motorcycle wrecks suck

it was yesterday around 3 o'clock my cousin was on his CBR600RR brand spankin new, only about 3 days old. i was on my the back of my friends bike ( XR650L ) when we started to go around a fairly sharp turn, well cousin was going pretty fast and the road was a little wet, so when he hit some gravel on the side of the road he lost control and layed the bike down. his foot got caught under the bike and he would have broke his hip when he hit the ground but some how his cell phone cliped to his belt broke his fall (dont ask me how?). well my friend and i were behinde him as he fell, we just barely swerved in time to miss to him, we almost fell ourselves. well the bike continued to slide until it finally landed in a ditch on the side of the road. as for my cousin he his left foot was smashed and his hip was a little scraped up along with his left arm. since his cell phone was smashed we couldnt call 911 so we had to wait a few minutes for a car to come by, finally one came and we called an ambulance to come pick him up, and my dad to come pick up his bike. well my cousin is fine he just needs his foot operated on, unfortunatly the bike wasnt so fortunate, the entire left side is torn apart. (i really liked that bike to)

from this i learned even though motorcycles are fun and all, they are also dangerous and you should ALWAYS wear a helmet while riding

dang thats poopy

You know what I think of when I see a biker, "There go my organs"

All kididng aside, it is very dangerous, hope your freind is alright and is more careful next time.

Working in South Florida, I clean up at least two motorcycle wrecks each week, and so far this year we are averaging more than one fatality per month for motorcycle riders.

You can't be too careful, I've been riding for several years and have had countless close calls, but have been lucky enough not have been in a wreck.

Alot of the bike accident we are getting are single vehicle accidents, the results of stunts (wheelies and stoppies) that weren't landed well, three of which this year have resulted in fatalities.

Once again, if you are going to ride, BE CAREFUL!!!

Solipsism wrote: Thats why you have a fast car instead.

Of course everyone knows that...well almost everyone.