Bikerchick (me) went down yesterday

[Cleopatra]

Hey everyone! This was my first crash ever:sad1. I will post pictures of the whole thing when I get them.

Yesterday I went on a ride with 6 other riders to prescott via Wickenburg. On the way up I got a bit too confident on the L side turns...which there were more of them than R turns...(my pipes are on the R btw). anyways, I made it all the way up, just scraping the pegs once. That should've slowed me down, but...

On the way down, just after granite creek, or whatever that park thing is... I was going way too fast and I even thought that maybe I should slow down because there were more R turns. Almost right away (after the park), there was a really good Left turn and then a sharp R turn right away. Well, I didn't slow down and there happened to be some cars up ahead and it was too late to brake at that point...my peg caught first and I knew what was happening. I pulled me R leg up so it wouldn't get caught as the bike slid away and I had my head up as I was sliding toward the guard rail. I slid right under and would've gone right over the edge had my face not hit the rail! Thank GOD I was wearing my leather jacket and helmet and hiking boots!

They cut all my clothes off, but at least I made them save my bra! and my pink scarf!

I was absolutely hysterical after I stopped! My L leg hurt soooo bad. Alma (one of the guys, he had a cruiser too) was right there and talked to me while we waited for the ambulance. The ambulance came and took me to Prescott hospital West. After the first set of x-rays, Rick and one other guy (don't remember his name) were there.

I have a lot of road rash on my legs, butt, and bruised ribs, and my left leg is sooo bruised up! My mom looked at it and said it looks like I'll have it for a few months....:shocked. The hospital put a splint on the L leg to keep the knee straight.

There was no broken bones, fractures, or sprains! I was extremely lucky! I am now more excited to get the Ducati!!!! I am thinking about doing the Kevin Schwantz suzuki school in Atlanta, GA. I've been wanting to do it for awile now, but I think I should before i get the Duc. I'm not done riding yet!

So, I'm in CA right now. I flew out this morning so I could get babied by my mom for awhile. Thank goodness it's spring break!

[06Gixxer King]

glad to hear your not seriously hurt. Sounds like you started to think you were on your Ducati already ;)

good luck with the recovery

edit: glad to hear the scarf was okay to :lol:

[Cleopatra]

glad to hear your not seriously hurt. Sounds like you started to think you were on your Ducati already ;)

good luck with the recovery

edit: glad to hear the scarf was okay to :lol:

Thanks! I sure was thinking about the duc while riding yesterday! Even when I was lying there I was talking about the ducati!

And thanks, thats my fave scarf!

[Birdman]

Good thing you had on gear!

Hope you heal soon and if you need help getting back on the bike just ask for help!

[Tack_R6]

Glad ur relatively OK, wishin ya a speedy recovery...

[Cleopatra]

Thanks guys! I hope it's not too long before I get back on! but the left leg is sooo bruised! It's killing me right now!
And it's hard to sit down with road rash on my butt!:lol2:

[01WJ]

hope you feel better soon

[KirbyR1]

Glad your ok and not afraid of riding. Good luck

[357Magnum]

thank god your alright, for the most part! get better soon so you can get that Duc ;)

where in CA you at?

[AZIROC]

glad to hear u are relitivly ok!

[AZIROC]

btw... :worthless

[GixJello206]

SOOO GLAD YOU ARE OK !!!!!! heal up quick so you can get your blue duc.

[Diablito]

Glad to see your in pretty good shape. Heal up quick, and take care of yourself.

[Eviloliv3]

... it's hard to sit down with road rash on my butt!:lol2:
:worthless

[Cleopatra]

thank god your alright, for the most part! get better soon so you can get that Duc ;)

where in CA you at?

I'm in San Clemente.

[Cleopatra]

:worthless

I will post pictures as soon as the guys that took them send them to me. I'll see about taking some pics of my wounds for you guys tho...:D

[schlizzag]

glad to hear you're all right!

what ducati are you looking at?

[mraica]

glad you're ok! i recommend the school before making that investment!

[Tack_R6]

Nice San Clemente i used to live in Dana Point right off of stonehill... :)

[357Magnum]

me and Sarah are in Anaheim right now. Heading back in the morning. We were in Laguna Beach yesterday though :)

[Tack_R6]

That place sucks!!! IMO, Hunington is way better!!!! Redondo beach is cool too...

How did the bike end up? Don't remember if you said it was totalled????

[Rodskii]

Glad to hear you are ok!!

[Cleopatra]

I've got PICS!!!!!!

my butt:
http://pic15.picturetrail.com/VOL626/4945434/15627846/237585239.jpg
my L leg:
http://pic15.picturetrail.com/VOL626/4945434/15627846/237585237.jpg
http://pic15.picturetrail.com/VOL626/4945434/15627846/237577639.jpg
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[AZIROC]

aww.. good times, i remember my crash. assholes wouldnt let me take that neck brace off for 24 hours.. and i could only lay on my back.. OMG my back hurt SO bad cause of that. glad 2 see ur healing up!

[Cleopatra]

aww.. good times, i remember my crash. assholes wouldnt let me take that neck brace off for 24 hours.. and i could only lay on my back.. OMG my back hurt SO bad cause of that. glad 2 see ur healing up!

wow!! 24hrs! I was on the board for about 3-4 hrs and my head hurt sooo bad! But it made the bed extra comfy when they took it off!

