nklr rev maatin update : )

[A.J.]

Hi all, I believe this is my first post here. I met Martin last fall at my local dealership. We talked for a while, about riding together, but he had to get going to work and I was nursing a broken clavicle (I really dislike deer now (but the klr survived)) so nothing ever came of it. I've been waiting on parts and just couldn't take it anymore so I decided to put the bike back to stock (well sort of)so I could ride. After a few small problems I got her going and made a trip to work and back. I figured all was well so I was planning on giving Martin a call on 05-20-06 and see if he would be interested in riding next weekend or something. Wouldn't you know it, he called on the 19th to see if I was intersted in riding the following morning. Hell yeah I was!! So we made plans to meet in town at 08:00. Of course I was a little late, no biggie. We ate some breakfast and off we went. The plan was to be a 50ish mile ride south east to a pasture for some single track. We took mostly hiway, but only because the gravel we tried was to dusty with absolutly no crosswind. One of the hiways was like a bronc ride (well maybe not but close). It was quite fun at speed. Soon enough we were in the town of Conde, just east was our destination. You could see the dark hills in the hazy mid morning light. Out of Conde we headed and onto the gravel. After 2 miles we were at an intersection with the road ahead of us turning into a section line. Two tracks and alot of grass. Martin was leading in the left track and I was following in the right. All was good, our first semi off-road part of the trip. Marting was admittedly going slower than normal since I was with, wich didn't bother me since I hadn't been here before. I was in my own little world watching my line ahead, when out of nowhere Martin was flining side to side and then off his bike and on the ground. It all seemed to be in slow motion to me and it just wasn't making sense in my head... so much so I almost fogot to stop! I pulled up and ripped my helmet off and could hear Martin groaning a bit but he was getting up on his own. I thought at the worst he got the wind knocked out of him. We were traveling at most 15mph. He asked me to pick his bike up so I did. I asked him if he broke anything, He said "I don't know", not a good start. I told him not to be in a hurry and that we could stand here all day if he wanted to. So he took his jacket and vest off and examined himself. He had a big knot on his shoulder joint (and one under his arm he didn't tell me about...) So now I thought at worst a broken clavicle. While Marting was resting I went back to examine the scene of the crime. It was a dried up rut that started out 13-15" deep. Martins left foot peg contacted the wall of the rut and pulled his front tire into the wall, he reacted and then hit the right side. Then he went back to the left, but at this point the rut was only 3-4" deep and his front wheel went over the edge, lost traction and out from under him. He hit the ground with his shoulders perpendicular to the ground and his body parallel, just about the worst angle to hit... well head first is probably not good either. After he hit he rolled once. Neither he nor his bike traveled more than 4' after they impacted the ground. Now time had passed and Martin was ready to get out of here. He saw a stop sign ahead and had me ride up to see if there was a gravel road. There was! So we slowly made our way to the road and then south to the hiway. We road past Conde and the next town, then turned north. Martin was doing good riding straight and didn't apear to be having to any problems. A few miles later it was time to stop for a break and a call to work to tell them he wouldn't make it tonight. On the very road Martin pulled over on a yong man he knew came pulling up. His house was 1 mile away and he offered Martin a ride. Thank goodness. So we went to his house and at that point getting off the KLR was a problem. Marting was getting stiff. I sure was glad he didn't have to ride the rest of the way. So to the emergency room they went, with me in hot pursuit. When I arrived at the hospital I could hear how much pain Martin was in, clearly I had underestemated the severity of his injuries. They had him on pain meds but they just weren't doing the trick. I finally got to see him for a bit and he was in good spirits at least when he wasn't in the pain redline. It turns out he had broken or cracked 5 or 6 ribs (the jury is still out on this one) and possibly his clavicle? I visited Martin today (two days later) and he still wasn't sure of the extent of his injuries. He certainly was doing much better and was able to move and even sit up. We joked around and laughed (one thing I couldn't do when I hurt my ribs... must be some good drugs lol) and talked about the klr. He requested that I post here and let you guys know he would be out for a while. Hopefully my post wasn't to much. Martin is a very good guy and I'm glad that I met him, it just sucks that our first ride together ended this way. It was a blast up until that point, but there will be more adventures to come! A.J.

