went down (and not in a good way)

[RANDY P]

Wow... That sucks..

Get well quick both of ya.

rjp

[oldE]

Todd,

Scary story. It reminded me of the time I almost T-boned a cow but ended up dropping the bike avoiding the "bovine that crossed the road".
The scar on my right knee reminds me of it every now and again and the tendons in that knee kick up a fuss after an hour or so of dancing, but I got off lucky.
As Nader's post above reminds us, it's usually best to let go of the bike when we go down. (Yeah, like I remembered to do that!)

Here's hoping for a speedy recovery for you and your girlfriend.
Glad you're still with us.

Les

[5axis]

That is a scary story. It's good to read that you are mostly okay. I had heard that your feet take a beating in "get offs" from a friend who has done many. I would not have thought so but, after 4 various track oops moments this season my SIDI's are looking pretty hammered too.
Lesson; wear good gear, head to toe.
I hope you can get back on two wheels, but if not heal up and get on with enjoying life.

[tabs]

I have to say Nostatus that I have kept my fingers crossed for U as well. U made a coupla long rides to SF and LV without mishap., and on those I was worried about U.

I am glad U came to the conclusion to give it up. Life is short enough without taking the additional RISK. Your not invunerable Buddy...as U just found out.

[greglepore]

I'm glad you made the ATGATT comment, as I was thinking pretty much the same thing, but thought it would be tasteless to mention it in a reply to your initial post. In a way, its amazing that you went down at 65 mph and had relatively minor injuries-even more amazing that they would have been, probably, non-injuries, if you had real gear on.

Putting leathers on is a pain, particularly if your ride begins and ends somewhere other than home or work, but I won't take the bike without it.

I'm not sure when the free horror movie stops-I witnessed a pretty horrific bicycle crash in front of me 2 months ago, and I get flashbacks every so often still.

[jyl]

Gee, Todd, you do seem to be prone to hitting things on the 405 . . . (I think it was the same fwy last time?)

Sounds like you two got off reasonably lightly, considering the alternatives. Get well soon!

[Noah930]

nostatic,

Most importantly, glad to hear you and the GF are relatively OK. What a potentially horrific experience. Don't beat yourself up over it too much--what's happened has happened. But from one (Duc) rider to another, is there anything you could have done differently to have avoided the accident? Any insight or lessons you could share?

Hope you and the GF heal up quickly. Sorry 'bout the MTS.

[island_dude]

Man that is one scary way to end a ride. All things considered you got out of it pertty well. It blows me away that all the cagers don't have the decency to stay away from the wreck. Hell a couple of them might even have considered stopping. The truck hitting the bike and turning it into a spectacular explosion is just too much.

Heal well. there isn't much you could have done different in this case. Even if you had better gear it would have still caused you a lot of pain.

[rouxroux]

Wow! I'm glad you are OK...I can't imagine laying it down at that speed and having that good of an outcome with what you were wearing. Hope you heal up soon.

[Tobra]

Pleased to hear you are not dead.

From how you describe it, you took the skin off the top of your foot, be glad you were wearing boots. That is a particularly difficult area to heal, not a lot between the tendons and the skin, makes for a sparse wound bed. Whatever you do, don't "Let it air out", you want a moist wound bed, 100% of the cells doing the repair work are swimming, it will heal much faster kept moist. I personally don't like xeroform(vaseline)gauze. Telfa pads will work well for it, use liquid antibacterial soap to clean it, bacitracin cream(avoid neosporin ointment, too greasy, tends to cause maceration) and I have been seeing a lot of hypersensitivity reactions when people use it for very long.

[Jims5543]

Everytime I look at these bike threads on here I almost end up at the local Duc dealer. I want a bike so bad and have resisted fro 20 years now. What usually stops me if hearing about a friend one someone I knew getting killed.

I am glad your OK Todd. That was a scary story. I sat with my mouth hanging open reading it. It could have been a lot worse.

Good luck with your recovery.

[williecoyote]

I used to ride quite a bit years ago. I've had thoughts about getting back into it in recent years. I lost a friend a month ago on his bike. I survived a bad Porsche wreck years ago. I think I'll sit tight.
Todd, I've been reading your posts for years here. I just want you to know I'm glad you're not a statistic, and that you , and your gal are very lucky to not be injured worse than you are.
Best wishes for a speedy,and full recovery for you both.

Will

[TerryH]

Wow, what a story and glad you're still around to share it. It could have been so much worse. Hope you both heal up quickly.

[Steve Carlton]

Glad to hear you and your g/f are basically okay. What a miserable experience! Get well, Todd.

[fastpat]

Congrats on not being severely injured. "Xeroform" gauze is the yellow stuff, orthopedic docs use it the most, with plastic surgeons a close second. One of the active ingredients is bismuth which promotes sterility and healing.


Good to hear you will heal. I had a small slow speed accident that cut my leg just enough to send me to buy a pair of Vanson leather riding pants to match my Hein Gericke bike jacket. Paid off a couple of times. I wore armored boots as well.

[1973911s]

You guys are lucky, and glad you are okay.

Michael

[1973911s]

You guys are lucky, and glad you are okay.

Michael

[1973911s]

You guys are lucky, and glad you are okay.

Michael

[trap]

Man, I'm glad you are both OK. I tend to ride LD and what happened to you is my worst fear.

That you both walked away means you did a great job handling the crisis - there is no "what if" about it.

Take care of yourselves and heal quickly.

Mitch

[livi]

Swift healing Todd. Take care and keep to four wheelers in the future. This is why I wouldn´t spend one single minute on a motorcycle. Its just too dangerous.