Had an accident four days ago and crashed the bike. She will probably be a write off not that I will be able to ride for some time. I've broken and dislocated my wrist. 6-9 months recovery they tell me. I've had two ops so far. Couple plates,screws and wires to put it back together. Its my right  hand too, yes I'm right handed and typing one handed and left to boot sucks.
So the story. Slashed a tyre on last Friday on a charity ride, Got it to the shop Tuesday to replace the tyre. leave tyre shop. Stopped a T intersection two corners away. take off, clip one the plastic line markers on the road, and over the bike goes. I'm thinking great, this embarrassing but then the bike tyres bite, stands up and throws me over the side. I land with arms out forward (hence wrist injury), bike tumbles behind me. Yep it marked every panel except the windscreen and fuel tank. Fairings all cracked, mirrors snapped off, handle bars broken, the grips ripped off, engine casing scratched and dinted, was free wheeling in gear, all wires in loom on handle bars ripped off, exhaust all dinted up. All indicators survived go figure.
Me stuffed my right wrist both dislocated it and broke it, broken a small bone in left hand (doesn't hurt), bruised my left leg and grazed my right knee. My riding jeans basically gave me carpet burn. Much better than road rash.
All in all a good outcome from a bad situation.

A highside? They can be brutal. Did it have anything to do with the new tyre?

God yea. New tyre and as I turned I hit a plastic lane marker. That started the whole thing.

Take your time with the wrist injury, I also broke my right wrist and even now 3 years later it still gives me grief.  Let it take plenty of time to recover, the more time now, means less issues later.  I basically use a Crampbuster now to reduce the stress on my right wrist when riding.

You got to really wonder though with the damage list you have how the indicators survived, they're usually the first things to snap off?

Good luck with the recovery.

Thats nasty but glad you are ok for the most part. Good to here about the riding jeans holding up to because I wear Draggin and Sartso.

Thanks guys.

I had RST kevlar jeans and man those things did their job well. Can't recommend riding jeans enough, that and good gloves.

With the wrist the Doctors were stressing take it easy with the wrist and build strength back into it over flexibility. I'll loose range of movement but it should give me less issues long term if I don't worry about my flexibility in it. Still its 12 weeks away before I loose the cast.

As for the indicators that has me too.

Whoa tough break. Glad your ok, you going to replace with another GS when you get going again? Or you going to upgrade?

Hard to say whether I stay or upgrade. It will be 6-9 months before I ride again because I want my wrist completely healed before I put it risk again. I'll say upgrade but I've been looking at either a 800 or an electric bike like the Zero S

you picked a good time to crash with winter comin up.. the 6 months wont seem so slap you in the face everyday.
-CS

Yeah, except he's in Australia. Summer is right around the corner.

LOL, I crashed about this time 3 years ago and yeah a whole summer with no riding.  It sucked.

Dang man that really sucks. Hope you heal fast.

So.... what's your next bike?

Gonna keep the gear for Street Cred?

Got pics of the bike?

Have you figured out a cool crash story for yet. You know, when you're at the local biker hangout... yeah, I was fanging through the twisties and came around the corner to find an 18 wheel had jackknifed across the road. I'd seen the movies of bikes sliding under trailers and then back up again. Unfortunately, this was a low loader to no dice. I had to lay the bike down.

Michael

Unfortunately I had to get someone else to dial my phone and my hands (what worked of them) was unsteady after the crash so no photos. The bike was towed before I got out of hospital two days later. I did have my video camera on the bike but forgot to turn it on.

No made up stories. The truth is good enough. Plus with the truth I can make fun of my own story and still keep my facts straight.

I'm still edging towards a FZ8N or a Zero S ZF11.4. Nine months is along way away and I'm sure I'll change my mind allot before then.

And a summer without a bike sucks but will give me time to mod the crap out of my Ford Escort I've been neglecting. Well Once I can hold a spanner in one my hands again. This reply has taken a long time of slow typing but I'm so bored.
My wife won't let me do anything but rest. Mostly cause I'm kind of useless at the moment, hell I can't even pick my own children up. Going stir crazy allot.

Yeah the fz8 didn't give me the fizz smooth but yeah I didn't like it but its each to their own.

I find 600s a touch twitchy for my tastes and riding style. The FZ8N has the one that excited me the most, good turn of speed, power where I like it, suits me physically (ie I find it comfortable) and suspension worked the best with our rough roads. However when I can ride again, I will start test riding again cause things change over time.

The BMW F650GS is not twitchy at all.  Plus, you can Unrestrict it back up to an 800  Downside, they are pricey 

Well the insurances company called a few hours ago. Confirmed that they are writing her off. Probably a good thing as I would never have trusted her again.

Also saw the hand trauma specialist. All good for another six weeks when they take the wires out.

Quote from: Shaddow on October 10, 2012, 09:29:49 PM
Well the insurances company called a few hours ago. Confirmed that they are writing her off. Probably a good thing as I would never have trusted her again.

Also saw the hand trauma specialist. All good for another six weeks when they take the wires out.

Did you ask about buying it back?

If Yamaha put their crossplane 800cc motor in the FZ8 I would put my bike up for sale immediately