Clipped by a cager!!!!!

[Gwai lo 2.0]

So I was on my way in to work this morning when I got clipped by a cager I was traveling east bound; all of a sudden a west bound car 10' in front of me swerves into my lane. I tried to swerve out of the way but the distance was just too short. The corner of his bumper clipped my left leg. Needless to say, the inpact threw me and the bike off balance and down we went :disapprove:
The guy instantly came over and started apologising. He said the car in front of him slammed on the breaks, causing him to swerve into the oncoming lane and that he didn't see me or he would have just hit the other car. Anyway, shit happens! So now i'm gonna get flamed for wearing jeans and I deserve! Road rash sucks! here are a few pics.

 

[Marthy]

So I was on my way in to work this morning when I got clipped by a cager I was traveling east bound; all of a sudden a west bound car 10' in front of me swerves into my lane. I tried to swerve out of the way but the distance was just too short. The corner of his bumper clipped my left leg. Needless to say, the inpact threw me and the bike off balance and down we went :disapprove:
The guy instantly came over and started apologising. He said the car in front of him slammed on the breaks, causing him to swerve into the oncoming lane and that he didn't see me or he would have just hit the other car. Anyway, shit happens! So now i'm gonna get flamed for wearing jeans and I deserve! Road rash sucks! here are a few pics.

Sorry to hear that Bro! Fix your bike, get well soon and get yourself some riding pants :spank: LOL

 

[motoguy82]

damn, that sucks. sounds like you're really lucky if all the damage to you and your bike was roadrash though.

 

[Spunky99]

Glad you are OK. Skin will be replaced as will the bike parts.
Now you know the importance of proper riding gear.
The cager made a mistake and he will and insurance will pay. Good for him for not running.

 

[Gwai lo 2.0]

The pics off the bike don't look too bad, but either the forks are bent or they twisted in the triple tree and the whole metal support for the headlight housing / mirror mounting area is bent to shit!!! you also cant tell that almost everything on one side of the bike is eithr cracked or scuffed to shit... I guess i really should have put the damn frame sliders on last weekend... Doh!!!

 

[Gwai lo 2.0]

Sorry to hear that Bro! Fix your bike, get well soon and get yourself some riding pants :spank: LOL

I always wear all the gear I have, was going to look into knee/shin armour but I guess I didn't do that soon enough. I'm just glad that i'm not one of those tank top, shorts and flip flop weraing guys...

 

[Marthy]

I always wear all the gear I have, was going to look into knee/shin armour but I guess I didn't do that soon enough. I'm just glad that i'm not one of those tank top, shorts and flip flop weraing guys...

Get well! There just so much you can do... I ride with jeans every now and then too. I'm not any better. 95% of the time I wear my riding pants. Always Helmet, jacket, gloves and little boots.

 

[CDN6R]

I am sorry to read about your "bump".. I look at your knee and all I can say is...ouch,,ouch,,ouch!! Glad you are "OK" for the most part and I am glad the driver took responsibility. Laurie

 

[ajskillz13]

Sorry to hear about your spill. Thankfully you only got clipped and you didn't have to endure a head-on impact...

...but i've gotta thread jack and ask about those mirrors. I see they are from the ZX-10. Were they an easy install? I haven't seen anyone on here sporting those yet and I really like how the turn signals are integrated!

** Edit: Searched and found... my apologies for the disruption!

 

[Gwai lo 2.0]

Get well! There just so much you can do... I ride with jeans every now and then too. I'm not any better. 95% of the time I wear my riding pants. Always Helmet, jacket, gloves and little boots.

I'm pretty sure that my Alpinestars SMX 5 boots save my ankle from being broken.

 

[FlyZ6R]

Sorry to hear about the wreck. Hope you and the bike make a speedy recovery! A Canadian Gwai Lo, eh? Speak much Cantonese?

 

[Sparkxx1]

I'm pretty sure that my Alpinestars SMX 5 boots save my ankle from being broken.

Eek I'm getting Vertigo Corsa's this week. Lets hope I don't have to use them. Get better!

