This is a video tour of the aftermath of my motorcycle accident that happened on July 27th, 2008. This video will show you, piece by piece, why I was wearing my gear and how it protected me during my crash. I was making a u-turn, and at the end of the turn, everything went wrong. Rider and passenger weight shifted enough to perform an inadvertant wheelie, and I reduced throttle - dropping the front wheel back on the ground. We wound up nailing a curb at 20 mph. My wife and I were dumped off …
Blast, Crash, BLAM!
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Anonymous 03.17.09 at 11:10 pm
Great to hear, man - I sometimes like to think my experience happened so I can show others just how well the gear really does work. Now here’s something to think about - that gear had to withstand the force of not only my weight, but my passenger’s weight as well, which added another 180 lbs of gear and rider. So, in short, the stuff really does work, and I’m glad that you’re riding with that mentality.
Anonymous 03.17.09 at 11:10 pm
and thank you. the only protection I’m missing is the armored pants / knee protection. I’ll have to get it this year before I start to ride full-time. I do wear all of my gear all the time. but before seeing your video I had never heard that saying before. now I’ll use it too.
Anonymous 03.17.09 at 11:10 pm
Thanks for watching the video! I’m glad I could help you out. Definitely look around and compare different types of gear - on average I take about two or three weeks to decide on a jacket, pants, boots, and gloves when I’m looking. It’s definitely not something you want to go into blindly. Good luck in your search!
Anonymous 03.17.09 at 11:10 pm
Ozyran, thanks for posting the video. I’m learning to ride this spring (taking the MSF course in May). I’ve already had “all the gear, all the time” drummed into my head by friends and coworkers who ride, but your video was excellent reinforcement. I’m looking long and hard at protective gear, including a full-face helmet.
Anonymous 03.17.09 at 11:10 pm
LOL! It helped out a lot when I needed to get my uniforms “pressed” and could only use one arm.
Anonymous 03.17.09 at 11:10 pm
haha tobi in the background
Anonymous 03.17.09 at 11:10 pm
Thanks man! I had bought that one to match my riding gear (it matched it better than my old green Scorpion EXO-400 did!). The one that replaced it was another Scorpion EXO-400 - EXO helmets are awesome.
Anonymous 03.17.09 at 11:10 pm
badass helmet! i jus bought the EXO-1000 yesterday
Anonymous 03.17.09 at 11:10 pm
Oh, and thanks for watching the video!
Anonymous 03.17.09 at 11:10 pm
After the bike hit the curb, my wife and I came off of the bike, and she was holding on to me still. When we landed she was on my back and my body and gear absorbed the force and weight of her and I *combined* - so my gear had to deal with not only the force of impact of my own weight, but hers as well. The only damage to the wife’s gear was a 3″ tear in one leg of the pants and some slight cosmetic damage to a glove - painted on lettering was rubbed off. Otherwise, her gear came through nicely.
Anonymous 03.17.09 at 11:10 pm
I was going approximately 20 mph - and hit a curb as I was exiting a u-turn. I wasn’t properly controlling the clutch, gave the bike power at the friction zone, accidentally pulled the clutch in, then, while I thought I was still in the friction zone, I let the clutch out, and up the front wheel went. I cut power, and the front wheel came back down. We were fine when the wheel came down, but we were pointed at a curb 20 feet away from us going 20 mph - no room to react or stop.
Anonymous 03.17.09 at 11:10 pm
what happened to your wife and how fast were you going when you got in an accident? thanks!
Anonymous 03.17.09 at 11:10 pm
Thank you! I am humbled by your high rating
Anonymous 03.17.09 at 11:10 pm
decent video work, but great input on the effectiveness of proper riding gear…five stars from me..
Anonymous 03.17.09 at 11:10 pm
I agree with you completely and I quietly shake my head when I see someone turn the Interstate into their own personal race track.
Thanks for watching the vid and commenting!
Anonymous 03.17.09 at 11:10 pm
those people who crash and don’t survive and those who do 180 mph on the high ways gives us the bad names. Thanks for showing that there are people out there who are legit and enjoys riding, not stuntin’ or speeding like those maniacs.
Anonymous 03.17.09 at 11:10 pm
Wow, I’m glad to hear he recovered.
According to the Motorcycle Safety Foundation, the chances of a motorcycle accident are highest within a one-mile radius from home.
No matter what, whether it’s 900 feet or 900 miles I’m riding, I wear all the gear, all the time and I recommend others do the same as well. Thanks for watching the video and commenting!
Anonymous 03.17.09 at 11:10 pm
He had a 100% recovery from the accident. It happened right in front of his house not 15 feet from his front door.
He and the bike both slid in to the back of his car which was parked in front of the house. The police Issued him a list of tickets as well.
Like you said always wear your gear
Anonymous 03.17.09 at 11:10 pm
I’m sorry to hear about that accident. I hope everything worked out for him.
Anonymous 03.17.09 at 11:10 pm
My brother in-law went down. If he did not have a helmet he would not have a face today. He was wearing denim jeans which I got him for X-mass They saved his rear the back pocket and closer flap took the road damage, The clutch lever broke and impaled his left knee. paramedics said the blood was squirting out like a water hose. His arm got a good dose of road rash along with his back no really noticeable scars but still… he was air lifted to the hospital…..
Anonymous 03.17.09 at 11:10 pm
Mesh is better than nothing, that’s for sure! My preference is leather but mesh should protect you just fine, as long as you’re not burning up the motorways at 200 km/hour.
Hip armor is not a necessity, the pants I wear now only have knee armor. It seems like only the expensive pants have the added hip protectors.
Thanks for watching my video! your comments are greatly appreciated.
Anonymous 03.17.09 at 11:10 pm
Hey man, are you a Sergeant or a Salesman?
I really like how you emphasize the need for protection for riders.
However, I live in Singapore where it is tropical.
Would mesh jackets do just fine? Do I necessarily have to get pants which have hip armor or would pants with knee protectors do just fine?
Thank God that you and your wife are alright!
Anonymous 03.17.09 at 11:10 pm
Ah, thank you for your words Kai-Uwe!
Like you, no matter where I go, since day one I’ve worn all the gear - jacket, gloves, boots, helmet, and pants.
Full protection is the only way I’ll go - otherwise I just don’t feel safe!
Anonymous 03.17.09 at 11:10 pm
Got my driving license for mc in september. First thing you did at the traffic school is going to the dressing room and choose some of their protective gear, if you don’t have you own yet. Otherwise they wouldn’t even let you make a turn on the training grounds, not to talk about public traffic. Very good informative video, good to see you are fully recovered and back on the road. Have sworn to myself never to go out without full protection! Regards from Sweden - Kai-Uwe
Anonymous 03.17.09 at 11:10 pm
Thanks for your thoughts!
Yup, since September the wife and I have been fully recovered and I’m riding actively one again. Once I take the experienced rider course I’ll be riding two-up once again and I’m seriously considering buying a motorcycle better designed for two-up riding - unfortunately, the Versys has the bad combination of high torque and a short wheelbase, making it prone to unintentional wheelies under hard acceleration.
I couldn’t agree more with you on the helmets.
Thanks again!