Ah, crap....she hit me.

verboten1 · June 15th, 2015, 09:00 PM

Wife and it were out for a ride Saturday. I signaled a left turn, and was braking, and she didn't see, she hit me as I was in the turn. Her foot hit my axle and broke the 5th metatarsal and. Destroyed 2 tendons. Se got out of the hospital today after emergency surgery. I have a bruised leg and sore neck.

We were both fully geared up. If she has not had her boots on, she might not have a foot, or maybe missing some toes.

Another reason to pay attention, and always wear your gear!

I rode both bikes home, her brand new Versys needs some parts, and I'm going to make a new fairing for my KLR.

Thank you Joe Rocket, first gear, Klim, fly and power trip!

csmith12 · June 15th, 2015, 09:06 PM

Bummer, hope all heals quickly.

Alex · June 15th, 2015, 09:10 PM

Ah, shoot. Hope she heals up quickly.

Motofool · June 15th, 2015, 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by verboten1

......... Her foot hit my axle..........

Sorry to read this

What axle did her foot hit?
Did you both fall?

My best wishes for a painless recovery

NevadaWolf · June 15th, 2015, 09:38 PM

Ouch! Hope she heals up quickly. That sucks.

verboten1 · June 15th, 2015, 09:43 PM

Thanks all.

Her foot contacted the nut on my front axle. That's what tore the boot and her foot. We both went down. I was almost stopped. She was not, she slid with her bike a good 20 feet.

It doesn't sound nice, or compassionate, or anything of the sort, but if she had hit me any earlier, we would both be in the hospital, because my leg probably would have been crushed. As it is, I think her right leg, or the versys hit my left leg. I've been down a time Or 2, and I've not been hurt this much.

From now on, she rides in front!

tfkrocks · June 15th, 2015, 09:57 PM

Damn. How's she feeling?

cadd · June 15th, 2015, 10:47 PM

Skullz · June 16th, 2015, 02:13 AM

Praying for a quick and speedy recovery.
Some times it takes a crash to bring us back to the reality of what can happen on our machines if we do not pay attention all the time.

DEFY · June 16th, 2015, 04:45 AM

Heal up quickly

LittleRedNinjette · June 16th, 2015, 04:49 AM

Heal up fast!

I had a friend almost do that to me once, he didn't see my signal and as i was about the turn right he flew by on my right. Luckily it was my first time riding with him so I was watching him like a hawk and realized he was not slowing down.

subxero · June 16th, 2015, 05:18 AM

that sucks, hopefully everyone makes a full recovery.

Oh where is the damage to the KLR... I don't see it

ForceofWill · June 16th, 2015, 05:37 AM

Ouch, hopefully she heals up quick. Good thing she was wearing the boots, can imagine how much worse it would have been for someone wearing shoes.

michvin · June 16th, 2015, 06:25 AM

Sorry to hear. Hope she heals quick! Good you both were geared up.

verboten1 · June 16th, 2015, 06:54 AM

thanks all! She is at my parents house, hobbling around on crutches now, while I'm in a GM Plant in MO!

The KLR headlight fairing was ripped half off.

I did sit on a '14 V strom and a '15 Versys yesterday though.....

SMman · June 16th, 2015, 08:28 AM

Sh!t happens and bikes can be fixed or replaced. Good job wearing the right gear. I never ride without boots and cringe every time I see someone riding in sneakers.

verboten1 · June 16th, 2015, 08:31 AM

Thats very true. Bike will be better than new by the time she can ride again.

snapshot · June 16th, 2015, 09:41 AM

Sorry to see this. Hoping she heals up quick!

Here's video from a similar incident. Situational awareness is a key component...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0x7TWjmaqA

Ride on,

J~

Sirref · June 16th, 2015, 09:47 AM

that sucks, best of luck with recovery

you don't want to mess with your 5th metatarsal since it's so important to balance, so doc's orders should definitely go here

fry1024 · June 16th, 2015, 09:55 AM

Just looking at those boots makes me cringe. I hope she heals up fast and rides again.

