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On March 15 2012 05:11 ~OpZ~ wrote:Show nested quote +On March 15 2012 03:27 Teoman wrote:Oh my. I have fallen on my moped 3(or 4) times but never at more than 20 kph and it still hurts and give you a weird, sort of unnerving feeling afterwards. Can't immagine what it would be like in your case  But i would like to ask you a question myself: I am intent on getting a motorcycle myself, but what do you think of the risk/reward status? is it worth it to risk your life. I'm asking for a subjective opinion since i don't think there is an objective one. But i always wonder wheater it is worth the danger of getting a motorcycle. Get one. I love mine. Just....don't drive in busy areas with it. You got to be really aware of everything. I couldn't really of prevented mine, because I was already slowing cuz 2 cars turned before the one I ran into, so I already started slowing. She just thought she could beat me, which was retarded as fuck. She hesistated then hit her breaks because when she turned into the parking lot, the other cars weren't around the corner yet so she was covering half my lane. I'd still ride my bike on a highway if it were rideable. OMG it is sooooooooooooooooooooo fucking fun. Great stress relief. I don't really think about much while im on it, except going. The wind hitting you. It's just nice. I love everything about it. I'd definitely get another one. But not for a long time
Glad to hear that, because although my moped couldn't go more than 60-70kph it was one of the greatest things i could do.
But i will follow a general rule about it, and that is to never push at all when someone is around :D
Hope that rule will help me avoid accidents, at least with others.
Good luck with your passion. Those are what gives us reason to live (imo :D)
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My bike was blue booked I think at $3550. It didn't even have 9,000 (8,800+ I think tho) miles on it yet....I got it when it had 3,300 on it......
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On March 15 2012 07:07 ~OpZ~ wrote:I left a 40+foot skid mark in the road trying to stop.
Wow.
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lol...My back break locked up...And I started losing control. I was sliding sideways at the car for a while, but Idk what happened after that.
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On March 15 2012 07:16 ~OpZ~ wrote:
lol...My back break locked up...And I started losing control. I was sliding sideways at the car for a while, but Idk what happened after that.
That's rough. I remembered the moments before I crashed but I knew it was inevitable... it was weird.
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Lol...The impact. I always forget the impact. I can remember everything immedietely before, and after but not as it occurs. Back breaks locking up are scare as fuck as it is.
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It's crazy what all of the adrenaline can do although it's nothing all that new too me. When i was 13-15 me and some friends used to find the biggest hills we could and longboard down them (I got clocked going 40mph by a car driving behind me one time) and I have fallen down a few times from that. Pretty similar to what my motorcycle crash was like.
But anyways after I crashed on my moto a few cars pulled over to help me out and a guy tried to pick up my bike for me and he could and even though I had a fat gash in my ankle I was able to get up walk over and pick it up on my own lol.
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On March 15 2012 02:20 ~OpZ~ wrote:
I mean with another vehicle. I've laid my bike down 2 or 3 times before last wednesday....but last wednesday a car made a left infront of me, and I know she saw me, she just thought she could make the turn before me.....
Long story short, going 40 on a Ninja<<<<Chrysler 300. I'm lucky I'm alive, and lucky I live in a state with forced helmet laws....
14 Broken ribs, 9 on right 5 on left, 2 cracked vertebrae, punctured lung, broken collar bone, broken scapula.
I have mobility in all extremeties, its just hard to breathe and I can't bend my mid section or lift my right arm. I'm right handed too. Had to be choppered to a trauma center cuz local hospital can't handle those extensive injuries....And now I'm sad....I loved riding my bike....But...I never want to feel this pain again....or choke on my own blood again.
I also got two jobs, and I'm scheduled to miss 6 to 14 more weeks of work. So far I've missed one. I'm back at my house tho. Docs ain't did nothing really to set my broken bones....so I'm confused...my collar bone looks funny as fuck. Anyway, if you've been in a similar accident, or a similar incident like laying down a bike, lemme know....And if you have any advice.
