damn, you got pretty fucked up.

 

That just goes to show that riding with gear on is extremely important. I shake my head sometimes when i see alot of people on the highway speeding with no protection on,.

 

fixed h:

 

I would shake my head all the time. But when the bastard is weeving in and out of traffic he deserves it h:

 

still have nerve damage & no feeling in the lower right side of my face....

i had full gear....full-face helmet, leather jacket, gloves, "draggin jeans" & over the ankle work boots....just forgot to tuck the f'n laces inside my boots (which i had done EVERY time before)

 

doo eet. Most of the guys telling you it will be too slow probably don't even own bikes. I'd bet $50 it'll do 100 no problem, and it will be faster than most cars on the road. I bike like that will make the MSF course a lot easier as well. I would go ahead and spend some money and get some gear now. most people (myself include) start riding and then after a few months go out and get the gear but you are MUCH more likely to wreck in the first few months, so thats kind of a dumb way to do it.

damn you are lucky dude. Makes me think about moving up my plan to get a nice helmet instead of the cheap one I have now... I assume you probably don't remember much but what exactly happened with your laces? I've heard to tuck them but I've never really worried much about it.

 

:werd: to the guys that dont even own or ride....

:werd: to the safety gear, i am one of those guys that doesnt have anything but a helmet but made it through my first couple months lucky and now want some gear h:

stories like james' are scary, makes you think every time you get on IMO, and if you dont, (again IMO) you shouldnt ride....

if i had to guess, id say his laces probably got caught in his chain. just a guess :dunno:

 

dang man, tucking in my laces and going back to ATGATT. Ive started slacking with the jacket/gloves/helmet thing.. Dang. Maybe I shouldnt wait till next season to get my Joe Rocket gloves/jacket

 

the one time i didn't tuck 'em in...... from post # 39 above (pics are disturbing).....

So I went out sat for a ride around town & rode down to a friends house to take her some cds. I was riding back @ a pretty good pace, but not too fast. I came up to a curve running about 55. I had already started to brake & when I went to turn left, my shoe laces had gotten all wrapped up around the heel guard & foot peg & the bike wouldn't turn. i left the road in a pretty dense wooded area.

I was transferred to the hospital here in Dickson & they took one look at me & said they had to transfer me to Vanderbilt trauma center in Nashville. They were going to life flight me by helicopter, but a bad storm pushed thru & the helicopter was grounded, so i had to go by ambulance. i was released from the hospital last night.

From the looks of my helmet, my chin bar hit probably a small tree & that is what broke my jaw (2 places) it is wired shut & will be for 3-4 weeks



2 metal plates w/ a total of 10 screws & permanent nerve damage leaving no feeling in the lower right side of my face FTL

mouth was wired shut for 6 weeks & i went from 165lbs to 115lbs
:nervous:

 

I just emailed the guy and told him if the bike is still available I wanted to purchase it

Wish me luck.