Singh2jz · June 16th, 2015, 01:06 PM

I wish y'all a speedy recovery!

adouglas · June 16th, 2015, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by verboten1

Her foot contacted the nut on my front axle.

So you're saying she kicked you in the nuts.

Yep. You're married for sure.

Sorry to hear about the accident. Hope she heals up soon!

Urban Ninja · June 16th, 2015, 02:28 PM

Damn, that sucks! She must feel terrible.

Glad you're both ok though

snot · June 16th, 2015, 06:37 PM

hopefully she heals fast.

crazymadbastard · June 17th, 2015, 06:01 AM

I am not a doctor,but play one on the webs. I recommend rest and lots of calcium.

Get better soon Mrs. Jason.

verboten1 · June 17th, 2015, 08:47 AM

Thanks all! She may have said something along the lines of an apology when she told me I get to ride the Versys for a while. lol

she is doing well, home with her parents for now.

Crash bars, luggage rack and frame sliders coming up!!

adouglas · June 17th, 2015, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by verboten1

Thanks all! She may have said something along the lines of an apology when she told me I get to ride the Versys for a while. lol

She apologized for kicking you in the nut?

Maybe you're not married after all.....

akima · June 20th, 2015, 04:02 AM

Wish you both a speedy recovery. Hopefully she will learn what she did wrong and get back on the bike as soon as she can.

Quote:

Originally Posted by snapshot

Here's video from a similar incident. Situational awareness is a key component...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0x7TWjmaqA

I would not ride with him and if I was his friend I'd tell him straight up that he is clearly not able to safely ride on the road yet and is very likely to get killed or injured.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SMman

cringe every time I see someone riding in sneakers.

Same!

Quote:

Originally Posted by LittleRedNinjette

I had a friend almost do that to me once, he didn't see my signal and as i was about the turn right he flew by on my right. Luckily it was my first time riding with him so I was watching him like a hawk and realized he was not slowing down.

This is why I don't like being around other bikers on the road. I don't know if they're going to try and share my lane with me, so I get really distracted checking my mirrors constantly and not devoting enough attention to what's in front.

Maybe I'm just not well practised?

tfkrocks · June 20th, 2015, 08:15 AM

I like using arm signals when riding with others to better get someone's attention

akima · June 20th, 2015, 08:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tfkrocks

I like using arm signals when riding with others to better get someone's attention

It probably looks stupid, but when I'm passing junctions and round-a-bout on ramps, on busy/fast roads on my bicycle I do a big, full-arm wave to the driver at the junction. The more weird and stupid I look the more likely I got their attention so they don't squish me

This is what I aim to achieve in the driver:

greenaero · June 20th, 2015, 09:11 AM

I'm very sorry about your crash, I hope your wife and you heal quickly and are able to return to riding soon. I agree with @akima about usng hand signals to help ensure that those those behind know our intentions. I don't mind being closely followed by another motorcyclist but only if I know that they are good , attentive riders. If not, I'll either get them to increase their following distance or let them pass.
Best wishes for a swift and full recovery.

akima · June 20th, 2015, 09:27 AM

^ that was @tfkrocks not me. I use them to people in front - and I do more of a spazy wave than a hand signal

verboten1 · June 21st, 2015, 08:11 AM

Haha, perfect. I was communicating very well. Signaling, braking, AND taking to her through the Sena. Who knows what happened. But it happened, so here we are. Got the bike straightened out a little bit, mounted the SW Motech rack, waiting for the GIVI bags to show up! Next up is crash bars! Lol

snapshot · June 23rd, 2015, 07:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by akima

I would not ride with him and if I was his friend I'd tell him straight up that he is clearly not able to safely ride on the road yet and is very likely to get killed or injured.

It was a middle aged gal that hit the guy. Luckily neither of them was hurt.

She says that she's a returning rider with five years of experience and a few years off until recently. She said that she was looking in her mirror when things got out of control. I don't often do group rides and won't ride in front of her, ever.

Dunning-Kruger strikes again.

Ride on,

J~

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