First ride/trip of 2013 ( not so good)

[jimmyc]

Sorry it took so long to post, just bare with me.

Left Pittsburgh on December 31st. 10 inches of snow on the ground.
Two Husqvarna and a kaw

This was my plan.

First Day 2013
« on: December 25, 2012, 06:59:45 AM »
Going to Durhamtown http://www.durhamtown.com/ January 1st. Then maybe over to http://www.highlandparkresort.com/.

Then might do some DSing on 82
http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=234680
http://www.highlandparkresort.com/
Looks like some easy single track.

and how about these mountain roads.

http://goo.gl/maps/ErzaG

 

[jimmyc]

Met my buddy Mark in Durantown on Jan 1st. Getting ready to ride. ( new addition to Mark's stable, a new Aprilia RSV 450)

 

[jimmyc]

Second day, first and second incident.
Mark hits a tree doing some single track and dislocates his finger.

here's the tree. (a little left of my rear fender)

Second issue, ( slight compaired to #3)bruse from kicking the Kaw, it's not like the Huskies.

 

[jimmyc]

Some of that single track from different angle.

 

[jimmyc]

Mark was a trooper, he rode the next two days with a splint on . Finished breaking in the Aprilia.

Then we headed to Greenville for a break, and I stayed in Atlanta over night on the way to Highland Park Ga.

A little midnight snack.

Arrived in Highland park on Monday the 7th, Checked in , got a cabin. Looked like the nices weather so far on the trip.

 

[jimmyc]

On the first lap, just warming up, nothing crazy or at a race pace and cruised over this on hump, came down and whiskey throttled. lost control and hit hard.

Shattered my left Radius ( forearm at wrist ) and broke right Humerus (shoulder)

looks like i'm out till late spring.....

Surgery on left arm tomorrow, still up in the air about the right shoulder.

 

[pvduke]

HOLY CRAP MAN!!!

 

[dave lindsey]

Love that smile!! I guess good drugs will do that to ya...anyways...Get well soon.

 

[dave lindsey]

Some of that single track from different angle.

Single track rut more like it.

 

[pvduke]

dayum dood you got messed up!!! get well soon mister! hang in there! dont forget to tip the sponge bath nurse, heavilly!!! works for me! bowchicabowow! weeeeee!

 

[ripnriding]

work hard...Play HARDER...sometimes comes at a price Last boys trip I took to Whistler to do some DH'ing on mt bikes resulted in a buddy shattering femur and dislocating shoulder...S&$% happens. There is no good without "bad" and we are putting labels on things here when in reality it is all just an experience Speedy recovery..great pics

 

[Motosportz]

Heal fast man, looks like you have the right attitude.

 

[Dirtdame]

I hate when that happens! Hope you make a speedy and full recovery.

 

[Ruffus]

Wishing you a speedy recovery

 

[ghte]

Bummer, Good luck with the recovery and remember you have had 3 outs already so its clear sailing now.

 

[2premo]

wow that brings back some bad memories
over the bars at Hungry Valley on a single track
had to ride back to camp, the guys got me feeling well,,,, painless, while they broke camp
heal up soon

 

[ray_ray]

That was an abrupt ending ... Get well soon!

 

[TemecuCoastie]

I echo what Ray has said. But, I gotta know. Up until the wreck, were you having fun????

 

[jimmyc]

I echo what Ray has said. But, I gotta know. Up until the wreck, were you having fun????

For the first week of the trip it was good. I was only about 3 minutes into the ride when it happened
.

 

[edmoto]

Ok, broken radius, shoulder bad and arm worse. BUT, is the bike okay?

Well I guess that'll teach ya... them thar moto sickles are dangerous!

When you get home you'll have to tell everyone your injuries were from fighting of a mob of flesh eating zombies while helping a bus full of nuns escape from their burning vehicle after just returning from assisting a cute puppy dog get out of a storm drain.

Have a good recovery!