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well this weekend i took my yearly trip up to new hampshire for the beginning of bike week with my uncles and dad and a couple of my dads friends. we got up there thursday and friday we decided to go for a nice ride up into maine and back into NH. well seeing how im on the ducati and my dads 2 friends are on sport bikes as well i was ahead of my dad and 2 uncles who ride road kings. we got done with this nice but skinny windy road and were waiting for them to catch up when a few guys rode up onto us and asked if we were with the 3 harley guys and we said yes. and they said we should head back because 2 of them went down. my stomach was pretty much in knots the whole way back seeing how theyre all family so i wasnt looking forward to seeing any of them down. finally i got there and saw my dad he was alright but my 2 uncles werent. one uncle was laying down having trouble breathing and such and the other clearly had a broken ankle, the bone was pushing his boot out. we had pretty good timing though because a car passed by who happened to be a emt as well so he assessed them both and decided my uncle that had been having trouble beathing needed to be life flighted out. once he got to the hospital he had a broken collar bone. bruised lung. 3 broken ribs. and lacerated liver. he was in the ICU from fri til late sunday night and they moved him to the CCU so hes doing better. my other uncle had his ankle operated and had a pin put in. this was probably one of the most scary experiences ive ever been in. ive had a few friends crash with me but nothing hit me like this. but also makes me realize how important it is to wear all your gear they both had leather jackets and helmets on and that def helped against some rash. they have both been riding for 20+ years so it kinda made me realize even people with a lot of experience can make a simple mistake that can almost take your life. the first uncle that went down said he was checking his speed then looked up and there was a corner out of know where and by the time he tried to get into the corner he was already into the sand/gravel pull off by that time my other uncle panicked and locked up his breaks and went into the pull off as well luckily my dad made it around the corner and stopped. just make sure your extra careful you really never know what is going to happen.
Last edited by hskater26; 06-15-09 at 10:41 PM.
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Godspeed and quick recovery to them both man.
Glad it wasn't worse. Wish them well from us.
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I'm really glad that they are ok......hope they have a speedy recovery
Ugh.... I'm sure I'm not the only one who shared that 'twisted gut' feeling with you on the dreadded 'ride back to see'.
Glad it wasn't worse for them man, speedy recovery!
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That sucks. I'm sorry to hear about that, and wishing them both a speedy recovery.
Hope they heal up quick! That would probably be the worst ride back ever...
thanks everyone. i think it was a combination of him hitting parts on his harley and then ending up against a big rock that was against the edge of the road before it went downhill a bit. ill keep you guys posted
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02 Ducati ST2
Yeah, I dont ever want to have to make that ride.....
Coming home from laconia on sunday, some of our group had fast passes, others didnt. I ended up going into the right lane at 55mph waiting for the people behind who didn't have one. 2 others with passes just kept on going cause they were on a time crunch. Even though I knew we were going to hit traffic, when we did hit it, i couldnt help but have the thoughts that they could have gone down and been the ones causing it. Every bend in the road i had the thought i could be seeing them down on the ground.
Luckily that wasn't the case, but actually knowing that your gonna turn around and see family/friends down....I don't want to feel that.
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Hope they come out ok..Particularly bad news to me, I just picked up my "new" 2002 Bandit with 3K miles on it. Hadn't ridden a bike in a couple of years (88K on my 85 NighthawkS), I hadda ride it from scratch on a fairly well populated parkway leading to Dulles Airport outta Manassas, Va. with a lotta crazy mo-fo's in cages doing what they could ta wipe me out, but this Bandit is like velvet. No rowing through the gears, just a twist o' the wrist to get clear of em. It's easy to feel invulnerable, no? But then i see this.. I hate when bikes go down, and there's been a lot of it up in N.E. this spring.
Again, H. Skater..Hope all's well for them in due time. The wabbits are saying their prayers for em!![]()
Last edited by toocrazy2yoo; 06-16-09 at 01:20 PM.
holy shit! sorry you had to go through that...
I hope your uncles have a quick and complete recovery
Sorry to hear that, that would have been a hard ride to get back to them. I hope they both recover quickly and as fully as possible!
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Very sorry to hear that and hope they have a quick and healthy recovery.
thanks everyone hes doing better hes going to be moved from the critical care unit to a reg room soon so hopefully soon after that hell be coming home.
95 Yamaha Seca II- Sold
02 Ducati ST2
I bet he's pestering about "How's the bike?"already, right? I always knew my pals that crashed would be fine when they did that. Tell him not to eat too much of that hospital food and to let someone around here know when he's ready for beer. Three or four peeps can smuggle in a 12 pack if they wear the right gear!![]()
Well that really sux. Sorry to hear. I been down a few times and crashin always sucks. Gear is always your best friend. A good pr. of sidi boots may have saved his ankle.
If all else fails, Lean more....
That's rough. Hope they heal up quick.
i figured id give you guys a update. better late then never right? both of them are back to 100% and back on their bikes. i have this feeling when i go for rides with them this summer im going to be nervous but hopefully ill overcome that.
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02 Ducati ST2
Good to hear![]()
Glad to hear that they made a full recovery and good on them for wearing full gear.