3000 miles and i am down!!

[97civiclx]

so here is the story. sunday night i was hanging out with some friends and i some other people yelled something to us in the field we were hanging out in. so i decided to show off i jumped on my bike and started to chase them with out my helmet or any other piece of protection on. so after i took off i lost them and i decided to go back to hang out with my friends. on my way back i was going about 50 in a 30 and this stupid idiot in a aztec flies out in front of me. i locked up the rear brakes and layed the bike down on its side, and i rolled for about 30-40 feet,after the bike. the guy in the aztec drove off and left me there luckily though my friends where only half a block away, so they took me to the hosipital and loaded up my bike in the back of the truck.
damage to me=
left and right arms both with road rash.
right should badly sprained
left ankle fractured
left knee rashed up
rear hips rashed up
damage to bike=
2 dents in gas tank
left gear peg and shifter busted
handlebar bent
headlight housing bent
left turn signals busted.

what i learned
dont speed in residential areas, wear a helmet(even though i had no head damage), buy a jacket, and wear thicker pants.
now here are some pictures for you all
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[Z_Fanatic]

at least your still smiling! your damn lucky nothing happend to your head, i say full-face helmet makes you look cool. so does a leather jacket.

[97civiclx]

no kidding. i am happy that nothing to horrible happened to my bike too. thats the good thing about going naked

[97civiclx]

i dont know why i didnt damage the bike any more than i did.
does any one know where to get the foot gear shift lever i cant find it any where. also how can you tell if i bent the fork in front. i am also looking for other stock parts so if anyone knows a good site to get them let me know!!

[speediva]

Take the front wheel between your knees... then look at the handlebars... if they are straight when the front wheel is straight, then the forks are okay THAT WAY. Then you have to do a profile view of your bike to see if they bent down or forward or anything. Since you lowsided, your forks MIGHT be okay.

Good to see that you are pretty much okay. It's odd, though. MANY MANY MANY riders go down after abour 2500-3500 miles on a bike. It's almost like a magic number. You start to get your confidence by then, so you want to go and try some new stuff, and that's when it bites you in the ass... someone cuts you off or someone tries to merge into you or something, but you don't have QUITE enough experience to get yourself out of the sticky situation and shit hits the fan. At least you came out without too much damage.

Take it easy, and heal up soon!

[97civiclx]

where i could i find part for my bike beside the dealer, and ebay?
i am looking for
speedometer
turnsignal
headlight assembley
gear shifter
handle bar

[97civiclx]

update:
me-
well the cast comes off in another week. most of the roadrash is gone. there is still alil on my knee and arms. my shoulder is still sore but i can use it now. i go back to work next week.
bike
rear panels are repainted(i did this by myself)
gas tank has been bondo'd and primered and will be paintd next week. i will start ordering parts next week.so hopefully with in the next 3 weeks i will be back on the road again dodging soccer moms.my jacket and new helmet will be ordered week after next.i changed the bike color from red to a deep purple blue that looks awesome.
i hate everytime i see another biker on the road i get so freakn jealous because i want to be out there with them. this feeling was bad before i got the bike now it is almost unbearable that i have ridden and cant for now.
well sorry for the long post just wanted to update you all and let you know how things are going. so safe rideing watch out for the "aztecs" and drag a knee for me.
oh and i am currently accepting donations for the bike

[Z_Fanatic]

so you didn't buy a jacket and helmet to go with the bike before?

[Wolf]

Watch out for Azteks?? Sounds like we ought to be watching out for you.
So everytime someone yells something at you, you're gonna go play the biker badass and 'chase them down', speeding, at night, with no gear when you clearly don't have much riding experience- locking the rear brake?? Why are you using the rear brake?

1) Mature.
2) Repair bike.
3) Ride.

[killasmilez]

ay 97civic how much is that running u to get fixed....i juss went thru the same thing...im gonna find out what kinda damage my bike has today....they tell me it totaled cuz something in the front wheel is cracked i forgot what it was tho...its at the towing place.....i feel u when u say u get jealous...i feel the same way..hopefully i can get ma bike fixed

[Z_Fanatic]

Anti-Ricer video:

http://www.ftlauderdaleracing.com/do...ompilation.wmv


About a half way through the clips, there's a guy in a SV650 trying to knock a tree down.... it's plain hillarious!

[97civiclx]

hey wolf i am not the one who ran the stop sign. and i am sure almost every one of you has rode with very lil gear at least once. i am also sure everyone of you has shown off on your bike before most of you just got luckier than me. i know i should have been wearing gear i just didnt decide to put it on. and it was either lock the rear and lay it down or tbone the car with no helmet. so why the hell do you think i locked the rear brake?man back off me you werent there, and i was being sarcastic when i said watch out for aztecs when in reality it is every one.z-fantatic i have a helmet just not with me, but i have not purchased a jacket yet. kill-az it will cost me about 700 when all is said and done and that is with me doing most of the work myself

[Z_Fanatic]

if you pressed front brake progressively, with high pressure, but not enough to lock it, while pressing the rear, there was a good chance you wouldn't have spilled so terribly. 70-80% of your braking power is in the front. so I am surprised you decided to press harder on your rear brake. newbie riders have the tendency to panic and lock the front.

anyway, riders who decide to ride without gears during their newbie stage, I doubt they'd come back here, report it, and expect warm and fuzzy compassion. There are so many advices given here against it. if anything dude, I think you're the one very lucky.

[Wolf]

Originally Posted by 97civiclx

and it was either lock the rear and lay it down or tbone the car with no helmet. so why the hell do you think i locked the rear brake?

You locked the rear brake because you're inexperienced. Did you take the MSF class? Did you hear them tell you that you should be using the front brakes predominantly because sportbikes lock up their rear tires so easily?

Originally Posted by Z_Fanatic

if you pressed front brake progressively, with high pressure, but not enough to lock it, while pressing the rear, there was a good chance you wouldn't have spilled so terribly. 70-80% of your braking power is in the front.

Exactly.

[Kennedy200]

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