Rider Down

[camchain]

Foo, that sounds like a pretty scary get-off! Underpants damage as well?
Better a snapped collar bone than a snapped neck though. Get well soon, +1 on 4 stroke's suggestion for good healing, moving around as much as poss as soon as you're able. Eat good quality food as well.

[Reckless]

Hey mate just an aside! Do you reckon a vs Neck brace may have saved you at all??
I wear my EVS all the time. There is some rumor that the Leatt ones break collar bones but the EVS goes right over the shoulder, and I recon would help. they say its actually your helmet that breaks them?

Interesting LOL!!!

[daddycool651]

The one positive is the bike came through it with just a broken front number board.............i'm sore and gutted cause i'm gonna miss some good rides!!!!!

Does that mean I can ride the mighty four fiddy , while you and Richie are doing the bbq baye ... lol , before you down grade to a 250F ... ( I mean , I hope your okay there steve ) ... lol

[green machine]

Hey mate just an aside! Do you reckon a vs Neck brace may have saved you at all??
I wear my EVS all the time. There is some rumor that the Leatt ones break collar bones but the EVS goes right over the shoulder, and I recon would help. they say its actually your helmet that breaks them?

Interesting LOL!!!

Yeah i did wonder that Reckless as i don't wear one,although it was a pretty gnarly crash....may have to think about a neck brace in the future as i landed square on my head and shoulder....and the mate who saw it said he thought "f**k he's broken his neck*

[green machine]

Does that mean I can ride the mighty four fiddy , while you and Richie are doing the bbq baye ... lol , before you down grade to a 250F ... ( I mean , I hope your okay there steve ) ... lol

Yeah mate....you can use it,you pick it up and drop it off clean tho,oh and replace any broken parts.

[camchain]

they say its actually your helmet that breaks them?

I've wondered if the bottom edge of helmets break collar bones as well. Where did you hear that Reckless, anyone else know more about this?

(Can't afford a brace at the moment but maybe a 'neck nut' not as quite as useless as I thought?)

[Sidewinder]

blahahahaha!

[raglanash]

Hey mate just an aside! Do you reckon a vs Neck brace may have saved you at all??
I wear my EVS all the time. There is some rumor that the Leatt ones break collar bones but the EVS goes right over the shoulder, and I recon would help. they say its actually your helmet that breaks them?

Interesting LOL!!!

Broke my collarbone 3 weeks ago wearing an EVS neckbrace.. Snapped the bone right in half. Haven't tried the brace back on since then but would be interesting to see if the break lines up with the edge of the brace on not.
I feel your pain green machine.. You having surgery? Mine is just healing with a lumpy overlap.

[laserracer]

I've wondered if the bottom edge of helmets break collar bones as well. Where did you hear that Reckless, anyone else know more about this?

(Can't afford a brace at the moment but maybe a 'neck nut' not as quite as useless as I thought?)

There was a thing about it somewhere on Thumper a while ago

[green machine]

Broke my collarbone 3 weeks ago wearing an EVS neckbrace.. Snapped the bone right in half. Haven't tried the brace back on since then but would be interesting to see if the break lines up with the edge of the brace on not.
I feel your pain green machine.. You having surgery? Mine is just healing with a lumpy overlap.

It sucks alright mate.....no surgery i guess as they just sent me home,tho i do wonder as it isn't a clean break......just have to wait and see

[Ride it till the red]

I feel ya pain mate, your story reminds me somewhat of my Saturday arvo aswell! A not quite returned whip from the first of two doubles turned into a bad bounce heading into the second which resulted in me jumping off the side of the jump and crash landing on a bit of a mound no where near where i wanted to be, I was thrown upon landing and ended up down the bank dazed as all hell with a twisted hip, cracked ribs and hurting all over!

The prospect of missing riding for a while really blows huh?

[clmintie]

Broke my collarbone 3 weeks ago wearing an EVS neckbrace.. Snapped the bone right in half. Haven't tried the brace back on since then but would be interesting to see if the break lines up with the edge of the brace on not.
I feel your pain green machine.. You having surgery? Mine is just healing with a lumpy overlap.

There can't be many MX swimsuit models left out there, my modeling days are over too...lumpy shoulder syndrome gets us all eventually I guess.......

[bennettnz]

Ouch... gutted for ya bud. I've done my clavicle twice! Plenty of rest and loads of anti inflammatories & you'll be back out in no time

[L Rider]

At mini mx they were talking about the neck braces at briefing & they did mention then its often the bottom edge of the helmet that breaks your collar bone

[4stroke]

my last collabone lines up with the edge of my helmet, but mine broke on the joint to my sternum tho. ive herd that the neck braces just transfer the damage out further?