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Jays89YJ [JU]

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Enlighten all of us with your bike accident details Duane.

It sounds like you got injured. May you be on the road to a speedy recovery.

Did you total the bike?
 
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techwrtr2 [JU]

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KirbyJeep said:
If repost, link or STFU.

Details and speedy recovery, Duane.:hoos:
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STFU yourself. :wavin2:

Taggart said:
After riding a pretty technical mountain road--at a sane speed--I turned around to go home and the rear tire started to slip out from under me as I completed the turn. I know better, but by reflex I touched down with my left leg (going no faster than 4-5 mph) and instantly broke the upper end of my tibia. At that point there was no stopping going down. I hit the deck on my left side and my armored jacket absorbed the fall. The bike slid another 10-15 feet and from what I'm told didn't sustain any damage other than the crash bar getting scratched up and a couple lights that stick out.

I was surprised that the x-rays revealed a break. When I first went down I thought something might be broken, but by the time the paramedics showed up I was pretty well convinced it was only a dislocation or sprained knee. I couldn't walk on it or bend my knee, but just lying still it didn't hurt very much. We'll see what the ortho doc has to say, but for now I think I'm glad it was my tibia instead of my knee. Bones heal easier than joints. :D
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Taggart [JU]

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Jays89YJ said:
Enlighten all of us with your bike accident details Duane.

It sounds like you got injured.
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Walking wounded. Or, to be more precise, hobbling wounded. Ortho doc says I probably do have some knee damage, will need a few screws to hold everything in place while Oscar Goldman works up an assignment for me.

May you be on the road to a speedy recovery.
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Muchas gracias! :beerchug:

Did you total the bike?
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Nope, not nearly. No mechanical damage. $1300 to replace every bit of chrome that has a scratch on it. Might as well, since the lizard is paying for most of it. :)

BTW, I'm very favorably impressed with GEICO so far, even if they do discriminate against cavemen.
 
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Taggart said:
Walking wounded. Or, to be more precise, hobbling wounded. Ortho doc says I probably do have some knee damage, will need a few screws to hold everything in place while Oscar Goldman works up an assignment for me.


Muchas gracias! :beerchug:


Nope, not nearly. No mechanical damage. $1300 to replace every bit of chrome that has a scratch on it. Might as well, since the lizard is paying for most of it. :)

BTW, I'm very favorably impressed with GEICO so far, even if they do discriminate against cavemen.
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Dang.
 
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Jays89YJ [JU]

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Taggart said:
Walking wounded. Or, to be more precise, hobbling wounded. Ortho doc says I probably do have some knee damage, will need a few screws to hold everything in place while Oscar Goldman works up an assignment for me.


Muchas gracias! :beerchug:


Nope, not nearly. No mechanical damage. $1300 to replace every bit of chrome that has a scratch on it. Might as well, since the lizard is paying for most of it. :)

BTW, I'm very favorably impressed with GEICO so far, even if they do discriminate against cavemen.
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I read tech's quote of yours which must be from a thread I missed. That sucks man. I've caught myself sticking my leg out there to catch myself a couple of times, but didn't and squeezed the tank like they taught us in that STARS class. So far, so good and no wipe outs. You'll be riding soon.
 
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