laid down my bike

winddancer · July 16, 2014, 08:56:08 PM

Was doing about 40. Car turned left in front of me. I pulled the brakes bike slid out from underneath me. I am alright except broken left thumb some minor road rash. Road it home and went to hospital. I was wearing my gear. Engine bars on bike saved the motor.

FJmonkey · July 16, 2014, 09:04:34 PM

Sorry to hear of your unscheduled dynamic dismount. Good to hear you were wearing your gear as well as your FJ (Renntec bars have saved many FJs (and FJ owners) from a truck ride home. Any witnesses? Anyone get the license plate of the other driver?

Arnie · July 16, 2014, 09:06:03 PM

Glad to hear you and your bike are (mostly) OK.
Heal quickly

winddancer · July 16, 2014, 09:13:18 PM

Quote from: FJmonkey on July 16, 2014, 09:04:34 PM
Sorry to hear of your unscheduled dynamic dismount. Good to hear you were wearing your gear as well as your FJ (Renntec bars have saved many FJs (and FJ owners) from a truck ride home. Any witnesses? Anyone get the license plate of the other driver?

He was turning in his driveway faked right then went left with no blinker. Still my fault. hit center line which caused my handle bars to twist and bike to go down

FJmonkey · July 16, 2014, 09:36:04 PM

Quote from: winddancer on July 16, 2014, 09:13:18 PM
Quote from: FJmonkey on July 16, 2014, 09:04:34 PM
Sorry to hear of your unscheduled dynamic dismount. Good to hear you were wearing your gear as well as your FJ (Renntec bars have saved many FJs (and FJ owners) from a truck ride home. Any witnesses? Anyone get the license plate of the other driver?

He was turning in his driveway faked right then went left with no blinker. Still my fault. hit center line which caused my handle bars to twist and bike to go down

Sounds like no witnesses but you know the driver.

movenon · July 16, 2014, 09:49:43 PM

Sorry to hear that. Glad you had some protective gear and that you are basically OK. Heal up. The bike is fixable. Got to expect drivers to do anything. Bikes or cars. Rules of the road are just nice idea's in a perfect world. Did they "pin" your thumb or just cast it ? Had mine pinned about 50 years ago, something about wheelies and beer.... Off road.. Get well soon.
George

winddancer · July 16, 2014, 10:51:53 PM

well I found out my thumb is dislocated and I'm going to need surgery um don't know if they'll be tomorrow or Friday yet um I will find out tomorrow so it looks like no riding for about 6 weeks or so um but other than that I'm okay

FJmonkey · July 16, 2014, 10:53:28 PM

Bugger mate!!!

movenon · July 16, 2014, 11:07:32 PM

What they call a "gamekeepers thumb". Pulls out of it's socket, common in the old days when snapping the necks of chickens/game birds etc. also now days skiers can get it if the hand doesn't leave there pole in a fall. When a person falls they open up there hand to break the fall and if they land on there thumb first the same thing happens. That's the best I can explane what happened to me. Push it back in place, pin it (looks like a SS finishing nail), put it in a cast and wait for a few weeks...... 50 years later you get some arthritis's for free in it...

George

skymasteres · July 17, 2014, 01:21:13 AM

Well bugger. Sounds like you got off lucky considering the speed. Those bars are getting quite the work out in this group. But certainly a whole world better than busting the case.

Do you know if you locked up your front brake? (Some pictures of the damage would be very telling in determining the exact way you lost control)

Also, what modifications have you made to your bike? Brakes? Fork valves? Wheels/Tires? The only reason I ask is I have recently acquired a stock FJ and there is a world of difference in the handling and braking of it compared to one that has suffered a bad bout of modittus.

yamaha fj rider · July 17, 2014, 08:22:01 AM

Glad you weren't hurt worse. Going down sucks. Keep us posted on your recovery.

Kurt

winddancer · July 17, 2014, 11:48:35 AM

here are the photos

winddancer · July 17, 2014, 11:49:26 AM

the rear must have hit his tire

Joe Sull · July 17, 2014, 03:26:13 PM

My Dad told me when I got my bike license a long time ago that if I was to jam the rear brake, lay the bike down and get off it. I would come out OK. My first season on a little ts90 suzuki, I had the opportunity to try it out when I was looking away in traffic going 30 - 35 mph. When I looked the traffic was stopped. I practiced it in my head and now was the time to do it. The bike slid under the car and I slid into the bike. The person in front of me never knew it and drove away.
Now that I'm back on a bike, I'll practice in my head again and hope I never have to do it.

Heal quick!!

novaraptor · July 17, 2014, 04:30:27 PM

Heal well and soon....

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