XS Cole
XS650 Member
Hi Everyone,
Monday coming home and only two miles away, going with the flow of traffic on the 101, suddenly all the vehicles in front of me were slamming on their brakes. No apparent reason I could see. Braking as best I could the bike did get sideways and pitched me off. Never lost consciousness and remember going down, sliding and ended up looking at the underside of a pickup or van.
My helmet was a Shoei RF-1000, now with a band of road rash starting behind one ear, over top of the face opening to behind the other ear. Certainly did it's job as I remember that part of the contact.
The jacket was a Tourmaster Transitions 3 with plastic shoulder and elbow gaurds along with a padded spine protector. It was a warm day, around 78 degrees and this jacket at that temp is hot if you are not moving. Now it is totally shredded on the right arm and right back side. Not a scratch on my upper body.
I ended up with a fractured pelvis, a broken rib on the upper right side, a compression fracture of one vertebrae somewhere in the middle and possibly a partially torn shoulder tendon. I am not sure but there is a good chance I may not be sending this post if I did hot have this quality gear on. I was returning from meeting a friend at lunch only 10 miles from my home. I was released from the hospital Friday afternoon, walking with aid of walker.
My 79 XS650 got of a bit easier. Need a headlight bucket, the tachometer needs replacing, the footpeg mount, peg and rear brake lever may be able to get straightened out. Some heavy scratches on the right muffler. The the tank has two small dents on the right front. Everything very fixable.
I am figuring when I can kickstart the bike, have a new Shoei helmet and a hot, not very flexible, expensive jacket, it will be ok to ride. Maybe in a couple of months.
Ride safe and defensively, so you can keep riding,
Lee
Monday coming home and only two miles away, going with the flow of traffic on the 101, suddenly all the vehicles in front of me were slamming on their brakes. No apparent reason I could see. Braking as best I could the bike did get sideways and pitched me off. Never lost consciousness and remember going down, sliding and ended up looking at the underside of a pickup or van.
My helmet was a Shoei RF-1000, now with a band of road rash starting behind one ear, over top of the face opening to behind the other ear. Certainly did it's job as I remember that part of the contact.
The jacket was a Tourmaster Transitions 3 with plastic shoulder and elbow gaurds along with a padded spine protector. It was a warm day, around 78 degrees and this jacket at that temp is hot if you are not moving. Now it is totally shredded on the right arm and right back side. Not a scratch on my upper body.
I ended up with a fractured pelvis, a broken rib on the upper right side, a compression fracture of one vertebrae somewhere in the middle and possibly a partially torn shoulder tendon. I am not sure but there is a good chance I may not be sending this post if I did hot have this quality gear on. I was returning from meeting a friend at lunch only 10 miles from my home. I was released from the hospital Friday afternoon, walking with aid of walker.
My 79 XS650 got of a bit easier. Need a headlight bucket, the tachometer needs replacing, the footpeg mount, peg and rear brake lever may be able to get straightened out. Some heavy scratches on the right muffler. The the tank has two small dents on the right front. Everything very fixable.
I am figuring when I can kickstart the bike, have a new Shoei helmet and a hot, not very flexible, expensive jacket, it will be ok to ride. Maybe in a couple of months.
Ride safe and defensively, so you can keep riding,
Lee