I crashed pretty hard a few weeks ago and, since the ribs still weren't feeling too good 3 weeks later, decided a trip to the Doc was in order. Just received word back today as to the disposition of the X-rays, and after hearing the results, thought a informal survey of DRN's members and their Motorcycle injuries was in order.
Here's the question: What's the worst injury(ies) you've had while riding a motorcyle? What were you doing (trying to do)? Where? How fast? Etc.
Cracked 4 ribs (right side) nice and clean through. Luckily they stayed in place and don't require anything special except to stay off of them (for 3 more weeks). I lowsided coming into a right-hand sweeper in the middle of third gear and just bit it hard. What stunk the worst is that it was on my favorite part of the track and it was at a Saturday practice before a Sunday race. I took 14th out of 19 on Sunday...wish I could blame it all on the injury though! ;)
Anyone else want to share?
Here's the question: What's the worst injury(ies) you've had while riding a motorcyle? What were you doing (trying to do)? Where? How fast? Etc.
Cracked 4 ribs (right side) nice and clean through. Luckily they stayed in place and don't require anything special except to stay off of them (for 3 more weeks). I lowsided coming into a right-hand sweeper in the middle of third gear and just bit it hard. What stunk the worst is that it was on my favorite part of the track and it was at a Saturday practice before a Sunday race. I took 14th out of 19 on Sunday...wish I could blame it all on the injury though! ;)
Anyone else want to share?