2 of my buddies went down

[musclestang89]

Man thats one thing I never want to see again. Watching 2 of my cloesest friends collide on the highway on bikes. It was at around 7:00pm by walnut Hill. I'm not for sure if thats Loop 12, or 635 or what. But its right pass speedzone. One of the guys was riding a 06 R1 (its totalled), he walked away. But I just got off the phone from him and he might have a broken hipbone. And just alittle road rash (not much). He was wearing leather jacket and gloves(just bought them yesterday ) and a helmet.

Now for my other buddy he was riding a 05 Honda VTX (cruiser, not for sure if its total or not). Not gear, just some sunglasses, sleveless shirt and pants. He took a big hit to his head. The guy on the R1 said he hit his head on a city titty. He has pretty bad road rash but should be ok. Right after this happen he was trying to get up and walk. But he is still at the hospital and will be there for a couple of days. They don't want the open wounds to get infected. Also they are wating on the cat scans. If he wasn't such a big guy I think it would have been worse on the head hitting. He is like 6'2 300-350lbs. They prolly went down at around 75-80mph. I have no idea. I was about 4 cars back from them.

WEAR YOUR GEAR IT WILL HELP SAVE YOUR SKIN.

[speed3000gt]

What made them collide?
hope they get better

[supercharged99GT]

Man thats one thing I never want to see again. Watching 2 of my cloesest friends collide on the highway on bikes. It was at around 7:00pm by walnut Hill. I'm not for sure if thats Loop 12, or 635 or what. But its right pass speedzone. One of the guys was riding a 06 R1 (its totalled), he walked away. But I just got off the phone from him and he might have a broken hipbone. And just alittle road rash (not much). He was wearing leather jacket and gloves(just bought them yesterday ) and a helmet.

Now for my other buddy he was riding a 05 Honda VTX (cruiser, not for sure if its total or not). Not gear, just some sunglasses, sleveless shirt and pants. He took a big hit to his head. The guy on the R1 said he hit his head on a city titty. He has pretty bad road rash but should be ok. Right after this happen he was trying to get up and walk. But he is still at the hospital and will be there for a couple of days. They don't want the open wounds to get infected. Also they are wating on the cat scans. If he wasn't such a big guy I think it would have been worse on the head hitting. He is like 6'2 300-350lbs. They prolly went down at around 75-80mph. I have no idea. I was about 4 cars back from them.

WEAR YOUR GEAR IT WILL HELP SAVE YOUR SKIN.

hope theyre going to be ok... just wondering how did they crash into each other?????

[4DRSS]

Sorry to hear that, glad they are OK. How did it happen?

[lowthreeohz]

dude im sorry to hear about your buddies, i really am. but it sucks that the guy on the cruiser was ignorant enough not to think he needed gear. that said, i hope they both fully recover and someone learns a lesson from it all.

SLAPAHO.

[Magnimike1]

Man that sucks. Seeing something similar HELPED make my decision to sell my bike.

Yeah I am a pussy. Thinking of my kids and wife. :rolleyes:

That's why I bought another coupe. ;)

[supercharged99GT]

Man that sucks. Seeing something similar HELPED make my decision to sell my bike.

Yeah I am a pussy. Thinking of my kids and wife. :rolleyes:

That's why I bought another coupe. ;)
what are you selling?

[musclestang89]

pretty much dumb riding, thats why I was like 4-5 cars back from them.

The guy on the R1 was switching lanes (passing a car to) going over the speed limit. Well the VTX was right behind him. As soon as the R1 made the pass and lane swap he saw a cop on the shoulder and hit his brakes. The VTX didn't see the cop nor realize he hit his brakes that hard. And then BAM they hit. I wish I had a cmaera with me to take pics of the back rim on the R1. Boy did that get all fucked up.


I hope they get better to but if they do decide to get back on a bike not to ride like crazy MOFO. Or its goning to kill them. Man I almost thre up in my helmet after seeing it. After I got off my bike I was talking to my buddy on the VTX and he is saying "how is my head" , I said shit your missing part of it. :eek: :(

[stunter bob]

shit man...thats insane..that sux
at that time i was at silver city putting on a little stunt show

[supercharged99GT]

pretty much dumb riding, thats why I was like 4-5 cars back from them.

