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Hey girls....
Just makin a thread about being down so we can all see eachothers experiences......
I was in Las Vegas at night going out to red rock and I went down doing 50+ mph my fault I wasnt paying attention..I was on a road that had no street lights, I didnt know the road..never been on it in fact, supposedly donkeys jump out of nowhere on it so thats what I was looking for...there are "burrow crossing" signs everywhere pluss a couple riders told us to be careful for donkeys....anyhow Im lookin for donkeys not paying attention then I look ahead of me to find that I was about 3 inches from the edge of the road where its all gravel....I figured if I tried to windsurf i was done anyway....so I kind of just let it happen...pulled in the clutch and then next thign I knew I was face/left shoulder and side first into the gravel ...i plowed into it...not rolled but plowed...my bike landed next to me...that was the most excrutiating pain in my life but I didnt break any bones or dislocate my shoulder although it felt like it.....I had road rash on my shoulder, side, hip, forearm, and face, I got a burn on the back of my calf, the tip of my pinky was holding on by the skin, and I had more bruises than Nicky on Casino after he got beat...I couldnt move my entire arm and shoulder for a good 1 1/2-2 weeks my bruises took forever to go away and my road rash scars are slowly going away although tthe one on my side may just be there forever because it was a deep gash also...my pinky is fine looks normal and my face doesnt look liek it was touched...
I thank my lucky stars for how good I came out for going that fast...my biek just needed some cosmetic repairs but wasnt totalled out so thank god for that also....
i could have done so much to prevent this....like pay attention, drive on that road a few times during the day first so i was familiar with it....um forget about the damn donkeys but I try nto tot hink of that and just be happy Im not crippled and remember that always when I ride in the future....
here is my shoulder..
this is my forearm and my side...
I was wearing my rocket phoenix 2.0 jacket and jeans...the jacket is mesh so although it protected me the sand and gravel went through the mesh and scratched me up a bit...
Just makin a thread about being down so we can all see eachothers experiences......
I was in Las Vegas at night going out to red rock and I went down doing 50+ mph my fault I wasnt paying attention..I was on a road that had no street lights, I didnt know the road..never been on it in fact, supposedly donkeys jump out of nowhere on it so thats what I was looking for...there are "burrow crossing" signs everywhere pluss a couple riders told us to be careful for donkeys....anyhow Im lookin for donkeys not paying attention then I look ahead of me to find that I was about 3 inches from the edge of the road where its all gravel....I figured if I tried to windsurf i was done anyway....so I kind of just let it happen...pulled in the clutch and then next thign I knew I was face/left shoulder and side first into the gravel ...i plowed into it...not rolled but plowed...my bike landed next to me...that was the most excrutiating pain in my life but I didnt break any bones or dislocate my shoulder although it felt like it.....I had road rash on my shoulder, side, hip, forearm, and face, I got a burn on the back of my calf, the tip of my pinky was holding on by the skin, and I had more bruises than Nicky on Casino after he got beat...I couldnt move my entire arm and shoulder for a good 1 1/2-2 weeks my bruises took forever to go away and my road rash scars are slowly going away although tthe one on my side may just be there forever because it was a deep gash also...my pinky is fine looks normal and my face doesnt look liek it was touched...
I thank my lucky stars for how good I came out for going that fast...my biek just needed some cosmetic repairs but wasnt totalled out so thank god for that also....
i could have done so much to prevent this....like pay attention, drive on that road a few times during the day first so i was familiar with it....um forget about the damn donkeys but I try nto tot hink of that and just be happy Im not crippled and remember that always when I ride in the future....
here is my shoulder..
this is my forearm and my side...
I was wearing my rocket phoenix 2.0 jacket and jeans...the jacket is mesh so although it protected me the sand and gravel went through the mesh and scratched me up a bit...