Side note: I have almost zero road rash. I broke my ribs on the wheel of the car I think so i didnt slide far
This is why I don't ever really want to ride a motorcycle for transportation (maybe for a casual ride). So many risks. And its not as if you could do anything about the lady in the car. My father used to race dirtbikes but I think he would probably be pretty pissed off if I bought a motorcycle to ride on the road, just because of things like this o.o
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On March 15 2012 07:37 Wrongspeedy wrote:Show nested quote +On March 15 2012 02:20 ~OpZ~ wrote:
I mean with another vehicle. I've laid my bike down 2 or 3 times before last wednesday....but last wednesday a car made a left infront of me, and I know she saw me, she just thought she could make the turn before me.....
Long story short, going 40 on a Ninja<<<<Chrysler 300. I'm lucky I'm alive, and lucky I live in a state with forced helmet laws....
14 Broken ribs, 9 on right 5 on left, 2 cracked vertebrae, punctured lung, broken collar bone, broken scapula.
I have mobility in all extremeties, its just hard to breathe and I can't bend my mid section or lift my right arm. I'm right handed too. Had to be choppered to a trauma center cuz local hospital can't handle those extensive injuries....And now I'm sad....I loved riding my bike....But...I never want to feel this pain again....or choke on my own blood again.
I also got two jobs, and I'm scheduled to miss 6 to 14 more weeks of work. So far I've missed one. I'm back at my house tho. Docs ain't did nothing really to set my broken bones....so I'm confused...my collar bone looks funny as fuck. Anyway, if you've been in a similar accident, or a similar incident like laying down a bike, lemme know....And if you have any advice.
Side note: I have almost zero road rash. I broke my ribs on the wheel of the car I think so i didnt slide far This is why I don't ever really want to ride a motorcycle for transportation (maybe for a casual ride). So many risks. And its not as if you could do anything about the lady in the car. My father used to race dirtbikes but I think he would probably be pretty pissed off if I bought a motorcycle to ride on the road, just because of things like this o.o
Understandable. I'm thinking of regressing to just casual riding.....in a long while...Not riding for a good while won't probably be too bad.
On March 15 2012 07:34 slam wrote:
It's crazy what all of the adrenaline can do although it's nothing all that new too me. When i was 13-15 me and some friends used to find the biggest hills we could and longboard down them (I got clocked going 40mph by a car driving behind me one time) and I have fallen down a few times from that. Pretty similar to what my motorcycle crash was like.
But anyways after I crashed on my moto a few cars pulled over to help me out and a guy tried to pick up my bike for me and he could and even though I had a fat gash in my ankle I was able to get up walk over and pick it up on my own lol.
same the first time I laid mine down.
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First of all I really hope you recover in an excellent fashion OpZ!
A good friend of mine had a horrible bike accident as well 3 years ago. He would always go to circuits to satisfy the speed junky in him, but on the highway and normal roads he'd take it easy. Sadly enough his brakes jammed one day while he was taking a right turn off the highway, he flew off his bike and got his right arm cut off by the "safety rails" at the side of the road.
1 inch more to the left and he would have had his head cut off..
And over the years a lot of guys I knew died because of reckless car drivers who are either too blind to see the biker, or just too retarded in general. If it ain't on a circuit, I prefer a metal cage of protection on the highway and such.
Here's to hoping everything gets covered by the insurance and that you can ride a bike again in the near future!
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On March 15 2012 07:57 Masayume wrote:
First of all I really hope you recover in an excellent fashion OpZ!
A good friend of mine had a horrible bike accident as well 3 years ago. He would always go to circuits to satisfy the speed junky in him, but on the highway and normal roads he'd take it easy. Sadly enough his brakes jammed one day while he was taking a right turn off the highway, he flew off his bike and got his right arm cut off by the "safety rails" at the side of the road.
1 inch more to the left and he would have had his head cut off..
