Expotential
05-31-2012, 05:18 PM
Friday, May 25th 2012, was the 1 year anniversary of the purchase of my 2009 Xb12r, It is my unfortunate announcement that I was in a relatively severe motorcycle accident on May 25th. My wife and I were riding home (less than a mile) from a fancy restaurant, it seemed nothing could go wrong for us - it was all so great. We rode the bike home and turned down the connection road to our apartment complex, unfortunately the city of Virginia Beach has FAILED MASSIVELY on maintaining many of the roads, this road had a hidden vertical pothole, between my attempt to turn away from it last minute and my wife not being a normal addition on my bike I ended up riding right through the hole, it seemed like we had cleared it until I felt a sudden snag; The front tire halted in its spot, it had become pryed in the V shape exit of the pothole. I witnessed my Wife fly off over my head immediately before flying approximately 15 feet landing faceshield first (and right hand). In complete disbelief I immediately got up just in time to watch my bike continue rolling end over end another time or two going down the road. I checked on my wife "are you ok" as I threw off my helmet, she told me "I'm fine, are you ok". Suddenly I took my focus off of her and the bike and felt the impact, "The touch of death" as we refer to it in the EMS field, I honestly felt like I was about to die, I told my wife "Call 911, I think I am about to die" the next thing I remember is being surrounded by about 15 people holding me down, I was freaked out trying to find my wife - I thought maybe we got back on the bike and were in another wreck, the Paramedic on scene (one of my work friends) told me "Stafford, STOP - Dude you just had a seizure, you've been in a wreck". As we skip a few paragraphs of a lights and sirens trip to the local level 1 trauma center while I realize just how much my ribs, right hand, knees, femurs, left ankle, RIBS AGAIN, and back of my head hurts. I end up at the hospital - Talking to the MD who Signed my Prehospital care report the previous night when I was working on the ambulance, He orders me a friendly dose of pain meds and some zofran to kick the nausea's ass. I received many CT's and X-rays, many of my rescue friends are dropping by saying hey, and just trying to make sure I am still alive, (did I mention my blood pressure was in the 70's).
Anyway no Brain injury, no long standing issues - just going to be awhile before I can lift things again.
After checking my bike damage report (by myself):
Scratching to the Headlights
Gouging of the Front top faring
Gouging of the Windshield
Clutch trigger is screwed (it both rotated and somehow loosened the wire and the bolt holding the assembly together properly
Airbox was miraculously missed by the accident COMPLETELY
removable passenger seat was torn open
rear faring is gouged with a visible through-through hole in it
gear shift broke off at the hub
Headers have melted shoe on them
Left mirror broke off at the connection to the faring (the hook and bolt both snapped in half)
there are other various scratches and damage but nothing major
Unfortunately my insurance company is claiming because another vehicle was not involved they will only be liable for my medical bills... **** PROGRESSIVE!
So due to an already present financial struggle and the insurance playing games; it appears my Buelling is over.
I thank every one of you for the stories, the advice, the tricks, and the companionship. But it appears my story is over.
-X
Anyway no Brain injury, no long standing issues - just going to be awhile before I can lift things again.
After checking my bike damage report (by myself):
Scratching to the Headlights
Gouging of the Front top faring
Gouging of the Windshield
Clutch trigger is screwed (it both rotated and somehow loosened the wire and the bolt holding the assembly together properly
Airbox was miraculously missed by the accident COMPLETELY
removable passenger seat was torn open
rear faring is gouged with a visible through-through hole in it
gear shift broke off at the hub
Headers have melted shoe on them
Left mirror broke off at the connection to the faring (the hook and bolt both snapped in half)
there are other various scratches and damage but nothing major
Unfortunately my insurance company is claiming because another vehicle was not involved they will only be liable for my medical bills... **** PROGRESSIVE!
So due to an already present financial struggle and the insurance playing games; it appears my Buelling is over.
I thank every one of you for the stories, the advice, the tricks, and the companionship. But it appears my story is over.
-X