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On our last day of a week-long trip to the Dragon, I went down in one of the sharp lefties. Through some combination of not leaning enough and not looking thru the curve, I went wide and just ran off the road while leaned over. It sucks because I wasn't at max lean angle or anything - I just spaced out or something... it's really hard to recall what went wrong. I was owning the Dragon the whole week, too...
Anyway, once the front tire left the asphalt, I instantly went down on my left side. Luckily, I didn't go off on the "cliff" side of the Dragon (down mountain), but instead, the bike slid upside-down up the side of a steep dirt wall (up mountain). Once I stopped rolling/sliding, my riding buddy (who was 1 curve behind me) came up to ask if I was ok, but I couldn't talk due to shortness of breath. By this time, my GF and another friend caught up, and another person stopped to pick up the Kat - also around this time, I realized that I couldn't lift my left arm, so my GF rode back to the cabin to pick up the truck so we could go to the ER. That pretty much took up the rest of the day since it was, like, an hour away.
Damage report:
Me
- multi-fractured left scapula (shoulder blade), took the brunt impact. Arm in a sling for 1 month, and then 1-2 months of physical therapy. Dr said it should be normal afterward.
- bruised shoulder muscles
- no rash (full gear)
Bike
- plastics rashed to hell (nothing cracked)
- left fork is suspected slightly bent (wheel is crooked)
- bent shifter pedal
- shattered left blinker
- rashed/cracked windscreen
Gear
- helmet chipped, but doesn't look too bad. Visor plate wont hold visor. It was time for a new helmet anyway
- jacket held up good, but has a small tear in the left shoulder (will probably replace it)
- pants, boots, & gloves still good
So, my parting words of wisdom: Don't crash if you can help it - it's a much bigger pain in the *** than I would've imagined, and I didn't even crash that badly. Avoid sneezing and vomiting while having a fractured scapula, you will literally groan/wince in pain.
(click for larger images)
Does anyone have a set of 98+ 750cc forks in nice shape?
Anyway, once the front tire left the asphalt, I instantly went down on my left side. Luckily, I didn't go off on the "cliff" side of the Dragon (down mountain), but instead, the bike slid upside-down up the side of a steep dirt wall (up mountain). Once I stopped rolling/sliding, my riding buddy (who was 1 curve behind me) came up to ask if I was ok, but I couldn't talk due to shortness of breath. By this time, my GF and another friend caught up, and another person stopped to pick up the Kat - also around this time, I realized that I couldn't lift my left arm, so my GF rode back to the cabin to pick up the truck so we could go to the ER. That pretty much took up the rest of the day since it was, like, an hour away.
Damage report:
Me
- multi-fractured left scapula (shoulder blade), took the brunt impact. Arm in a sling for 1 month, and then 1-2 months of physical therapy. Dr said it should be normal afterward.
- bruised shoulder muscles
- no rash (full gear)
Bike
- plastics rashed to hell (nothing cracked)
- left fork is suspected slightly bent (wheel is crooked)
- bent shifter pedal
- shattered left blinker
- rashed/cracked windscreen
Gear
- helmet chipped, but doesn't look too bad. Visor plate wont hold visor. It was time for a new helmet anyway
- jacket held up good, but has a small tear in the left shoulder (will probably replace it)
- pants, boots, & gloves still good
So, my parting words of wisdom: Don't crash if you can help it - it's a much bigger pain in the *** than I would've imagined, and I didn't even crash that badly. Avoid sneezing and vomiting while having a fractured scapula, you will literally groan/wince in pain.
(click for larger images)
Does anyone have a set of 98+ 750cc forks in nice shape?
so many roads so little time 
Torn ACL and twisted tendant in ankle and dislocated hip are major pains. 
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