The guy on the R1 was switching lanes (passing a car to) going over the speed limit. Well the VTX was right behind him. As soon as the R1 made the pass and lane swap he saw a cop on the shoulder and hit his brakes. The VTX didn't see the cop nor realize he hit his brakes that hard. And then BAM they hit. I wish I had a cmaera with me to take pics of the back rim on the R1. Boy did that get all fucked up.


I hope they get better to but if they do decide to get back on a bike not to ride like crazy MOFO. Or its goning to kill them. Man I almost thre up in my helmet after seeing it. After I got off my bike I was talking to my buddy on the VTX and he is saying "how is my head" , I said shit your missing part of it. :eek: :(

"ur missing part of it". damn, hope hes ok, saw a buddy of mine flip his triumph street bike and know the feeling of wanting to throw up in your helmet. nothin like watchin a buddy go down hard...

[Cheezebandit]

:(

[Magnimike1]

what are you selling?


sold awhile ago...

[lowthreeohz]

seriously tho brandon i hope i didn't come off snide. i really do hope they walk away from this all relatively unharmed, and learn from it.

[Super Coupe]

Dang that sucks. Hopefully the crash will make a difference and some people will start wearing some gear because of it.

[supercharged99GT]

sold awhile ago...

ahhhhh. ok sorry, im looking to get a bike soon and cant find one for a reasonable price around where i live. know any place to get the hook up. dont really need anything big. im 5'4 130lbs. and ive only been riding a short time only on friends bikes. i am mature enought though not to go out and drive crazy, seen people go down hard and seen the aftermath so im actually scared of them. need1 more for gas mileage than performance altough performance is nice...

[speed3000gt]

I wish I had a cmaera with me to take pics of the back rim on the R1. Boy did that get all fucked up.

:(


Was it broken in the middle and one of the spokes completely off? My friend looped his R1 and the same thing happened to his back rim... and he was only going like 10 mph...... what the hell is up with yamaha's rims :confused:
(jk yami guys, could probably happen to any brand)

[360 Notch]

I rode up to the local gas station with just my gloves on :rolleyes: yea yea, I know.

I dont feel right if I go riding with out at least my helmet and gloves. I dont feel comfy hittin it hard with out my jacket and boots either.

[stunter bob]

I rode up to the local gas station with just my gloves on :rolleyes: yea yea, I know.

I dont feel right if I go riding with out at least my helmet and gloves. I dont feel comfy hittin it hard with out my jacket and boots either.
me too...i had my leather on today..and damn it was hot..but.....i felt safer with it on

[stunter bob]

not to steal your thread
but i also had a buddy go down today....he was on his way to meet us to go ride..and some lady ran a redlight and he locked em up and ended up going over the front..broke his collar bone and has a hairline crack in his ankle...and hes got road rash all over...only had his helmet and gloves on..he got lucky

[MattB]

I hope they both end-up being alright!! I know the feeling, as I've crashed on 635 before.:( I had full gear on, so I walked away with barely a scratch...... Is your friend interested in selling either one?:) :D

[musclestang89]

not to steal your thread
but i also had a buddy go down today....he was on his way to meet us to go ride..and some lady ran a redlight and he locked em up and ended up going over the front..broke his collar bone and has a hairline crack in his ankle...and hes got road rash all over...only had his helmet and gloves on..he got lucky



yea I just read that over there on yall's site. man that suxs


MattB- more than likely the insurance will own them now. How would he go about buying it back from them? just ask? Both of them was able to start after the crash and we drove them up on a a trailer. Now the impound has them.

[MattB]

yea I just read that over there on yall's site. man that suxs


MattB- more than likely the insurance will own them now. How would he go about buying it back from them? just ask? Both of them was able to start after the crash and we drove them up on a a trailer. Now the impound has them.


A lot of the times, you can just ask the agent, they might let you have it back for the "salvage value" or whatever.

[The Raven]

It's stupid enough to ride without gear, but to ride recklessly while unprotected is plain idiodic. He is waaaay lucky if that catscan comes back clean.

Matt, if you're looking for a build up bike, Mark's still got the '04 R6 he wrecked. It needs forks, a front rim, and all the plastics, but the motor's solid.

[musclestang89]

the cat scan came back fine. But he says when he leans up his ribs are hurting. He says it feels like one of them is floating around in there. He has hydrotherpy tomorrow. I bet thats going to hurt like a MOFO.


