I am officially never going to own a motorcycle

[kiku2sleep]

Originally posted by 4cyl_Of_Fury
he pulls away not doing anything stupid not on it to hard or anything..I dont knwo what made me do it but I looked up into my rear view to see the most horrid thing I have ever seen...he toped the small hill it started to get squirly(sp?) then all hell broke loose when the front wheel dived under him (like in the puff daddy video) the bike flew to the right and he skidded roughly 50 ft wearin shorts and a t shirt (and helmet) on the pavement the bike basicly exploded and finaly came to a rest about 150 yds from the original point of trouble...my friend is in the hospital with road rash to the meat on 30% of his body...he lacerated an artery in his left foot that requires surgery but they say he will be ok..I am sorry this is so long but I needed to talk about it and I knew you guys wouldnt care if I did it here...but to all you riders out there BE CAREFUL

1st of all before I flame, I wish your friend a speedy recovery. Ok what I don't understand is how "the front wheel dived under him" if he wasn't on it to hard. The only things I can think of that could have happened is a tank slapper which is not going to happen unless you are near WOT or you come down from a wheelie wrong. Or he locked the front brake up. If there was nothing in front of him then chances are it was an endo attempt gone wrong. He wasn't turning was he? If he was he evidently did not understand the counter steering theory and about never hitting the breaks in a turn unless it is the rear and you are trail breaking. Both of which are basic motorcycle concepts that anyone should know before ever sitting on a bike (besides trail breaking). That may be what he told the cops but that story doesn’t fly with me. The bad part is from what you said all his injuries could have been avoided if he was wearing gear. I know it gets hot sometimes and you don't want to wear full leathers but at least I will wear boots, mesh riding jacket, gloves, helmet and jeans. I hate to say it but if you looked up squid in the dictionary it would have a pick of your friend and you would find it between “road rash” and “stupidity”. I hope he gets well and doesn’t quit riding but learns from this experience.