My left foot got caught under the bike, and I ended up............. dislocating my left ankle.Ankles are one of the most common breaks in a bike crash. Truly good motorcycle specific type boots are re-enforced in the the ankle area to prevent lateral movement and other critical areas that a faller rider may be subjected to in a crash. Always buy the best gear you can afford and wear it. I didn't notice it at the time, but I also sustained a small break in my left collar bone. Had I not been wearing all my protective gear, I'm sure I would have been hurt even worse,Glad you had your gear on. Gear can't help you if your not wearing it. I laugh everytime I see someone riding down the road with thier helmet straped to thier bike!but the left sleeve of my web jacket slid up and allowed me to sustain some bad abrasions on my left elbow. That's one of the problems with mesh jackets ..........they must be worn snug to the body with all straps cinched down to avoid moving during an impact, If it's a loose fit on you, it will not protect you like it should. I'm glad this topic came up because it has reminded me my mesh jacket sleeve cuffs velcro has worn out and will no longer hold like I want it to. Time to sew on new velcro or get a new jacket............but I had just put a new rear tire on the bike on Friday.New tires are very dangerous until scrubbed in. I always make a habit of washing and scrubbing a new tire with a scotch bright pad with soap and water in an attempt to remove the mold release agent that is left on the tire after the manufacturing process. The agent, tire lube used to mount the tire and a generally slick smooth surface of the new tire is what can make a tire slip. I was riding a coulpe of weeks ago and I was shocked how much my bike was sliding in the turns just due to pollen accumulation on the ashpalt road. Remember............you can't always see road debris that could make your tires slip. Tires must also be up to tempreture before pushing them very far over. The tire developes heat by verture of rotation so it's important not to have too much air in them so they heat up fast and stay hot enough while riding to stick reliably.Nobody wants to have an accident, but I'm mostly just grateful that it wasn't worse.I agree.............Hope you get back on the bike soon.
Mike, sorry to read of your mishap but very happy that things were not as bad as could have been. Hope you have a speedy recovery......
