Sudden catastrophic front rim failure going about 50 on my SCSW Boxer. Broken neck and lots of road rash. Bike is still not fixed.
How did you get injured on your motorized bicycle?
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Well about a month ago, I was going to get the mail, perhaps 50 bike lengths away. The lobstermen were working on their traps, there was a new sternman with a pitbull.
I coudn't see inside the stack of lobster traps, as they were shaped in a c pattern.
Well I'm going about 15 mph and that's the last I remember. Broken collarbone, cracked ribs, mild concussion. The bill came to over &7000.00 dollars.
And to make matters worse the new sternman worked one day and never showed up again.
I coudn't see inside the stack of lobster traps, as they were shaped in a c pattern.
Well I'm going about 15 mph and that's the last I remember. Broken collarbone, cracked ribs, mild concussion. The bill came to over &7000.00 dollars.
And to make matters worse the new sternman worked one day and never showed up again.
I was almost got it by a dog, long time past. It was non-motorize bike. I had on the back my camping gear and a disassembled two piece fishing pole with bandannas on the ends. One was vertical and the other horizontal on the rear carrier. Nipping at my right pant leg for a while the beast did. No farmer to call off the dog. After a while I guess the dog was slowing up, then upside the head for em, not intentionally though. Away I was looking back at the dog turning around!
I was showing my bike to my buddy Pete in front of his house. We both had Whizzers, but this was my first Briggs bike. Well I forgot to tighten the nut and bolt on the front brake arm and after a 30mph or so pass I hit the front brake lever and the backing plate spun. It wound the brake cable around the axle bending the right side of the handlebars down about ten inches. I rode it down to about 20mph before I went down. Landed on my right hip where I had a large metal tape measure clipped to my pocket. Slid on that tape measure forever and came out with a bruise and a small scrape on my elbow. This was in the 80's and a few years later on the same bike I went down after braking in a turn with gravel. I still get asphalt coming to the surface on the back of my left hand.
I took a 20 mph turn at motorcycle-like lean angles and lowsided. I was wearing shorts, took a nice gash into my knee and arm. On my arm, the skin was worn down till it was white! The chain came off in the crash, so I had to reattach it, START the bike, then ride home all while in serious pain. I couldn't walk without limping for two weeks.
Won't be riding in shorts anymore..
Won't be riding in shorts anymore..
Blew a tire from my fender and low-sided
Always wear a helmet
If you're gonna go fast, get some knee shin pads, you'll thank me later
Always wear a helmet
If you're gonna go fast, get some knee shin pads, you'll thank me later
This was shortly after building my first (and last) two stroke jackshaft bike. I had misjudged the lean angle, and wasn't looking far enough into my turn. Suddenly, this industrial lawn mower shows up right in front of me. I had no time to react, and just enough time to comprehend what was about to happen. I hit, flew off the bike, and landed on the trailer tailgate. I'm glad it was the lawn mower I hit, because if I didn't and instead went into the trailer (I would have if I wasn't blocked by that mower) I wouldn't be here typing this. Of course, I was doing about 25mph when I hit, so my front wheel buckled, fork bent back, and the tank dented. NO DAMAGE to the mower except a very barely visible tire mark. I still have the wheel to this day. I'll post a picture of the wheel and fork soon.