Don't complain to much seruzawa. Turning loose these would be candidates for Darwin awards on 700 pound bikes tends to act as a modern mechanism to clean up the gene pool. The same arguement would also apply to those foolish enough to hop on the pillion behind them. VWW
This guy coulda hit gravel, slipped on oil, been clipped by falling rocks, frickin' got hit in the face with a bird -- you don't know how he lost control, especially on a mountain switchback. Quit acting like you're the gods of two wheels.
And besides, we all know squids on sportbikes are more dangerous than weekend warrior crusier types, anyways!
However I still bet it's better than even odds that it were operator error that done the deed. How do I know? Personal experience. All my crashes have been my own stupid fault. Even the one that the police investigator said I wasn't at fault on. And no one was ever harder on me after a crash than myself.
I am glad the guy survived and he'll be a much better and wiser rider from now on in any case.
The only problem is that now that they are getting married, he is going to replicate himself. Pick up truck drivers will be in great danger in about 16-18 years from now
I was too polite to point out the "loss of control" issue, on the plus side since there's no obvious facial damage on either of them they were probably wearing helmets
pretty lucky the chin strap didn't break their necks.
If he took me for a ride and dumped my butt on the pavement, I'd have been tempted to jam the other end of the handlebar up his backside. What an engagement picture that would have made.
Imagine two such major blunders happening the same day. Those fellow Harley riders should probably have left the handlebar where it was and pulled instead the woman off the hapless git.
it is lucky that he did not suffer major organ damage, but I wouldn't exactly say exceptional.
6 inches into your abdomen by a blunt object... I would worry about possible damage to intestines sure, but those tubes in your belly are also very umm..."wiggly"...
With penetration into the cavity by a foreign object like that without organ damage, the next most immediate worry of mine would be peritonitis. That could kill you.
"Heh, nice when things work out okay in the end, eh? --MO"
She did say, "Yes" and I'm never sure whether that requires congratulations or condolences. Since they seem to be pretty young it will make a nice first marriage for them.
Not a very scientific definition, but basically, peritonitis is the nasty infection one get's in his/her abdominal cavity from fecal material being where it don't belong (ie loose in said cavity rather than being safely incased in your intestines).
Can and frequently does kill you, and I understand it is one of the less pleasurable ways to go.
As usual this touchy-feely tidbit from the media is a little optimistic (and prima facia absurd!). In my experience getting married never leads to good fortune (unless endless call downs, financial black holes, 123 dB nagging, and attempts to destroy your truck and burn down your motorcycle shop qualify). In fact, everytime I even think of the institution of marriage I feel like I have peridonitis! Hooking Osama Bin Laden up with either of my ex's would be cruel and excessive.
This poor schmck may never have the opportunity to get past the feeling that he's got something sticking him in the guts.
Now how many crashes have you had where it was your fault? Sounds like a pattern of behavior. Even sounds like your MSF scores were not high enough. Go back to school before you hurt someone.
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