hi everybody.  i went down on the first of may  i was riding behind my parents and toped a hill, then woke up rolling!  we still dont know what happened.  the bike was totalled, and i was airlifted to the hospital for x-rays.  suprise to me and the doctors, i didnt have a single broken bone!  just a bade case of road rash.  i rolled a good 120 yards on the asphalt, and it sucked.  i was just going down the road and it was hot so i didnt wear my jacket or gloves like some squid.  god i wish i did!  check out the slideshow at my myspace:   http://www.myspace.com/andrewasaurus   thanks alot and wear your gear!!!

Riding without gear doesn't make you "like a squid"; It makes you a squid.

Glad to hear you're okay.  Be safe out there!  So no more GS for you?

-Turd.

Ooooooooh your CO is gonna eat your ass alive   Hope it wasn't the Gixxer that ya totaled

Quote from: spcterry on May 23, 2007, 10:05:51 AM
Hope it wasn't the Gixxer that ya totaled

Yup it was, look at the pics on his myspace

Glad you're healing up.  That rash looks pretty nasty.  Just curious, did your parents see anything or did the police figure out how it happened at all?

Yeah I just saw   Damn that bike is hurt.........you were pretty roughed up too.  heal up there's HMMWV's that need fixing 

Man really sorry to hear about this. Looking at the bike and looking at you I'd say you're very lucky. Looks like you're healing up pretty quick. Insurance pay for anything? Anyway hope you get well soon!

Oh MAN that road rash looks painful. I'mhappy that you're healing up, and this is an excellent reminder to wear gear...OUCH those pics are painful to look at.... 

damn man, thats a painful lesson...  hope you heal up ok and figure out what happened. 

When you say topped a hill, first thing i thought of was a tank slapper.

Quote from: Turd Ferguson on May 23, 2007, 09:48:33 AM
Riding without gear doesn't make you "like a squid"; It makes you a squid.

+ a ton

Quote from: afi1 on May 23, 2007, 09:46:11 AM
i was just going down the road and it was hot so i didnt wear my jacket or gloves like some squid.

Even if you're naked you'll still be hot. Mesh jackets (like the one you have) vent exceptionally well, especially when moving, while at the same time providing a lot more protection than wearing nothing at all.

Can you explain your thought process when you decided to not wear gear? I'm kinda curious, really.

Yup, even my cheap-ass Fieldsheer vents incredibly well even when only moving about 10mph

"cheap ass Fieldsheer" saved me when I wrecked last summer...all I have is some dirt to show for it too... ignore the part about the broken collarbone..even expensive leathers wouldn't have saved me there..

Sooo when ya'll refer to 'gear'.  I'm assuming helmet, jacket, gloves...what about pants and/or boots?  Anything else?  Newbie getting ready to purchase said 'gear' and trying to gather some info.  Anything to avoid, look for, yada??  Appreciate the assist!

Quote from: jeepnGS on May 23, 2007, 11:43:02 AM
Sooo when ya'll refer to 'gear'.  I'm assuming helmet, jacket, gloves...what about pants and/or boots?  Anything else?  Newbie getting ready to purchase said 'gear' and trying to gather some info.  Anything to avoid, look for, yada??  Appreciate the assist!

Get as much as you can afford.

If I had to chose an order:
1. Helmet
2. Jacket
3. Gloves
4. Boots
5. Pants

Quote from: AlphaFire X5 on May 23, 2007, 11:50:21 AM
If I had to chose an order:
1. Helmet
2. Jacket
3. Gloves
4. Boots
5. Pants

+1.  I agree, but its hard to choose an "order", as they are all important.  In my opinion, gloves, jacket, helmet are a MUST on all rides.  That's not to say boots aren't important too, even tight fitting lace-up tennis shoes will come off in a minor accident and don't protect your ankles.

-Turd.

Combat boots, jungle   +1

As far as legs I found that the Icon feild leg armor works really well,  I got a set off ebay for like 60 shipped and they just strap on.  go from about 1 inch above the ankle to about 1 inch above the top of the kneecap  

*EDIT*  here's the link to the one I bought   http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&viewitem=&item=220108134235

PS... I love my fieldsheer it's an awesome jacket for the money

Sorry afi1, I think I just hijacked your thread.   My bad.     I'll kick out and start one of my own.  Thanks...

sorry about the bike man.  Heal up and remember bikes can be replaced, people can't. 

Quote from: natedawg120 on May 23, 2007, 01:39:28 PM
sorry about the bike man.  Heal up and remember bikes can be replaced, people can't. 

+1

It's a lesson well learned.

jeepnGS make sure you get a helmet that is both snell and dot approved!

Quote from: Crash-n-Burn on May 23, 2007, 02:35:07 PM
jeepnGS make sure you get a helmet that is both snell and dot approved!

That's a pretty controvercial point there...many people feel that SNELL standards are bull$hit.  IMO, get a good quality helmet from a reputable manufacturer that is at least DOT approved.  Before you buy...RESEARCH on the net.

-Turd.

Quote from: Turd Ferguson on May 23, 2007, 02:47:33 PM

Quote from: Crash-n-Burn on May 23, 2007, 02:35:07 PM
jeepnGS make sure you get a helmet that is both snell and dot approved!

That's a pretty controvercial point there...many people feel that SNELL standards are bull$hit.  IMO, get a good quality helmet from a reputable manufacturer that is at least DOT approved.  Before you buy...RESEARCH on the net.

-Turd.

I was wondering how long it would take for that to come up.  There are articles here that discuss the standards and that a DOT aproved helmate, in everyday street riding, protects your head better that a snell aproved helmate.  This has to do with the forces transfered to you skull.  I'll look for the article, its actually interesting.