08-23-2018, 01:10 AM
was down in w va yesterday riding some crooked roads, and the fella i was following thought we missed a turn so he whipped into a small parking lot, very uneven, narrow , gravel, and i followed him in. knew it was a poor decision as soon as i saw the situation. Ended up dropping the fjr while trying to make a y turn. fell to the high side. typical damage, mirror, fairing, bar end, muffler, saddlebag. it pitched me off pretty hard. i knew i was hurt but sure not how bad.
after getting the bike back on 2 wheels, i tried continuing on but was in excruciating pain every time i pulled in clutch. after 30 miles i decided i couldn't continue the 3 day trip and decided to head home. in another 40 miles i could pick up an expressway which would lead to a turnpike which would take me most of the way home without shifting (except for 8 miles of unexpected construction with stop and go traffic that was a real surprise.) the freeway/turnpike was working pretty well but got to the point i could not stand the pain of pulling in the clutch. finally decided i wasn't going to make it and pulled over and texted my wife to get our son and meet me in a gas station about 45 miles from home. at that point i was in so much pain i couldn't hold the bike up when stopped, couldn't take my helmet off. i had ridden 250 miles and could not go any further.
they met me at the station, son took my helmet off, put the side stand down, and leaned bike into it, and helped me off the bike. He rode the bike home, wife took me to ER. xrays revealed fractured radial head of ulna in left elbow. shot of morphine for the pain, and a temporary cast from bicep to fingertips until swelling goes down. have to see ortho doc probably monday, then a plaster cast for 6 weeks. participation in this years fall mens trip is in jeopardy. so back home, pecking with one hand on the keyboard, and still in great pain (cant take pain meds due to the colitis). probably no riding for the next month and a half. what a crummy turn of events lol.
after getting the bike back on 2 wheels, i tried continuing on but was in excruciating pain every time i pulled in clutch. after 30 miles i decided i couldn't continue the 3 day trip and decided to head home. in another 40 miles i could pick up an expressway which would lead to a turnpike which would take me most of the way home without shifting (except for 8 miles of unexpected construction with stop and go traffic that was a real surprise.) the freeway/turnpike was working pretty well but got to the point i could not stand the pain of pulling in the clutch. finally decided i wasn't going to make it and pulled over and texted my wife to get our son and meet me in a gas station about 45 miles from home. at that point i was in so much pain i couldn't hold the bike up when stopped, couldn't take my helmet off. i had ridden 250 miles and could not go any further.
they met me at the station, son took my helmet off, put the side stand down, and leaned bike into it, and helped me off the bike. He rode the bike home, wife took me to ER. xrays revealed fractured radial head of ulna in left elbow. shot of morphine for the pain, and a temporary cast from bicep to fingertips until swelling goes down. have to see ortho doc probably monday, then a plaster cast for 6 weeks. participation in this years fall mens trip is in jeopardy. so back home, pecking with one hand on the keyboard, and still in great pain (cant take pain meds due to the colitis). probably no riding for the next month and a half. what a crummy turn of events lol.
