fstronblue
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I went down last Monday in Wisconsin, I thought some information on my wreck may benefit you guys. I was northbound on WI Rt 55 through the Menomniee reservation, Nice road supposed to be one of the best in WI. Riding quickly but not really railing it I was probably going 60-65mph. A couple things went wrong at the same time, I'm unsure of the exact order but as I came into the turn I hit a tar snake and the front end got loose, there was an oncoming car that may have changed my line causing me to cross the tar snake or I hit the snake and the oncoming car limited my options. I crossed the fog line and tried to crank into the turn to keep it on the road but wasn't able to hold it. I went off and lowsided the bike.
The turn
the bike hit a tree
The end result
The one place that I know I absolutely fked up is that the last thing I saw before going down was the edge of the road I should have continued to look through the turn .
No Doubt about it my gear saved my life, I got up and took all the pictures myself. I broke my collar bone and have a bit of road rash where my jacket sleeve came up but no other injuries. I was in a remote enough area that it took nearly 2 hours before an ambulance was on scene that is a ton of time to bleed had I not been wearing full gear not to mention the fact that the helmet saved my life I was wearing full textile gear with CE approved pads and good boots and do not have a bruise anywhere except my shoulder which was probably the first point of impact. Wear good gear it may save your life.
I'm waiting to hear whether the bike will be fixed or totaled, I should know soon.
I'm going in for surgery tomorrow for them to plate my clavicle which will hopefully speed up my recovery time.
The turn
the bike hit a tree
The end result
The one place that I know I absolutely fked up is that the last thing I saw before going down was the edge of the road I should have continued to look through the turn .
No Doubt about it my gear saved my life, I got up and took all the pictures myself. I broke my collar bone and have a bit of road rash where my jacket sleeve came up but no other injuries. I was in a remote enough area that it took nearly 2 hours before an ambulance was on scene that is a ton of time to bleed had I not been wearing full gear not to mention the fact that the helmet saved my life I was wearing full textile gear with CE approved pads and good boots and do not have a bruise anywhere except my shoulder which was probably the first point of impact. Wear good gear it may save your life.
I'm waiting to hear whether the bike will be fixed or totaled, I should know soon.
I'm going in for surgery tomorrow for them to plate my clavicle which will hopefully speed up my recovery time.