Motorcycle crashes are a weird thing. One spring I hit a patch of ice, city street, 45 MPH, no helmet, a jacket, picked up the motorcycle and rode home, not one scratch. Many years later I hit the ditch at 70 MPH on a HD Ultra Classic, picked it up and continued on my trip. Minor damage on the motorcycle, I had a scratch on my leg. I was wearing a helmet, but no difference because I was still sitting on the motorcycle when it stopped.
A few months after that crash a friend hit the ditch at 70 MPH. He hit a wash out and went flipping through the air. Destroyed the motorcycle. He broke his leg, and some minor injuries. Worst deal was he went into shock and they air lifted him because the EMT's didn't think he would make it. No helmet, no head injuries. Guys that saw him crash figured he was a goner, and were surprised his injuries, other than the leg were minor. They said he was air born, flipping through the air. The ditch was wet and soft soil, with heavy grass and weeds than may have saved him from farther injuries.
I know of a guy that parked his motorcycle, tried to get off and stumbled somehow, fell and smacked his head on the pavement and died from the concussion. No helmet.
A few months after that crash a friend hit the ditch at 70 MPH. He hit a wash out and went flipping through the air. Destroyed the motorcycle. He broke his leg, and some minor injuries. Worst deal was he went into shock and they air lifted him because the EMT's didn't think he would make it. No helmet, no head injuries. Guys that saw him crash figured he was a goner, and were surprised his injuries, other than the leg were minor. They said he was air born, flipping through the air. The ditch was wet and soft soil, with heavy grass and weeds than may have saved him from farther injuries.
I know of a guy that parked his motorcycle, tried to get off and stumbled somehow, fell and smacked his head on the pavement and died from the concussion. No helmet.