Hi John. I have been told that there is a good chance that I will never walk 100% properly again due to a combination of the foot and knee damage. That said, after I crushed my shoulder in a bike accident years ago I was told I would not have full use of that. I have full useage of it now.Like you are experiencing things like this can get you down without a positive attitude, I am positive I will be able to walk again. My wife tells me I will be able to run again but only if I loose 4 Stone!! Cheeky mare:D
You see that’s what annoys me most about my accident. If my bike was returned to me in several boxes, with everything smashed, I would feel better, but apart from a broken brake pedal it was rideable, in fact the insurance man rode it into the back of his van… bastard.
That’s the problem, bikes are metal and plastic and on the whole crash quite well. We are on the other hand a little more fragile and dont tend to fair so well. Mind you my R6 fell over when I accidently lifted the side stand, near £200 damage.
Bike crashes are weird, I highsided my DRZ, forks twisted in the yokes and the handguard got scratched, I broke two ribs and wrenched my shoulder. Just cant get it right:P
Nope, nothing has come back, even with aid of several people telling me what happened and a couple of trips through the tunnel. The thing is I really want to know what did happen. I’m hoping that I’ll be able to meet the accident investigator soon,who will tell me exactly what happened and where, using his photos & evidence obtained from the scene, along with the witness statements.
Got my helmet back the other day, it’s severely cracked around the chin area, and also has a rather interesting black rubber market across the top which looks suspiciously like a motorcycle tyre mark:unsure:
The inside is completely intact without the slightest hint of penetration…
It’s been said before on this thread, but I’ll repeat it… buy a decent helmet, it’s not worth risking something cheap and nasty. My lid was £140 at Ally pally a couple of years ago, really doesn’t make sense to buy something cheaper…
I’ve e-mailed Shoei about my lid, and I’ve offered it to the London bikesafe team for their lectures… hopefully some good will come from it