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Blitz to Branson Part I
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BouncinBob
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For Veg and any others who want to know how I am doing:
As Pete Hawk said, this years Branson will be seared in my memory for a long time to come.
I had a great ride out. I left home around 9 PM eastern Thursday after some events for my kids. I rode through the night and stopped at a rest area in Illinois for a 20 minute map on a picnic table. The brand new roadcrafter, Gerbings jacket and widder gloves did the job as the temps fell into the upper 20s at night under clear skies. I arrived at the towers around 10 AM after 829 miles of seriously needed helmet therapy.
I eventually checked into my room and took a good long nap. I came out to find many more bikes had arrived. I had a secret, Bob Weis had called me to see if he could share my room. Not only did nobody know he was coming, they didn't know he was picking up a new to him '03 K12RS in black. Man I was jealous of that bike.
Saw many friends that evening and did notice a few missing. Saturday morning I got my mileage forms filled out, hooked up with Greg and Pete for a bit of a ride. We were going to head to some decent local roads until it rained, then head back to the hotel. Well, Pete has previously done a good job of describing my accident. I don't remember much.
What I do remember; I was evaluating the road surface for wet etc. as I have a very clear picture of the curve in my head. I don't remember going down but do remember sliding and looking for the bike, which was ahead of me "oh, good" was the thought. I remember feeling the road under my back and butt, nothing hot or painful, gear is holding so far. I remember hitting much gravel and dusts and realizing I was on the shoulder. The next I remember is as they were loading me into the ambulance. Jen (John A Browns lady) was the first thing I saw, she was holding my hand looking into my face, this had a very calming effect. Next I realized Karen Burdette was there too. On the ride to the hospital I told the medic "don't cut the suit off, it is worth more than me". This is when I became aware Karen Burdette was in the ambulance as she piped in from the front.
What went wrong? I believe there were at least 2 mental mistakes that contributed. Frank Glamser had asked if I thought cold tires contributed. I told him I didn't think so at the time. But I'm going to retract that, sure they did. This accident was a loss of traction and warm tires would have had more. The second mental mistake, probably yearly riding season error. I was not aware of my environment. There must have been clues to a
quarry being there, I have no recollection that I realized this. Would the accident have not happened without these errors? I can't say for sure, but from Pete's description of how my bike never started turning, just went down, I suspect the accident still would have happened. But you never know, maybe I could have caught a sliding front wheel with a touch more traction, I've done it on that bike before.
To all those who were at Branson, I feel bad I put a damper on the weekend. I'm sure many saw my bike, H2W told me she almost vomited when Bob Smith drove by with it on the trailer before they knew anything about my injuries. It could not have been nice to see, it is very ripped up.
The help from my friends and fellow riders was astounding. Any time I voiced a concern about anything it was already being handled. Most I didn't even have to think of as I was told what was being done. The help was beyond belief and allowed me to just succumb to the meds and pain and sleep as needed. Nothing was missed. This made the whole event unbelievably
easier on me.
Now, the ride home in the Axels of Evil, with H2W playing nurse Kracket is a whole nother story.
My thanks to everyone there, the help and well wishes offered and given are greatly appreciated. My thanks to those many of you who e-mailed me when they heard of the crash. I will heal, 3 fractures in the wrist but it looks like all will heal fine with no help but this damned cast. My back it turns out is some torn / badly damaged muscles that still give me some trouble, but are improving. I will heal. My sympathies to those who were with me
and happened upon the scene in the first few minutes after the crash (Pete, Greg and Brian). I know watching that and seeing me on the ground, unable to tell you it isn't so bad can be terrifying. To the rest of those that traveled to the scene, helped in many ways. I am tremendously overdrawn in the goodwill bank, and I hope none of you ever need my help, but I stand
ready to repay my debt.
Now let's focus our well wishes to Jim King. I spoke to him a week ago, it was great to hear him crack a couple funnies. He is still Jim!
The bike, remember Bob Weis on that 03 K12RS in black at Branson???? Heh, I found the same thing, '02 with 7,800 miles. I was looking forward to breaking 100K on the K12 this year, now I have over 92,000 miles to go. Oh well. Now I'm shopping for an R11RS (she says it has to be black because my bike is too gorgeous for her to not have one equally good looking) for the
lady. Anybody want to buy a Cruiser? Damn I crashed the wrong bike.
Thanks Again
Bouncin Bob Malehorn
311 CFO
Mentor, OH
As Pete Hawk said, this years Branson will be seared in my memory for a long time to come.
I had a great ride out. I left home around 9 PM eastern Thursday after some events for my kids. I rode through the night and stopped at a rest area in Illinois for a 20 minute map on a picnic table. The brand new roadcrafter, Gerbings jacket and widder gloves did the job as the temps fell into the upper 20s at night under clear skies. I arrived at the towers around 10 AM after 829 miles of seriously needed helmet therapy.
I eventually checked into my room and took a good long nap. I came out to find many more bikes had arrived. I had a secret, Bob Weis had called me to see if he could share my room. Not only did nobody know he was coming, they didn't know he was picking up a new to him '03 K12RS in black. Man I was jealous of that bike.
