Phantom 540 - Accident - Roll over

**Lamonster** · 08-21-2011, 05:44 AM

Sounds like a wild ride

Glad you lived to talk about it.

**kman** · 08-21-2011, 05:46 AM

WOW,Glad you are able to tell this story.i am going to have to re-think my riding gear as I rarely wear my full face helmet in warm weather or leathers.I just figured if I had a wreck of that magnitude that I would not survive but you are a living testimony to the contrary.Hope you heal quickly and yes you should probably play the lottery.

**MMcc** · 08-21-2011, 06:52 AM

Glad your here to tell the story; I have been lazy about the full gear since I bought the spyder. Your experience has made a big impression on me and I will try to do a better job of gearing up before I ride. Please continue the updates. Heal fast.

**SpyderAnn01** · 08-21-2011, 06:52 AM

Glad to hear you are going to be okay.

**docdoru** · 08-21-2011, 07:01 AM

The gear limited your injuries but the helmet save your life.
Note: if the victim is not breathing, take off the helmet and perform CPR. Otherwise, the helmet is only to be removed by a physician or EMT.

**SpyderAnn01** · 08-21-2011, 07:04 AM

Originally Posted by docdoru

The gear limited your injuries but the helmet save your life.
Note: if the victim is not breathing, take off the helmet and perform CPR. Otherwise, the helmet is only to be removed by a physician or EMT.

Doc thanks for posting that info.

**NancysToy** · 08-21-2011, 08:14 AM

Originally Posted by docdoru

The gear limited your injuries but the helmet save your life.
Note: if the victim is not breathing, take off the helmet and perform CPR. Otherwise, the helmet is only to be removed by a physician or EMT.

I wish this was printed in large letters on every helmet ever sold. Nothing is scarier than the thought of someone removing your helmet after an accident.

**murphybrown** · 08-21-2011, 08:26 AM

SCARY+...reallllly glad all will be ok.

for quick healing and thanking HIM for your safety....take care. Thanks for posting.

**joe schmoe** · 08-21-2011, 08:49 AM

Glad you are OK...God was watching over you!

**Boriken** · 08-21-2011, 09:09 AM

Originally Posted by stutzmason

Glad you amde it with only minor injuries ... and glad you are on the positive side of the statistical data ... Kudos to you for wearing gear that saved your life ....God Speed a quick recovery and kiss your wife and daughter ..... Thanks for the post

My sentiments exactly.

Carmelo

**flamingobabe** · 08-21-2011, 09:20 AM

glad you are here to remind us to wear full gear.....they sell full riding gear for a reason....you are living proof.....thanks....glad you are OK

**StanTheMan** · 08-21-2011, 09:24 AM

Smart move wearing full gear. Glad no one was seriously injured. Wishing you a speedy recovery and safe riding.

Regards,
Stanley

**WackyDan** · 08-21-2011, 09:33 AM

I live in Charlotte. If you need anyone to take more pictures or do anything, please let me know.

Thank goodness you are ok. regardless of the cause, freak accidents do happen. Last time I had an equipment failure, it also sent me to the hospital.

The human body is amazing. May you heal fast, and be back the two or three wheels of your choice soon.

**Mexican** · 08-21-2011, 09:34 AM

Glad you are ok, i had a similar experience with a motorcycle, a badly strapped lather jacket found its way to the rear tire, by the grace of god the tire did not lock up; it was me and my wife with NO GEAR AT ALL (i know,, that was stupid) it slowed me down from 80mph to 55mph in a milisecond, talk about scary and confusing at the same time, that was the eye opener for me.
I showed your post to my wife just in case she ever wants to ride without gear again, which she does not,,,

**napper39** · 08-21-2011, 09:56 AM

glad to hear your ok or not too bad,hope you heal fast.keep us updated and hope you get a new spyder out of this crazy reck.sounds like something got stuck in the wheel.thanks for posting.

**DynamoBT** · 08-21-2011, 10:03 AM

Wow! You are lucky to be alive. Though it wasn't all "luck". You did a lot of right things to ensure you come out of something like this alive. Wishing you speedy healing and an uneventful recovery.

**acinpcola** · 08-21-2011, 10:08 AM

Good to hear you are ok. Hope you heal quickly. When you are ready jump on and ryde again.

AC

**jedd** · 08-21-2011, 10:25 AM

Wow bad news bud, great info on gear and securing luggage. Always nice when someone shares their misfortunes to help others. Thanks for the lesson. Heal up quickly.

Jim

**Leslee** · 08-21-2011, 10:33 AM

So thankful you are still with us. I agree with others that your experience while wearing riding gear will save other lives. Our prayers are with you.

**JimAlpha** · 08-21-2011, 11:17 AM

Sorry to hear about your accident! Glad to hear the good lord was looking out for you.

**daveinva** · 08-21-2011, 11:18 AM

Yeah, reading this thread makes me seriously contemplate junking my soft bags for the hard bags. I know the odds are that nothing bad will ever happen, but this is proof that when bad things do happen, they happen in a hurry.

**SpydermanCT** · 08-21-2011, 11:21 AM

It's wonderful your able to tell us the story after going thru such an ordeal. I am going to look into some better gear for personal protection. Kiss your wife, give your daughter a hug then have an ice cold beer and heal quick ! It's obvious the big guy was watching over you this time.

**dancogan** · 08-21-2011, 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by Motavar

...Right now my guess is that maybe one of my bungies failed that held the bag on top of my seat. Or maybe one side came off and got sucked up and dragged the bag with it...

Wow, what a get-off! Happy to hear you're going to be OK with no serious or lasting injuries. We believe in ATGATT, too, regardless of the temps. Our only exception is maybe a short and slow ride to dinner when we might wear jeans instead of riding pants. But you were wearing the right stuff at the right time.

Now, about the bungies ... IMHO that may have been the source of your error. I never fasten luggage with bungies for two reasons: 1) those things can be dangerous if they slip our of your hand when you trying to attach one, and; 2) The really don't hold all that well. I always use straps to fasten down luggage and have never had it come loose.

When you get a chance to review the condition of the bike and learn more about possible causes we'll all be interested in hearing more. So glad you're OK!

**Wheeler~** · 08-21-2011, 11:36 AM

You were lucky and glad you're ok!

**Firefly** · 08-21-2011, 11:51 AM

Wow. Glad you're okay. Sure looks like the lefthand saddle bag got pulled down under and jammed things up. Sure would make me think twice about using soft bags again!

I've locked up my rear tire on purpose (dropped from 5th to 2nd or 3rd - killed the engine and dumped the clutch) - and the spyder indeed gets pretty squirrely pretty quick.....

Looks like the bike will be a total loss-- but I'd see if you can buy it back as salvage and part some of it out--- I'm sure someone out here would like to buy the motor and have some fun with it....

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