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Hiya! I've been browsing/posting around these forums since summer started (bought my kat about 2 months ago) and realized I never actually properly introduced myself. I'm 23 years old, a commercial driver and have loved motorcycles my entire life and just recently was lucky enough to buy my first bike. For the most part, owning, maintaining, and riding a motorcycle has been one of the greatest experiences I could ask for in my life. I've never been so happy, at least until I went down that beautiful friday afternoon...
So there it was, the onramp that lead onto the interstate. a nice easy slightly banked right hand curve with heavy/moderate foliage on both sides. I decided to place myself in the left lane so I could get a glimpse of the interstate traffic early and maybe be noticed by other drives. To my surprise, there was a lot of dirt/gravel/rocks in the left lane that carried all the way to the shoulder. By the time i noticed this hazard, it was already too late and i knew i was going down. it was either go down, or ride it out straight off the road into the woods... after hitting the pavement on my right side of my body, i kicked away from the bike and slid into a mile marker sign or a reflector sign (can't remember what it was exactly). this sign broke my right tibia and fibula. I was moving at a pretty steady pace (i was getting ready to merge with highway traffic), but luckily i hit the sign pole with my whole body so it didnt do too much damage. i'd imagine it'd be a lot worse if just my leg hit. but here i am now, healthy aside from my broken leg and happy as ever. not many people who fall are as lucky as i am so i count my blessings, learn my lessons and live to ride another day. hopefully someone else can take something from my story as well. my leg was the only real damage i took aside from some minor scrapes and bruises. more importantly, i was the only person involved in the accident too which is amazing, considering my bike crashed out onto an interstate at around noon. this type of incident could happen to anyone, at anytime. i was wearing all my gear i had at the time (helmet of course, padded jacket, motorcycle gloves, motorcycle boots, heavy jeans) which definitely saved me from gathering more injuries. scraped up my helmet, and jacket got ripped up pretty good. so please everyone, experienced rider or new rider, be safe. gear up before you ride, and keep your eyes scanning.
I have attached the pictures of the injuries, yes they are graphic so do not click if you don't want to. I went through 3 surgeries through my 10 day stay at the hospital. They used 1 large metal rod, 3 screws and I don't even know how many stitches to put my shin back together. The picture of my kat is before the accident
There's some pictures here of my kat after the accident
So there it was, the onramp that lead onto the interstate. a nice easy slightly banked right hand curve with heavy/moderate foliage on both sides. I decided to place myself in the left lane so I could get a glimpse of the interstate traffic early and maybe be noticed by other drives. To my surprise, there was a lot of dirt/gravel/rocks in the left lane that carried all the way to the shoulder. By the time i noticed this hazard, it was already too late and i knew i was going down. it was either go down, or ride it out straight off the road into the woods... after hitting the pavement on my right side of my body, i kicked away from the bike and slid into a mile marker sign or a reflector sign (can't remember what it was exactly). this sign broke my right tibia and fibula. I was moving at a pretty steady pace (i was getting ready to merge with highway traffic), but luckily i hit the sign pole with my whole body so it didnt do too much damage. i'd imagine it'd be a lot worse if just my leg hit. but here i am now, healthy aside from my broken leg and happy as ever. not many people who fall are as lucky as i am so i count my blessings, learn my lessons and live to ride another day. hopefully someone else can take something from my story as well. my leg was the only real damage i took aside from some minor scrapes and bruises. more importantly, i was the only person involved in the accident too which is amazing, considering my bike crashed out onto an interstate at around noon. this type of incident could happen to anyone, at anytime. i was wearing all my gear i had at the time (helmet of course, padded jacket, motorcycle gloves, motorcycle boots, heavy jeans) which definitely saved me from gathering more injuries. scraped up my helmet, and jacket got ripped up pretty good. so please everyone, experienced rider or new rider, be safe. gear up before you ride, and keep your eyes scanning.
I have attached the pictures of the injuries, yes they are graphic so do not click if you don't want to. I went through 3 surgeries through my 10 day stay at the hospital. They used 1 large metal rod, 3 screws and I don't even know how many stitches to put my shin back together. The picture of my kat is before the accident
There's some pictures here of my kat after the accident
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