lived to see 19

[5spoke]

Holy shit dude, as a fellow rider I feel for you. I hope you make a speedy recovery and get back out there doing what you enjoy. I am usually padded up pretty well when i ride and I wear a high visibility vest, but this just inspired me to get some better riding pants and stop wearing jeans all the time.

Seriously hope things heal up quick! Sorry to hear about your bad luck with completely distracted drivers. It amazes me everyday how many people are looking at their cell phones not the road, I want to scream at them all.

Edit: Also I have had a collapsed lung twice in my 23 year long life. Its fucking terrible. The second time I had a he-man chest tube (without pain meds/anesthesia), worst day of my life. The thought of it still makes me sick and dizzy.

[bernzpeed]

i'm glad you're ok now.

[bloodshot-e30]

holy shit man!
glad to see ur healing up and damn thats gonna leave some pretty good scars

GWS!!

[merrrr]

best part about the hospital.

[pilotskillse30]

As a fellow sport bike rider this is an intense story to read. Glad you're still with us man.

[BUBBASGOPED]

Damn!

Looks like it is healing well though!

[Joe G]

merz, thats a side of you ive never seen before...and never want to see again. ;)


get well soon bud. Ill be home in a few months for some e30 shenanigans.

[DEV0 E30]

Jebus.

[merrrr]

so my doctor assures me theres no artery damage. however i did lose alot of blood and had to get hundreds of internal sutras holding my muscles together mainly the lasceration on the back of my thigh below my ass. accident happend last thursday so it has been a week. i was origanaly at the trauma center at nassau university hospital and in icu for a night there and now im in huntington hospital closer to home. had to take some pics of the injuries for my lawier so i figured you guys might want to see. my lung fucking kills right now cus it collapsed during the accident and feels like its getting worse. and they have me hooked up to some machine 24/7 that pumps the blood through my legs in an attempt to reduce the swelling on my legs. not sure how much longer i have to stay prob till next week sometime.

this thing pretty much massages my legs to prevent clots and to reduce swelling

inside of my leg stitched up dangerously close to my balls:borg:

this ones got all the internal muscle stitches. feels awesome(not really)

[g.ruff561]

Bro, real talk. You had a bike it was great. Time to move on. You were not lucky. There is a difference between lucky and blessed. Not a church thang, just a real life thang. Lucky is winning the lottery, blessed is walking away from that crash. There are thousands of bikes. There is only one of you. Make your mom happy. My mom used to do the same thing. Worry. Mine is no longer here. Yours is. That is another blessing. Take my advice. Buy another E30, trick it out, s52, GC coils, kick ass a/c, Luke sound system, 16x9 rims, custom paint, couple hot girls(contact Vlad) and enjoy the rest of your life.....................IJS............G.

[BUBBASGOPED]

im still debating if i would get another bike. theres no question that i love riding and that its a passion of mine that i would never forget about. no matter what even after this i still look back and have had so many good times not just recently but in my childhood riding motocross that outweigh this stupid accident. its really too dangerous where i live though. too many rich stupid moms in oversize suvs.. the pain i can deal with but what i cant deal with is putting my family through crazy shit like this. some nights i would ride until 4 or 5 in the morning and come back and see my moms bedroom light still on cus she was worried to death about me. she dosnt deserve that. like 2 days before this happend she said shes always waiting for that call that im dead or in the hospital and sure enough...

I completely understand with the above statement. There is no reason to make your decision now. Get a dirt bike first. Something different but will still give you the rush of two wheels.

[mrsleeve]

put a track bike together maybe and just keep it to that when you can. That way you eliminate the 1 ton fords getting in your way and you will just have your self to worry about fucking up, and not other drivers not paying attention so much.

Just a thought. I know when I got hurt as a kid whether it was crashing a motor powered ride, my bike, or horse. I was back on it as soon as I was able, normally still bleeding profusely (not from a artery though). But thats a choice you have to make if its worth it to you.

[merrrr]

im still debating if i would get another bike. theres no question that i love riding and that its a passion of mine that i would never forget about. no matter what even after this i still look back and have had so many good times not just recently but in my childhood riding motocross that outweigh this stupid accident. its really too dangerous where i live though. too many rich stupid moms in oversize suvs.. the pain i can deal with but what i cant deal with is putting my family through crazy shit like this. some nights i would ride until 4 or 5 in the morning and come back and see my moms bedroom light still on cus she was worried to death about me. she dosnt deserve that. like 2 days before this happend she said shes always waiting for that call that im dead or in the hospital and sure enough...

[merrrr]

Mate, I'm so glad that you pulled out of this alive! Thats a pretty crazy story, you're one tough bloke for getting through it. You're tougher even than Steve Irwin, he got beat by just a stingray but you beat a Ford F350!

hahahaha u dont understand how good of a laugh i just got. thanks for that

[Leo_328i]

Mate, I'm so glad that you pulled out of this alive! Thats a pretty crazy story, you're one tough bloke for getting through it. You're tougher even than Steve Irwin, he got beat by just a stingray but you beat a Ford F350!