullest. I hope you heal up well and get back to riding soon.
You need to get some pants buddy! A decent pair of armored textile pants and you would just have a mild abrasion, and no wife contemplating the end of your motorcycle.
Gotta agree with this. It's dangerous enough already even with full protection. I don't ride down the street without covering up my knees. Multiple fractures at all ends of my body, here. Lots of metal hardware. A few torn/surgically repaired ACL's, a few tendons here and there...ribs don't count as fractures, right?...and I just try to minimize the damage that I know will surely come my way at some point. 40mph on pavement with a 70' slide on my belly netted me an injury list of exactly one dime-sized bruise on my knee-cap and one busted camera that was in my pocket. I did grind off 2 Alpinestars buckles and a metal zipper pull on my jacket but that didn't hurt at all. Good gear is a must
Been there, done that (back when I was a teenager). Got a bunch of stitches. It amazes me how much "guts" can actually come out of such a paper thin area over the kneecap.
Stupid hurts. Get some riding gear. Dont be a squid. Not trying to be a dick but riding in jeans? Come on. I slammed my knee on a rock racing this year-with good quality knee pads on and my knee cap is a different shape now. Ive watched countless guys shred themselves on supermotos and sportbikes and I know leathers or at least good riding gear is not real comfortable or is b@lls @ss hot this time of year but as youre finding out, you cant sit and sweat on your bike right now, can you? Take it from someone who just plain DOES give a crap- protect yourself buddy.
Yes, yes, people. I'm no teenager thinking I'm superman or anything. I am well aware of my choices. In this case it was my fully aware choice to spend what money I had available in the manner I did. I am starting from scratch on the gear and can't get everything all at once. Moving on, I've got the Olympia Moab jacket, and chose it deliberately. So, I'm thinking the Olympia Renegade Mesh tech pants would match up well with my riding, budget, and the jacket at this time. Does anyone have any specific experience with these pants? I'm fully aware of their limitations, but still think they should work well for me unless there is something I don't know about them. Other things still very high in the priority list as well: 1. Skid plate 2. Boots 3. Crash bars 4. Tires
There. I fixed that list for you I don't have experience with those exact Olympia pants but I wore a set of Olympia Airglide gear year round for a few years. I wore it on my everyday commute into San Francisco, and I wore it on dual sport rides. I didn't think it would last as long as it did but it's still in excellent condition. I'd still be wearing it if it still fit. I never crashed really hard in it but I tripped and fell in the parking garage at work one morning and landed knee-first on a cement step. I immediately went out and got a good set of armor for it...knee, elbow, shoulder. I already had a good back protector. I went with Forcefield stuff and I make sure it fits every set of gear I buy from here on out. I've had it in 2 sets of gear since then. Best stuff ever The previously mentioned 40mph get-off happened while I was wearing TourMaster gear with aftermarket armor, too.
dood.....all that dirt riding the other weekend and those street tires stick in the marbles like glue.... then this. Bummer! chicks dig scars
Too bad and it looks like you will be OK and you really need boots .... Those shin guards will protect your legs but not your ankle ... I've had simple fall-overs on my dirt bikes before and those heavy boots kept my ankle from being broke or twisted because I failed to get my foot out from under the bike as it fell over... This is ESP true on a heavier dual-sport type bike ... Ride safe and good luck with the new gear purchases ... EDIT: And you got a crash under your belt ..This is actually good thing ... Only way to learn how to crash (or avoid a crash) is to crash or almost crash... Its one of the things a dirt bike rider has over a street rider...We crash alot and sort of know how to react on the bike when crashing ...(if that makes any sense?)
