That's right, folks, ol' Peppermint had a nasty get-off yesterday morning.
I'm amazingly ok for someone who had a motorcycle flip and land on top of her; nothing broken. Badly bruised left shoulder blade, 2nd and 3rd degree burns on upper left arm from the exhaust, small patches of road rash on my left elbow and knee, lots of bruises everywhere. The worst part is the shoulder blade, same effect as cracked ribs; coughing and sneezing are no fun, sleeping is uncomfortable. But I'm walking, talking and smiling.
Honestly don't know what the heck happened. There were 7 bikes, I was in 4th position. We were riding a twisty back road, me with a brand new PR2 rear tire, just installed the day before. I was riding fine, when all of a sudden I lost traction on a turn and low-sided, then high-sided. Was catapulted over an embankment and down into an area of sand, brush, grass and rather large trees. I landed first with a helluva thud; a second later, the bike landed on top of me. I was pinned under it for what seemed like an eternity, while the rider behind
me (nippongreen - Keith) frantically searched through the brush; I was so far down he couldn't see me. I was conscious, the pipe was burning my arm through my jacket, my scapula hurt so bad it was hard to breathe and I was hollering at the top of my lungs so that Keith would find me. Once he got to me, he lifted the bike enough for me to roll out from under it, but I was dazed and wearing earplugs and couldn't understand what he wanted me to do. I finally heard him desperately bellow "F...ING ROLL!!", so that's what I did. The volunteer firefighters came, then the ambulance; they cut off my jacket, got my helmet off, strapped me to a backboard and took me on a bumpy ride (ouch!) to ER. I was released just a few hours later. The Ontario Provincial Police constables who took my statement and those of witnesses deemed that no excessive speed or reckless driving was involved, so no charges were laid.
I guess I'll never know what really happened. Did the new tire combined with patchy, transition pavement do me in? No idea. Did the uneven pavement spook me, causing me to go a little wide in the turn, lean too far over to compensate and low-side? Very possibly. One thing's for the sure: the gear saved me from worse injury; probably saved my life. The bike has surprisingly little damage.
Be careful out there my friends.
Patty
I'm amazingly ok for someone who had a motorcycle flip and land on top of her; nothing broken. Badly bruised left shoulder blade, 2nd and 3rd degree burns on upper left arm from the exhaust, small patches of road rash on my left elbow and knee, lots of bruises everywhere. The worst part is the shoulder blade, same effect as cracked ribs; coughing and sneezing are no fun, sleeping is uncomfortable. But I'm walking, talking and smiling.
Honestly don't know what the heck happened. There were 7 bikes, I was in 4th position. We were riding a twisty back road, me with a brand new PR2 rear tire, just installed the day before. I was riding fine, when all of a sudden I lost traction on a turn and low-sided, then high-sided. Was catapulted over an embankment and down into an area of sand, brush, grass and rather large trees. I landed first with a helluva thud; a second later, the bike landed on top of me. I was pinned under it for what seemed like an eternity, while the rider behind
me (nippongreen - Keith) frantically searched through the brush; I was so far down he couldn't see me. I was conscious, the pipe was burning my arm through my jacket, my scapula hurt so bad it was hard to breathe and I was hollering at the top of my lungs so that Keith would find me. Once he got to me, he lifted the bike enough for me to roll out from under it, but I was dazed and wearing earplugs and couldn't understand what he wanted me to do. I finally heard him desperately bellow "F...ING ROLL!!", so that's what I did. The volunteer firefighters came, then the ambulance; they cut off my jacket, got my helmet off, strapped me to a backboard and took me on a bumpy ride (ouch!) to ER. I was released just a few hours later. The Ontario Provincial Police constables who took my statement and those of witnesses deemed that no excessive speed or reckless driving was involved, so no charges were laid.
I guess I'll never know what really happened. Did the new tire combined with patchy, transition pavement do me in? No idea. Did the uneven pavement spook me, causing me to go a little wide in the turn, lean too far over to compensate and low-side? Very possibly. One thing's for the sure: the gear saved me from worse injury; probably saved my life. The bike has surprisingly little damage.
Be careful out there my friends.
Patty