I love my kids and wife's peace of mind more than taking another chance at dying while nearly breaking myself completely in half because some yahoo cuts me off again. I lack restraint on my right wrist twisting more than is safe on public roads.
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Show posts MenuQuote from: SoCal250 on January 06, 2022, 10:23:11 PMThat was also my strategy. Only took a split second of forgetting that at just the right moment to f up.
Greg, sounds like you're lucky to be with us. That was a bad accident! Glad you've recovered reasonably well and hope you continue to see improvement.
Thank you.
Out of curiousity, what gear were you wearing besides a helmet?
I wore the Dr marten steel toes, perforated chaps, gloves, and a mesh padded Joe rocket jacket. Jacket zipped to pants would been great.
And...we've had distracted drivers here for years. Everytime I go out on a ride I assume everyone else on the road is out to kill me. (most are). I've seen it all while commuting on the freeway in SoCal -- about 1/3 of drivers are usually looking at their phone, and Ive seen people reading books, working on laptops, and even a guy totally asleep behind the wheel of his Tesla in the fast lane while northbound on the 405 doing about 50mph. Nothing surprises me anymore. People are F-ing stupid!
I always look at any cars/trucks nearby and think to myself "what's the stupidest thing that driver could do right now?, and then I plan for it.
Quote from: 85RZwade on January 06, 2022, 12:13:33 AM
I read the title and was deciding which was my worst crash-which story to tell? After reading your story, Greg, I got nothing. Nothing even close. I'm glad you're still with us!
I would add that after my worst (streetbike) crash, once I got the bike repaired, I approached high speeds with great caution. I had done every modification, adjustment and maintenance procedure to prevent another high-speed wobble and I really didn't want to experience one again.
I remember some head-shakers, some people who couldn't understand why I wanted to ride again. I was young and cavalier then, and I told them "I prefer the thrill of living to the safety of existence"
Quote from: 1976RD400C on January 06, 2022, 07:24:26 AMThe last xray I saw definitely showed enlarged bright white areas where the cracks were. My wonderful wife soaked towels in a very strong comfrey tea and I laid on them for a couple hours for several days. It's a powerful plant.
I guess a broken collar bone doesn't even count. What did your body get subjected to cause all that damage? Slam on the ground and tumble? Hit something? Maybe ask the doctor about "what if". I would think the healed bones are going to be strong.
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