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Wow! Rich, glad to hear you're ok.=20
=20
Peter Chittum
'01 BRG ST
San Jose, CA, USA=20

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From: Masiak, Richard [mailto:owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Masiak, =
Richard
Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 9:46 AM
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: High Side



A while ago there was a post from someone on the list who woke up =
wondering what happened and everyone assertained a high side.

I can now speak from experience that a high side is not necessarily =
avoidable.  On Saturday May 1 I high sided going somewhere between 65-73 =
MPH.  I was gently passing someone on the outside in Turn 8 at Jennings =
when WHAM!  The bike suddenly wiggled and snap! over I went.  I guess, =
luckily, I landed on my rear-end sliding.  Then rolled onto my left side =
whilst finishing my slide.  I ended up with a 10% compression fracture =
on my T8 vertebra and a possible fractured tail bone.  Worst of all =
there's also a hematoma at the base of the spine (I guess the tail bone) =
that bears watching to be sure it gets reabsorbed without incident.

Two weeks and 300 emails later, I finally got to access my work email =
from home.  Unfortunately, I couldn't unsubscribe from the list from =
home so my email got flooded.

Wouldn't it figure, of all the padding and protective gear I was wearing =
I had to land on the one place where there is no padding :(

Had a had more advance warning I would have forced a low-side rather =
than go over the top.  To my knowledge/memory I never felt it until it =
was too late, it came on that fast.

Now that I can access my email, I'm not sure if I'm going to unsubscribe =
for a while or not.  The list will probably give me something to do =
while I recover.

Moral of the story is - A high side can happen faster than you can blink =
your eye.  Always wear as much protective gear as you can and hope it =
happens in a track setting.  This could have easily happened on the =
street where I would have been less protected and had to wait longer for =
medical attention.

Accidents are something we all face, but motorcycling is a passion that =
possesses all of us and we accept the risk. The risk is worth the =
pleasure :)

Rich

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Rich, glad to hear you're ok. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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  size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Masiak, Richard=20
  [mailto:owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Masiak,=20
  Richard<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 13, 2004 9:46 AM<BR><B>To:</B>=20
  ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx<BR><B>Subject:</B> High Side<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
  <P>A while ago there was a post from someone on the list who woke up =
wondering=20
  what happened and everyone assertained a high side.</P>
  <P>I can now speak from experience that a high side is not necessarily =

  avoidable.&nbsp; On Saturday May 1 I high sided going somewhere =
between 65-73=20
  MPH.&nbsp; I was gently passing someone on the outside in Turn 8 at =
Jennings=20
  when WHAM!&nbsp; The bike&nbsp;suddenly wiggled and snap! over I =
went.&nbsp; I=20
  guess, luckily, I landed on my rear-end sliding.&nbsp; Then rolled =
onto my=20
  left side whilst finishing my slide.&nbsp; I ended up with a 10% =
compression=20
  fracture on my T8 vertebra and a possible fractured tail bone.&nbsp; =
Worst of=20
  all there's also a hematoma at the base of the spine (I guess the tail =
bone)=20
  that bears watching to be sure it gets reabsorbed without =
incident.</P>
  <P>Two weeks and 300 emails later, I finally got to access my work =
email from=20
  home.&nbsp; Unfortunately, I couldn't unsubscribe from the list from =
home so=20
  my email got flooded.</P>
  <P>Wouldn't it figure, of all the padding and protective gear I was =
wearing I=20
  had to land on the one place where there is no padding :(</P>
  <P>Had a had more advance warning I would have forced a low-side =
rather than=20
  go over the top.&nbsp; To my knowledge/memory I never felt it until it =
was too=20
  late, it came on that fast.</P>
  <P>Now that I can access my email, I'm not sure if I'm going to =
unsubscribe=20
  for a while or not.&nbsp; The list will probably give me something to=20
  do&nbsp;while I recover.</P>
  <P>Moral of the story is - A high side can happen faster than you can =
blink=20
  your eye.&nbsp; Always wear as much protective gear as you can and =
hope it=20
  happens in a track setting.&nbsp; This could have easily happened on =
the=20
  street where I would have been less protected and had to wait longer =
for=20
  medical attention.</P>
  <P>Accidents are something we all face, but motorcycling is a passion =
that=20
  possesses all of us and we accept the risk. The risk is worth the =
pleasure=20
  :)</P>
  <P>Rich</P>
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