Ya know...I was thinking about my crash in September....what struck me as 'really weird'...I almost clearly remember seeing the shoulder white line approach faster,and I remember thinking..."shit"...and then attempting to get er to straighten up for the 'dirt run'....but I DON'T remember leaving the bike...hitting,or anything about 'feeling' a crash.No recollection...zero.When I wrecked my 07....I remember 'waking up' on my back...but no impact...just waking up looking at the sky knowing I wrecked..I went over the bars on that one.I think that's really weird.No remembrance of pain upon hitting.To this day..I can recollect the 'feeling' of knowing I was gonna wreck...but that's all.I mean...I was (I think anyway)fully conscious when I separated from my bike,but why wouldn't I remember me hitting the ground?Even if(and it apparently did) knock me out...I would still have a instant of seeing myself hit,right...BEFORE I went out?

* Last updated by: Grn14 on 11/26/2012 @ 6:56 PM *

Grn, quit beating yourself up over this, what happened, happened. Your case is no different from a buddy of mine who went down and got knocked out. He woke up several days later in the hospital and remembers nothing of the accident... just a black hole.

You gotta put this thing behind you and start planning for your comeback. That stuff will haunt you if you let it.
Just my .02, we want to see the old Grn back....well a mellowed version anyway, we'll call it Grn version 2.0.

Grn14 heay mate shit Happens that,s why it,s called an "ACCIDENT" got to admit my self I was bitter for a long time knowing under our SA State law "At Fault" = no compensation for me at ALL !!!, Hell just yesterday in our news paper our State Government will be changing up our CTP which is a majour portion of our registration costs, & if it happens from then on even "At fault" I could of got some compensation $$$ now as my right leg is stuffed for the rest of my life ! but SHIT Happens !!im $50K down from that ! but I can still Ride again and to top it off as you may remember when riding two-up at Tassie in March this year I hit a wallaby at 60+ miles an hour, & all we copt was a damaged lower fairing on my 2010 ZX14 we should of bin Killed or badly injured at least & we got away with that ! but again shit Happens! & I got my 14r a lot sooner because of that Wallaby I hit! my wife wanted to be rid of the big red ZEDX-14 she said after ( for 2 years) she never felt as safe on it as she did on my 04 CBR1100xx mate im not having a dig at ya just saying what I should of told myself in 2010 SHIT HAPPENS !

* Last updated by: bean07 on 11/26/2012 @ 8:10 PM *

I'm glad you survived that wallaby...shit...I don't remember you saying anything about it?

@Kruz...nah...I'm not stressin over the wreck...not even.Been in too many to let it scare me off.Just another experience...and somethin to learn from.Had it been a collision with a cage or somethin...then I'd probably feel a bit different....I'm not down on myself for this...I'm glad(and so are my friends and all)that I made it.Looking forward to many more adventures on my new baby....but definitely a wake up call....sa'll good and going exactly as it is supposed to.Back to work here soon...insurance(work) paid me for my time off...so that was a nice surprise..wasn't really expecting it.

I had a smidgen of doubt about getting the new bike at first..when I first talked to the dealer about all this.I'm a Ninja rider....that's my 'other' life.I hope to be rollin for a long time yet.Shit happens...as Beanman said.It does.I expect it....aint gonna ruin my riding...no way.(Grn 2.0....I LIKE IT!);)

When I crashed my GS1100E in the trees I remember nothing.Cop said I was moaning in the ditch.I woke up in the E-room.They strapped me down and off to the helicopter I went.4 grand to start it and 4 grand to fly it.
Craig

Ya...mine was 12K...the helicopter ride.WHEEEEEEE!!!!!!Glad you are still here my man...

* Last updated by: Grn14 on 11/26/2012 @ 8:57 PM *

I'm glad you survived that wallaby...shit...I don't remember you saying anything about it?

When I crashed my GS1100E in the trees I remember nothing

* Last updated by: bean07 on 11/26/2012 @ 9:05 PM *

Grn, I know what happened to you. You were abducted by aliens.

* Last updated by: Rook on 11/26/2012 @ 9:17 PM *

No wonder I've been feeling....er...'alienated'...geez...my ass wasn't sore;)

* Last updated by: Grn14 on 11/26/2012 @ 9:21 PM *

It was so overwhelming, I doubt you felt any pain. You prolly were in in total mental shock for whatever split second you were awake as the bike went down.

Bean said he had that 'oh shit' deal as well.....I wonder...you think those two words somehow 'magically' shut yer brain down?

'total mental' would be more like itLOL!

* Last updated by: Grn14 on 11/26/2012 @ 9:25 PM *

Bean said he had that 'oh shit' deal as well..

