gixxerjasen
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I think we need to get a hold of one of those ABS bikes with the outriggers and do the cardboard ski test.
Fall down go boom.... now with gory pics!
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Not until after you have done the jet aircraft taking off from the moving conveyor test...I think we need to get a hold of one of those ABS bikes with the outriggers and do the cardboard ski test.
gixxerjasen
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Wheel speed does not equal air speed. That is all.
No cardboard test here...
No cardboard test here...
ericboutin
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Wow amazing story! Glad you and the 03 came out relatively unscathed! I'm with Fred on this one; sadly I probably would have returned home too, so serious kudos/props whatever for going on with the grab and new tag!!
All I got to say if I'm sooooo happy you didn't get "Bruced"!! After all you'd been through I have a feeling that woulda hurt way worse than your foot!!!
Heal quckly!!!
All I got to say if I'm sooooo happy you didn't get "Bruced"!! After all you'd been through I have a feeling that woulda hurt way worse than your foot!!!
Heal quckly!!!
wfooshee
O, Woe is me!!
I did check the thread on my phone from the scene! Shoulda said that in the story....
wfooshee
O, Woe is me!!
Bike and Gear Report (and icky bruises):
Multi-directional rash on the right side case. Not all of that is new, some was there when I bought the bike in 2007. The scrape on the top corner was when the outer cover came unglued and was hanging by the hinges; it would scrape in right turns!
Slider, previously mint condition:
Upper fairing and mirror boot:
My helmet barely touched. I felt this, and I know how light it was compared to my crash in October 2007. No plans to replace the helmet because of this, it just wasn't a hard impact.
For comparison, my October 2007 lid:
Right forearm and shoulder of the jacket. The SAME Cortech HRX I've been wearing since 2007. It's not my daily jacket any more, but I wear it on road trips as i consider it a better jacket than the GX Air I wear daily; better armor, hard-shell shoulders, better spine protection. In this forearm shot, my hand would be to the right, and you're looking at the elbow.
The left glove, that encountered the GPS on the way off the bike. The back of the knuckle guard hooked and got torn loose. The material underneath did not tear, but I still had a couple of small spots of skin peeled back.
The right glove. If you don't think those carbon knuckle pads do anything for you, think again. I didn't even know my right hand had hit the ground until this afternoon when I started looking over the gear for these pictures! All four knuckles dimpled - what would my hand be like without this??!??!?
The right boot, and a closeup of the seam that held under the bike's weight:
My GPS hammer (back of my left hand) showing a bruise covering the entire back of the hand. That little booboo and the one at the base of my thumb are where I was leaking after the crash. First blood loss (other than bruises) on the motorcycle.
Right forearm, bruise is starting to fade.
Side of my foot. I've been keeping it wrapped, which supports it as I move around, and I think it's kept the bruising down, too. Swelling is nothing like it was a couple of days ago.
Top of my foot. Like I said, swellng is down, but you still can't see the tendons.
Multi-directional rash on the right side case. Not all of that is new, some was there when I bought the bike in 2007. The scrape on the top corner was when the outer cover came unglued and was hanging by the hinges; it would scrape in right turns!
Slider, previously mint condition:
Upper fairing and mirror boot:
My helmet barely touched. I felt this, and I know how light it was compared to my crash in October 2007. No plans to replace the helmet because of this, it just wasn't a hard impact.
For comparison, my October 2007 lid:
Right forearm and shoulder of the jacket. The SAME Cortech HRX I've been wearing since 2007. It's not my daily jacket any more, but I wear it on road trips as i consider it a better jacket than the GX Air I wear daily; better armor, hard-shell shoulders, better spine protection. In this forearm shot, my hand would be to the right, and you're looking at the elbow.
The left glove, that encountered the GPS on the way off the bike. The back of the knuckle guard hooked and got torn loose. The material underneath did not tear, but I still had a couple of small spots of skin peeled back.
The right glove. If you don't think those carbon knuckle pads do anything for you, think again. I didn't even know my right hand had hit the ground until this afternoon when I started looking over the gear for these pictures! All four knuckles dimpled - what would my hand be like without this??!??!?
The right boot, and a closeup of the seam that held under the bike's weight:
My GPS hammer (back of my left hand) showing a bruise covering the entire back of the hand. That little booboo and the one at the base of my thumb are where I was leaking after the crash. First blood loss (other than bruises) on the motorcycle.
Right forearm, bruise is starting to fade.
Side of my foot. I've been keeping it wrapped, which supports it as I move around, and I think it's kept the bruising down, too. Swelling is nothing like it was a couple of days ago.
Top of my foot. Like I said, swellng is down, but you still can't see the tendons.
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hppants
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Your foot looks painful.
The gear is amazing. I've crash tested it more than I would like to admit. The engineering in these materials and garmets is fantastic. Good on ya for ATGATT.
The gear is amazing. I've crash tested it more than I would like to admit. The engineering in these materials and garmets is fantastic. Good on ya for ATGATT.
Uncle Hud
Just another blob of protoplasm using up your oxyg
Again, you -- and we -- are lucky it wan't worse. Hope the left hand is still steady for photo-taking duties.
redneckj
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You are ok, Thats all that really matters.
