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VroomPshhTsi
07-02-2009, 05:55 PM
Got on the bike this morning, thought about how lucky I was to be a still "new" rider and never dumping or being too stupid with my bike. Had my license 2 months now and about 600 miles riding. Then, a giant truck with a trailer full of hay decided he didn't want to stop at a stop sign or look before he went across the intersection. So here I am going 45 mph, saw him coming, thought he was coming in a little fast for a stop sign, then saw him roll through it and right in front of me (my road was a 50 mph limit, right of way, no stop sign for me). Hit the brakes hard, realize I won't stop before I hit him, so i turn right (try to), bike goes down with me on it. I slide with the bike into the trucks tires, thank god I didn't go under it. After sliding a few seconds I push with my left arm to get away from his truck. Got up, realized I was alive and nothing was broke, and thanked god. Sore as hell, went down on my right side. Have lots of road rash in my right hip/elbow/knee. Had my jeans, high top sneakers (i know, not as good as boots), riding jacket, helmet, and gloves. Getting the wounds cleaned out at the hospital was the worst part, painful as hell.

Ugh, just a reminder that it can happen anywhere/anytime. ALWAYS WEAR YOUR FUCKING GEAR! And this is coming from a new rider. I had gear on and still got messed up but I'm walking and alive. Bike is totaled, no riding for me for a while. I need the money anyways. Prolly won't even think about riding for quite some time, maybe down the road again but idk.

Pics to come.

WhatsADSM
07-02-2009, 05:58 PM
Ouch, Glad to hear you are okay!

How bad was the truck?

Holeshot
07-02-2009, 06:02 PM
Glad your okay could have been real ugly. Did you kick the truck drivers ass or call the cops.

0TransAm0
07-02-2009, 06:02 PM
saw that on your facebook. sucks to hear man.. good thing your ok.. hopefully the guy who pulled out will make it right.. and you will get some coin or a new bike..

VroomPshhTsi
07-02-2009, 08:35 PM
I dumped it right before the truck, so I hit his tires. Honestly there is zero damage to his truck (huge farm truck). He is 100% at fault, admitted it and everything. A cop showed up within a couple minutes, the cop was awesome (NBPD, unlike my other accident when I dealt with West Allis PD, they blow). Yeah, an insurance guy is coming tomorrow to look a the bike. Will be nice to get my money back at least. I definitely wasn't attached to the bike or anything, if it was my Mustang I'd be a lot more pissed. But I'm just glad I walked away with scrapes and bruises. The farmer guy was in his 50s, was real sorry and kept saying he never saw me or anything. I was just in shock that I didn't get more messed up, so I wasn't super pissed at him at the time. Pretty pissed right now cuz I'm sore as hell and I'm missing a few good chunks of skin.

Yooformula
07-02-2009, 09:03 PM
Thank God you werent hurt! Not a question of "IF" you get in a wreck or dump its all about the "WHEN" these days. Fukking people suck at driving! Glad you are ok.

Crawlin
07-03-2009, 09:39 AM
Holy crap!!!

Glad to hear you are ok!! Did they use mayonaise to clean the wounds? they used that at froedert for my buddy's hands when he went down not wearing gloves, haha.

The jeans thing is what scares me(i wear them when riding) and I know i should buy a pair of pants that are meant for riding.

How's the helmet? Probably time to buy a new one if it's scratched up at all

07ROUSHSTG3
07-03-2009, 09:43 AM
glad you are ok, and glad that the guy that pulled out was cool.

luckily he had insurance, because i am sure that he didn't plan on getting into an accident. hell, that might be his first accident ever.

VroomPshhTsi
07-03-2009, 11:36 AM
No, but they did use KY on one of my wounds. Besides that just a chemical cleaner, burned like hell. My gloves got torn up good, but I only have 3 marks on my hand (pinky got burned pretty deep, bottom of my palms are missing a little too). Helmet is fine, only a few knicks but I didn't really hit my head at all.

Riding pants would have definitely helped. The wound on my right hip is the biggest, then my right knee. My shoes got shredded but only left a small mark on my foot.

