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Can someone post up if they hear anything.
Gell well bro!
Saw Mrs. Yeti this morning when she came to get the camper. She said he was home drugged :) and doing ok but very very sore. I believe deep tissue bruising was the diagnosis.
I'm so glad that's "all" it was. I was fearing the worst but hoping for the best!
Get well buddy! You had us all a bit worried there!
Oh and yeah Kurt and I made it home S and S.
Hey guys...I'm doing OK. VERY sore..on some good pain killers. Had some soft tissue bleeding but hopefully is OK now, going back to the doc tomorrow for a follow-up.
A big THANKS to everyone! You guys are the best. A special thanks to Tim from Illinois for driving me to Deadwood, waiting for me, AND taking care of Mrs. Yeti!
Will post more later when I'm feeling better...and I just can't say enough how much I appreciate you're guys' concern and help!!
Hank, where's the vid of my crash??? :o
get some rest and get well soon!
Yes, rest up and heal up!
I've attached a short clip of it here and also a link to photobucket.
See the tiny text at the bottom if you want to download the file, or you can click the photobucket link to watch it.
The attached version has better quality than the photobucket link.
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If you listen close at the end you'll hear
Me: Oh f&^k are you all right??
Alan: Well my back hurts!
Wishing you a fast recovery. Ya' know, I saw that big "S" and "Y" on your shirt. It stands for Super Yeti, right???
Take care, Joni
P.S. Made it back to Omaha safely.
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What a way to leave the party ::)
Hey guys, looks like i missed something yesterday. What the hell happened to Yeti??
He fought a big rock and lost! I've got a video of the whole incident attached a couple posts up.
Damn, I should of rode with you guys yesterday. Where was this at??
That was in camp 5, just outside Galena. Its a great loop, and pretty challenging. We were almost through when this took place. It was scary to say the least.
well we made it home after a little hwy. 16a for breakfast.
it was great meeting all you guys! thanks for the good tour of a little piece of the black hills (wish i had my small bike out here!).
that is a good video hank. way to hang on and try to ride it out allyn!! i remember that spot well
take it easy, and you will get better faster.. i know it's hard.. but at least try and rest?
Get better Yeti. Next time when you are going to show off, let me know so i don't miss it.
Take care
Aaron
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The bigger they are................
Yeti,
all the best on the recovery thing, let us know how the dr visit goes/went today. and with the pills keep the protection on just in-case you have to get up and walk to say ... the bathroom.
feel better soon
Bummer Alan! hope the recovery goes well! how was the flight?
Allan, hope you heal up fast, If I had been there Sun it might have been me!
Glad injuries are not serious.
Allan,
Sorry to hear about your crash, hope your recovery goes well. Thank you for hosting the event, I had a fantastic time and met a lot of great people.
Tom
I just got the pics and video to load, damn glad your OK, that looks like it could have been much worse! Holler if you need anything, I'm not far away.
Hey everyone..... when I left FNF at about 1:00pm on Saturday, Mr Yeti was in pain but hanging in there pretty well. What's up with the picture with the helicopter? Did he have to get hauled out later that day?
Once again......heal well and fast my new found friend!!!!
Joni
Speedy recovery, Alan. I'm glad your bod is nothing beyond deeply bruised. Coulda been worse. Don't get too attached to those pharms.
Thanks for putting together a great event. As usual, you and the other crazies led me to adventures in riding that I'd never consider attempting on my own. It was great.
John
Quote from: JoniJo on June 21, 2010, 08:27:15 PM
Hey everyone..... when I left FNF at about 1:00pm on Saturday, Mr Yeti was in pain but hanging in there pretty well. What's up with the picture with the helicopter? Did he have to get hauled out later that day?
Once again......heal well and fast my new found friend!!!!
Joni
Joni & All, here's the story for those who don't know:
Cruising through Camp 5 road, about 11am Saturday morning, leading a pack of 8 or 9 DDSR riders, I was blasting through even faster than I've done before...confidence was high...a bit TOO high as it turns out. :evil
Came upon a pretty intimidating step-down that in the past I had always paddled over/through. Being too cocky, I thought I could stay up on the pegs and just blast right through. Went over the step, front wheel landed on three loose softball sized rocks and put me off line, heading straight towards a 1.5ft high "ramp" shaped boulder. Thought to myself that I could take it, but when I hit it and it threw my front end in the air, I gripped the bars too tight, opening my throttle full tilt. This sent me FLYING! When the bike landed, front hit a boulder and threw me down HARD to the right. Landed on the right side of my back on a very large wedge shaped boulder, bike ending up almost upside down on top of me. I am VERY thankful that I was wearing my Koerta pressure jacket with it's beefy back protector...probably saved my spine AND my kidneys.