* Last updated by: bean07 on 11/26/2012 @ 10:32 PM *

I know what happenned.When I left the bar they asked if I wanted one more,I said no I've had 17 and I'm driving.That Suzuki would do 11.66 in the 1/4.Put the key in and ambulance time.17 years ago broken ribs head trauma.Been 17 years since I had a drink.That bike was fast.I'm glad were here too Grn.
Craig

Craig +1 maybe what makes bikes so goooooood ay the risk associated with em

* Last updated by: bean07 on 11/26/2012 @ 10:39 PM *

Well Bean you may be on to something there, we are a special breed that is for sure. Most sane folks would have a close call or two and quit but we bounce back and keep going. It's in yer blood, remember Maverick in "Top Gun" after that flat spin almost killed him and he could not engage? Well he finally re-engaged and kicked some Ruski butt...and got the girl. There must be a lesson there somewhere or maybe I'm just hallucinating....lol!

Grn, fahghedaboudit, move on, that's the past now a closed chapter. You're about to write another chapter, possibly your finest. Re-engage, get you bike on order and gid her done! You won't be happy unless you do.

Craig +1 maybe what makes bikes so goooooood ay the risk associated with em

You live more in ten seconds at 150 mph on a bike then you do in a lifetime sitting in a bar.

It's amazing that the brain can blot out painful things. Maybe because it doesn't want you to re-live it over, and over and over. Who knows?
In my experience it's been the hit to the head that I believe causes that blank space of non-rememberance in regard to bike crashes. Thankfully, I was wearing all my gear for every crash I've had since my 1981 crash wearing a stupid non-protective helmet (hard hat with the bill cut off) on my 78 KZ650.

Seems all my street/track bike wipes since, except for 1, I hit my head - guess I'm top-heavy. I'm also too addicted to riding bikes to quit - I always get back on, either right away if I can or as soon as possible after the broken bones heal up enough. Others think it's incredibly stupid, but I can't imagine life without riding.

* Last updated by: ZRXDarryl on 11/27/2012 @ 7:49 AM *

I hear that....

in 1985 when them three lads threw a handfull of stones out in front of me on my cbx750f

You live more in ten seconds at 150 mph on a bike then you do in a lifetime sitting in a bar.

Ah,,,I like that. Have to remember that one.

I heared that.When I'm hitting it hard to 150 I feel no back pain.In fact it's all good in my world.People just don't get it,I do.
Craig

It's in yer blood,

"Great minds think alike"...let's not get too carried away now.....okay?

"we probably are more sane than our non riding cagers"...IDK about that...but we're a helluva lot more vulnerable than they are...that's fer sure!

* Last updated by: Grn14 on 11/27/2012 @ 4:18 PM *

...we'll call it Grn version 2.0.

Hahaha, I love that! ROFLMAO!

Well, the mind is a terrible thing to waste, right? So, it don't let ya waste it, it prefers "no data" to "*bad* data"...

Let's hope so!Sure would be cool though to have seen me go flyin....darn bike got all the prime time!

I don't remember much in detail about my accident. Basically, I was just enjoying myself too much, misjudged the corner and saw the dirt shoulder. I said "if I hit the dirt I'm going down" and just like that I was down. Kind of like an invisible hand just swatted me. I was lucky because the dirt allowed me and the bike to just slide and not dig in.
Damage was $1,100 worth of mostly bodywork and my body somehow protected my Area P can.
As for myself, I thought I came out of it with literally dirty/scuffed clothes and a damaged helmet but apparently the end of the bar pushed deep into my stomach. I didn't really feel that for several minutes. I even tried to help two good samaritans lift my bike. Maybe the strain was the last straw? Next thing I knew was I was twisting on the road in pain like I never felt before.
Turns out the accident actually saved my life. Because of a fear of surgery I stupidly lived with a hernia for 4 years. The pain was never more than a dull ache now and then. I didn't realize the thing had grown to almost 5 inches and was in the process of strangling and severing my colon. At the time of the accident my stomach area had gone septic from leaking feces and several organs were being damaged. My doctor later said if the accident never happened and I continued to ignore the problem just "a little longer" I would probably not survive.
The trauma of the accident broke things loose so to speak. I only remember being put into the ambulance. Nothing more for 6 days. They lost me twice during surgery, once for 2 minutes. Months of lost work and recovery. Worried my family to death. Very hard on my youngest son. All because I was too afraid to repair a hernia.
I think back and the actual accident is foggy, just like you Grn. I'm sure the initial impact hurt but I don't remember it. Mostly I remember taking a glance at the bike after I stopped sliding and saw the damaged fairings and just said "shit".
Sorry to go on, but the message I want to send is please don't be afraid to fix your body if you know something's wrong. It almost killed me and screwed up my life and my family a long time.