Bike Prangs

[petejw]

was sitting here looking at old xrays and was just wondering, those of you that have had serious bike accidents, and the injurys suffered.

my first bike accident occured when i was 12 riding my mini bike around the back yard after it had been raining, the bike had slipped from under neath me, the bike had an old lawnmower type motor which started with a rope around the magneto, which spun freely when running with no guard to protect. This had landed on my right inside foot near my big toe, tearing the skin. I had something like 20 stitches on the outside and about 10 stitches on the inside. Was off school for about 2 half months.
Touch wood, ive only had minor accidents on road bikes over the years.
My last acco was in 98 when i was doing wheelies on a trail bike on a bitumen carpark, We!d been riding all day and was pretty buggered, when the bike flipped the whole weight of the bike, the left foot peg landed on my left foot, crushing it, I broke 4 bones in 6 places, my foot was like a baloon, it then became infected (gang green) where i had to have all the dead skin removed, I was of work 4, 3 months as a result.

pete

[sixtysix]

I have had 2.

First when I was 18, I crested a hill to find a car backing up in my lane. No shoulders on road, nowhere to go. Hit both brakes hard and slid under car. My leg wrapped around and was trapped up against car muffler, 3rd degree burns....ask to see my scar! Broken scapula, broken pinky finger.

Last one was 2 years ago in NC. Road not made properly in my opinion..but it was my lack of attention. Went off road dumped bike in gravel and bike decided to flip over on me and bruised a rack of ribs. Lots of soft tissue damage in shoulder.

Been hoping this list does not get any longer

[Pat Kelly]

I have yet to have an accident where I fall off the bike (dirt dosen't count). I've been hit 3 times but never been down (yet).

[xs650mike]

Down a bunch of times in my mis-spent youth, fancied myself a "scratcher". Never hit anything so escaped with only painful, not serious injuries...road rash and the like. Like Pat says, dirt doesn't count.

Most serious was on a rainy New Year's day on a straightaway approaching left hand curve. Around curve comes AMC Pacer filled with people, out of shape, slides sideways toward me in my lane. No where to escape, hit the binders, my Dunlop Sport Elites maintained grip and I came to a stop. Pacer slides sideways into me totalling my XJ750 Seca. I am still standing holding the bike up. I step off and let the bike drop. Slight bruises where handlebars hit my hips. Cops happen by moments later. Ask if I need an ambulance. I told them I needed a tow truck. Cop looks at my smashed bike, then at me and asks again, "Are you sure you don't need an ambulance?" Other driver cited for driving too fast for conditions, driving on the wrong side of the roadway, no insurance and no license. I sue the guy in small claims court and win but since he has no assets I can't collect.

[John]

Here is my most recent/ serious mishap.

http://www.photodump.com/viewer/John80SG/BackSpine.html
http://www.xs11.com/forum/showthread...light=accident

[xs650mike]

Ouch! Glad you're better now.

[John]

Thanks Mike. It looks like I'll finally be able to return to work next week. I've been out for five and a half months. I am so ready to go back, but I have had the time to rebuild Twilite Special, help SWMBO with her bike, when she asked for it, and I am currently reserrecting a 79 Special for a friend, so I have been keeping busy, and haven't turned into a 'Sofa Spud'.