Pulled a classic "high-sider"

So the other day, I just wanna go for a quick ride around my valley and take advantage of the nice sunny weather… Pull out of the farm, ride down the hill, and get ready to turn from the access road into the main road… bank the bike over, screw on the power to accelerate out of the turn and…

…whoooops – out slips the rear tire – SAND!!! Mother****er… The leaning angle increases and then, when the bike is approximately perpendicular to the intented path of travel, the tire grips again…

The result: the bike violently flips from right to left, launching me well into the air like a bull shakes off a rodeo rider, then smashes hard into the tarmac.

Like a ragdoll I fly through the air and land with a hard “CRUNCH”.

Get up, right arm hangs limply from my side, can’t lift it, can’t move it – yup, shoulder dislocated.

Some nice Norwegian bloke pulls up in his car and says “Ahh, shoulder dislocated? Oh I have done that loads of time falling on the ice. Let me drive you to the hospital.”

By the time I get to the hospital I’m in SERIOUS pain, several injections help very little, eventually, on the 2nd attempt they manage to put my arm back into the socket where it belongs.

Still can’t really use the arm too much now, might need some surgery to put my shoulder right, I’ll find out next Monday when they take more x-rays. Right now I can’t even raise it far enough for the classic German greeting

Bike has bent handlebars, bent shifter, broke off left mirror and a piece of the clutch lever, no big deal really. Shifter can be bent back, and mirror, clutch lever and handlebars will have to be replaced when I have spares, until then it’s rideable. (Sickpup, got anything you wanna sell to me?)

So long… be careful out there. Sand kills just like diesel spills.

Its all a bit lethal weapon / mel gibson but i feel for you mate as I redularly dislocate my shoulder and the way it goes back in the films aint the way to do it!

Ow, no good Stefan! That must hurt bad! Hope you heal soon fella! Keep the pictures coming!

Tough break.All the best on road to recovery for you and your ride.

Blimey charlie! Well at least you and the bike survived what could have been a real bad one.

Good luck getting sorted. Mebbe a change of career is in order LoL ?

Highsides are no fun, GWS.

Sorry to her about it mate get better!!

Thanks guys. It was just **** luck, and not paying attention for a split second when I should have. I remember there was a hottie at the bus stop I was looking at just before it happened – when I should have been looking at the road. When riding a bike, hotties can be deadly!

I remember not too long ago I was around Kings Cross in London getting distracted by a hottie on the pavement. When I looked at the road again I saw a White Van Man backing onto the road just in time to avoid it. .5 seconds later and I would have ran up his rear.

And… will I quit? Never. You fall off, you heal, you fix your bike, you get back on. That’s the way it goes. Is there anyone here who hasn’t even been off? Didn’t think so.

hmm…

Me actually., and i ride like a complete nutter.

i guess agressive driving is a good thing, its kept me alive…so far