I went down....

[hillsy v2]

Yeah not what I wanted or was expecting.....

Day 3 into my 2 week GP tour with the boys the unthinkable happened - and I left the bike entering a single lane bridge during heavy rain, etc. I know why it happened so that is not up for discussion. Me and bike ended up smashing into the bridge guardrail.

What evolved was 4 nights in a regional hospital patching me up. Dislocated shoulder, mystery gash on my forearm almost down to the bone, massively sprained ankle, and 2 cracked ribs.

I was on my own so ended up having to cab it to the next town and get a flight back home. All with my arm in a sling, a moon boot and a walking stick. Fun time....not...

Anyway, I'm on the mend now and just waiting for news on the bike - it's not massively damaged but may be written off. Don't care to be honest - that's why you pay insurance.

Just glad to still be around considering how it might have panned out. Good protective gear is not to be laughed at.

[HARRIS]

AND SHIT HAPPENS ... COULDA BEEN A LOT WORSE

[hillsy v2]

AND SHIT HAPPENS ... COULDA BEEN A LOT WORSE

Too right brother - glad to still just be here.

[Lechy]

Heal quickly and get right back in the saddle.

[hillsy v2]

Heal quickly and get right back in the saddle.

It's getting better each day. Still a good 2 or 3 weeks away from being able to swing the leg over a bike but it's happening.

[Suzuki Johnny]

No matter what the injuries are after going down on your bike if you can walk away or at least be cognizant of what took place, it's a good thing.

Riding in heavy rain most likely contributed to your misfortune... Not a good idea even if you're on a schedule to be somewhere the next day.

Heal well and get back on as soon as possible

[Cuban]

Yeah not what I wanted or was expecting.....

Good to see ya bro. Years ago while I was down in Laconia, a buddy of mine went down and slid into a guardrail. One of the guys riding behind him said it looked like he exploded. He's been in a chair ever since. Hope you heal well.

[hillsy v2]

Yeah not what I wanted or was expecting.....

Good to see ya bro. Years ago while I was down in Laconia, a buddy of mine went down and slid into a guardrail. One of the guys riding behind him said it looked like he exploded. He's been in a chair ever since. Hope you heal well.

Cheers Cuban - I'm just thankful I was wearing all the gear and "walked" away.

[Designer]

This explains the long silence from your keyboard. I wondered what was up!

Good thing you had on all "The Gear" eh?

[sgtcall]

Good luck Hillsy and I hope everything heals back to normal. Until you can get back out there just enjoy the beginning of summer.

[Digger]

Sorry to hear. Heal fast and good luck with the bike repair or replacement.

[hillsy v2]

Thanks for all the well wishes guys - healing is happening but it's never fast enough

[FallenAngel]

Happy to hear your doing ok
Sorry to hear about your spill
Dont rush the ribs my friend

And glad your going to pull through

Looks like a re build thread in the future LOL

When your feeling up to it post some pictures of the scene and the bike

[hillsy v2]

Happy to hear your doing ok
Sorry to hear about your spill
Dont rush the ribs my friend

And glad your going to pull through

Looks like a re build thread in the future LOL

When your feeling up to it post some pictures of the scene and the bike

Cheers FA - got a bit of stuff to sort out with insurance so not going to talk about the scene, etc....

Here's a few pics of my boots though - clasp totally fucked as it must have been caught between the bike and the guardrail.




No wonder my foot was sore

[Suzuki Johnny]

So you were dressed for the slide and not the ride eh?
Always astounds me the damage that can be afflicted to ones body even in a reduced speed mishap.
Take care of your personal needs first and everything else in time will catch up to you.

[hillsy v2]

SJ - never been one to dress for looks. It was raining and kinda cold by Oz standards so we all had full winter gear on. I just bought a new jacket a few weeks back with a massive back protector and good armour and it did it's job pretty well. Nothing is going to totally protect you if you smash into a guardrail but I can see the damage on all my gear and can see how they all did their jobs as well as you could expect.

[FallenAngel]

I where the minimum always ware lace up boots and a half shell helmet
I am glad you where wearing the protective gear you had and glad you are still with us

No need to show the scene I have seen plenty
I have seen little damage to bikes and property where the rider didnt survive and some that are such a mess that the rider is walking around

Strange what the body can and cannot take in a collision

Again Im glad your doing OK and healing

[HARRIS]

U ONLY WEAR STUFF FOR THE BODY PARTS U WANT OT PROTECT ...

[Tbeck]

Sorry to read that you had a get off and got hurt. Hope you heal up quickly. Stuff happens that's why we call them "accidents" and not "on purpose." Learn from it!

[tabasco]

Wow I didn't see this til now .... glad you're on the mend, that's all that matters.