No telling what kind of weight he will be asking for now...Terrie Janis said:
Mike Janis / Motorcycle Accident
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Glad your doing better Mike. I have owned my share of bikes and been down more than once. I have the scars to prove it. Gave up big bikes about 15 years ago, when I went down on a wet patch when a guy cut me off. Dropped my Honda 450 Rebel on my leg and my knee has never been the same since. Now I only have a Yamaha 125 scooter that I ride down to the beach to avoid the parking hassles.
Jason Robichaud said:
Ahh, I knew there was a reason I wore leather!
I've had to lay a bike down twice (not my current one thank heavens), and both times the leather saved me from some serious road rash. Sure I had a few bruises, but the leather took the brunt of it. Laying a bike down is a scary thing, but it can save your life when done correctly.
On this note, Mike - Get well soon, but DON'T stop riding! If you get as much enjoyment out of it as many of us do, get back on the bike.
Regards,
Craig
Had to lay one down doing 65 on the interstate. Crossed 3 lanes of traffic, including semi's, on it's side. What was really weird I felt like if I could slide like sliding into home plate I would be alright. Then I actually touched ground and the flipping commenced. I did manage to watch the bike hit a guardrail and essentially explode in front of me. Fun stuffJason Robichaud said:
Mike I know what you're going through, count your blessings.
Get well soon.
To lighten the mood, but stay on topic...
A couple of years ago, I was driving up this one main artery road in the Denver area... like two lanes on either side with a turn lane. I'm just passing an intersection when about three guys on crotch rockets come down the street from the opposite direction, and pull into the turn lane.
One of'em decides to show off, and pops the brakes so he does a front wheelie. He holds it for about a second, gets off balance, and just tips right over to the left, and lays it down with practically no forward momentum left. The guy hits the asphalt and rolls off - he was fine - but I saw bike parts scatter when it landed.
An expensive lesson, methinks.
A couple of years ago, I was driving up this one main artery road in the Denver area... like two lanes on either side with a turn lane. I'm just passing an intersection when about three guys on crotch rockets come down the street from the opposite direction, and pull into the turn lane.
One of'em decides to show off, and pops the brakes so he does a front wheelie. He holds it for about a second, gets off balance, and just tips right over to the left, and lays it down with practically no forward momentum left. The guy hits the asphalt and rolls off - he was fine - but I saw bike parts scatter when it landed.
An expensive lesson, methinks.
My prayers are with him. Let Mike know we miss him and hopes he gets better soon.
I made it !
Thanks to all for the nice get well soon wishes.
We got he bike on me pieced together again. Yesterday I rode to a tournament (BIG MISTAKE). The pain meds made me feel artificially good again but after riding and being at the pool room for a few hours the realization of what hurts overcame my euphoric feeling from the meds.
Playing pool was a nightmare, things as simple as walking around the table or racking the balls hurt more than I thought they would. After my 2 and out performance I just sat around with a stiff back, arm, wrists, hands, shoulder, knee, ankle hip, etc.... you get the point. Then there was the riding the bike home thing. It was only 40 miles but it seemed like 400. I had to stop and take a break every 15 minutes. It took me almost 2 hours to get home.
It seemed like everyone at the tourney heard about the accident. It made the local traffic news or something in the area because of the backed up traffic....
Here is what happened.. It all started with putting a new chrome rim on the front of my Harley. I had it done at a local bike shop (not a Harley dealer). I was trying to save a few bucks........(reminder to self: Never let anyone without Harley certification work on my bike again.) Anyway, I was riding South on I-75 North of Atlanta in the fast lane, in a construction area surrounded by trucks (near Wade Green Rd) when my front wheel locked. It only skidded for about 6 feet according to the marks on the highway but at those speeds it became uncontrollable. Then the wheel broke loose and started to spin again but it disintegrated the bearings and spaces so it wobbled side to side which I couldn't control. Then the bike swerved left off the roadway and off the pavement (about a 10" drop in the construction area) into the medium and headed across the grass and started up the other side toward on coming traffic. I then decided to use every bit of strength I had to pull the bike right again and back toward the middle which is now going back down into the medium which caused the rear wheel to skid and that's when it got real scary as I had to lay it down.
