Glad to hear you are doing better, man.
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6 months after my motorcycle accident
- Thread starter mr.walczak
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OmegaBravo7
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You're story of awareness and extra care while riding couldn't have come at a better time with the season approaching (or already here for some).
I commend you on your bravery to get back on and ride again. I recently upgraded to a gsxr750 and had a very, very minor fall and luckily into the grass (probably at 15kph) where nothing happened to the bike. Still hurt my hand and limp a bit. Absolutely nothing compared to yours, but it has given me second thoughts and caused me to be a bit more paranoid. I'm the sole bread winner with a few dependents and I fear most that for selfish/fun reasons I may hurt myself to a point of being put out of a job for a few days which will have a great impact on loved ones around me. Perhaps my fear is justified, perhaps I'm just rationalizing, but whatever it is it's caused me to rethink about riding as tempting as it is. So, to you sir, hats off for your bravery and despite me saying good luck and be careful that won't change the faults of other drivers.
And I agree, we never know the value of our safety gear until we fall. When my bike fell in the grass I landed and skid on my left hand causing the interior leather to scrape right off. Up until that point I only wore gloves and jacket "sometimes". If that were my palm I'd have skin dangling. If you had no back and pants protection your skin and flesh would have scraped and peeled right off.
How about your wife or other loved ones? Nobody pleading to insist you stop riding?
Glad you're still hear to share your story bud.
I commend you on your bravery to get back on and ride again. I recently upgraded to a gsxr750 and had a very, very minor fall and luckily into the grass (probably at 15kph) where nothing happened to the bike. Still hurt my hand and limp a bit. Absolutely nothing compared to yours, but it has given me second thoughts and caused me to be a bit more paranoid. I'm the sole bread winner with a few dependents and I fear most that for selfish/fun reasons I may hurt myself to a point of being put out of a job for a few days which will have a great impact on loved ones around me. Perhaps my fear is justified, perhaps I'm just rationalizing, but whatever it is it's caused me to rethink about riding as tempting as it is. So, to you sir, hats off for your bravery and despite me saying good luck and be careful that won't change the faults of other drivers.
And I agree, we never know the value of our safety gear until we fall. When my bike fell in the grass I landed and skid on my left hand causing the interior leather to scrape right off. Up until that point I only wore gloves and jacket "sometimes". If that were my palm I'd have skin dangling. If you had no back and pants protection your skin and flesh would have scraped and peeled right off.
How about your wife or other loved ones? Nobody pleading to insist you stop riding?
Glad you're still hear to share your story bud.
Roadghost
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That stretch of 410 from Steeles to Derry road is among the most treacherous pieces of highway in Ontario. The X-cross of traffic from Steeles onto 410 and the exit to 407 just fosters disaster. Heavy semi-trucks stream onto 410 slowing the traffic, while impatient drivers try to get around them and exit to the toll road.
ABOUT DRIVING AROUND SEMI-TRUCKS: They have to be aware of 174 feet around their vehicle. They cannot see motorcycles very well in their mirrors, if at all. The guy who changed lanes probably didn't have a clue you were there. I know, I drove them for decades. NEVER, EVER stay beside a tractor-trailer. If you must pass do so quickly and leave yourself an out. Do not linger in his blind spots:
The best advice I can give everyone here is to stay away from them. They can change lanes without seeing you. They can kick up big stones. They can drop parts. Their tires come apart without notice and can kill you if they hit you. Riding beside one for any length of time is asking for it. Has anyone seen these signs on trucks? Well they aren't there for laughs. They MEAN IT. Under no circumstances should you ever be on the right hand side of a tractor-trailer, no matter how right the law says you are.
ABOUT DRIVING AROUND SEMI-TRUCKS: They have to be aware of 174 feet around their vehicle. They cannot see motorcycles very well in their mirrors, if at all. The guy who changed lanes probably didn't have a clue you were there. I know, I drove them for decades. NEVER, EVER stay beside a tractor-trailer. If you must pass do so quickly and leave yourself an out. Do not linger in his blind spots:
The best advice I can give everyone here is to stay away from them. They can change lanes without seeing you. They can kick up big stones. They can drop parts. Their tires come apart without notice and can kill you if they hit you. Riding beside one for any length of time is asking for it. Has anyone seen these signs on trucks? Well they aren't there for laughs. They MEAN IT. Under no circumstances should you ever be on the right hand side of a tractor-trailer, no matter how right the law says you are.
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Great post. Thanks for sharing. Should be required reading for those reading the "Should we armour up" thread...
This really hit home:
I swear, every time I put the gear on I'm thinking these things. What would it be like to have to use a wheelchair accessible washroom or stall? How would I do the simplest things without my left arm? Or a leg? What if...
I'm not generally paranoid nor do I ride scared but being aware of this stuff makes me ride very defensively.
Glad to hear you're back in the saddle after a rough ride.
This really hit home:
I swear, every time I put the gear on I'm thinking these things. What would it be like to have to use a wheelchair accessible washroom or stall? How would I do the simplest things without my left arm? Or a leg? What if...
I'm not generally paranoid nor do I ride scared but being aware of this stuff makes me ride very defensively.
