[dudebro7]

A guy in Canada bought a set of GSXR fairings from me through eBay. When he contacted me he asked me he was looking for a bunch of other parts along with the fairings, tansk and lights I was sending him. He wanted so much stuff I had to ask what the hell he'd done to do that much damage ...

... turns out his riding buddy got hit by a "transport" - I assume this is Canadian for a bus or truck? - that had skipped a stop. His buddy was wearing a helmet Joe Rocket jacket and gloves and ... jeans and running shoes ...

The guy is doing well and will recover, he has however lost the urge to ride and sold the wrecked bike to his buddy.

This is the damage:

"he broke his c2 and shattered his ankle,, so now he has a screw in his neck and 7 in his foot aswell as the skin grafts, so hes not into riding anymore, "

... at least the jacket seemes to have done its job


He sent me a link to these pictures. (you can send the $10 I just saved you on lunch to the following paypal account ... )

PS - I did ask before posting the pictures.

 

[dudebro7]

The bike

 

[izzyef8]

ouch glad hes ok, speedy recovery

 

[Guest]

whoa......... look at the tank!

 

[laywood]

" Transport" is Canadian for tractor trailer .

 

[charles722]

OMG!!!!! i hope he heals fast!!! this is a wake up call for me. i haven't been wearing riding boots unless i planned on spirited rides. tractor trailer's probably stay on local roads right!!!!

 

[belleater]

yikes... hope he heals fast

 

[kbencsp]

thats gnarly lookin man

 

[EuniceEstelle]

wow...i scrolled as fast as i could thru the pics while looking off to the side so i only saw the pics in my peripheral vision..and even then, that is some nasty stuff. hope he heals fast...

charles you arent wearing your riding boots? wtf?? dont make me hurt you! !!!

 

[Dooley]

wow... just wow. I might just have to buy some knee protectors now... and some SHIN high boots.. I have ankle high but I guess those wont do.

Thanks for the wake up call.

 

[SLAPS808]

OUCH...nice skin grafts!

chicks dig scars.

werd

 

[dmonkey]

that is just f-in' nasty!!

 

[lawangrr]

that's a shiet load of grafts... he'll not be able to ride for a long time (1-1.5 years)... those area won't stand the heat from exhaust and bike for a while, assuming he regains full function of his knee/feet... heal up soon rider...

 

[Virgil]

Jesus, I think i will be wearing my motogp suit EVERYWERE and just bring a change o clothes were ever I go.

 

[Guest]

Thank you so much for sharing that. We need to understand that protecting just the uppers IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

Please consider and reconsider protecting the lowers. I understand it may be for a short ride or the boots/lower leathers may be uncomfortable but the more preventive measures you take the better the chances are of you surviving such incidents so you can continue to enjoy the sport for a long, LONG time.

Sorry for preaching again but I have the need to keep stressing this only cause I care.

 

[xCOOCOOKALx]

whoa......... look at the tank!

At'll buff out....

P.S. I LOVE my A*'s boots more and more every day!!!

 

[Zeus30]

ouch, I need some better boots!

 

[dtrujillo63]

Thank you so much for sharing that. We need to understand that protecting just the uppers IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

Please consider and reconsider protecting the lowers. I understand it may be for a short ride or the boots/lower leathers may be uncomfortable but the more preventive measures you take the better the chances are of you surviving such incidents so you can continue to enjoy the sport for a long, LONG time.

Sorry for preaching again but I have the need to keep stressing this only cause I care.

Amen brother!

 

[Virgil]

I like said, motoGP once peice EVERYwere.

 

[itz.damenace]

That's the reason why I wear my gear EVERY time I ride no matter how long it takes me to get everything on. I get tempted...but that made me realize how bad things CAN get or worse.