Wow, what a read this was.....

Powerful/graphic, but I thought they'd go more into the rehab as well as what actually happened to cause the crash.

Every time I read something like this though...it makes me think again about pulling the trigger and upgrading my textile jacket to a full race-leather one with hard armour in the chest...

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Also his helmet came off? How often does that happen? I wonder if he was wearing one of those 'Im a wannabe sons of anarchy' half faced helmet
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Could have been one, or a badly sized full face. I get the feeling a lot of people wear helmets too large for them...the number of people I know who can take off and put on a helmet 1 handed baffles me. For mine, I almost need lube to get it on and it is like giving birth taking it off. lol
 
70km/h?
 
conundrum said:
Every time I read something like this though...it makes me think again about pulling the trigger and upgrading my textile jacket to a full race-leather one with hard armour in the chest...
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he had massive internal injuries...i don't think an armoured full race suit will do anything more for you than standard gear.
 
Could have pulled it off without thinking when he couldn't breath.
 
"I'd always tested myself. I got kicks out of being reckless because everytime I survived, I felt like I had a purpose. Then it happened. I was caught off guard by a roundabout at 70 km/h in heavy rain."

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JFD said:
conundrum said:
...it makes me think again about pulling the trigger and upgrading my textile jacket to a full race-leather one with hard armour in the chest...
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he had massive internal injuries...i don't think an armoured full race suit will do anything more for you than standard gear.
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More armour may not be effective with blunt force trauma. Leather will last better in a slide and maybe save your skin. Armour is great for dissipating the initial hit, somewhat. Hit a curb, fire hydrant or light pole with sufficient force and you will hurt. Nothing will adequately protect you from these. We are squishy humans. We are forced to abide by the laws of physics.
 
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Could have been one, or a badly sized full face. I get the feeling a lot of people wear helmets too large for them...the number of people I know who can take off and put on a helmet 1 handed baffles me. For mine, I almost need lube to get it on and it is like giving birth taking it off. lol
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I could take off my full-face with one hand, but it feels like I'm ripping my ears and half my face off when doing so... It's like a cheat-code, gotta lift the front, tilt each side of the helmet a bit, take a bit of damage to the face, maybe push the back of the helmet up, and voila, it's off... Or, I could always avoid all this, put down what I'm holding, and take it off with 2 hands..

As for putting it on with one hand..... How....???
 
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Yeah My helmet is impossible to take off with one hand...

This now gets me thinking maybe in addition to the standard gear i should invest in some armor pieces, i've seen some guys wear the dianese skeleton looking stuff in addition to their gear, it almost looks like its made for off roading or dual sport
 
All you really have to do is gain a respect for curves, because that's where most of these accidents happen. Just slow the hell down to the speed limit, better still 5kph below the recommended speed limit (you know, those yellow signs they post at curves). In a rain storm all that spilled diesel fuel and oil from leaky trucks and cars floats to the surface. Use your front brake and weeeeee.....
 
This was a accident that could happen to anyone in anyway, the fact it was a motorcycle makes it more personal to us. The speed and details of the crash don't have much relevance to the story.

My take is that our minds have all the power. The power to help us heal and our perspective is everything, when we are challenged by life.

Love, laugh and live. Cheers.


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superseven said:
This was a accident that could happen to anyone in anyway, the fact it was a motorcycle makes it more personal to us. The speed and details of the crash don't have much relevance to the story.

My take is that our minds have all the power. The power to help us heal and our perspective is everything, when we are challenged by life.

Love, laugh and live. Cheers.


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^this is stupid

Its not enough to 'eat pray love'

Theres something to be learned from every incident

In this case, dont ride when theres heavy rain. As the person said above, respect the curves and ride cautiously (better to not ride in that kind of weather at all) obey the speed limit, and watch out for oil, in addition to all that water.
 
Don't ride in heavy rain is what you get out of this story? An interesting take. From a purely analytical look at the crash I'd agree that the conclusion would be to ride more cautiously in the rain.

To me the story itself is more about recovery and the part that your outlook can play. Obviously a positive outlook will not fully heal you but I tend to believe it can help more then we tend to believe.


bigpoppa said:
^this is stupid

Its not enough to 'eat pray love'

Theres something to be learned from every incident

In this case, dont ride when theres heavy rain. As the person said above, respect the curves and ride cautiously (better to not ride in that kind of weather at all) obey the speed limit, and watch out for oil, in addition to all that water.
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Roadghost said:
Use your front brake and weeeeee.....
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YOLO!

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