Binned it!

[Leyton]

You too?! Glad you and the bike are mostly ok. I think I'll start my own thread...

Yeah I can think of a couple other crash's today... non fatal. No injurys to rider, just the bikes! Grit and Ice was out in full force in some parts of the road today.

Excallent day none the less, so many bikes out today was good to see dispite the running nose! hehe

[mynameis]

Heal up hope you had insurance

[FJRider]

You'll have to look up your own records for that data. From anecdotal evidence I've always thought most accidents happened at less than 70 kmh.

At slower speeds, most aren't as alert as they would be at speed... you got lucky and survived though. Good gear helps.

See ya on the road ...

[gijoe1313]

Oof! Sorry to hear about that, ya darn lucky ya know! Cliffs one side, sheer drop with rocks the other!

The biker gods smiled upon you and lo, you are relatively okay! Just remember to get arnica or some other anti inflammation ointment or cream slapped on, the pain/stiffness may hit you when you least expect it!

So, you just picked yourself up and the bike and got yourself home?

[klingon]

Sorry to hear about that, jetboy - but glad you and the bike are both going to survive ok!

Dude I came off at 30km/hr and fracture a rib, tissue damaged the rest and hurt my shoulder.. and all I hit was the ground :P

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Well I came off at 0 (nil/zilch/zero) kph & got fractured ribs and concussion! And the bike was written off! (The car that hit me wasn't doing 0 kph but that's a minor detail.)

And then I had to get up before I went to bed and lick the road clean...

[Leyton]

............You win!

Well I came off at 0 (nil/zilch/zero) kph & got fractured ribs and concussion! And the bike was written off! (The car that hit me wasn't doing 0 kph but that's a minor detail.)

And then I had to get up before I went to bed and lick the road clean...

[jetboy]

So, you just picked yourself up and the bike and got yourself home?

Yeah man, I was riding with a few mates so they stopped to make sure I/the bike was sweet, then we rode to Maraetai town to check everything out and went home from there. Adrenaline must have been working because now I'm sore as and probably could'nt ride.

[Pedrostt500]

My worst crash was at 20kmh, I clipped my kidneys on the mirrors as I went over the handel bars, Pissed blood for a week after. Its not how you fall that kills but how you land and come to a stop.

[YellowDog]

At 70Kph on a corner, swerving around the pothole is not so easy, so you did need to take pot luck through it.

Many congrats to you on getting away with what could have been quite nasty.

[TOTO]

You have just emptied half of your jar labelled "LUCK". Its up to you how much you add to the jar labelled "EXPERIENCE"

[shah]

ouch...sorry to hear about that off. get well soon.

[jetboy]

ouch...sorry to hear about that off. get well soon.

Cheers man!

Well it turns out that sleeping on it doesn't solve the problem. Im off to A&E soon to get checked up - I can barely walk and my ribs hurt like crazy! Only god knows how I managed to ride home yesterday...must have been adrenaline or something!

[gijoe1313]

Cheers man!

Well it turns out that sleeping on it doesn't solve the problem. Im off to A&E soon to get checked up - I can barely walk and my ribs hurt like crazy! Only god knows how I managed to ride home yesterday...must have been adrenaline or something!

Ahh, thought something like this would occur, thus the painkillers/ointment etc, glad to hear you are getting yourself off to the A&E finally! Take it easy out there ... and remember it only hurts when you breath and laugh!

[kiwifruit]

Timmay!!!!!!!

[Leyton]

Cheers man!I can barely walk and my ribs hurt like crazy! Only god knows how I managed to ride home yesterday...must have been adrenaline or something!

Yeah it can take about 24 hours until your ribs if bruised go all stiff, then it really hurts!

All the best for the speedy recovery, for the ribs, if sore when lifting etc.. avoid it. Best advice I can give, and after a week or two, have a few hot showers and do some stretch. A wheat bag is good before getting into bed laying on your back etc.. I found that hurts the most!

Still can not lay on my front without being in alot of pain from 2 months ago! 1 fractured rib, and the rest soft tissue damage. Time heals it, it might seam like forever but all of a sudden you will get better.. the pain will linger on for a long time but it will strengthen up.

Just keep taking deep breaths etc.. it is very important that you do not start shallow breathing etc.. could get pneumonia if you shallow breath too much.

Take care dude.