Kent2406 Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 (edited) Well after riding for 12-13 years, I finally went down and I'm kind of embarrassed about how it happened. As you'll see in the video, we were approaching the intersection of 83 south and 78 when the left side of my shield decided to pop loose from the locking mechanism on the side of my helmet. I fix it and then we proceeded on. Unfortunately, my mind was still focused on the shield instead of the road ahead of me and it was too late by the time I returned my focus to the road and I was already fixated on the grass instead of the road and rode right off the side into the grass.Don't remember the crash, just laying on my back staring at the sky. When I sat up to look at the bike, I realized my left arm hurt and could barely move it.At about this time MadMax33 (sorry man, I'm horrible with names) was approaching me and helped me remove my helmet cause I was having a hard time breathing.By this time quite a few people had stopped including some Harley riders that we had passed a few miles before. Lucky for me, one of the people who stopped was a nurse. She was great and helped me out a lot. She got my gloves and jacket off so we could see my arm and we knew right away it was dislocated.Anyway, not going to ramble on, cause this one finger typing is getting old already.So, ambulance shows up, highway patrol doesn't write me a ticket.Hailwood (Bill or Will? See, told you I suck at names) follows us to the hospital and hangs out to make sure I was ok.Damage is (all to the left arm) a dislocated elbow, shattered the end of the ulna bone into a few pieces and broke my thumb. They set my elbow Sunday and for reasons I don't understand, not having surgery until the 28th.Bike doesn't look too bad. Right now, looks like it's all cosmo.I just want to thank everyone who helped Sunday including those that are not members on here who I never had a chance to thank. Thank you all!Alright, here's a short video of my stupidity and a few pictures.This doesn't reveal much but it's the only picture I got.I'm high as a kite here!Red circle is what's shattered. Edited July 30, 2011 by Kent2406 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lammiepie615 Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Hope you have a speedy recovery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent2406 Posted July 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Thanks man, I appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max power Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Damn man, that sucks. Glad you didnt get hurt worse. Heal fast.Id check those forks before I laid any money out for parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent2406 Posted July 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Anyone got any old zx6r parts laying around and wants to get rid of them, let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottie.harris Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Sorry to hear, get well soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Sorry to hear. I rode with you once on a CORE ride. You were smooth and quick from what I remember. That's a hard reminder that it only takes 1 curve to turn a good day bad Sounds cliche, but it could have been worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent2406 Posted July 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Damn man, that sucks. Glad you didnt get hurt worse. Heal fast.Id check those forks before I laid any money out for parts.Yeah, I hear ya. Will definitely check everything out before putting any money in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent2406 Posted July 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Sorry to hear. I rode with you once on a CORE ride. You were smooth and quick from what I remember. That's a hard reminder that it only takes 1 curve to turn a good day bad Sounds cliche, but it could have been worse.Yeah on a normal day, that turn would have been no problem for me but I allowed my shield to distract me from what I should have been focusing on. It definitely could have been worse. The other guys said I missed a round pipe sticking out of the ground by about three feet or something like that. I didn't get the chance to see it so maybe one of them will post about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmh_sprint Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Glad your ok is the grand scheme. Heal up fast and listen to your therapist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbgt89 Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 What kind of helmet do you have? My HJC CL-max shield pops out all the time, I hate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent2406 Posted July 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Joe Rocket Carbon, same mechanism as yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent2406 Posted July 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Glad your ok is the grand scheme. Heal up fast and listen to your therapist. I do not look forward to that!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbgt89 Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Pieces of crap i tell ya! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent2406 Posted July 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Pieces of crap i tell ya!Yeah, I think this may be enough for me to never buy there product again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykill Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Damn, weird looking crash. Great reminder to stay focused on the road no matter. I know my concentration wonders time to time. Thanks for posting.Good luck on the surgery and the recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler524 Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Sorry to hear man, hope you heal up fast and get back out there. You can see you in the reflection of your gauges messing with the shield after you take off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davisw4089 Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Man that sucks hope you heal up nice and quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fazer1sniper Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Damn! Heal fast. I have a bike like yours in the shop now, for paint & clutch, sprockets. No spares save for maybe the factory wind screen if the owner dont want it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Heal up soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e-flores Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 heal up soon and yes listen to your therapist, they will help you get better a lot sooner than you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LINK Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Glad to hear you are okay, best of luck on the recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gidet Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Get better soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Ouch. Glad you're okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beegreenstrings Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 OK that sucks man!I was embarrassed to say anything about my dumbass attach. But I was not injured besides a couple scrapes.That is horrible. The injuries you described are not easy healers. Ouch. Take it wasy for a while man, DONT rush it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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