Well, I'm on the DL for 2 months...

Geezer-60 · August 7th, 2016, 05:41 AM

So there I was riding my bicycle on my favorite trail and WHAM! There was a rock hidden by some leaves and I went down hard. At about 14 mph I hit the ground scraped my left side up real good and broke my collar bone and shoulder blade. I'm not looking for sympathy over this rather tell this story as a reminder that WEARING GEAR IS IMPORTANT! Shorts and a t-shirt didn't help at 14 mph on dirt so it won't help you at 60 mph on pavement either. Please my brother and sister riders, take the ego and politics out of it and wear your gear. Accidents happen. Have fun and be safe!

Snake · August 7th, 2016, 05:51 AM

Thanks for the post and I hope you get better soon.

Geezer-60 · August 7th, 2016, 06:41 AM

Thanks Snake! I have a good wife, family and friends taking care of me. I'm very grateful for them.

Lazarus · August 7th, 2016, 07:50 AM

I love wearing my gear in the heat. Makes working outside for 8 hours in it (the heat, not my gear) like air conditioning haha

Sorry to read about your crash, here's to a speedy recovery!

csmith12 · August 7th, 2016, 08:15 AM

Bummer AP, best wishes!

JohnnyBravo · August 7th, 2016, 08:43 AM

Wishing you a speedy recovery!

CaliGrrl · August 7th, 2016, 05:04 PM

Ouch! Heal up!

akima · August 10th, 2016, 03:07 AM

Sorry to hear about your crash.

How would you assess your riding ability? I ask because I usually wear very little gear on my mountain bike. I rarely crash and when I do it's usually no big deal. I'm much more skilled than your average rider though, so I play by my own rules. I like to reassess what I'm doing once in a while though.

I wear full gear on my motorcycle on every ride. I think even if I was highly skilled on my motorcycle (which I'm not) I'd still always wear full gear. The consequences for messing up on a motorcycle are just so huge, that it just makes sense to have gear as a plan B for when your plan A (keeping tyre side down) fails.

Geezer-60 · August 10th, 2016, 07:34 AM

First let me thank all of your kind thoughts. Really a great bunch of people here! To answer your question though, I'm slightly above average.

CaliGrrl · August 10th, 2016, 10:35 AM

I don't wear crash-gear on my mtn bike, either. Bike helmet, but that's about it. I guess one reason is because I feel a lot more things are under my control on the mtn bike than on the motorcycle. No real cross-traffic on the trails! Occasionally oncoming riders but I can deal with that and you can see them most of the time.

nickjpass · August 18th, 2016, 12:51 AM

Heal up quick!

August 7th, 2016, 05:41 AM	#1
Geezer-60 ninjette.org member Name: A.P. Location: Butler County, PA Join Date: Oct 2014 Motorcycle(s): 2007 BMW F800s, Former 2011 Ninja 250r Posts: 117	Well, I'm on the DL for 2 months... So there I was riding my bicycle on my favorite trail and WHAM! There was a rock hidden by some leaves and I went down hard. At about 14 mph I hit the ground scraped my left side up real good and broke my collar bone and shoulder blade. I'm not looking for sympathy over this rather tell this story as a reminder that WEARING GEAR IS IMPORTANT! Shorts and a t-shirt didn't help at 14 mph on dirt so it won't help you at 60 mph on pavement either. Please my brother and sister riders, take the ego and politics out of it and wear your gear. Accidents happen. Have fun and be safe! __________________________________________________ Inertia shouldn't define potential.
	5 out of 5 members found this post helpful.

August 7th, 2016, 06:41 AM	#3
Geezer-60 ninjette.org member Name: A.P. Location: Butler County, PA Join Date: Oct 2014 Motorcycle(s): 2007 BMW F800s, Former 2011 Ninja 250r Posts: 117	Thanks Snake! I have a good wife, family and friends taking care of me. I'm very grateful for them. __________________________________________________ Inertia shouldn't define potential.
	1 out of 1 members found this post helpful.

August 7th, 2016, 08:15 AM	#5
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	Bummer AP, best wishes! __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

August 7th, 2016, 08:43 AM	#6
JohnnyBravo Certifiable nontundrum Name: Harper Location: NC Milkshake stand Join Date: Mar 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2013 SE NINJA 300 Posts: Too much. MOTM - Sep '13, Sep '16	Wishing you a speedy recovery! __________________________________________________

August 10th, 2016, 03:07 AM	#8
akima Nooblet Name: Akima Location: England Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Ninja 250R FI Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '13	Sorry to hear about your crash. How would you assess your riding ability? I ask because I usually wear very little gear on my mountain bike. I rarely crash and when I do it's usually no big deal. I'm much more skilled than your average rider though, so I play by my own rules. I like to reassess what I'm doing once in a while though. I wear full gear on my motorcycle on every ride. I think even if I was highly skilled on my motorcycle (which I'm not) I'd still always wear full gear. The consequences for messing up on a motorcycle are just so huge, that it just makes sense to have gear as a plan B for when your plan A (keeping tyre side down) fails. __________________________________________________
	1 out of 1 members found this post helpful.

August 7th, 2016, 05:51 AM	#2
Snake ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Alexandria, Louisiana Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: Too much. MOTY - 2017, MOTM - Jan '19, Oct '16, May '14	Thanks for the post and I hope you get better soon.

August 7th, 2016, 07:50 AM	#4
Lazarus ninjette.org member Name: RJ Location: PA Join Date: Dec 2015 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250 Posts: 210	I love wearing my gear in the heat. Makes working outside for 8 hours in it (the heat, not my gear) like air conditioning haha Sorry to read about your crash, here's to a speedy recovery!

August 7th, 2016, 05:04 PM	#7
CaliGrrl ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Kerry Location: Ventura, CA Join Date: Jan 2016 Motorcycle(s): Ninja650 Posts: A lot. MOTM - Apr '18, Apr '17, Apr '16	Ouch! Heal up!

August 10th, 2016, 07:34 AM	#9
Geezer-60 ninjette.org member Name: A.P. Location: Butler County, PA Join Date: Oct 2014 Motorcycle(s): 2007 BMW F800s, Former 2011 Ninja 250r Posts: 117	First let me thank all of your kind thoughts. Really a great bunch of people here! To answer your question though, I'm slightly above average. __________________________________________________ Inertia shouldn't define potential.
	2 out of 2 members found this post helpful.

August 10th, 2016, 10:35 AM	#10
CaliGrrl ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Kerry Location: Ventura, CA Join Date: Jan 2016 Motorcycle(s): Ninja650 Posts: A lot. MOTM - Apr '18, Apr '17, Apr '16	I don't wear crash-gear on my mtn bike, either. Bike helmet, but that's about it. I guess one reason is because I feel a lot more things are under my control on the mtn bike than on the motorcycle. No real cross-traffic on the trails! Occasionally oncoming riders but I can deal with that and you can see them most of the time.

August 18th, 2016, 12:51 AM	#11
nickjpass #squid Name: nickypoo Location: Five Guys Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): Track dedicated 2008 ZX6R Posts: A lot. MOTM - Jul '16	Heal up quick! __________________________________________________

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