After gathering myself together, Hank getting my bike out of the draw, a short rest and some ibuprofen from Joni, we rode out of Camp 5 and back to the FnF (with a short detour for a couple hill-climbs). I took off my gear and surveyed the damage...there was lots of swelling, but not much bruising or pain...YET. Sat back in the camper with an ice pack and ate lunch. After lunch, I was wandering around outside trying to loosen my back up and Tim from Illinois asked to see it....his eyes just about bugged out of his head and he insisted that he drive me to the hospital in Deadwood. (Thanks Tim, you're the best!)
Had a CAT scan and chest x-rays...the doc saw some soft tissue internal bleeding (no organs involved) and recommended that I get to Rapid City Regional ER as soon as possible. Tim & I went back to camp and were getting my camper ready to go (he generously offered to drive it to town for me), when all of a sudden I got really light-headed and almost passed out. Everyone told me afterwards that I didn't just look white, I looked GRAY.
I think it was Gary & Michelle (FnF owners) that called 911 (hospital in Deadwood) and the doc that had seen me called in the Life Flight helicopter to transport me to Rapid...was really exciting (my first chopper ride), but in retrospect may have been a bit of overkill (that I might be paying $$$ for for a really long time :o ).
At the ER in Rapid, they CAT scanned my head, everything was fine there. They did some blood work, and then the doc came in and told me that he couldn't find anything serious, and sent me home with a bottle of Oxycodone. :D
Since then, I've been popping pills, icing the back, and trying to rest as best I can. Things seem to be S L O W L Y getting better and I go back to the doc this afternoon for a follow-up. I don't plan on going back to work this week, and hope I will be able to go back next week....we'll have to wait and see.
Again, a big THANK YOU to all you great people for all the help and concern offered to myself AND my wife. My wife was really impressed with how everyone just came together in such a time of crisis for us. It may sound corny, and in my best Eric Cartman voice - " I love you guys!" ;D :-* ;D :-*
Oh yeah, I already can't wait to get back on the horse...but plan on controlling my confidence a bit more like a late-40-something rider should. 8) We just don't heal up like we used to!
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At the ER in Rapid, they CAT scanned my head, everything was fine there.
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obviously misdiagnosed, and I would demand a refund ;D
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At the ER in Rapid, they CAT scanned my head, everything was fine there.
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obviously misdiagnosed, and I would demand a refund ;D
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LOL!
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At the ER in Rapid, they CAT scanned my head, everything was fine there.
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obviously misdiagnosed, and I would demand a refund ;D
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ATTGATT!!! you just need more cover!! storm trooper all the way ;D
I went back to the doc late yesterday. After some blood tests, he estimated that I had lost about 4 pints of blood into the hematoma! :o It's no wonder I passed out at camp with almost half my blood supply residing in my back!
Anyway, doc recommends that I try to stay active, as long as the pain will allow (easy for him to say!) and that everything is progressing well. I need to take some iron pills to get my hemoglobin levels back to where they should be, but he encouraged me to get out and exercise! What I heard was, "get back on that bike and RIDE!". ;D
The pain is getting much better, and I'm down to just a couple of the Oxy pills a day, gonna try to just go with ibuprofen today and see how that goes. Should be back on the bike before you know it!!
OK so how's they Yeti doing now? Off the pills? Any new pictures? Are you working with that or taking it easy? Wishing you all the best and stuff like that there. Hopefully before summer is over you can take a road trip to Bearthooth Pass Montana. If not maybe Hill City. ;D
Update us some. Oh Ya how's the bike?
Getting better...but very slowly.
The hematoma is still swollen pretty good. The bruising on my back is beginning to go away...and migrate down my leg. My back is still numb, but the doc said that could last 5-6 weeks. Still taking the pain pills to sleep at night, otherwise I can't get a full nights sleep. My work has been great! They are letting me work from home, so that helps a lot.
Hangin in there...waiting anxiously for the day I feel like getting back on the bike!
That working from home is a pretty good gig if you can get used to it. Glad your feeling better.
Hospital bills are starting to roll in...beginning to get depressed. :-[
I don't know MY final bill, but Life Flight (the helicopter) has submitted a charge to my insurance of $16,297! :P
This hobby is getting a lot more expensive than I ever expected. :o
Are you well enough to make it to Deadwood? Geeze Alan, Allan, Allen that is the cost :o of a fully decked out F 800 GS. Granted not a light bike but you might be safer on pavement. Hope the mending is coming along. And thank God for work and even work at home in the current economy so many are out of work with no insurance. Be well Yeti, the next rally is getting ever nearer.
>>>9 WEEKS LATER<<<
Just thought I'd update you guys:
No pain in the back anymore, still have some pain (to pressure) in my right hip/butt area. Swelling & bruising completely gone. Back is still numb to the touch in an area about 6" x 6", from what I've read, this may be permanent. No big deal, just won't hurt as much next time I hit there. ;D
The lifeflight bill was negotiated (by my insurance company) from $16,000 down to only $600 out of my pocket....I was VERY happy! My total out of pocket is gonna be around $3500 for everything.
