jch364
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You might find this interesting. went to the dragon on june 16 for a few days of some good hard riding. Well here is the story. I had been on the dragon all day about 6 hours worth. going back and forth. this turn was no different except that i was not in as much of a hurry cause i was getting tired. A couple of riders had come up behind me. I figured I would move over and wave them on. So I made the motion to wave them on. For whatever reason, still not clear to me, I didnt see the truck that suddenly appeared coming around the corner towards us. Now at this moment I sorta panicked cause I figured that I just waved these two guys into the path of a truck. In my panicked state I literally turned sideways on the bike turning to look behind me and frantically waved my arm to stop them from passing me. When i turned back around I realized that I was headed for the ditch and because of my speed and entry angle into the curve, I was screwed. So I hit the brakes and tried to stop or at least slow down. The last thing I remember is going into the ditch and waking up looking into the sky thinking that this was not good....Anyway they guys stopped of course and made sure i was alright. They helped me with getting my helmet off and stayed with me until I came back around enough and felt good enough to get up. They helped me with my bike and then they followed me in to make sure i made it ok. apparently the bike took a nose dive in the gravel. I flew off it like superman..... landing needed some work i think...lol. the rear end of the bike flipped up in the air and then was nice enough to allow me to brake its fall by landing on me. right on my lower left leg. Still havent figured that one out.
In the end I got some severe bruising on my left leg and left hip. and some bruised up ribs. doc said that nothing was broken but i lost about 2 units of blood in the bruising.
I think that might be allot. I was in full gear. helmet,leather jacket pants and sidi boots. without a doubt the gear saved me a great deal of pain. Even though it still hurts and my leg has a bad knot on it I know that those sidi boots saved me from getting a broken leg. The rest of the gear saved me from some skin graphs. especially the helmet cause i drilled it head first....lol
anyway got an estimate on repairs on the bike and its about $2600. not bad really. just cosmetic really....
I tried to reason this accident out and tried to figure out what I could have done to have prevented it from happening. My conclusion was to not get in the situation to begin with. That to me was the only real solution. My reaction to what I thought I had done was a natural one and I reacted as such. I think next time i will just let someone go ahead of me when they want to and just move over to the right part of the lane and leave it at that.
The fact is that I caused this accident. I did it to myself. not by the way I was riding but because I set in motion a series of events that once put in motion had to come to its natural conclusion. so for me the only resolution to this problem is to not get into it in the first place..
On a side note. I was really impressed by the help and concern I got from other riders and the guys that were behind me. someone in a car stopped as well. People really wanted to help. I see that sort of thing on the dragon all the time but I never really appreciated it until now.
I shared this cause I know allot of the people here go to the dragon. And for those who might read this. My lesson learned here was to pay attention to my own riding. and for the love of god. WEAR YOUR GEAR.!!!!!!!!!!
In the end I got some severe bruising on my left leg and left hip. and some bruised up ribs. doc said that nothing was broken but i lost about 2 units of blood in the bruising.
I think that might be allot. I was in full gear. helmet,leather jacket pants and sidi boots. without a doubt the gear saved me a great deal of pain. Even though it still hurts and my leg has a bad knot on it I know that those sidi boots saved me from getting a broken leg. The rest of the gear saved me from some skin graphs. especially the helmet cause i drilled it head first....lol
anyway got an estimate on repairs on the bike and its about $2600. not bad really. just cosmetic really....
I tried to reason this accident out and tried to figure out what I could have done to have prevented it from happening. My conclusion was to not get in the situation to begin with. That to me was the only real solution. My reaction to what I thought I had done was a natural one and I reacted as such. I think next time i will just let someone go ahead of me when they want to and just move over to the right part of the lane and leave it at that.
The fact is that I caused this accident. I did it to myself. not by the way I was riding but because I set in motion a series of events that once put in motion had to come to its natural conclusion. so for me the only resolution to this problem is to not get into it in the first place..
On a side note. I was really impressed by the help and concern I got from other riders and the guys that were behind me. someone in a car stopped as well. People really wanted to help. I see that sort of thing on the dragon all the time but I never really appreciated it until now.
I shared this cause I know allot of the people here go to the dragon. And for those who might read this. My lesson learned here was to pay attention to my own riding. and for the love of god. WEAR YOUR GEAR.!!!!!!!!!!