Glad to hear you're back in the saddle after a rough ride.
Glad to hear the positive attitude.
Now for the pain and mobility, I cannot endorse/praise/recommend yoga (hot yoga) enough. Don't be a bozo and live off meds for the rest of our able-bodied life, and get to it as soon as you are able to.
Along with rehab, I'm sure you'll be back to hours in the saddle at a time.
Now for the pain and mobility, I cannot endorse/praise/recommend yoga (hot yoga) enough. Don't be a bozo and live off meds for the rest of our able-bodied life, and get to it as soon as you are able to.
Along with rehab, I'm sure you'll be back to hours in the saddle at a time.
To the op it always helps to have a good attitude which you obviously have going through any kind of traumatic injury. Things will only get better with the passage of time as far as pain.. mobility and such and physio is So Very Important. It truly is amazing the recuperative powers of our bodies, I know this first hand with my other passion skiing. I suffered major leg injury 6 years ago also thinking I would never walk again it was so severe that docs at the time wanted to amputate, I sure proved them wrong.
You are well on your way to recovery and years down the road it will just be a memory.
Best wishes in your recovery
You are well on your way to recovery and years down the road it will just be a memory.
Best wishes in your recovery
motorchick
Active member
I second that...
Open book pelvis fracture? Yeowch! That would sum up the severity nicely. Good to hear you're still in one piece.
Agreed on the "rolling billboards" as my instructor called them. Stay. The. Hell. Away. Ditto for most traffic if you can manage it, since most SUVs and cars are packing on the pounds in the name of safety.
Those big flatbed semis really give the willies. It's like you can hear Satan chuckling as you pass.
Agreed on the "rolling billboards" as my instructor called them. Stay. The. Hell. Away. Ditto for most traffic if you can manage it, since most SUVs and cars are packing on the pounds in the name of safety.
Those big flatbed semis really give the willies. It's like you can hear Satan chuckling as you pass.
mr.walczak
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I'm not super close with the family but they did voice some concerns, Mainly people who don't understand and are uneducated on the subject. Family has come to terms with it ..My dad actually wanted me to just ride track haha (he rides too) I skydive and enjoy other type of sports so .. Too bad not their lives lol .. Life is about having fun and enjoying every minute of it .. Fear will always be there but it shouldn't dictate your decisions.
I'm not on meds .. Was on Oxies until December .. Didn't like em .. Pains not that bad .. I'll survive..
I agree about transports .. Hate them .. even in my car they're everywhere .. brutal ... and this particular incident he did stop
Anyways I appreciate all the kind words .. It was a bit of a rough road for a while .. PTS kicked in for awhile but seems to be tapering off.
Heres the selfie I took in the ambulance haha. and my X-Ray
I'm not on meds .. Was on Oxies until December .. Didn't like em .. Pains not that bad .. I'll survive..
I agree about transports .. Hate them .. even in my car they're everywhere .. brutal ... and this particular incident he did stop
Anyways I appreciate all the kind words .. It was a bit of a rough road for a while .. PTS kicked in for awhile but seems to be tapering off.
Heres the selfie I took in the ambulance haha. and my X-Ray
The Road Warrior
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What happened to the trucker? Did he get charged? I mean he cut you off and caused the accident right?
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mr.walczak
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Ata boy!, Pretty nice titanium femur haha .. Riding accident?
Since we are having a show and tell here's my collection
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Op amazing that you even thought about taking a selfie at such a time. Myself I would have preferred a gun to blow my head off. It was mind blowing watching the 2 ambulance attendants trying to take my ski boot off of a rubber leg with no bones. Captain crunch comes to mind
Johncruiser pretty cool how they tapped into the femur with a threaded rod and the angle of the femur rod looks spot on in comparision to the good one. You wacked the suv with your knee and no knee damage?
Mr walczayk the 6 little pins look like taking a dump would be lots of fun. The staples look so cool suspended.
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Op amazing that you even thought about taking a selfie at such a time. Myself I would have preferred a gun to blow my head off. It was mind blowing watching the 2 ambulance attendants trying to take my ski boot off of a rubber leg with no bones. Captain crunch comes to mind
Johncruiser pretty cool how they tapped into the femur with a threaded rod and the angle of the femur rod looks spot on in comparision to the good one. You wacked the suv with your knee and no knee damage?
Mr walczayk the 6 little pins look like taking a dump would be lots of fun. The staples look so cool suspended.
It destroyed the gooey stuff under the knee (meniscus) so I have to get injections of Synvisc every 6 months or so. As long as I get the injections on time I don't even know anything is wrong with my knee. They say that eventually the injections won't help anymore and then I'll have to get a new knee
TorontoBoy
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And I thought that I was the only one. Yet we still ride. Though the risks are low but not zero, I am incredulous when I see a group of young SS riders weaving in and out of traffic. They must have some reward they receive that offsets their increased risk. This reward escapes me.
Wow. Femur = strongest bone in the body.
sharkmotorcycle
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Very unfortunate incident, hard lesson learnt in the hardest way. I can't imagine what you have been through, but still you have got very strong will. Glad that you are recovering & recovering well. All the very best to you & may the God you again ride the same way you rided it before.
Thanks For Sharing.
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