And over the years a lot of guys I knew died because of reckless car drivers who are either too blind to see the biker, or just too retarded in general. If it ain't on a circuit, I prefer a metal cage of protection on the highway and such.
Here's to hoping everything gets covered by the insurance and that you can ride a bike again in the near future!
If you mean these things i know what you mean:
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They are basicly road mutilators. Horrible for motorcycles but probably safe for cars (never driven into one).
I think that full blocks should be the priority for road security in the eventual self driven car future. Those fence things are unnerving to drive next to.
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On March 15 2012 02:20 ~OpZ~ wrote:
I mean with another vehicle. I've laid my bike down 2 or 3 times before last wednesday....but last wednesday a car made a left infront of me, and I know she saw me, she just thought she could make the turn before me.....
Long story short, going 40 on a Ninja<<<<Chrysler 300. I'm lucky I'm alive, and lucky I live in a state with forced helmet laws....
14 Broken ribs, 9 on right 5 on left, 2 cracked vertebrae, punctured lung, broken collar bone, broken scapula.
I have mobility in all extremeties, its just hard to breathe and I can't bend my mid section or lift my right arm. I'm right handed too. Had to be choppered to a trauma center cuz local hospital can't handle those extensive injuries....And now I'm sad....I loved riding my bike....But...I never want to feel this pain again....or choke on my own blood again.
I also got two jobs, and I'm scheduled to miss 6 to 14 more weeks of work. So far I've missed one. I'm back at my house tho. Docs ain't did nothing really to set my broken bones....so I'm confused...my collar bone looks funny as fuck. Anyway, if you've been in a similar accident, or a similar incident like laying down a bike, lemme know....And if you have any advice.
Side note: I have almost zero road rash. I broke my ribs on the wheel of the car I think so i didnt slide far
Some seriously scary stuff there, and I'm glad you're alive and not a vegetable or something. Don't hesitate to push for as much money as possible out of her and her insurance. It wasn't your fault and the last thing you should do is try to play nice when you could have life-changing injuries.
I bolded the statement above because I find it quite silly. Would you have been riding without a helmet if it was legal to do so? Thank god for the State protecting you from yourself right? I'd like to give you the benefit of the doubt that you know not to go 40 without a helmet...
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On March 15 2012 12:44 EternaLLegacy wrote:Show nested quote +On March 15 2012 02:20 ~OpZ~ wrote:
I mean with another vehicle. I've laid my bike down 2 or 3 times before last wednesday....but last wednesday a car made a left infront of me, and I know she saw me, she just thought she could make the turn before me.....
Long story short, going 40 on a Ninja<<<<Chrysler 300. I'm lucky I'm alive, and lucky I live in a state with forced helmet laws....
14 Broken ribs, 9 on right 5 on left, 2 cracked vertebrae, punctured lung, broken collar bone, broken scapula.
I have mobility in all extremeties, its just hard to breathe and I can't bend my mid section or lift my right arm. I'm right handed too. Had to be choppered to a trauma center cuz local hospital can't handle those extensive injuries....And now I'm sad....I loved riding my bike....But...I never want to feel this pain again....or choke on my own blood again.
I also got two jobs, and I'm scheduled to miss 6 to 14 more weeks of work. So far I've missed one. I'm back at my house tho. Docs ain't did nothing really to set my broken bones....so I'm confused...my collar bone looks funny as fuck. Anyway, if you've been in a similar accident, or a similar incident like laying down a bike, lemme know....And if you have any advice.
Side note: I have almost zero road rash. I broke my ribs on the wheel of the car I think so i didnt slide far Some seriously scary stuff there, and I'm glad you're alive and not a vegetable or something. Don't hesitate to push for as much money as possible out of her and her insurance. It wasn't your fault and the last thing you should do is try to play nice when you could have life-changing injuries. I bolded the statement above because I find it quite silly. Would you have been riding without a helmet if it was legal to do so? Thank god for the State protecting you from yourself right? I'd like to give you the benefit of the doubt that you know not to go 40 without a helmet...