[Cleopatra]

glad to hear you're all right!

what ducati are you looking at?

this is the Ducati I'm getting! painted metalic blue, the same color (or similar) as the 2007 corvette,

http://pic15.picturetrail.com/VOL626/4945434/11731674/230324563.jpg

[Tack_R6]

sweet lookin bike...

[MooseDrool]

road rash on the butt dont miss that one bit at least its no that bad my whole right cheek was chewed up sucked sitting down its good ur okay that looked like it had the potental to be very bad

[357Magnum]

doesn't look all that bad. could have been a lot worse. you'll heal up quick.

bike totalled?

[Sc4Gixxer]

glad to hear your basically fine, the bike looks pretty thrashed tho..

[Cleopatra]

the bike looks bad in the pictures. I don't think it can be easily fixed. I haven't seen it yet. I don't even know where it is. All i know is rapid towing took it to prescott.

[R6SNOB]

I'm in San Clemente.

Hey I used to live there too!!!!
I hope your ok....Is the bike ok??? Sorry I didn't read the whole thing.

[357Magnum]

the bike looks bad in the pictures. I don't think it can be easily fixed. I haven't seen it yet. I don't even know where it is. All i know is rapid towing took it to prescott.

you are going to want to get that taken care of ASAP. Right now, your looking at at least 100-250 bux and its 30 dollars at least, every day it sits there.

[gOtriCe]

:worthless


haha..i wish i still had my pics from my bike accident...the bloody pictures of my leg right after hitting the road wearing shorts and during the process of healing were so memorable (and gross at the same time, lol)!


me and Sarah are in Anaheim right now. Heading back in the morning. We were in Laguna Beach yesterday though :)

i just got back from la / big bear!

[AZIROC]

you are going to want to get that taken care of ASAP. Right now, your looking at at least 100-250 bux and its 30 dollars at least, every day it sits there.


i was just about to comment and say the EXACT same thing. id check with who ordered the tow of ur vehicle. if it was DPS, call them up (602-223-2000) and ask them their policy on towing a vehicle and tell them how u were involved in a bike accident near prescott and it got towed. i beleive that if the police order the tow, you dont have to pay to get it out.. BUT idk how much time they give you till its on ur dime.

[01WJ]

i was just about to comment and say the EXACT same thing. id check with who ordered the tow of ur vehicle. if it was DPS, call them up (602-223-2000) and ask them their policy on towing a vehicle and tell them how u were involved in a bike accident near prescott and it got towed. i beleive that if the police order the tow, you dont have to pay to get it out.. BUT idk how much time they give you till its on ur dime.


you do have to pay to get it out, and they charge $65/hour for labor plus $3/mile that they tow it, and like $30/day to store it

[guteraction]

Glad to hear you're okay. Thank the motor god that we have equipment to save our lives!

[Cleopatra]

My insurance called me today and they will get it towed back to PHX. the towing won't cost anything since I've got towing for the bike. They are going to put a value on the bike and give me the money to replace it which will go straight towards the ducati SS800!!!! YAY! Hopefully I get something out of it. The bike was worth 3k 3 years ago.

R6SNOB:
San Clemente is an awesome place! I love it here! and no, the bike is not ok. def not rideable! You can see that in the pics on page 3 of this thread.

[slyfox]

I'm glad you're okay and hoo-ray for the new bike!

[Eviloliv3]

haha..i wish i still had my pics from my bike accident...the bloody pictures of my leg right after hitting the road wearing shorts and during the process of healing were so memorable (and gross at the same time, lol)!
Im going to need you to work double-time to find them

My insurance called me today and they will get it towed back to PHX. the towing won't cost anything since I've got towing for the bike. They are going to put a value on the bike and give me the money to replace it which will go straight towards the ducati SS800!!!! YAY! Hopefully I get something out of it. The bike was worth 3k 3 years ago.
so you figure about 2500... thats not a bad downpayment!

[Jimmy3]

Get well, soon. Hope to see you on your Ducati racing around the valley.

[357Magnum]

how ya healin' up?

[Cleopatra]

Hey everyone!
I'm healing up really fast! I'll be back to riding soon! Yay!
My L leg is still looking bad and hurts a bit, but I'm able to hobble around without use of a crutch. I do have some weird numb spots on my leg. I got to go see the doctor about that. It's weird because there is no road rash on the left leg, just one wound and a bunch of bruises from the bike itself. I probably killed some nerves.

I just got the bill for my ambulance ride and it came to $1200. yikes. At least I didn't have a helicopter ride! I have no clue what all those x-rays are going to cost me yet. I have been in the process of getting some health insurance, but I make slightly more money than their minimums, so I hope I get approved....I'll find out on monday.

You guys will be the first to know when I get the Ducati! It'll be sometime this june/july-ish

[schlizzag]

good to hear you're healing up all right!

[Jimmy3]

Hang in there girl

[Varitec1]

White Spars is probably the most technical ride in AZ, and Yarnell Hill is no joke either. Many a more experienced rider has checked out in both places. Count your blessings. We're all very glad not to be hearing about this in the paper.

[Cleopatra]

White Spars is probably the most technical ride in AZ, and Yarnell Hill is no joke either. Many a more experienced rider has checked out in both places. Count your blessings. We're all very glad not to be hearing about this in the paper.

I have definetly been counting my blessings everyday! Especially after I heard about Keith! I'm glad I only came out with some bruises and road rash! When I get my Ducati, I don't know about doing that ride to Prescott again, unless I go slower.....