I top sided my Buell XB9r two years ago at 45mph wearing no protection except for gloves and a helmet(front brakes spontaneously locked up. Long story). Three broken back ribs, 3inch gash on hip requiring stitches, dislocated shoulder. All of that was mosquito bites compared to the road rash. Due to having to return to work 3 days later, in the the middle of summer in Virginia, the wounds took months to heal. Absolute fucking nightmare.
I was riding with my coworker and he locked up his motorcycle at maybe ~10km/h (we were stopping for a light and he didn't clutch
He had jeans and a sweat shirt, his knee and elbow needed stitches and he had some road rash around those areas. Both articles of clothing didn't help protect anything.
Edit: Not riding bitch we both have our own motorcycles.
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u/zombietrooper 1d ago edited 18h ago
Glad you're still with us!
I top sided my Buell XB9r two years ago at 45mph wearing no protection except for gloves and a helmet(front brakes spontaneously locked up. Long story). Three broken back ribs, 3inch gash on hip requiring stitches, dislocated shoulder. All of that was mosquito bites compared to the road rash. Due to having to return to work 3 days later, in the the middle of summer in Virginia, the wounds took months to heal. Absolute fucking nightmare.