Need road rash pics - legit

[yesterdayze]

Okay guys, I have a buddy who is new to bikes. Never seen road rash, thinks it can't be much worse then a peddle bike accident. Help me out; Post up some pictures of your without gear road rash and if you have good pics of how gear saved your ass post that up too.

Thanks guys!!!

[Tricky Mike]

your friend is a moron... no offense.
here's my left arm after a real minor lowside in turn 6... wearing full Vanson Leathers... Unfortunately the gear failed. Scar of the same size/shape will be there forever, but it could have been a LOT worse. Having experienced this personally I don't even want to think about crashing on an interstate at 85mph in shorts and a T-shirt. The list of heinous shit I'd rather do is long...

[Tricky Mike]

aaaaaaand, even if it wasn't any worse than bicycle road rash, which we all know it is... maybe show him this:

http://www.nestreetriders.com/forum/...etty-ugly.html

[slammp]

you asked

Click that link - he'll reconsider

[landricscustoms]

Okay guys, I have a buddy who is new to bikes. Never seen road rash, thinks it can't be much worse then a peddle bike accident. Help me out; Post up some pictures of your without gear road rash and if you have good pics of how gear saved your ass post that up too.

Thanks guys!!!

show him a pic of my collarbone....Attachment 21367

Attachment 21368 that happened WITH FULL LEATHERS

[yesterdayze]

Thanks guys, keep them coming. He's a good kid that means well but just doesn't get it. I've seen other things he is like that in and if someone convinces him he is the type that it really will stick, it's just convincing him

[WordTooYoMamma]

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ride2die.com

[e30addict]

Ride2die.com orsomething like that.

Everytime I find myself getting "crazy" I re-vusit that site. Keeps me grounded

[RyanNicholson]

I don't have any pics off rash... because I've always had gear on... but here's a good shot of a time I was damn glad I did (at what was probably highish highway speeds).

[obsolete]

Google image search for Brittany Morrow. Hell just search and read up on her. Female rider from Albuquerque that got MANGLED and now preaches about gear.

[WordTooYoMamma]

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Ride2die.com orsomething like that.

Everytime I find myself getting "crazy" I re-vusit that site. Keeps me grounded

dont read posts before ya post do ya

[virtualbong]

Simple Google search would have been easier...

[Point37]

about half way down

http://www.600rr.net/vb/showthread.php?t=96269

[markbvt]

Okay guys, I have a buddy who is new to bikes. Never seen road rash, thinks it can't be much worse then a peddle bike accident. Help me out; Post up some pictures of your without gear road rash and if you have good pics of how gear saved your ass post that up too.

Two things.

First, show him pics of Keith's crash on our WV/TN/NC/VA trip:




And let him know that because he was wearing proper gear, Keith walked away from the crash with nothing more than some minor bruises. If he hadn't been wearing good gear, he would have been injured badly. His helmet was scratched up on all sides, including the faceshield, and the leather on the left shoulder of his jacket was actually torn (not the seam, the actual leather -- had Keith been riding in a t-shirt, that would have been his shoulder shattering and tearing open).

Second, invite him along on group rides on which everyone's wearing full gear. And bring him to Bike Night and set Doc loose on him.

--mark

[Jaynnus]

Google image search for Brittany Morrow. Hell just search and read up on her. Female rider from Albuquerque that got MANGLED and now preaches about gear.

http://www.rockthegear.org/index.php...oadrash_queen/

[DaveZX6r]

I also second britany morrow, couldn't remember her name, as well as ridetodie.com. I can't even look at most of the shi+ on that site without getting nauteaus

[butcher bergs]

This was WITH gear:



Few weeks later. Freshly removed bandages. I was alternating between bandaging and letting my wounds breathe. In this pic, my shoulder is still leaching some of the road grime that was ground into my skin. I could go on about the level of discomfort thru-out the entire healing process. I'll leave it at "not fun".

[yesterdayze]

Simple Google search would have been easier...

Yeah, but I wanted first hand accounts not hearsay or things he could argue were 'photochopped or out of the ordinary'

Thanks guys!

Yeah I'm gonna sic keith on him if I can get him to come to bike night

[e30addict]

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dont read posts before ya post do ya

I was typing the same time as you. My fingers aren't as fast as yours. They're not used to working with something tiny

[Doc]

bring him to Bike Night and set Doc loose on him.

--mark

Wait, what?!

Tell him I will challange him to a "slide" at Bike Night. I will put on my gear, run a top speed then SLIDE down the street. He can do it in his gear as well and we will see who comes out of it better.

[NobodySpecific]

Yeah, but I wanted first hand accounts not hearsay or things he could argue were 'photochopped or out of the ordinary'

Thanks guys!

Yeah I'm gonna sic keith on him if I can get him to come to bike night

Let me know and I'll bring the helmet with me. Or you can borrow it if you want.

[tonyd]

I will be wearing riding pants back and for to work again now, thanks guys.

[ZOG]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=road+rash+girl

[noxin]

ZOG: direct link : http://wiki.sabmagfaq.org/Road%20Rash%20Queen

[RyanNicholson]

f'n speedfreakinc.com haha I watermarked all those photos of Britt. That article put that site on the map.... but it was run by douche bags that had no idea wtf they were doing. ugh.