[Fuzzy OneThree]

I would try to get warrants for their arrests, but no suing. As you said, the kid is trash, and money lost won't change him. Time will. Do your best to get the police on him, but don't do anything other than that.

 

[bhd812]

Crash Experiences? I seen a few first hand, my friend hitting a stop sign after sliding across a busy street was great! or even better a car pulling out in front of a young kid and his girl causing them to go both in the air...Cops later found her body in the next alley...Ha and we thought she ran home..


The only reason why I never have owned nor Will i, a moto is only because other drivers on the road. Once a year by my house someone is killed on archer Ave cause of a bike crash, funny thing what people don't realize the only people dieing are the people on the bikes, not the cars.


I would hope you Live and learn while you have the chance, think about getting on a bike next time long and hard cause one day if you and Mr Automobile get to close your the one who has a much greater chance of death, I buried enough friends to know...


People on the Road just don't know how to drive when a biker is around, yeah its your right to ride a bike but in the end it's also your life

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[ronin74]

I wasn't going to reply, not enough wood to knock on. But yeah, been there. Broken fingers, wrist, clavicle, ribs, fractured vertebra, concussion, all done in separate mishaps over a few decades.

But I still ride, hope to ride until I can't.

1 of 4 in my stable: On my way back from San Diego along Hwy-101 at Pismo Beach. About 30K on the meter.

Jussei, now it is really up to you if you want to get back in the saddle or not.

 

[cokker]

I feel for ya Jussei, by the sounds of it you did everything right and some!

Even though you look after your self and your bike on the road it doesn't mean anyone else does, "treat every other road user like they were blind" was the best info i got, but even then that's not enough.

When you ride a bike just prepare yourself to have a few accidents, either by inexperience or other peoples incompetence.

But never give up! If we gave up doing everything that caused us some aggravation (within reason lol), we would end up doing nothing in the fetel position.

As i say, "If you can afford to crash it, you can afford to ride it" lol.

Good luck whatever happens.

 

[beerguy0]

Glad you survived your little scrape. I don't ride motorcycles, but a number of years ago I had a good friend who rode, and he had what has to be one of the most bizarre accidents I've ever heard of. My buddy, Ron, was going back home to Tennessee for two weeks to visit his family. Before he left, he asked me if I had a backpack he could borrow. I gave him my old Boyscout pack (a real canvas backpack!)

Two weeks comes and goes, and no Ron. About three weeks later, he shows up, pretty banged up and without his motorcycle. I asked him what happened, so he proceeds to tell me about the accident. "I was on my way home, and I had your backpack on, with a bungee cord around it. I was on the expressway, going about 65, when this big ol' hand just reached down and threw me on the ground! Next thing I knew, I was sliding down the road, with my bike on top of me." It turns out that the bungee cord had come loose and gotten caught in the rear spokes, pulling him off the bike, and tethering him to it at the same time. The footpeg went through his boot and tore up his ankle pretty good, but aside from a broken wrist and some road rash, he came out of it pretty well.

I have to admit, I would love to see what that looked like. Just imagine a guy getting yanked off his bike at 65mph. How many hits would that get on YouTube?

 

[DemonicLemming]

Nothing serious, but when SCUBA diving in Bonaire, I rented an old Kawasaki cruiser to sort of putter around the island on the day before we flew out. Never had been on a motorcycle before, and to make it even more fun, it was a hand-clutch bike, when I couldn't even do a car clutch right.

Did decent until I was going around a turn, tried to downshift to slow down and accidentally popped the clutch, kicked the ass of the bike out and laid it down doing about 40mph.

I was wearing a t-shirt, shorts, and shoes without socks. The only major injury was the burn to my right calf where it hit the muffler as I slid. Smelled - and looked like - burnt meat. I also never realized how much burns hurt when you're cruising at altitude in a plane, either. Had some assorted cuts and bruises and some chunks of meat missing, but nothing really vital that couldn't be fixed with some rubbing alcohol and a clean sock.

I'd love to have a fast bike like a Gixxer or a ZX-12, but I know I'd kill myself the first day. I'll stick with fast cars instead. I do love the people who think they can hop on something like a turbo 'busa and just take off without any problems. I actually feel worse for the bikes in those situations than the people.

 

[raymondlin]

I work in civil litigation, and specialise in personal injury, to be precise, Road Traffic accidents cases and we are the Defendants. I have come across a lot of cases in the past 6 months, and of all the ones with bikers in, the best that they came out in the crash is loads of broken bones, and scars. Most just don't survive ! A case came in last month, the biker got decapitated when he fell and rolled under a lorry. Not kidding, i saw the photos in the file.

 

[theapp]

I had a little mishap almost a year ago; highsided and shattered the right side of my pelvis and broke my hip. Couldn't walk for 3 months, but no worse for wear now. I also have some non-standard titanium peices inside of me, which make for an excellent x-ray or trip through airport security.

My accident was a bit different though; I was 100% at fault. I know what happened (too much gas too leaned over) and I've hopefully learned from that. No other vehicles involved, thankfully. Had full gear on, couldn't even tell anything was wrong except for massive pain in my right hip when I stopped sliding. Back on the bike now and I would never give it up.