[traderpro2003]

Please extend my sincerest regards to Revmaaatin. Hopefully, he is recovering comfortably and will be back in the saddle soon. Sincerely, Brian PS - On a safety note to riders, I recommend riding with full upper body armor (I wear O'Neil Azonic Z-6). Furthermore, in accidents like this, always be concerned with internal injury (rapid deceleration of internal organs). I know of one story where someone took a fairly hard fall but got up explaining he was alright. Within an hour he collapsed and died because of internal bleeding from a torn aorta.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "A.J." wrote: > > Hi all, > > I believe this is my first post here. > > I met Martin last fall at my local dealership. We talked for a while, > about riding together, but he had to get going to work and I was > nursing a broken clavicle (I really dislike deer now (but the klr > survived)) so nothing ever came of it. > > I've been waiting on parts and just couldn't take it anymore so I > decided to put the bike back to stock (well sort of)so I could ride. > After a few small problems I got her going and made a trip to work and > back. I figured all was well so I was planning on giving Martin a > call on 05-20-06 and see if he would be interested in riding next > weekend or something. Wouldn't you know it, he called on the 19th to > see if I was intersted in riding the following morning. Hell yeah I was!! > > So we made plans to meet in town at 08:00. Of course I was a little > late, no biggie. We ate some breakfast and off we went. > > The plan was to be a 50ish mile ride south east to a pasture for some > single track. We took mostly hiway, but only because the gravel we > tried was to dusty with absolutly no crosswind. One of the hiways was > like a bronc ride (well maybe not but close). It was quite fun at > speed. Soon enough we were in the town of Conde, just east was our > destination. You could see the dark hills in the hazy mid morning > light. > > Out of Conde we headed and onto the gravel. After 2 miles we were at > an intersection with the road ahead of us turning into a section line. > Two tracks and alot of grass. Martin was leading in the left track > and I was following in the right. All was good, our first semi > off-road part of the trip. Marting was admittedly going slower than > normal since I was with, wich didn't bother me since I hadn't been > here before. I was in my own little world watching my line ahead, > when out of nowhere Martin was flining side to side and then off his > bike and on the ground. It all seemed to be in slow motion to me and > it just wasn't making sense in my head... so much so I almost fogot to > stop! > > I pulled up and ripped my helmet off and could hear Martin groaning a > bit but he was getting up on his own. I thought at the worst he got > the wind knocked out of him. We were traveling at most 15mph. He > asked me to pick his bike up so I did. I asked him if he broke > anything, He said "I don't know", not a good start. I told him not to > be in a hurry and that we could stand here all day if he wanted to. > So he took his jacket and vest off and examined himself. He had a big > knot on his shoulder joint (and one under his arm he didn't tell me > about...) So now I thought at worst a broken clavicle. > > While Marting was resting I went back to examine the scene of the > crime. It was a dried up rut that started out 13-15" deep. Martins > left foot peg contacted the wall of the rut and pulled his front tire > into the wall, he reacted and then hit the right side. Then he went > back to the left, but at this point the rut was only 3-4" deep and his > front wheel went over the edge, lost traction and out from under him. > He hit the ground with his shoulders perpendicular to the ground and > his body parallel, just about the worst angle to hit... well head > first is probably not good either. After he hit he rolled once. > Neither he nor his bike traveled more than 4' after they impacted the > ground. > > Now time had passed and Martin was ready to get out of here. He saw a > stop sign ahead and had me ride up to see if there was a gravel road. > There was! So we slowly made our way to the road and then south to > the hiway. We road past Conde and the next town, then turned north. > Martin was doing good riding straight and didn't apear to be having to > any problems. A few miles later it was time to stop for a break and a > call to work to tell them he wouldn't make it tonight. On the very > road Martin pulled over on a yong man he knew came pulling up. His > house was 1 mile away and he offered Martin a ride. Thank goodness. > So we went to his house and at that point getting off the KLR was a > problem. Marting was getting stiff. I sure was glad he didn't have > to ride the rest of the way. > > So to the emergency room they went, with me in hot pursuit. > > When I arrived at the hospital I could hear how much pain Martin was > in, clearly I had underestemated the severity of his injuries. They > had him on pain meds but they just weren't doing the trick. I finally > got to see him for a bit and he was in good spirits at least when he > wasn't in the pain redline. > > It turns out he had broken or cracked 5 or 6 ribs (the jury is still > out on this one) and possibly his clavicle? > > I visited Martin today (two days later) and he still wasn't sure of > the extent of his injuries. He certainly was doing much better and > was able to move and even sit up. We joked around and laughed (one > thing I couldn't do when I hurt my ribs... must be some good drugs > lol) and talked about the klr. He requested that I post here and let > you guys know he would be out for a while. Hopefully my post > wasn't to much. > > Martin is a very good guy and I'm glad that I met him, it just sucks > that our first ride together ended this way. It was a blast up until > that point, but there will be more adventures to come! > > A.J. >

