The importance of protection!!!

[Two dogs]

Following my son last night coming home from work
we were not speeding only doing 40 ks don't really know what happened maybe sand on the corner or what looked like a long trail of diesel fuel or oil from a car, or maybe youthful exuberance and lack of skill.

Half way around the first big bend going South on the Bilgola bends his back tyre stepped out I was only 3 -4 meters behind and he went down hard in a shower of sparks.

1. Lucky he was wearing boots draggin jeans and good gloves
2. I made him instal Oggy knobs on his VTR
3. No other traffic coming or following
4. Bike didnt high side

Its hard to say how much the draggin jeans helped but there is a hole through them and has lost a bit of bark off his knee.
He did really well held on to the bike for as long as possible but eventually let it go
as it did a 360 spin .

His boots were not motorbike boots but without them his foot could of been bad , wore the laces off and ground down over the bridge of his foot but protected his ankle.
The bike came off really well considering the huge shower off sparks lighting up the night.

The bar end mirror was ground off ,small bend and scrape to the clutch lever and a slightly bent gear selector one tiny paint scrape the size of a match head near on the rear peg mount.
to the frame slider
saved the crankcase tank and frame
IMO a very good investment
Oh and one badly bruized ego and lets hope an easy lesson learned for the future
scary to watch your 17 year old hitting the deck
dez

[Jukie]

gee Dez, im glad that Tyson and the bike is ok 

[ozducati]

Glad he's OK, these things sometimes happen all too quickly.. luckily not much damage to the bike.. am a big fan of frame & axle sliders

[Mr.S2R]

mate glad to hear your lad is ok  - frame sliders to me are such a small investment for such incidents like this - no frame sliders the insurance company would of probably written the bike off.

interesting to note the personal injury whilst wearing dragging jeans - always wondered about their effectiveness.

[Brett76]

Wow, glad to hear that your boy is ok. Had a scary weekend myself with my 2 year old - watching on is the hardest

[goldFiSh]

Dez, glad to hear the boy is OK....

and you're right - wear your gear people!

[signora monster]

Dez, so glad your son is OK. Must have been awful to watch it all unfold.    It could have happened to anyone, even the most experienced rider.

I just don't get people who don't wear the right gear. Smart young lad that boy of yours.

[Yellow Meanie]

A lucky outcome for your young fella there Dez  

Do you think the "hole in the Draggins" and the "bark off the knee" was due to sliding, or the initial impact with the road?
I think I'll start wearing my leathers more often now...

[Serious Groper]

Glad to hear he is ok.

Now head out and buy him some proper boots.

I've been down twice, the first time was about 80 and hit the deck hard head first LOL. I've had the bike come down on my leg and the boots took 100% of it, not a scratch or bruise. Trusty Alpinestars SMX Plus boots.

As a daily commuter on a bike i see guys wearing sneakers and i cringe. You hear far more stories of sneaker wearing guys destroying ankles and feet in accidents yet they'll wear gloves and not boots. Go figure???

[monstermick58]

Good to hear he is OK, I bought my boy a pair of sidi's that frasers had on special ($220) and he did almost the same thing on his baby blade except his bike junked the fairing but the boots , draggins, jacket and helmet all did its job, just really bruised his ego and knee.







                     Mmick

[Caz]

Allways good to hear a safe outcome....

I came off for the first time in December, doing high speed along a straight, hit a bad section raised tar, went for a slide on my back for 200m +. My Horney jeans had the back pockets ripped off but kevlar saved the skin, boots did there job, just the Ducati jacket without the back protection in ripped apart and lost some skin.

No frame sliders on bike and yes the insurance company did write it off. (QBE there fantastic when it comes to claims)

Spending good dollars on the gear is a must, I had mine replaced before the bike.

Caz

[Betty]

don't really know what happened maybe sand on the corner or what looked like a long trail of diesel fuel or oil from a car, or maybe youthful exuberance and lack of skill.

... or maybe it was the pressure of the old man givin' him a hurry up:

I was only 3 -4 meters behind and he went down

Just jokin' (mostly).

Glad to hear you all came out of it mostly unscathed.

[ducmeister]

Glad to hear that all are OK.

I helped to scrape up a workmate on the way home one night after a jumper got caught in his chain and tossed him off at about 80kph.  He was wearing a leather jacket and King Gee work pants.  He ended up needing a month off for his butt to heal.  I went out very shortly after and bought a full set of leathers.

I now wear all the gear all the time. [moto]

[Dannog]

I can't imagine what that must have been like watching you kid go down. My kids talk about getting a road bike as soon as they can and I don't think I'd want to encourage it at all!

Pleased to hear all will heal and bike is hardly damaged. In all probably a good thing for Tyson as he now knows how quickly a fall can happen.... and through no action from others

Good learning opportunities that don't cost too much are always the best