 

[BrueThru]

Tis' but a scratch. You can't even see any bone. :justkidding:

I bet that hurts like hell. Glad it wasn't something more vital like your head or hands/arms.

Gonna be fun walkin' around or bending down to pick stuff up with that for the next month or 2.

Hope you heal up fast so you can get back on the horse.

Speaking of horses, sorry about your bike btw. Hope dudes insurance covers you and it.

Stupid cagers. :spank:

 

[Spunky99]

Large gauze bandages and lots of Triple Antibiotic Ointment will heal that knee up quick. Get a 6 x 8 bandage and use lots of the ointment. Tape around the outside edges of the bandage. If the bandage sticks, soak it in warm water for 10 minutes or so before removing it.
Ive removed almost all the skin on my butt 2 times and done the knees maybe 20 times and a lot worse than your photos show so I know how to heal it fast, retain some flexibility and keep the infection out. The scabs will ooze a lot so the bandage will keep your pants clean. Hard scabs will bleed and take away any flexibility so the ointment is key. Change the bandage 2 times a day and shower normally.
Good luck.

 

[Marthy]

Large gauze bandages and lots of Triple Antibiotic Ointment will heal that knee up quick. Get a 6 x 8 bandage and use lots of the ointment. Tape around the outside edges of the bandage. If the bandage sticks, soak it in warm water for 10 minutes or so before removing it.
Ive removed almost all the skin on my butt 2 times and done the knees maybe 20 times and a lot worse than your photos show so I know how to heal it fast, retain some flexibility and keep the infection out. The scabs will ooze a lot so the bandage will keep your pants clean. Hard scabs will bleed and take away any flexibility so the ointment is key. Change the bandage 2 times a day and shower normally.
Good luck.

Don't forget the Jim Bean's!!!

 

[Gwai lo 2.0]

Sorry to hear about the wreck. Hope you and the bike make a speedy recovery! A Canadian Gwai Lo, eh? Speak much Cantonese?

I know enough that if I mysteriously woke up in Hong Kong, I wouldn't go hungry or be lonely

Thanks to everyone for the kind words.

 

[FlyZ6R]

I know enough that if I mysteriously woke up in Hong Kong, I wouldn't go hungry or be lonely.

Haha, that sounds about right. You gotta cover the necessities! Get well soon.

 

[dawg]

Sorry to hear that man. Hope you and the bike recover quickly.

Was this downtown?

 

[CrazyCawi]

your very fortunate thats the worst it could have been.

 

[MNGreg]

Large gauze bandages and lots of Triple Antibiotic Ointment will heal that knee up quick. Get a 6 x 8 bandage and use lots of the ointment. Tape around the outside edges of the bandage. If the bandage sticks, soak it in warm water for 10 minutes or so before removing it.
Ive removed almost all the skin on my butt 2 times and done the knees maybe 20 times and a lot worse than your photos show so I know how to heal it fast, retain some flexibility and keep the infection out. The scabs will ooze a lot so the bandage will keep your pants clean. Hard scabs will bleed and take away any flexibility so the ointment is key. Change the bandage 2 times a day and shower normally.
Good luck.

Definately agree about that. Both my knees looked like that, maybe a little worse because it was all red, no spots of white. It will burn like a mother if deep enough but use hydrogen peroxide for like 2 days. My Dr said no more than that needed (THANK GOODNESS). Then smother it with triple antibiotic 2x per day (I did right before work and then when got home). You can do Triple for 14 days. Then I moved to bacetracin (single or dbl antibiotic). I kept doing that every day I think for three weeks. Even after scab fell off, it hurt to have it rub against my dockers for work, so for about an extra week I was still using the pads and cream. I would get the Johnson/Johnson or even store brand NONSTICK gauze pads! HELPED ALLOT!

I wore jeans because I was waiting for my riding pants. Now I either wear riding pants (firstgear) or Sliders Jeans, with Icon stryker knee pads underneath.

Really sorry to hear about your bike and this though. Hope you get better soon and can climb back on.