Monday, September 29, 2008

I crashed my bike

Today, I was taking a right turn on my motorized bike at 10-15 mph when the front tire blew. I felt the bike start to jerk over, so I straightened it and goosed the engine to regain control. Unaware that the tire had blown, I leaned into the turn again when (this next part happened faster than I could think, I had crashed before I realised I was crashing) the front tire snagged the brakes and stopped. I did a high side tumble and caught my right hand at the index finger on the pavement and rolled it backwards. This separated my radius, near the elbow. I also smashed my helmeted head into the ground and broke the helmet. It was about this time that I realised I was crashing. Fat lot of good that did, after I was already done. I never even had a chance to put my hand out instinctively to stop the fall.

Total damage: Smashed helmet, floggin' on the noggin'. Broken radius (forearm bone), inconsequential scrape on hip.

Bike: Mirror smashed off, kickstand bashed loose. I didn't look at anything else yet.

If they let me have the x-rays I will scan and post them here.

That was my day.

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