[Pat]

TOP POSTED for well wishes - - - Welcome to the group A.J. - thanks for passing the news along about 'The Rev.' Wish it were better, glad it isn't worse. I'm sure the regular posters and semi-lurkers like me join in sending heal-quick prayers & best wishes to your ride partner Martin. He's a true asset to this group with great insight & sense of humor. Hey Martin - always knew you rotary wing guys have too many moving parts - we fixed wing types only break one rib when we biff. Heal quick & believe the quacks when they tell you to "stay ahead of the pain." - GO NAVAIR! Pat M Pac-Nor-Wet

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "A.J." wrote: > > Hi all, > > I believe this is my first post here. > > I met Martin last fall at my local dealership. We talked for a while, > about riding together, but he had to get going to work and I was > nursing a broken clavicle (I really dislike deer now (but the klr > survived)) so nothing ever came of it. > > I've been waiting on parts and just couldn't take it anymore so I > decided to put the bike back to stock (well sort of)so I could ride. > After a few small problems I got her going and made a trip to work and > back. I figured all was well so I was planning on giving Martin a > call on 05-20-06 and see if he would be interested in riding next > weekend or something. Wouldn't you know it, he called on the 19th to > see if I was intersted in riding the following morning. Hell yeah I was!! > > So we made plans to meet in town at 08:00. Of course I was a little > late, no biggie. We ate some breakfast and off we went. > > The plan was to be a 50ish mile ride south east to a pasture for some > single track. We took mostly hiway, but only because the gravel we > tried was to dusty with absolutly no crosswind. One of the hiways was > like a bronc ride (well maybe not but close). It was quite fun at > speed. Soon enough we were in the town of Conde, just east was our > destination. You could see the dark hills in the hazy mid morning > light. > > Out of Conde we headed and onto the gravel. After 2 miles we were at > an intersection with the road ahead of us turning into a section line. > Two tracks and alot of grass. Martin was leading in the left track > and I was following in the right. All was good, our first semi > off-road part of the trip. Marting was admittedly going slower than > normal since I was with, wich didn't bother me since I hadn't been > here before. I was in my own little world watching my line ahead, > when out of nowhere Martin was flining side to side and then off his > bike and on the ground. It all seemed to be in slow motion to me and > it just wasn't making sense in my head... so much so I almost fogot to > stop! > > I pulled up and ripped my helmet off and could hear Martin groaning a > bit but he was getting up on his own. I thought at the worst he got > the wind knocked out of him. We were traveling at most 15mph. He > asked me to pick his bike up so I did. I asked him if he broke > anything, He said "I don't know", not a good start. I told him not to > be in a hurry and that we could stand here all day if he wanted to. > So he took his jacket and vest off and examined himself. He had a big > knot on his shoulder joint (and one under his arm he didn't tell me > about...) So now I thought at worst a broken clavicle. > > While Marting was resting I went back to examine the scene of the > crime. It was a dried up rut that started out 13-15" deep. Martins > left foot peg contacted the wall of the rut and pulled his front tire > into the wall, he reacted and then hit the right side. Then he went > back to the left, but at this point the rut was only 3-4" deep and his > front wheel went over the edge, lost traction and out from under him. > He hit the ground with his shoulders perpendicular to the ground and > his body parallel, just about the worst angle to hit... well head > first is probably not good either. After he hit he rolled once. > Neither he nor his bike traveled more than 4' after they impacted the > ground. > > Now time had passed and Martin was ready to get out of here. He saw a > stop sign ahead and had me ride up to see if there was a gravel road. > There was! So we slowly made our way to the road and then south to > the hiway. We road past Conde and the next town, then turned north. > Martin was doing good riding straight and didn't apear to be having to > any problems. A few miles later it was time to stop for a break and a > call to work to tell them he wouldn't make it tonight. On the very > road Martin pulled over on a yong man he knew came pulling up. His > house was 1 mile away and he offered Martin a ride. Thank goodness. > So we went to his house and at that point getting off the KLR was a > problem. Marting was getting stiff. I sure was glad he didn't have > to ride the rest of the way. > > So to the emergency room they went, with me in hot pursuit. > > When I arrived at the hospital I could hear how much pain Martin was > in, clearly I had underestemated the severity of his injuries. They > had him on pain meds but they just weren't doing the trick. I finally > got to see him for a bit and he was in good spirits at least when he > wasn't in the pain redline. > > It turns out he had broken or cracked 5 or 6 ribs (the jury is still > out on this one) and possibly his clavicle? > > I visited Martin today (two days later) and he still wasn't sure of > the extent of his injuries. He certainly was doing much better and > was able to move and even sit up. We joked around and laughed (one > thing I couldn't do when I hurt my ribs... must be some good drugs > lol) and talked about the klr. He requested that I post here and let > you guys know he would be out for a while. Hopefully my post > wasn't to much. > > Martin is a very good guy and I'm glad that I met him, it just sucks > that our first ride together ended this way. It was a blast up until > that point, but there will be more adventures to come! > > A.J. >

