Bad news
Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 2:54 am
Guess some of you already wondered where I have been hanging around in September. In fact I was shot end of August by a car turning left directly into my CB. There was no hint he would turn so I was hit without any chance of reaction. The CB hit the front and I just did fly some tens of meters into the grass. Just flat grass being my landing zone was the reason I could stand up myself. Anything in my way like a traffic sign, a tree or whatever would have meant really severe injury if I survived at all. So at least here I was lucky. Even like that, there is a 15cm long cut in my helmet and it took several days until I could sleep a bit and some more until my head worked again not that bad. My right shoulder joint was corrupted which required an operation. Now I have a metal part in there for some months and the mobility of my right arm is quite limited. No loads on it either for some time. Thanks to really good boots, my right foot still is more or less intact. Which means everything in there including some bones got seriously and visibly (by MRI) overloaded but no operation there. Just wear a support some weeks and minimize the load. As I always said wear good boots as your feet are hit in most cases, even the harmless ones.
So basically nothing that should not recover, however full load on the shoulder is a timescale of one year. For now, I can still use my right arm and hand with some temporary restriction of moveability and weight load.
Everything was given to a lawyer, the case seems very clear so I don't expect problems from that side at least.
The status of my CB is perfectly described by "smashed". Nothing someone would try to get back on the road again. The engine may still run, the right footpeg cracked the clutch cover a bit so oil leaked out but that's it (from outside). Both, clutch and brake lever survived together with the headlight glass and the left mirror. Strange.
Everything else is damaged, maybe handlebars might be still straightened and some parts of the rear might be reuseable, too.
This means no CB650 any more and probably never again. Of course I could buy a nice one again and benefit from my stored parts. But so far I am not sure, if I like to go riding again. Beyond the famous "woman with Opel", I found confirmed the hard way there is a new species now. People well beyond 70 years old in big, heavy cars concentrating on electronic stuff (phone, navigation, whatever strange error message or satnav like in my case) that did not exist when they were younger. They don't feel like safe drivers any more, so they think they solve that by just going slowly. However they can't/don't really look on the road any more or only focus to one issue. So they won't hit anything big but this won't help the man on the motorcycle. And this species seems a growing one.
For this reason I am unsure if I will ride again. Even if I would do, I still have my dirtbike. And I certainly won't need a second bike again. For now I think my first CB was my last one, too.
I cannot say how I proceed in this forum. I still don't really feel like taking care of technical questions or having any thoughts on motorcycles. So please understand if I am not here that often any more. Guess this means this forum could need another moderator. I will contact Tidd650 with regard to that point. I hope this forum will continue in a good direction anyway.
So basically nothing that should not recover, however full load on the shoulder is a timescale of one year. For now, I can still use my right arm and hand with some temporary restriction of moveability and weight load.
Everything was given to a lawyer, the case seems very clear so I don't expect problems from that side at least.
The status of my CB is perfectly described by "smashed". Nothing someone would try to get back on the road again. The engine may still run, the right footpeg cracked the clutch cover a bit so oil leaked out but that's it (from outside). Both, clutch and brake lever survived together with the headlight glass and the left mirror. Strange.
Everything else is damaged, maybe handlebars might be still straightened and some parts of the rear might be reuseable, too.
This means no CB650 any more and probably never again. Of course I could buy a nice one again and benefit from my stored parts. But so far I am not sure, if I like to go riding again. Beyond the famous "woman with Opel", I found confirmed the hard way there is a new species now. People well beyond 70 years old in big, heavy cars concentrating on electronic stuff (phone, navigation, whatever strange error message or satnav like in my case) that did not exist when they were younger. They don't feel like safe drivers any more, so they think they solve that by just going slowly. However they can't/don't really look on the road any more or only focus to one issue. So they won't hit anything big but this won't help the man on the motorcycle. And this species seems a growing one.
For this reason I am unsure if I will ride again. Even if I would do, I still have my dirtbike. And I certainly won't need a second bike again. For now I think my first CB was my last one, too.
I cannot say how I proceed in this forum. I still don't really feel like taking care of technical questions or having any thoughts on motorcycles. So please understand if I am not here that often any more. Guess this means this forum could need another moderator. I will contact Tidd650 with regard to that point. I hope this forum will continue in a good direction anyway.