The Raven- I agree with you on that. Even I was guilty for not having all the right gear on Sunday ( a stupid part of mine cause I have all the gear). But now after seeing both of my buddies wreck and one of them get up and walk wihtout to many problems I know the gear saved his skin. I will alway wear my gear for now on.

[Magnimike1]

the cat scan came back fine. But he says when he leans up his ribs are hurting. He says it feels like one of them is floating around in there. He has hydrotherpy tomorrow. I bet thats going to hurt like a MOFO.


The Raven- I agree with you on that. Even I was guilty for not having all the right gear on Sunday ( a stupid part of mine cause I have all the gear). But now after seeing both of my buddies wreck and one of them get up and walk wihtout to many problems I know the gear saved his skin. I will alway wear my gear for now on.


Just practice what you preach man.
Even in this hot ass Tejas weather.

You can't let your Dad have all the fun with the car when it finally moves under its own power again. Can you? :)

[musclestang89]

Just practice what you preach man.
Even in this hot ass Tejas weather.

You can't let your Dad have all the fun with the car when it finally moves under its own power again. Can you? :)



I will be wearing my gear all the time for now on. And no I can't leave the car for my dad casue he says it will be way to fast for him and he doesn't want to drive it :eek:

[spankustang]

Hope for a full recovery!!
Sounds like they got lucky they didn't get hit by other traffic!!

[GARS04]

Sounds like they got lucky they didn't get hit by other traffic!!

Exactly what I was thinking. It's one thing to ride crazy but another to do it without gear. Glad it sounds like ther going to be ok, they have a great story they survived now. ;)

[Cmarsh93z]

The Raven- I agree with you on that. Even I was guilty for not having all the right gear on Sunday ( a stupid part of mine cause I have all the gear). But now after seeing both of my buddies wreck and one of them get up and walk wihtout to many problems I know the gear saved his skin. I will alway wear my gear for now on.


Why is it so hard to belive that leather will save your skin, that it took two of your buddies crashing to realize that?????? I just don't understand that :rolleyes:

[musclestang89]

Why is it so hard to belive that leather will save your skin, that it took two of your buddies crashing to realize that?????? I just don't understand that :rolleyes:



I believe it would save your skin before the wreck. I just didn't wear the gear all the time.

[The Raven]

Why is it so hard to belive that leather will save your skin, that it took two of your buddies crashing to realize that?????? I just don't understand that :rolleyes:

It's not hard to understand that condoms work, but for some it takes an itch that won't go away or missed period to get the point.

[evil jose]

It's not hard to understand that condoms work, but for some it takes an itch that won't go away or missed period to get the point.

LOL!

Glad to hear your friends are OK musclestang89. And I'm glad it's a wakeup call for you to wear gear ALL OF THE TIME. The only time I don't wear my jacket and gloves is if I'm moving the bike back to it's cubby hole after washing it.

[perezsteveo]

LOL!

Glad to hear your friends are OK musclestang89. And I'm glad it's a wakeup call for you to wear gear ALL OF THE TIME. The only time I don't wear my jacket and gloves is if I'm moving the bike back to it's cubby hole after washing it.

X2 I learned the hard way about gear and dont leave home with out it.

At the poker run I did this week end there was hardly a biker with gear and they told me I should get a cruiser so i wont have to wear gear :rolleyes:. I told them their bikes fall just as easily, all they could say was "Not if you ride carefull" :rolleyes:

[evil jose]

X2 I learned the hard way about gear and dont leave home with out it.

At the poker run I did this week end there was hardly a biker with gear and they told me I should get a cruiser so i wont have to wear gear :rolleyes:. I told them their bikes fall just as easily, all they could say was "Not if you ride carefull" :rolleyes:

That's what I try and tell a couple of co-workers of mine that wear a regular jacket (if even), plain gloves (not necessarily leather) and a half helmet. You can have a car or animal pull out in front of you just as easily as I could and the gear will save your skin. Anyway, hope they don't learn the hard way :(

[Sean88gt]

That sucks man! Hope they both are ok in the long run. Sometimes the best lessons are the most painful and expensive.

[musclestang89]

update, he came home today but still in lot of pain. I thought he had bodily insurance on his bike but he doesn't think so. So that really sucks casue he is going to be hit with alot of bills now.

He did tell me today he has no need to ride a bike ever again. That was his first and last bike. he was still a noob at riding with just only about 4K street miles. The bike was brand new.