I'm going to try...Insurance companies aren't gonna want to pay me anything but my medical bills. I'm debating if I'm gonna need to get a lawyer. I'll see what they think they'll first offer me, but I wont make my decision then, which I'm 90% sure its gonna be no to that offer. Potentially life long injuries.
Another better way to put it than the other dude. I would of still wore it then cuz I was considering riding it longer. That was my actual intention to ride around for about an hour, but I couldn't think of anywhere to go at the time so i just picked my debit card up and went back to gf's house. I would wear my helmet around town espicially during busy hours like it was. I'm just saying, thank god for it because I've more then once hopped on it and started to leave my neighborhood and had to turn around cuz I forgot the helmet, which if it wasn't a law, I probably wouldn't of turned around. It instilled good behaviour is what I'm saying. But on an open one way road, with a divider....Yes, I'd consider riding without a helmet every now and then. like 5% of the time tops. I personally like my helmet....Lol
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fucking christ man, hope everything heals properly.
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On March 15 2012 22:27 ~OpZ~ wrote:Show nested quote +On March 15 2012 12:44 EternaLLegacy wrote:On March 15 2012 02:20 ~OpZ~ wrote:
I mean with another vehicle. I've laid my bike down 2 or 3 times before last wednesday....but last wednesday a car made a left infront of me, and I know she saw me, she just thought she could make the turn before me.....
Long story short, going 40 on a Ninja<<<<Chrysler 300. I'm lucky I'm alive, and lucky I live in a state with forced helmet laws....
14 Broken ribs, 9 on right 5 on left, 2 cracked vertebrae, punctured lung, broken collar bone, broken scapula.
I have mobility in all extremeties, its just hard to breathe and I can't bend my mid section or lift my right arm. I'm right handed too. Had to be choppered to a trauma center cuz local hospital can't handle those extensive injuries....And now I'm sad....I loved riding my bike....But...I never want to feel this pain again....or choke on my own blood again.
I also got two jobs, and I'm scheduled to miss 6 to 14 more weeks of work. So far I've missed one. I'm back at my house tho. Docs ain't did nothing really to set my broken bones....so I'm confused...my collar bone looks funny as fuck. Anyway, if you've been in a similar accident, or a similar incident like laying down a bike, lemme know....And if you have any advice.
Side note: I have almost zero road rash. I broke my ribs on the wheel of the car I think so i didnt slide far Some seriously scary stuff there, and I'm glad you're alive and not a vegetable or something. Don't hesitate to push for as much money as possible out of her and her insurance. It wasn't your fault and the last thing you should do is try to play nice when you could have life-changing injuries. I bolded the statement above because I find it quite silly. Would you have been riding without a helmet if it was legal to do so? Thank god for the State protecting you from yourself right? I'd like to give you the benefit of the doubt that you know not to go 40 without a helmet... I'm going to try...Insurance companies aren't gonna want to pay me anything but my medical bills. I'm debating if I'm gonna need to get a lawyer. I'll see what they think they'll first offer me, but I wont make my decision then, which I'm 90% sure its gonna be no to that offer. Potentially life long injuries. Another better way to put it than the other dude. I would of still wore it then cuz I was considering riding it longer. That was my actual intention to ride around for about an hour, but I couldn't think of anywhere to go at the time so i just picked my debit card up and went back to gf's house. I would wear my helmet around town espicially during busy hours like it was. I'm just saying, thank god for it because I've more then once hopped on it and started to leave my neighborhood and had to turn around cuz I forgot the helmet, which if it wasn't a law, I probably wouldn't of turned around. It instilled good behaviour is what I'm saying. But on an open one way road, with a divider....Yes, I'd consider riding without a helmet every now and then. like 5% of the time tops. I personally like my helmet....Lol
Get a lawyer, file a civil suit. Don't even wait to talk to the other parties. I hope you recover well.
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