Saw many friends that evening and did notice a few missing. Saturday morning I got my mileage forms filled out, hooked up with Greg and Pete for a bit of a ride. We were going to head to some decent local roads until it rained, then head back to the hotel. Well, Pete has previously done a good job of describing my accident. I don't remember much.
What I do remember; I was evaluating the road surface for wet etc. as I have a very clear picture of the curve in my head. I don't remember going down but do remember sliding and looking for the bike, which was ahead of me "oh, good" was the thought. I remember feeling the road under my back and butt, nothing hot or painful, gear is holding so far. I remember hitting much gravel and dusts and realizing I was on the shoulder. The next I remember is as they were loading me into the ambulance. Jen (John A Browns lady) was the first thing I saw, she was holding my hand looking into my face, this had a very calming effect. Next I realized Karen Burdette was there too. On the ride to the hospital I told the medic "don't cut the suit off, it is worth more than me". This is when I became aware Karen Burdette was in the ambulance as she piped in from the front.
What went wrong? I believe there were at least 2 mental mistakes that contributed. Frank Glamser had asked if I thought cold tires contributed. I told him I didn't think so at the time. But I'm going to retract that, sure they did. This accident was a loss of traction and warm tires would have had more. The second mental mistake, probably yearly riding season error. I was not aware of my environment. There must have been clues to a
quarry being there, I have no recollection that I realized this. Would the accident have not happened without these errors? I can't say for sure, but from Pete's description of how my bike never started turning, just went down, I suspect the accident still would have happened. But you never know, maybe I could have caught a sliding front wheel with a touch more traction, I've done it on that bike before.
To all those who were at Branson, I feel bad I put a damper on the weekend. I'm sure many saw my bike, H2W told me she almost vomited when Bob Smith drove by with it on the trailer before they knew anything about my injuries. It could not have been nice to see, it is very ripped up.
The help from my friends and fellow riders was astounding. Any time I voiced a concern about anything it was already being handled. Most I didn't even have to think of as I was told what was being done. The help was beyond belief and allowed me to just succumb to the meds and pain and sleep as needed. Nothing was missed. This made the whole event unbelievably
easier on me.
Now, the ride home in the Axels of Evil, with H2W playing nurse Kracket is a whole nother story.
My thanks to everyone there, the help and well wishes offered and given are greatly appreciated. My thanks to those many of you who e-mailed me when they heard of the crash. I will heal, 3 fractures in the wrist but it looks like all will heal fine with no help but this damned cast. My back it turns out is some torn / badly damaged muscles that still give me some trouble, but are improving. I will heal. My sympathies to those who were with me
and happened upon the scene in the first few minutes after the crash (Pete, Greg and Brian). I know watching that and seeing me on the ground, unable to tell you it isn't so bad can be terrifying. To the rest of those that traveled to the scene, helped in many ways. I am tremendously overdrawn in the goodwill bank, and I hope none of you ever need my help, but I stand
ready to repay my debt.
Now let's focus our well wishes to Jim King. I spoke to him a week ago, it was great to hear him crack a couple funnies. He is still Jim!
The bike, remember Bob Weis on that 03 K12RS in black at Branson???? Heh, I found the same thing, '02 with 7,800 miles. I was looking forward to breaking 100K on the K12 this year, now I have over 92,000 miles to go. Oh well. Now I'm shopping for an R11RS (she says it has to be black because my bike is too gorgeous for her to not have one equally good looking) for the
lady. Anybody want to buy a Cruiser? Damn I crashed the wrong bike.
Thanks Again
Bouncin Bob Malehorn
311 CFO
Mentor, OH
manicmechanic
ABC,AMA(LIFE),MOA,RA,IBMW
Last year in Charleston I met up with H2W again, gave her a hug and sait how glad I was to see her. Her response, "It's nice to be seen!", following her event of the previous year. Along those lines, it's nice to HEAR from you, hoping to meet somewhere down the road. Better than hearing about you.
After having experienced Close Encounters of the Worst Kind myself, I tend not to subscribe to the "those who have, and those who will" philosophy. We make our own fortunes. It's good that you're anticipating getting back in the saddle. Let's meet at the beer garden and have a short one, after the bikes are parked. Hell, see ya at the Forum Frenzy!
After having experienced Close Encounters of the Worst Kind myself, I tend not to subscribe to the "those who have, and those who will" philosophy. We make our own fortunes. It's good that you're anticipating getting back in the saddle. Let's meet at the beer garden and have a short one, after the bikes are parked. Hell, see ya at the Forum Frenzy!
sfarson
New member
Re: A better Pic
Great pics of Oklahoma 62. I fly to Tulsa often on business taking (unfortunately) rental cars to NW Arkansas. I sometimes take leasurely drives and have discovered OK 62 along with a host of other great roads in eastern OK. Have also explored AR 62 east of Rogers. Great road. And great ride report!
The Veg said:
Great pics of Oklahoma 62. I fly to Tulsa often on business taking (unfortunately) rental cars to NW Arkansas. I sometimes take leasurely drives and have discovered OK 62 along with a host of other great roads in eastern OK. Have also explored AR 62 east of Rogers. Great road. And great ride report!
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