The damage. My left shoulder out of socket, wrists, knee, hip, back spranged/twisted, swelling and pain. Now it's all just stiff. The bike suffered only cosmetically. New front wheel wasted along with, tire, rotor, axle, handlebars, engine guard, passanger foot board, rear turn signals, hand grips, front brake lever, mirror but fortunately no paint, tin or leather damage on the Heritage.
The bike was towed to a local Harley dealer and I was able to get some take off parts that they had laying around along with supplying them with some of my stock parts and buying a few new and they had it back together by Saturday. She's just not as pretty anymore.
So, when they (Harley shop) took apart the front wheel they found out that the IDIOT at the local bike shop used the wrong front wheel bearings 1.5? " on my 1" axle and tried to use a home made spacer cut from copper tubing to adjust it, was the whole problem. The guy offered to fix and pay for everything at the local shop when I confronted him about it but that ain't gonna do. His neglect almost killed me so we are just going to have to see how sorry he really is.
Anyway, thanks again for all your support and good wishes.
TK's tournament in Marietta at Side Pockets this Sunday was a good time. I just wish that everyone didn't feel the need to shake my hand and pat me on the back. Everytime someone walked up and patted my back/shoulder I just cringed in pain. But I was sure happy to just be there and see some friendly faces.
Mj
This is what she (the Harley) looked like before the accident.
Thanks to all for the nice get well soon wishes.
We got he bike on me pieced together again. Yesterday I rode to a tournament (BIG MISTAKE). The pain meds made me feel artificially good again but after riding and being at the pool room for a few hours the realization of what hurts overcame my euphoric feeling from the meds.
Playing pool was a nightmare, things as simple as walking around the table or racking the balls hurt more than I thought they would. After my 2 and out performance I just sat around with a stiff back, arm, wrists, hands, shoulder, knee, ankle hip, etc.... you get the point. Then there was the riding the bike home thing. It was only 40 miles but it seemed like 400. I had to stop and take a break every 15 minutes. It took me almost 2 hours to get home.
It seemed like everyone at the tourney heard about the accident. It made the local traffic news or something in the area because of the backed up traffic....
Here is what happened.. It all started with putting a new chrome rim on the front of my Harley. I had it done at a local bike shop (not a Harley dealer). I was trying to save a few bucks........(reminder to self: Never let anyone without Harley certification work on my bike again.) Anyway, I was riding South on I-75 North of Atlanta in the fast lane, in a construction area surrounded by trucks (near Wade Green Rd) when my front wheel locked. It only skidded for about 6 feet according to the marks on the highway but at those speeds it became uncontrollable. Then the wheel broke loose and started to spin again but it disintegrated the bearings and spaces so it wobbled side to side which I couldn't control. Then the bike swerved left off the roadway and off the pavement (about a 10" drop in the construction area) into the medium and headed across the grass and started up the other side toward on coming traffic. I then decided to use every bit of strength I had to pull the bike right again and back toward the middle which is now going back down into the medium which caused the rear wheel to skid and that's when it got real scary as I had to lay it down.
The damage. My left shoulder out of socket, wrists, knee, hip, back spranged/twisted, swelling and pain. Now it's all just stiff. The bike suffered only cosmetically. New front wheel wasted along with, tire, rotor, axle, handlebars, engine guard, passanger foot board, rear turn signals, hand grips, front brake lever, mirror but fortunately no paint, tin or leather damage on the Heritage.
The bike was towed to a local Harley dealer and I was able to get some take off parts that they had laying around along with supplying them with some of my stock parts and buying a few new and they had it back together by Saturday. She's just not as pretty anymore.
So, when they (Harley shop) took apart the front wheel they found out that the IDIOT at the local bike shop used the wrong front wheel bearings 1.5? " on my 1" axle and tried to use a home made spacer cut from copper tubing to adjust it, was the whole problem. The guy offered to fix and pay for everything at the local shop when I confronted him about it but that ain't gonna do. His neglect almost killed me so we are just going to have to see how sorry he really is.
Anyway, thanks again for all your support and good wishes.
TK's tournament in Marietta at Side Pockets this Sunday was a good time. I just wish that everyone didn't feel the need to shake my hand and pat me on the back. Everytime someone walked up and patted my back/shoulder I just cringed in pain. But I was sure happy to just be there and see some friendly faces.
Mj
This is what she (the Harley) looked like before the accident.
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