How did you get injured on your motor bike?

You scare me! Vista is only the start I'm afraid. 1997-8 I think, bored to 1180cc. Lots of $ and LOTS of work. And Lots of Money LOL!

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now you scared me! whats wrong with vista?

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I bought a Huffy Cranbrook cruiser from Wallyworld to finish my latest. It had a thin stainless fender in front. The rivet at the fork let loose approaching a corner and the fender revolved with the tire shortening the rear strut. It collapsed the front wheel and I went down on my rt. shoulder. Knee rash, top rt. rib strained, elbow rash. whole day ruined. Contacted Huffy to price a fender and brace, told them I re-spoked on a spare rim I had, and they sent new wheel, fender, fender brace free. The fender is chromed steel, heavier, the strut 1/32" bigger diameter. They build to a price for Wallyworld. That lists for $79.95 and a "real" one from Huffy is $140 Trackfodder

Unless you beef it up...it will break again

Motorized bicycle front fender dangers

Hello, about 3 weeks ago a young groundhog ran under my front tire. I was cruising along about 13mph. While the little varment was under my tire still at a full run mind ya, he turned my bike at a 45 and body-slammed me onto the pavement. Some heavy road-rash, pulled muscles and a slight concusion was the extent of my injurys, oh-ya, my pride was severly damaged beyond recovery. The fork was a twisted mess but was still able to ride my bike home still trying to decide wheather to laugh or cry. Watch out for critters! lol...

Beef it up for sure

well today while riding some dirt trail through deep woods i took a turn,the brakes failed and i hit a tree at a good clip. the bike faired ok,a few broken bits. me i got a gash in my leg from the fuel turnoff valve. and i hit the tree with my body and have a very sore ribs above the heart. i may go in tomorrow to see what i may have done. the tree looks like somebody bounced a chainsaw off it a few times. my friends "eventually" turned around to see where i was at and found me trying to carry the bike back with tires that wouldn't turn but we got it rolling and limped back home. ride safe guys!

I miss riding in the woods with my crappy brakes, I had a blast. I dread the day I'll fall, because I hate having to see myself bleed. That day almost happened when the bracket that hold my front fender on broke in half, but I got lucky.

Hope everything is going ok.

I have crashed only once so far. I was going from the street to the sidewalk. Got both tires caught in the street groove. Once I got my tires out of the groove, my riding posture was to the right, my bike to the left. Once I re gained control, I was headed into a 6 foot high rose bush. I knew the rose bush was going to shred me, so I kept on top of the bike hoping it would take the brunt of the rose bush. Just as I started to plow into this deadly rose bush flesh shredder, I hit a 2 foot diameter rock which bounced me from the rock garden rose bush area and threw me into the street. I suffered some rose bush shredding on my arms and that was about it. The bike suffered bent rims, bars but still able to ride. I made it home in good shape ,my nephew was impressed at how well I can take hits. So far.. That has been my only spill. Enjoy the ride...

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Tech2353, How did the ground hog make out? Was there any eye contact just before impact?
I've only wrecked twice. Once riding on a trail in the woods and there was a large rock in the path and the bike endovered in really cool slowmotion. Another time I on a sidewalk approcahing a telephone pole sticking right in the middle of the sidewalk. I rode into the grass but when I passed the pole and tried to get back on the side walk, there was a 2 inch differance in height with the sidewalk being higher. I got the front up but the back tire stayed in the grass, where I quickly ended up.
Oddly enough a few weeks later after droppingmy kids off at school I was headed to work in the pouring rain and saw a kid laying down in the same spot I had fallen. I pulled over to help him. he did the same thing I did.

The only blood drawn while riding was when a Mesquite tree reached out and grabbed my shoulder. Wear your helmet!