Gear that saved my arse...

[skippa1]

Thought a quick reveiw of the gear that saved my arse on a 85kmh crash on realitively new seal might help someone. All else aside, I was very lucky that a car wasnt coming the other way, the gear wont protect you from sudden stops.
1) Helmet - Shoei XR1100. I hit the ground face first, my helmet took the full initial impact. It has a half dozen large scars down the side, the visor is completly rashed and torn from its fittings on one side. In short, it saved my noggin. A lesser helmet may have failed, I had mild delayed concussion but all else was fine.
2) Gloves - good quality hard knukle gloves. As my noggin was becoming aquainted with the ashphalt, my left knukles punched the ground and tore the leather covering off the knukles, down to the plastic. No doubt in my mind, that if I had my Alpinestars soft knukle gloves on, the outcome would have been some bark off.
3) Full 2 piece leathers with armour - these were a saviour. Wore through the knees to the armour on the pants, they were scratched around the elbows, shoulders, back, bum and thighs. As I slid down the road, I could feel the seal clawing at the leather and it felt tough and protective. Zips, buttons and stitching all held up, no failures.
4) Boots - A pair of Sidi Vertago Corsa's. Tore off the toe slider and side armour, held together apart from that.

Summary
I slid about 35-45m down the road, tumbled several times at the end. The gear saved me from rash and I believe the elbow, shoulder, knee, knukle, and thigh armour saved me from broken bones. I am very bruised, have a couple of big lumps on my arms, both big toes are black?????No rash at all. Bike is written off.
I am absolutley certain that good gear saved me from more damage. I never have ridden without some gear, but I will never ride again in Jeans, not even kevlar ones, or sandshoes. Even going to the gas station. Good gear will still not prevent major damage in a solid impact with a solid object.

Do yourself a favour......buy good gear.

[Gone Burger]

I'm going to agree on the helmet too. That is what I was wearing during my accident. Although I did get knocked unconscious, it worked a treat to take most of the shock from my bail, and protected my head from any impact wounds etc. Looking forward to having the same helmet again.

[Katman]

Do yourself a favour......buy good gear.

Do yourself a favour......ride within your capabilities.

[MSTRS:Me]

It's a package deal...neglect any one part and the outcome may not be what you wanted. Or expected.

[skippa1]

cool, katspiss and his mistress just had to pop in. Hi guys, thanks for coming and sharing

[Griffin]

Do yourself a favour......ride within your capabilities.

Thats a bit of a lame response considering you dont know that he wasnt riding within his capabilities... The cause of his accident may have been influenced by any number of outside factors. Without this information you are being presumptious and obnoxious in your statement. No wonder you get such bad press on here.

[skippa1]

Thats a bit of a lame response considering you dont know that he wasnt riding within his capabilities... The cause of his accident may have been influenced by any number of outside factors. Without this information you are being presumptious and obnoxious in your statement. No wonder you get such bad press on here.

Im not too worried about them, katspiss and his mistress are thread spoilers that troll for contraversy....no lives. They shoukd get a bike and go for a ride....

[Katman]

Thats a bit of a lame response considering you dont know that he wasnt riding within his capabilities... The cause of his accident may have been influenced by any number of outside factors. Without this information you are being presumptious and obnoxious in your statement. No wonder you get such bad press on here.

Yeah, "relatively new seal" is a dead cert for crashing on.

I mean, how on earth could you possibly not?

[Griffin]

Besides the scant description of Skippas accident in another thread... what actual info do you have to base you original statement about riding within his capabilities?

Have you been to the scene? Examined the road? New seal/Loose metal? Other foreign objects? Substances? Was there warning prior to the new seal? Have you checked his bike for possible defects that may have contributed?

Just because someone has an accident does not automatically mean that they are riding outside their capabilities... sometimes they are, sometimes they're not. Your blanket statement is a slur unless you have all the facts. Im sick of reading your holier than thou shit as if you are some kind of bike riding demi God.

And no... I dont know Skippa, I am not one of his mates jumping to his defence... I am just getting over reading threads and having to witness your continued hijacking of them for your own personal self gratification. If you think your so shit hot then build a shrine and self praise quietly in a corner.

[Katman]

Have you been to the scene? Examined the road? New seal/Loose metal? Other foreign objects? Substances? Was there warning prior to the new seal? Have you checked his bike for possible defects that may have contributed?

You're the classic two-wheeled ostrich.

[Griffin]

You're the classic two-wheeled ostrich.

Oh... ouch. Ok then, thanks for straightening me out. You are right, it was absolutely all down to his riding outside of his capabilities, no chance that anything else could have contributed. What was I thinking.

[Virago]

cool, katspiss and his mistress just had to pop in. Hi guys, thanks for coming and sharing

As long as you keep trying to justify or explain your crash on the basis of "relatively new seal", you're always going to get a bite from the biters.

When you accept that you're 100% responsible for your own accident, you might get the support you seek. The road did not cause your accident - you did.

[MSTRS:Me]

cool, katspiss and his mistress just had to pop in. Hi guys, thanks for coming and sharing

You're welcome. It was nice to see that you appreciate the need for good gear, were grateful that you were actually wearing it, and were prepared to put your hand up and say so.
Obviously I was foolish to expect anything but another insult for my showing some support for your message.

As for the other part of the equation...that can only be a hiding to nothing.
Perhaps you will listen to this guy.

As long as you keep trying to justify or explain your crash on the basis of "relatively new seal", you're always going to get a bite from the biters.

When you accept that you're 100% responsible for your own accident, you might get the support you seek. The road did not cause your accident - you did.

[Quasievil]

PFFT I remember when KB was a bikers site, now its a site full of PC wankers.

[skippa1]

As long as you keep trying to justify or explain your crash on the basis of "relatively new seal", you're always going to get a bite from the biters.

When you accept that you're 100% responsible for your own accident, you might get the support you seek. The road did not cause your accident - you did.

Hi Virago, I didnt know you were part of katpisses cock sucking clan. I cant see anywhere that I stated it was the loose seal at fault. Just giving the conditions. For clarity it was fine, so it could have been the sun, it was dry, maybe dryness is the problem? Maybe I was thinking about you?........
Go and join kats piss and his mistress for a threesome. Spit roast of PC wankers(thanks Quasi)...