The bike came out pretty much unscathed. Just a couple scratches and a broken blinker lens.
I've only been on the bike once since, though. I didn't feel particularly nervous, and wasn't "baby-ing" it or anything. But, then again, I didn't go through anything even remotely resembling Camp 5. :evil
I do find myself not riding as much anymore....not sure if this has anything to do with the crash (maybe sub-consciously ???), but I just don't feel like riding as much as I did last year. It seems I always have an excuse...too hot, too cold, too rainy, too busy, too lazy. ;D
Anyway, thanks again guys and see you all in September!
Quote from: The Yeti on August 23, 2010, 03:45:50 PM
>>>9 WEEKS LATER<<<
I do find myself not riding as much anymore....not sure if this has anything to do with the crash (maybe sub-consciously ???), but I just don't feel like riding as much as I did last year. It seems I always have an excuse...too hot, too cold, too rainy, too busy, too lazy. ;D
this will wear off in time i'm betting. hard to kill the bike bug that easily.
that's not good to hear! get on that bike, put a bullet in your mouth, and BITE it... you just need some go fast juice runnin through your blood.. it was great to meet you.. but i still gotta ride with ya!! don't go into the light!! not just yet anyway! haha!!
Yeti
>>>9 WEEKS LATER<<< and you gota get some moto-vation so I send you a euro group from YouTube: these guys ought to get the ole Yeti interested some... or it's the doom of the eternal goldwing and slab life. although I myself have slacked some this summer 3k on the DR and about 5K added to the RT, unknown on the ole DL (I actually miss it from time to time when on the RT). Truth is it's all good. As long as I don't have to heal from anything else :-[
if nothing else it's fun 4 mins. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=881R8KHNrqg&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=881R8KHNrqg&feature=related)
>>>>8 MONTHS LATER<<<<
Time for another update since I just got a bill from LifeFlight this past Saturday - they now are claiming that I owe them $11,305. :o
Of course, I get this in the mail on Saturday, so I can't make any phone calls <grrr>, isn't that always the way? Called my insurance rep this morning and she is checking into it....fingers crossed for a good outcome.
Sill have quite a bit of pain in the right hip/butt/lower back area from the crash. Saw the doc a month ago and he says that whatever is still there after a year is most likely permanent. Hurts most when I wake up in the morning and when I exercise. Still have the numbness in the same area, and doc says that is most likely permanent as well. :P
Dealing with all this has me second guessing how important riding off-road is to me. Will have to wait and see how I feel after that first ride of the season....shouldn't be too far away with the weather we've been having around here! ;D
One thing I know for sure - I won't be trying anything 'new' or 'challenging' on my bike in quite awhile. I'm gonna stick with what I know and am comfortable with.
since you are my friend yeti, i will haul that devilish bike away before it causes any more harm.
i will make sure it never bothers you again, and i will do this for free!
but only because i care about you bud! ;D
loingrader is a true friend for such an offer!
Yeti I don't blame you for second guessing things after that and all those bills. But.... I think you'd really miss it if you quit and we'd all miss you too!
Just take it easy and don't smash into any more car sized rocks at high rates of speed. It will all be good ;D
some people have a scare on a bike and walk away forever. not worth the risk to them. a buddy of mine, kurt, works at midamericamotoplex in sf at the service desk. he had a low speed low side many years ago. didn't get hurt but it scared him. he hasn't been on a bike since and he is around motorcycles all day every day. just not worth the risk and he has no desire for it anymore.
i would prefer to minimize risk without giving up all the amazing things about riding motorcycles.
case in point. you got rid of the connie because you knew you would kill yourself. you minimized the risk by making that decision.
i know you are a big guy and that the yammy fits you well, but it certainly allows you to go pretty damn fast on some pretty rough territory.
the more i ride, the more i see the "coolness" of minimalist motorcycling. maybe a tw200 is calling your name? before you knock them, i dare you to spend an afternoon on one out in the hills. they are addictive and make everyone look like a hero with little risk of overdoing it or getting injured. true you would need some tall bar risers, etc, etc, but i would certainly rather you do that than miss out on bikes entirely! there are obviously other bikes that are much tamer than your wr that would fit the bill too. i chose the tdub cause i love them, but there are options out there!
some people can moderate their riding style no matter what type of bike they are on. i am not one of those people and don't think you are either. you like to push the limits and pushing the limits on a wr can get you into a lot more trouble than pushing the limits of a tw.
anyway, you didn't ask for it but there's my $0.02.
food for thought my friend.
Now here's a topic. There are no "safe or not safe" decisions, only "more or less". Less safe to ride motorcycles then to walk, but I'd rather ride (most of the time). Now wait until your son or daughter start to ride, THEN start doing the calculations (Jake rides a R6 around town). It's all risk calculus.
