jake28
02-22-2007, 11:26 PM
Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcAJiKFZY00)
This has been posted in the Supermoto forum but I thought I would post it here as a lesson to others.
"Everything from my jaw to my chest to my shoulders hurts. I feel like I got in a fight with Mike Tyson.
Oh well, that's riding. I am fine and so is the bike. Nothing like a good crash to remind you that you aren't invincible.
I came through the sweeper slightly faster than the previous lap but I maintained my same line instead of starting wider and cutting in later. The front end started to chatter a bit more then I was comfortable with so I (stupidly) chopped the throttle, at which point the bike immediately stood up and I target fixated on the haybale that was quickly approaching. I hit the haybale and went over the bars (as is painfully obvious.) Before hitting the ground the last thing I remember seeing was the seat of my bike directly above me and upside down. I hit the ground and took a direct hit to the face; it felt like I had just gotten hit by a linebacker. After the world stopped spinning I looked up to see that my bike had done nearly a complete flip and was lying on its side atop a haybale. My ears were ringing like crazy and stuff was flowing out of my nose.
In retrospect I think I blacked out for a little bit because I can't remember what happened between hitting the ground and being fully upright. The bike was fine."
This has been posted in the Supermoto forum but I thought I would post it here as a lesson to others.
"Everything from my jaw to my chest to my shoulders hurts. I feel like I got in a fight with Mike Tyson.
Oh well, that's riding. I am fine and so is the bike. Nothing like a good crash to remind you that you aren't invincible.
I came through the sweeper slightly faster than the previous lap but I maintained my same line instead of starting wider and cutting in later. The front end started to chatter a bit more then I was comfortable with so I (stupidly) chopped the throttle, at which point the bike immediately stood up and I target fixated on the haybale that was quickly approaching. I hit the haybale and went over the bars (as is painfully obvious.) Before hitting the ground the last thing I remember seeing was the seat of my bike directly above me and upside down. I hit the ground and took a direct hit to the face; it felt like I had just gotten hit by a linebacker. After the world stopped spinning I looked up to see that my bike had done nearly a complete flip and was lying on its side atop a haybale. My ears were ringing like crazy and stuff was flowing out of my nose.
In retrospect I think I blacked out for a little bit because I can't remember what happened between hitting the ground and being fully upright. The bike was fine."