I'm so bummed! I crashed on my 85 BMW R80RT, inherited from my father (monort on this forum). It was just about to hit 272k miles! On Tuesday I was riding home from work when things felt all...wobbly. I was in the carpool lane on the 91 so once I realized something was definitely not right, I started making my way over to the shoulder. I got to the shoulder but hadn't come to a complete stop when the wobbles got much more extreme, and I knew I was gonna be going down. I was probably slowed down to 30 mph or so when I couldn't hang on any longer. Next thing I knew, I was waking up on my back on the pavement with paramedics and CHP asking me questions. My Apple Watch also called my wife when it detected my fall, and I apparently had a conversation with her but don't remember it very well from my end. Pretty soon, I was loaded into an ambulance and headed to UCI Medical Center. They looked me over, did a CT scan, and told me it looked like I had fractured ribs and broken my clavicle in two places. Joy. All I know is, breathing was pretty painful! They got me transported finally to a room where I spent the night.
The next day, I begged every nurse and doctor I saw to let me go home. My wish was granted around noon, after they had seen me piss, walk around, eat, and drink. And pay the bill, of course. Fortunately, I have good insurance. We should be able to scrape by and I’ll heal up as soon as possible.
Sadly, I think this means my days of street riding are over for now. I'll figure out what to do with the (surprisingly ok!) BMW and my other bike (a 91 Honda Hawk GT) when I'm healed a bit more. Motorcycles have always been such a source of joy for me, so I'll probably get the itch again and eventually end up buying a race bike or something! Let me know if you or someone you know wants to do a stripped down R80RT build… all the important mechanical stuff is still good, just needs a rear rim and left side valve cover.
See you all around, I'll still lurk on the forums for a while because I just love these bikes so much. Keep the shiny side up, and try not to get sudden unexplained flat tires...
-Tim
The next day, I begged every nurse and doctor I saw to let me go home. My wish was granted around noon, after they had seen me piss, walk around, eat, and drink. And pay the bill, of course. Fortunately, I have good insurance. We should be able to scrape by and I’ll heal up as soon as possible.
Sadly, I think this means my days of street riding are over for now. I'll figure out what to do with the (surprisingly ok!) BMW and my other bike (a 91 Honda Hawk GT) when I'm healed a bit more. Motorcycles have always been such a source of joy for me, so I'll probably get the itch again and eventually end up buying a race bike or something! Let me know if you or someone you know wants to do a stripped down R80RT build… all the important mechanical stuff is still good, just needs a rear rim and left side valve cover.
See you all around, I'll still lurk on the forums for a while because I just love these bikes so much. Keep the shiny side up, and try not to get sudden unexplained flat tires...
-Tim
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