I got hit on my R100RS back in the early eighties, and as I was sliding down the pavement, I was sure the car that hit me was about to roll over me from behind. As I was tumbling, I saw sparks from my bike as it slid down the pavement and I thought the car was still behind me. All took about 2 seconds, but I had big time wobbly knees after that and it took awhile to get back up. We've all had close calls. What's the old saying? 2 types of motorcyclists, those who have been down and those who will be? I had many close ones back in my "dangerous" days. Had a messed up old chopper with bad brakes and even worse handling. After about a dozen beers I thought I could ride anywhere. Used to try.
Quote from: Hank on February 14, 2011, 07:36:47 PM
...Just take it easy and don't smash into any more car sized rocks at high rates of speed. It will all be good ;D
Of course I've analyzed the crash in my head about a thousand times, and I think what it came down to is me over-estimating what my bike can do. (I must qualify this statement though - I know that I'm far from proficient enough to make the little WRR do all that it is capable of and should share the vast majority of blame here. 8) )
I'd been staying up on the pegs
just about all the way through Camp 5 that day (an unprecedented feat for me!), then I bobbled, got off line and started straight at the big rock. In about .25 seconds, all this went through my tiny Yeti brain - "Well, this little bike has got me over everything without fail so far, it should be able to get me over this little rock too" and "when in doubt, GAS IT!". These two thoughts were my downfall. ;D :evil
When I gassed it to hop over the rock = flying Yeti! :o
Quote from: loingrader on February 15, 2011, 03:20:35 PM
some people have a scare on a bike and walk away forever.
After some more introspection, there is absolutely NO WAY I can walk away from riding off-road. I will most certainly be taking it easy for the short-term...but walk away? Not yet! ;D
Quote from: loingrader on February 15, 2011, 03:20:35 PM
i would prefer to minimize risk without giving up all the amazing things about riding motorcycles.
case in point. you got rid of the connie because you knew you would kill yourself. you minimized the risk by making that decision.
Now that's kinda funny...I've been really jonesing for a new street bike, and the C14 is at the top of my list! :evil I've never missed a bike more than I miss that one. :'( Been saving my pennies to this end....and then I get an $11K bill in the mail <grrr>! :-\ If I don't have to pay that ridiculous bill, I should have enough for a new (used) Connie in about a year (give or take a couple months).
Quote from: loingrader on February 15, 2011, 03:20:35 PM
...there are obviously other bikes that are much tamer than your wr that would fit the bill too....you like to push the limits and pushing the limits on a wr can get you into a lot more trouble than pushing the limits of a tw.
After the KTM nine-fiddy, the WRR is tame as a puppy. Don't think I could go much tame-er and still enjoy my ride. ;D
Quote from: Dr Psyko on February 15, 2011, 07:15:42 PM
I got hit on my R100RS back in the early eighties...
I've never (yet) had a big get-off on the pavement. I don't really know how that would effect me...and don't want to ever find out! ;D I've had my share of parking-lot-speed tip-overs, but nothing worse than a skinned knee.
Thanks again to you all for all the encouragement and support! Really helps me through some of my thought processes just writing up my posts sometimes.
UPDATE: 10 months later
Just got my FINAL bill from Lifeflight - $601. I was actually giggling as I wrote the check! Very happy to come down from $11K to $600 to say the least. My insurance guys did a great job in negotiating it down for me, I can't thank them enough.
Still have pain and numbness from the crash...most likely a permanent reminder of my carelessness. :P Can't wait for the trails to dry up to get out there again!!
Now, what to do with that $10,400 I just saved....hmmm, I see that Sportfaller has a GS for sale..... :evil ;D
Glad to hear your getting excited to get back on the horse. ;D
UPDATE: 7 years later...
Hey guys! Yup, I'm still alive and (mostly) well!
I haven't been on the forum in a very long time and came to see how the June rally went (where's the pics/vids??) and ran across this old thread. A big thanks to Hank for organizing the past rally threads so well!
On to the update...
I haven't been riding...well...pretty much at all the last few years. I still have the 1200GS ADV that I bought from Sportfaller a few years ago, and I do love riding it when I do...it just seems that life has been getting in the way. I put in a new battery and gave her an oil change about a month ago and have been meaning to get out for a ride, but is just hasn't happened yet. I think I've rode probably two or three times a year the last 4-5 years. :o
I never (ever!) thought I would lose interest in riding like I have. It's very surprising to me being a rider since I was 15 years old.
As far as the injuries from the crash of 2010; that area on my back is still completely numb to the touch and I have aches and pains in that area that I'm sure I wouldn't have without the crash. No big deal though.
Well, that's all I got. Just wanted to let everyone know I'm still around and I drop by the forum to check up on you guys every once in a while. :D