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I am 62 and pretty good shape but not ready for this.
Tooling along a secondary road doing the 40 mph speed limit and only an 8th of a mile from my home, I was taken down by a postal truck. I don't remember any of it but was told the mailman ran the the stop sign on my right and T-boned me.
Just enjoying my second Burgman 650 with only 300 mile on it and the next thing I know, someone is messing with my forehead in the E.R.. I was not wearing a helmet and I had head injury that needed stitched up. I also had a broken pelvis in 4 places, ankle broken 2 places, foot broken 4 places, 3 degree shoulder separation, some internal bruising and gull bladder failure. Not counting tons of road rash. Almost 3 weeks in the human hobby shop and a month of home care and P.T.
The scooter was totaled by Geico Ins.
All that to say no matter how much experience you have, sometimes it is unavoidable.
I have been riding 2 wheel machines since I was 12, starting with a sears moped and owning bikes as big as HD Ultra classic, Vrods, Goldwings, and some twenty others. Graduated to Burgmans.
I am giving up two wheels now, really hard to do but this is the second time I cheated death on the motorcycle. Made deal with my wife and picked up a 2014 Corvette Stingray to ease the pain.
Please stay vigilant and just expect the unexpected.
Tooling along a secondary road doing the 40 mph speed limit and only an 8th of a mile from my home, I was taken down by a postal truck. I don't remember any of it but was told the mailman ran the the stop sign on my right and T-boned me.
Just enjoying my second Burgman 650 with only 300 mile on it and the next thing I know, someone is messing with my forehead in the E.R.. I was not wearing a helmet and I had head injury that needed stitched up. I also had a broken pelvis in 4 places, ankle broken 2 places, foot broken 4 places, 3 degree shoulder separation, some internal bruising and gull bladder failure. Not counting tons of road rash. Almost 3 weeks in the human hobby shop and a month of home care and P.T.
The scooter was totaled by Geico Ins.
All that to say no matter how much experience you have, sometimes it is unavoidable.
I have been riding 2 wheel machines since I was 12, starting with a sears moped and owning bikes as big as HD Ultra classic, Vrods, Goldwings, and some twenty others. Graduated to Burgmans.
I am giving up two wheels now, really hard to do but this is the second time I cheated death on the motorcycle. Made deal with my wife and picked up a 2014 Corvette Stingray to ease the pain.
Please stay vigilant and just expect the unexpected.