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Got to see the bike today. She's dinged up a good bit - mainly cosmetic, but there might be a problem with the transmission. Despite my right pinkie being smashed, it looks like I went down on the left side of the bike. The derbie cover, gas tank, left signal light, shift lever, and left foot peg are pretty scratched up or dented. Will find out for sure what other damage exists on Tuesday when the guy who does wreck evaluations comes back from vacation.
My neck was a little sore on Tuesday, but that subsided within a day. My left elbow is showing a pretty deep purple bruise, but it doesn't hurt that much. My knee is still the biggest problem and my pinkie will simply require time to heal.
I do feel considerably better compared to the past four days, so I'm on my way to being normal.
Thanks again guys for your support.
Member #93, June 2002
'14 BMW R1200RT "Wethead"
'77 BMW R100/7 "Airhead"
I know every ride should be a learning experience, but jeez!
Thank you for posting such a clear description. Your well written post will help keep the rest of us from getting into a similar situation. I know it will be in my arsenal of things not to do, along with many others from this board.
Hope you continually feel better, the HD situation turns out for the good, and the broken pinky doesn't mess up your piano playing! (It will be good PT later on)
Sorry to hear it Yong but the bike can be fixed and a busted pinkie is a light get off. Surprising how many other bruises appear after the event isn't it! Hope you recover fully and quickly and that's it's your last dump! Back on board soon with any luck.
Yong, my friend, I saw on gary's thread that you were laid up and then got distracted before I could find your thread to find out what happened! Man, I am so glad you are OK, relatively speaking! And good to hear you are anxious to ride again! This could have been much worse!
Bummer Christmas though.
At least it wasn't summer and you weren't in shorts! Time to check out some more riding gear. As your friends, we will consider it our duty to nag you about this!
At least you didn't fall off a ladder!
'02 in black - the real BMW color! (Now gone to a new home)
Vann - Lifer No. 295
Yong,
Very glad to hear you are doing (relatively) well. I'd be cautious about things like the sore neck. Probably just muscle strain or the like. But a follow up with a Doc couldn't hurt. Some things don't show up right away.
Great attitude about getting back on the horse.
Here's hoping you've had your first and last.
- Bill #438, Lifetime
If I'm going to grow up, I'd better hurry.....oh well.
I just got back in town today and read about your accident. So sorry to hear about it. But I am so glad you are alright and were even able to type the story yourself. Life must certainly seem more fragile and precious after going through a crash like that, right? Take advantage of that realization for 2007!
Cats + BMWs = (I knew you had to be a cat person!)
Hi all, thanks for the continued support. I'm still hobbling around, but I'm able to get around. Each day gets better and by and large I'm able to do waht I need to do. The hardest thing for me to do is go down a flight of stairs. I can go up without much difficulty though, which is good. My left patela seems to have been banged up pretty hard as it's still bruised. My right broken pinkie will require a couole months before I can use it normally. This actually is giving me a chance to improve my left hand's playing ability on the piano.
Gypsy - I like both cats and dogs, but my lifestyle right now makes cats easier to take care of. It's not that cats require any less attention, but I don't need to take a cat for a walk early in the morning for them to "do their business." I would eventually like to get a dog or two, but not until my life slows down and I'm amenable to getting up at 6 in the morning!
Member #93, June 2002
'14 BMW R1200RT "Wethead"
'77 BMW R100/7 "Airhead"
Glad you didn't HIT anything on you slide!!! There woulda been more than a pinky broken!
ATGATT pays off sooner or later, in your case it was a 9 year wait. The reaction of medical people at your lack of injuries is the proof that the gear is not only your friend, it determines your future quality of life.
I had a 60+ MPH straight road get-off to the tar years ago and my left knee got a tennis ball sized area of skin removed from my left kneecap. Yong, I feel for you because it took a long time to heal - - - over a month. The moving, stretching scar tissue when you move around keeps seperating and/or tearing open. Use the tape to take the tensional load and it'll speed the heal time. I ditched the pain killers on day 2 because the side effects, dizzy, bad food taste and groggyness were too annoying. The pain was easier to live with. Today, 10 years later, the pain is all gone and the scar is the size of a quarter - - - but the Kawasaki's pop out of third at redline into second, drag the rear wheel tank-slapper high-side incident will never be repeated. You'll not soon forget the sights and sounds of you and the bike sliding down the road together.
Please PM me your phone number and a good time to call you so we can talk.
It's funny you should mention the pain meds Rob. I was given a prescription for percocet when I left the hospital. Because percocet can be addicting after a week of taking it, I decided not to fill the prescription and wait to see if the pain got unbearable after I left the hospital. As it turned out, the pain was tolerable and I didn't get the pills.
I'm still hobbling around, but every day I notice improvements in my motion and level of pain in the knee when I walk around. So I'll get there eventually.
Member #93, June 2002
'14 BMW R1200RT "Wethead"
'77 BMW R100/7 "Airhead"
I really enjoyed my 30 days of 'cets.
I was allowed to be a degenerate and it was OK!
But you are right, they are addicting.
Getting in and out of a chair required preparation and planning, and percocet was my little helper.
Freedom is dangerous. Those in power that steal freedom are more dangerous.
Got the estimate from the dealer last night. The Dyna will need $3700 of repairs. Not too bad considering how fast I was going when I laid her over. I have a $500 deductible that I have to pay once the repairs are done.
Harleys are big, thick pieces of metal and seem to be pretty durable. Heck, a friend of mine dropped his VFR over from standstill when he left it in neutral on a hill and gravity overcame its kickstand. It cost him a grand to fix it because it slid a couple feet on the plastic fairing.
Member #93, June 2002
'14 BMW R1200RT "Wethead"
'77 BMW R100/7 "Airhead"
YJ -
Hey, I finally - finally - found this thread. I bet that was indeed pretty damn exciting sliding down the highway behind a shower of sparks & your Harley.
As I recently posted to another member of the crash club, any MC accident you walk out of the hospital in less than 24 hours, in my book, thats lucky indeed. I bet your family was extra happy to have you around this xmas. 50-60mph getoff - that is intense.
Dianese has some mesh underwear with armour in all the critical spots, on a MC specific day its great to wear under draggin jeans - they protect from abrasions, the under armour protects from impact. My work is casual, I wear Draggin jeans every day I commute. Better than jeans IMHO.
I guess a lesson to be learned - maybe don't use the throttle lock if your'e not in tip top alert shape. Maybe you have saved me a lay down.
Hey Rob - I've started looking for nicely padded and armored equipment. I already ordered a new Shoei RF-1000. Looking for something that will protect my knees. I'm finally able to imitate a normal walk. I say "imitate" because it takes concentration for me to walk normally. I'm barely able to walk down stairs one foot ahead of the other.
I think I may have had minor ligament damage, but every day I'm making progress so I haven't gone and seen a specialist about it.
As for the throttle lock on the Harley, I'm taking it off the bike when I get it back!
Member #93, June 2002
'14 BMW R1200RT "Wethead"
'77 BMW R100/7 "Airhead"
Hope that finger recovers fully.
My left index is still numb after the tin can incident in October cut the nerves. Looks like it'll stay that way now despite the surgery but at least it moves. Odd feeling on the piano tho when it collides with the black keys and you sort of look to see why your hand won't move any further and realise you're hooked up...bummer.
