thanks alot guys.  the cops think i hit somthing like a rabbit or a cat, but could never find it.  the insurance paid for most of the bike but i still owe a little.  i sold the gs a few days before the wreck.  and i didnt post on here for people to tell me that they are sorry to hear about my bike, or to get well soon; and i damn sure didnt post for people to tell me im a dumbass!  i posted so people would see what happens when you dont wear a jacket and gloves.  i guess since youve been on a gs500 forum for a long time makes you the shaZam! or somthing.  ive been riding motorcycles since i was 5 so yall can go to hell.

Quote from: afi1 on May 28, 2007, 05:39:43 AM
thanks alot guys.  the cops think i hit somthing like a rabbit or a cat, but could never find it.  the insurance paid for most of the bike but i still owe a little.  i sold the gs a few days before the wreck.  and i didnt post on here for people to tell me that they are sorry to hear about my bike, or to get well soon; and i damn sure didnt post for people to tell me im a dumbass!  i posted so people would see what happens when you dont wear a jacket and gloves.  i guess since youve been on a gs500 forum for a long time makes you the shaZam! or somthing.  ive been riding motorcycles since i was 5 so yall can go to hell.

I'd still like to here what went through your head when you decided not to wear gear. I'm curious. Honestly.

humph... its hot and im not stunting, im just cruising to my grandparents following my parents a few miles up the road.  not that makes it any better.  i was trying to help out others who havnt been down.  btw, this isnt the first time ive been down, but its the worse.  i low sided a 636 at the dragon about a year a go but had a jacket and gloves.  i was only going like 40mph though so that helped but i still broke my collar bone.  and i know better than most that if you dont wear the gear youll get skinned up.  i dont like being called a squid because i didnt have a jacket on.  squid implies a lot more that just that, but since you guys know it enough to throw it around i wont bother with spelling it out for ya.  i also speak out agianst 3/4 helmets.  if i didnt have a full face, id have no face.  i guess the guys on cruisers dont plan on going down, but neither did i.

damn, those pictures look painful.  Definitely makes you think about the false sense of security that jeans offer.  I finally bought a proper pair of textile pants this spring and I have worn them every day out since.  After looking at those pics, I am pretty sure I will wear them every day in the future too.

Do you have an idea what your speed was when you went off?

Quote from: afi1 on May 28, 2007, 08:57:41 PM
i also speak out agianst 3/4 helmets.  if i didnt have a full face, id have no face.  i guess the guys on cruisers dont plan on going down, but neither did i.

+1, just like my MSF instructor said, in 60%-70% of cases where a rider is thrown over the handlebars, the first impact is going to be you chin area or face.  That was enough for me to get a full face helmet.

i was behind my parents so i was going probably 55-65mph.

man, those pics are scary. I only have a full face helmet, but I need to find some pants too.  So, are you gonna get another bike or are you done? Just curious. If you can get back on after that you are better than me-it would probably take me a while to get back on.

Glad you survived.

Hope you feel better.

Quote from: afi1 on May 28, 2007, 08:57:41 PMi guess the guys on cruisers dont plan on going down

Don't get mad about generalizations only to make one...    

I ride a cruiser...  I always wear full-face helmet, motorcycle jacket, motorcycle gloves, and motorcycle boots...  Although, I've ridden 4 times without boots (Once on the cruiser)...   


I'm glad you're trying to help other riders remember ATGATT! 

Too hot to wear gear == Too hot to ride.

Glad you made it...   

yeah I wasnt wearing boots wish I had been woulda saved me a nasty gash on my ankle   uhhh I am so not looking forward to surgery tommorow

My buddy that crashed at freeway speeds had two spots of roadrash...  One little one on his knee... And one freaking huge, nasty one on his ankle.

His jacket was TOAST, but his riding boots were unscathed...  Since they were sitting at home in the closet. 

My jacket is totally f%&ked but better it than me   besides I think I'd rather heal than have to break in  a new pair of jungle boots   but seriously if I had been wearing boots and my leg armor i would have walked away from this....,straight to the ER because my hand was hideously misshapen but I still would have walked instead of still having a limp 4 days later from the soreness and road rash

go get you a busa

Quote from: rangerbrown on May 29, 2007, 05:31:35 PM
go get you a busa

got that in a biger picture?

didnt you say something about going over the top iof a hill and then it all webnt to hell?  if that was the case, could it be, 1 either involuntarily did a small wheelie? or hit a slick spot at teh crest of the hill? lost ass end traction and it went to hell after that point?

Quote from: rangerbrown on May 29, 2007, 06:32:34 PMgot that in a biger picture?

No...  I lifted it from here:  http://www.motorcyclingblog.com/article/the-fastest-production-motorcycles-in-the-world

None of your myspace pics are loading for me...can someone put them up on here?

ive ridden a couple of hayabusas both stock and streched and didnt like either of em, theyre too big.  and i dont think i did a wheelie or lost traction.  ive dont enough wheelies in my day to know how to save one.  there is a small blood spot on the ground a few feet before the gash and blue paint, so the coppers think i hit a cat or somthing small enouth to be thrown so they couldnt find it.  and yes, i rode yesterday as a matter of fact.  the guy i work with who i sold my 500 to let me ride it, and my friend gavan let me ride his tt600.  it killed my hand from clutching and it started bleeding real bad so i had to get off.  and yes, i wore more gear than i thought possable lol.

glad to hear you are back on... heal up.