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(Ill update this post as I get more info/pictures/and somewhat recover. I've only been out of the hospital for a few hours and it's difficult to type on my iPhone)
Around 10 AM this morning I was making the return trip back to Pennsylvania after visiting my parents in Hilton Head, SC. I decided to skip taking I-95 North and decided to take 77N through North Carolina up to 81 for the scenery. Right before Charlotte I was in the right lane going highway speeds when my back tire locked up.
In a matter of 1 second I was confused over why I was sliding, holding on for the life of me, and trying to maintain control while the backend felt like I was riding on a sheet of ice. In about 1 second I remember the spyder was going sideways right then left and that was it. (1 second. There was no time to think about over correcting or just slide straight.. She wasn't doing that, she was all over the place fishtailing)
Last thing I remember is being sideways and going off the spyder. I saw the back tire somehow from behind ( I was in the air?) I remember rotating around for a second a seeing a car coming at me ( I closed my eyes for a second and said this is it) and then I was out cold.
5 seconds later ( which I guess was 10+ minutes?) this really nice lady is talking to me (paramedic). I said wow where did you guys come from and she replied they were only 3 miles down the road. I said wow, were you like following me and she said they got a call... This is when I realized I must have been out. They put me in a neck brace and loaded me on a backboard. I glanced over and saw the spyder 20 feet away? ( hard to see on your back ) it looked normal but the lady said it was a mess.
In the ambulance the lady said I was lucky to be alive and that my gear totally saved my life. I asked her where my helmet was and how in the world did they take it off. She said when they arrived someone had already removed it (?!). I'll skip the rest of the details and get to my injuries and the gear I had.
Full shoei rf1100 helmet with face shield down. Jeans with riding pants over them with armored knees, riding boots for a motorcycle with reinforced ankle, full gloves with protruding knuckle protectors, new heavier riding coat for fall like weather( not my summer mesh. This was new and s bit heavier). Coat was actually zipped all the way up and had shoulder and elbow protection. Ooh and I was wearing a full rain suit , lol, that really doesn't count.
Injury:
left hand- left gloved shredded in half and I received a pinky sized hole in the top of my hand. Jammed finger nail. No stitch due to hole. Has to remain open. Top of hand has road rash. not broken
Right hand- dislocated middle finger. Quater sized road rash spot. Hand Not broken
Left ankle- slight sprain ( can't stand on it, no swelling due to ice). Not broken
CT Scan of my head/kneck/back are fine
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Cause: ( not really sure at this point )
State trooper said some type of strap or something appears to have gotten locked up in the rear wheel. Maybe my top luggage came off the back seat? I dunno. Maybe I ran over a strap or something? Right now I have no idea until I see more pictures. The spyder rolled so maybe my luggage around the back was from her flipping around. ( I dunno, I was out)
Trooper said I was lucky.
He said I ended up on the side of the road (shoulder) and another car spun out to avoid hitting me ( woa, thank god!!) and another driver blocked the shoulder to protect me from other cars.
He asked how fast I was going. I was actually cruising about 75ish when this happened.
...
More to come
I'll try to post pix and a news link
(Ill update this post as I get more info/pictures/and somewhat recover. I've only been out of the hospital for a few hours and it's difficult to type on my iPhone)
Around 10 AM this morning I was making the return trip back to Pennsylvania after visiting my parents in Hilton Head, SC. I decided to skip taking I-95 North and decided to take 77N through North Carolina up to 81 for the scenery. Right before Charlotte I was in the right lane going highway speeds when my back tire locked up.
In a matter of 1 second I was confused over why I was sliding, holding on for the life of me, and trying to maintain control while the backend felt like I was riding on a sheet of ice. In about 1 second I remember the spyder was going sideways right then left and that was it. (1 second. There was no time to think about over correcting or just slide straight.. She wasn't doing that, she was all over the place fishtailing)
Last thing I remember is being sideways and going off the spyder. I saw the back tire somehow from behind ( I was in the air?) I remember rotating around for a second a seeing a car coming at me ( I closed my eyes for a second and said this is it) and then I was out cold.
5 seconds later ( which I guess was 10+ minutes?) this really nice lady is talking to me (paramedic). I said wow where did you guys come from and she replied they were only 3 miles down the road. I said wow, were you like following me and she said they got a call... This is when I realized I must have been out. They put me in a neck brace and loaded me on a backboard. I glanced over and saw the spyder 20 feet away? ( hard to see on your back ) it looked normal but the lady said it was a mess.
In the ambulance the lady said I was lucky to be alive and that my gear totally saved my life. I asked her where my helmet was and how in the world did they take it off. She said when they arrived someone had already removed it (?!). I'll skip the rest of the details and get to my injuries and the gear I had.
Full shoei rf1100 helmet with face shield down. Jeans with riding pants over them with armored knees, riding boots for a motorcycle with reinforced ankle, full gloves with protruding knuckle protectors, new heavier riding coat for fall like weather( not my summer mesh. This was new and s bit heavier). Coat was actually zipped all the way up and had shoulder and elbow protection. Ooh and I was wearing a full rain suit , lol, that really doesn't count.
Injury:
left hand- left gloved shredded in half and I received a pinky sized hole in the top of my hand. Jammed finger nail. No stitch due to hole. Has to remain open
. Top of hand has road rash. not brokenRight hand- dislocated middle finger. Quater sized road rash spot. Hand Not broken
Left ankle- slight sprain ( can't stand on it, no swelling due to ice). Not broken
CT Scan of my head/kneck/back are fine
...
Cause: ( not really sure at this point )
State trooper said some type of strap or something appears to have gotten locked up in the rear wheel. Maybe my top luggage came off the back seat? I dunno. Maybe I ran over a strap or something? Right now I have no idea until I see more pictures. The spyder rolled so maybe my luggage around the back was from her flipping around. ( I dunno, I was out)
Trooper said I was lucky.
He said I ended up on the side of the road (shoulder) and another car spun out to avoid hitting me ( woa, thank god!!) and another driver blocked the shoulder to protect me from other cars.
He asked how fast I was going. I was actually cruising about 75ish when this happened.
...
More to come
I'll try to post pix and a news link
ray:
