by ricoyam » Fri Feb 24, 2017 1:24 am
That's too bad. A real unfortunate accident. I hope he can heal up and get back to a normal life.
I did a little road racing in the eighties and crashed once. I pulled myself into a ball and just rolled. I remember waiting to stop for what seemed to be an eternity. I as thought I stopped and right then a wheel sped past my face shield. I got up and found I hadn't really stopped yet but managed to stumble-run over the tire wall and off the racing surface. I was pretty bruised up and sore the next day but no broken or damaged extremities.
Funny thing I found out was although I was going way faster the entire crash sequence took a long time in my mind. Usually crashing on a dirt bike while traveling much slower, a crash only lasts the blink of an eye. Rarely do you have a chance to prepare for impact
Rick "Rico" Yamane
'15 430 RS
+20 or so others
S.F. Peninsula
Mechanic/Restorer Chris Carter Motorcycle Collection