How many people have broken bones as a result of riding a motorbike?

**p.dath** · 21st July 2009, 16:21

So many riders seem to have had accidents and broken something. I was wondering, is it most riders or just the "lucky" few?

ps. Limited to people who have been riding 2 or more years, as new riders haven't had a chance to really hurt themselves yet.

**Str8 Jacket** · 21st July 2009, 16:25

I broke my foot once when a car did a uturn on me. It was my own stupid fault though as I was filtering on the middle white line and the car would not have expected me theer! I re-broke that foot a few months later after I crashed at Ruapuna, cracked a rib too I think..

I know of a guy that got T-Boned by a car (cars fault) while riding at 70kph. He flew through the air and landed on his head 30 metres away. Walked out of hospital the next day with severe concussion and a few sprains. For the first time ever he was wearing full leathers that day when he was hit... The bike was so fucked that it had almost folded up. He was a lucky boy!

**jim.cox** · 21st July 2009, 16:40

I've broken a few bones, but none due to biking

**Mikkel** · 21st July 2009, 16:43

Haven't passed my 2 year day yet - it is getting close though.

Still, I've had four crashes (i.e. chances to really hurt myself) and sustained no injuries worth mentioning.

**James Deuce** · 21st July 2009, 16:46

How on earth did you decide on two years?

**hospitalfood** · 21st July 2009, 16:47

oooppsss, though it was about breaking other peoples bones.

has nothing to do with bikes, apart from the fact that bike riders are hard-arse tough guys as we all know, and break other peoples bones in our whiskey induced sleep.

**Str8 Jacket** · 21st July 2009, 16:50

Originally Posted by James Deuce

How on earth did you decide on two years?

Its the magic number. Duh!

**fishb8nz** · 21st July 2009, 17:05

Over the handle bars and got a broken ankle (just the thinner bone). Very lucky not to have more severe injuries. Was wearing the full monty gear and that helped.

**vifferman** · 21st July 2009, 17:09

I don't know.
I've never had plaster applied, but I have some Suspicious Pains.

**slofox** · 21st July 2009, 17:13

Riding 42 years. Never broken a bone. Fallen off several times (that I remember)...oh that's not counting the night I was drunk of course....but still didn't break any bones even then...

**Warr** · 21st July 2009, 17:16

Been riding 35 years never broke anything. Then 1 day I broke about 50 bones in less than a minute. Go figure

That was the number my physio lady came up with after reading my hospital discharge papers.
Lots of those were in my hands & wrist

**McDuck** · 21st July 2009, 17:22

I am not far off the two year mark..... No bones yet.

**one fast tl1ooo** · 21st July 2009, 17:23

2 from riding on the road, and 10 on a motocross bike over the year,

**denefoster** · 21st July 2009, 17:24

I don't know if mine counts. Got hit by a car at ~30km/h in full offroad kit. Nothing broken on the day, but my foot that got hit mysteriously broke about a week later after the girl stepped on it a few times

**MaxB** · 21st July 2009, 17:26

Broken bone count is 22 so far.

Got 28 years no claims bonus FWIW. Numbers, eh?

BTW 19 of those breaking bones came from accidents where the other road user was prosecuted.