[Greg Schmidt]

Welcome A.J. and thanks for the update. The rev is a valued lister here and unofficial group chaplin. Sorry to hear Martin is banged up and he'll be in my prayers for a speedy recovery. Sounds like he must be a tough old helo jockey. If there's a plus side to this, like many regular listers here, when the weather becomes more suitable for riding, the posts slow down. Martin's wit was already being missed. I suppose his posting season will be extended a little this year while he recovers. Martin, heal well my friend, let your fingers do the riding for awhile. And maybe now I might catch you at home when I pass through. -CamoGreg

> Hi all, > > I believe this is my first post here.

> It turns out he had broken or cracked 5 or 6 ribs (the jury is

still

> out on this one) and possibly his clavicle? > > I visited Martin today (two days later) and he still wasn't sure of > the extent of his injuries. He certainly was doing much better and > was able to move and even sit up. We joked around and laughed (one > thing I couldn't do when I hurt my ribs... must be some good drugs > lol) and talked about the klr. He requested that I post here and

let

> you guys know he would be out for a while. Hopefully my post > wasn't to much. > > Martin is a very good guy and I'm glad that I met him, it just

sucks

> that our first ride together ended this way. It was a blast up

until

> that point, but there will be more adventures to come! > > A.J. >

[Jeff Saline]

On Tue, 23 May 2006 03:18:06 -0000 "A.J." writes: Hi all, I believe this is my first post here. I met Martin last fall at my local dealership. SNIP I've been waiting on parts and just couldn't take it anymore so SNIP So we made plans to meet in town at 08:00. SNIP Martin was leading in the left track and I was following in the right. All was good, our first semi off-road part of the trip. Marting was admittedly going slower than normal since I was with, wich didn't bother me since I hadn't been here before. I was in my own little world watching my line ahead, when out of nowhere Martin was flining side to side and then off his bike and on the ground. SNIP It turns out he had broken or cracked 5 or 6 ribs (the jury is still out on this one) and possibly his clavicle? I visited Martin today (two days later) and he still wasn't sure of the extent of his injuries. He certainly was doing much better and was able to move and even sit up. We joked around and laughed (one thing I couldn't do when I hurt my ribs... must be some good drugs lol) and talked about the klr. He requested that I post here and let you guys know he would be out for a while. Hopefully my post wasn't to much. SNIP A.J. <><><><><><><> <><><><><><><> A.J., Thanks for letting us know what happened. Man that was a bad way to start the day a bit before 6am. First post I read this morning. It read like a horror story. I knew something bad was going to happen but had to read most of the post to find out what really happened. I had been wondering what Martin was up to as we hadn't talked in about a week as I've been traveling. I suppose this means he won't be coming out to the Airhead Tech Day this weekend. I'll get a card this morning and drop it in the mail to him. Thanks again for letting us know what happened and for taking care of him after he quit riding. : ) Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT

[Pat Schmid]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "A.J." wrote:

