In a bad wreck over the weekend

[Swoop]

That'll buff out!

Be back on the road in no time.

[gijoe1313]

Hmmm if you wanted to get a new bike, you didn't have to do this as an extreme reason to do it!

Amazing you are up and about ... did you get a lottery ticket yet?

[FkNAmerican]

LOL, yeah this sort of behavior would really worry the girlfriend wouldnt it?? I can see it now, "Honey if you want to break up just let me know....no need to resort to murder". LOL

Im already out bike hunting (uh well not exactly out.....but on the internet) but its still gonna be a bit. Called my mom today and told her I need to get back on a bike. Needless to say that didnt make her happy. She said, "I know you want to get back on a bike but please give ME some time to recover from the accident". hehehe

I have a memory while I was in the ER of my parents being let it. I couldnt talk at the time but I could hear them. I remmember hearing my mom say, "Oh my god I didnt think it was going to be that bad" and the nurse responded "Sorry, I had him all cleaned up for you just a second ago" and then he proceeded to clean up all the blood I could feel pooling in my eyes and running down my face and chest. That just broke my heart to do that to my mom. Just for that I owe her at least a few weeks right???

Yeah. A few weeks.

[Mikkel]

Actually, all joking aside I probably wouldnt have. Not sure if you can see it in the pics but all the front brake fluid is gone. Also the engine puked out all its oil and such not to mention the front forks are tweakend pretty bad and the rear swing arm is bent to the side slightly so that prolly wouldnt have been a smart idea even if I had no injuries.

She'll be right

Yeah. A few weeks.

Yeah, at least until you can get a helmet on again without fainting...

[FkNAmerican]

Yeah, Im done with Shoei for now too. Im gonna look at Arai and HJC and see what kind of visor systems they offer. What sucks is that Shoei fit my head so damn well. It was by far the most comfortable brand for me. Oh well.

Thats one thing Im paying attention to from now on. Any helmet I buy WILL have a damn sturdy looking visor system.........What I'll prolly do is cruise some racing forums and get advice from racer's who have crashed at high speed and see what they say holds up to a bangin'. Quick release visors are WAY overated and, the one I had at least, dont hold up in a crash.

My face was so messed up the docs asked if I had a full face helmet on. They were surprised when I said I did. Thats how bad the Shoei failed me. Pretty disgusting really.

[vifferman]

Yeah, Im done with Shoei for now too. Im gonna look at Arai and HJC and see what kind of visor systems they offer. What sucks is that Shoei fit my head so damn well. It was by far the most comfortable brand for me. Oh well.

Shoei (XR1000, which is the same as the RF1000 in the US) fits my head well too. But there are Arai models the same shape - the RX7 Corsair, for instance.
The problem's not the visor so much as you were just very unlucky that the impact was right where the visor opening was. Nothing short of metal bars would stop that.

[Mikkel]

I disagree that the helmet failed you - you're still here... Hitting a sign post face-first is not exactly the best starting point for a crash.

In my first bin I hit the tarmac face first and my visor got badly scratched... However, it didn't come loose at all - just sat there. On the other hand I have found that it is possible to put the visor on - and it's possible to do so without clicking the visor firmly in place as you are supposed to.

Did you ever find your visor btw?

The fastening mechanism may be different on some of their other helmets.

[FkNAmerican]

yeah I went back to the seen and found some pieces of my bike and the visor.

The problem is the visor came off before I hit the street sign. If it had done its job and been attached when I hit the street sign I might not have any injuries at all. Instead the street sign got me directly in the face and caused 99% of my injuries.

Visors should be able to withstand an impact. They certainly shouldnt pop off like that at the first wack. I've seen enough crashes to know that visors stay ON most of the time......as they should for protection.

[Mikkel]

You are aware that, if the visor had stayed on and withstood the impact, you would have had an increased risk of neck injury. But yes, they are supposed to stay on the helmet.

I just tried to find some information on the impact strength of motorcycle helmet visors but couldn't really find any. If the force of the impact had been large enough to fracture the visor it would most likely not have softened the impact significantly...

My point is - if you're still here and haven't sustained any brain injury - the helmet did its job well. If anything wasn't performing as it should it would have to be the brain of those who chose to put up a signpost with that profile. Alas, that seems to be a fault that is quite common across the planet (cheescutters and most other crash barriers to name but one issue).

Your accident hasn't made me doubt my Shoei helmet - but I will be dilligent and make sure that I affix the visor properly every time I switch it around.

[FkNAmerican]

yeah...mine was on properly and it was "locked" down using the Shoei locking mechanism that supposssed to be ultra secure...........uh.

You're def. right about the design of street signs. Most things just off the road in the United States are extremely unfriendly to motorcyclists. From wire fences to guard rails to gas mains to street signs......all of them are likely to cause death or amputation if hit at almost any legal road speed.

I've been thinking that the US needs to implement rider friendly signs, guard rails, etc for a LONG LONG time but that kinda effort would costs hundreds of millions. God only knows how many miles of biker mincing guard rails there are in the entire United States..........and I've seen more then a few bikers lose arms and legs after sliding up under the guard rail and being torn to pieces by the metal posts holding them up.

Im not sure exactly what the so-called "cheescutter" barriers you guys are having such problems with in NZ look like but its prolly similar to the shit we have in the States. NOT something I'd want to slide into at any speed.

[FkNAmerican]

nevermind......just looked up the "cheesecutter" barriers on youtube (heard about the rider who was cut in half, along with his bike, by one....damn thats sad).....we've got similar type shit here in the States.....not exactly the same....but just as bad for bikers......ugh.

[Street Gerbil]

May I suggest to have a wee look at HJC HQ1? They are awesome, have a very secure latching mechanism, and an excellent anti fogging coating as well.

[FkNAmerican]

haha....in fact thats exactly the helmet I have been looking at.......I almost got an HJC before......now I def. will.

[Patrick]

Blardy hell... Did a good job then huh? Sounds like your looks improved... then they operated...

Just kidding. Recover well.

[Owl]

haha....in fact thats exactly the helmet I have been looking at.......I almost got an HJC before......now I def. will.

I face planted my Arai Corsair into the ground a couple of weeks ago. Mild concussion, but the helmet certainly stayed entact. Visor still moves like new, but no longer comes off.
It did it's job, so I'm satisfied! I'll be getting another one.