I wish I was wolverine and could regrow skin in seconds. Open sores are hella annoying... and my butt hurts lol

loud91rs
07-03-2009, 07:46 PM
I would recommend getting boots. I had a pair of alpinestar ridge boots and they were about $100. One of the first things to go if you go down are your shoes. Really glad to hear you are ok though, that's what matters. I got rid of my bike because I couldn't take almost getting hit daily.

VroomPshhTsi
07-04-2009, 01:42 AM
Yeah I definitely won't be riding anytime soon. Not giving up on riding forever, but at least for a while now. Maybe down the road when I have other things in life taken care of, I'll get another bike for a toy.

BoosTT
07-04-2009, 04:41 PM
Glad you are ok. Try to get the guys insurance to pay for your damaged gear as well. I know some insurance companys do that.

-stew-
07-04-2009, 05:08 PM
Yeah I definitely won't be riding anytime soon. Not giving up on riding forever, but at least for a while now. Maybe down the road when I have other things in life taken care of, I'll get another bike for a toy.

Glad to hear you're ok. Get back on the horse, player. If you wait tenyears to do it, you'll kick yourself in the ass for not doing it sooner.

VroomPshhTsi
07-05-2009, 12:59 PM
Update with pics

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BoosTT
07-05-2009, 01:40 PM
Ew, that looks like it hurt. What kind of jacket did you have? It looks like leather, I would think that it would have held up better.

Try to get some time off work to rest, the insurance company should pay you duing your time off.

Does the bike still run? The engine would make a cool go-kart project.

VroomPshhTsi
07-05-2009, 02:34 PM
Idk what brand, my brother bought it for my off craigslist. It's pretty heavy and thick, I wish it would've held up better too lol.

Prince Valiant
07-05-2009, 02:58 PM
Glad your okay...look on the bright side though: The wounds will heal, you'll probably get a decent settlement for the bike+injuries/pain and suffering, and you can use it for a nice vacation, or mods on the mustang...or perhaps something boring like paying down student loans, lol.

2JZIS-F
07-06-2009, 01:41 PM
Damn, glad that you are ok man. NOW you're ready for 600cc :).

Al
07-06-2009, 03:37 PM
Those photos made me cringe.

Road rash = tough (in some circles)

07ROUSHSTG3
07-06-2009, 03:40 PM
wow, good thing you were wearing leather. imagine if you would have been wearing a backwards hat, wife beater, and shorts!

xFullThrottlex
07-06-2009, 11:33 PM
Damn bania I just saw these pics on Jo's facebook. If you need anything don't hesitate to give me a ring

Larrygto
07-07-2009, 11:24 AM
This is why I quite riding. Glad to see your OK!! It could have been much worse!

Josepy
07-07-2009, 12:01 PM
Those pics look like my last bike accident. Glad your OK.

Fast SVT
07-10-2009, 01:22 PM
Looking back on the accident do you think you could have avoided going down by swerving/braking etc....

VroomPshhTsi
07-11-2009, 01:37 PM
Looking back on the accident do you think you could have avoided going down by swerving/braking etc....

That's what has been playing in my head over and over again. Like most accidents, it happened so fast so I'm trying to replay what happened and what I could have done. I did let off the throttle and cover the brake when I saw the truck, but I was thrown off because he didn't even stop. I was ready for him not to see me, but he didn't even stop at the stop sign so he was in the intersection must faster than I anticipated. I don't remember hitting both brakes, just grabbing the front (which I know is a big no-no). Thus I locked up the rear tire, but still had it upright. When I realized I still wasn't going to stop in time, I turned to the right and of course the bike went down. It's hard to say that I would have stopped if I hit both brakes the millisecond I knew the truck was going right in front of me, I am 98% sure I still would not have stopped in time. Definitely could not have swerved because it was a huge pickup truck with a long trailer behind him. So no room in front or behind (I was headed right for the rear of his truck so both in front and behind were blocked).

Fast SVT
07-11-2009, 01:51 PM
Just wondering, thanks.

Grabbing both brakes would have slowed you down more but might not have stopped you in time.

Think ABS could have helped?

Prince Valiant
07-11-2009, 02:05 PM
I think for a new rider target fixation sets in too...you see the object and focus on it only, rather than your options to avoid the object.

BigSnailBuick
07-16-2009, 04:36 PM
Glad to see you only got rashed up sir... Like they say its not if... its when.