> > It turns out he had broken or cracked 5 or 6 ribs (the jury is still > out on this one) and possibly his clavicle? > > I visited Martin today (two days later) and he still wasn't sure of > the extent of his injuries. He certainly was doing much better and > was able to move and even sit up. We joked around and laughed (one > thing I couldn't do when I hurt my ribs... must be some good drugs > lol) and talked about the klr. He requested that I post here and let > you guys know he would be out for a while. Hopefully my post > wasn't to much. > > Martin is a very good guy and I'm glad that I met him, it just sucks > that our first ride together ended this way. It was a blast up until > that point, but there will be more adventures to come! > > A.J. >

Geesh, thats a rough way to start the riding season. Shows a lot of sand that the Rev managed to ride out as far as he did. Figures he'd be in good spirits after a few nights rest. Well, at least he should be able to plan for a 4th of July ride. Tell the Rev that is mishap has convinced me to add another article of ATGATT (all the gear, all the time). Last summer I came up short caving in a few ribs 20 miles from nowhere. I've always been worried about the lack of chest armour with a riding jacket so I've been looking at those under the jersey systems for my 50/50 riding. Think I take the opportunity to combine the Rev's lesson with mine and get one. Pat G'ville, NV

[Norm Keller]

Hang in there, Rev. I hope you heal quickly. Norm

[Blake Sobiloff]

On 5/22/06, A.J. wrote:

> It turns out he had broken or cracked 5 or 6 ribs (the jury is still > out on this one) and possibly his clavicle?

Oh no! Thanks for the report A.J. Reverend, please take care and heal up quickly! -- Blake Sobiloff http://sobiloff.typepad.com/> San Jose, CA (USA)

[W.V. Doran]

I'm spleen free but I still wear this gear...Excellent for on/off road dual sport riding. http://www.evs-sports.com/products/product_details.asp?prodID=27 I hope the Rev is pain free and well soon.......... Pat Schmid wrote:

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "A.J." wrote: > > It turns out he had broken or cracked 5 or 6 ribs (the jury is still > out on this one) and possibly his clavicle? > > I visited Martin today (two days later) and he still wasn't sure of > the extent of his injuries. He certainly was doing much better and > was able to move and even sit up. We joked around and laughed (one > thing I couldn't do when I hurt my ribs... must be some good drugs > lol) and talked about the klr. He requested that I post here and let > you guys know he would be out for a while. Hopefully my post > wasn't to much. > > Martin is a very good guy and I'm glad that I met him, it just sucks > that our first ride together ended this way. It was a blast up until > that point, but there will be more adventures to come! > > A.J. > Geesh, thats a rough way to start the riding season. Shows a lot of sand that the Rev managed to ride out as far as he did. Figures he'd be in good spirits after a few nights rest. Well, at least he should be able to plan for a 4th of July ride. Tell the Rev that is mishap has convinced me to add another article of ATGATT (all the gear, all the time). Last summer I came up short caving in a few ribs 20 miles from nowhere. I've always been worried about the lack of chest armour with a riding jacket so I've been looking at those under the jersey systems for my 50/50 riding. Think I take the opportunity to combine the Rev's lesson with mine and get one. Pat G'ville, NV WVDoran Scottsdale, AZ --------------------------------- Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls to 30+ countries for just 2 /min with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[kdxkawboy@aol.com]

In a message dated 5/23/2006 7:43:42 PM Pacific Standard Time, wonholly@... writes: I'm spleen free but I still wear this gear...Excellent for on/off road dual sport riding. _http://www.evs-sports.com/products/product_details.asp?prodID=27_ (http://www.evs-sports.com/products/product_details.asp?prodID=27) I hope the Rev is pain free and well soon.......... Yep, that is the style I'm looking for. Fox, Alpinestar and Sixsixone have similar units. For something like this I'm a size Medium/Large: a medium jacket with long sleeves. I want to do some trying on to make sure it fits my build. Be assured the rev is pain free. Type of pain killers they give you for this, usually morphine, you could pour a glass of ice water in his lap and he wouldn't feel it but for the wet. The fun comes in two days when he has to be off the heavy stuff. Until it has cleared his system they wont release him but there is still going to be major pain. Hope he has a good barca lounger to sleep in. With busted ribs its the only way to get from stretched out to sitting. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]