McDuke (my 749) was hit head on by a van on Sunday evening. I'm still here though with only three broken limbs, I feel pretty lucky. I've always joked that I could afford to change my bike but not be able to change my leathers, boots, helmet and all my other ducati gear, which isn't an issue now as the paramedics had to cut me out of my leathers. Not sure about another bike at the minute but if I do it will almost certainly be another ducati. I've not met anyone from this forum in person, I'm just looking for some sympathy from people that understand what I've lost.
oooh lots of sympathy coming your way if it was his fault you can claim for your gear if you do get back in the saddle i hope the injurys heal quickly and you get another to love soon
Get Well Soon fella. Broken bones mend quicker than soft tissue damage so it's all good. Hope you get a great claim settlement and bounce back better than ever.
Get well soon! Sorry about the bike, but let's look at the positives, you're still in one piece (even if a bit broken), and you can replace the 749 with something a bit more pleasing on the eye! ;-)
Hope you mend soon matey. You can always find another McDuke, it'll give you something to do whilst you're laid up :smile:
Three broken limbs, eh? Sounds pretty nasty. You have everyone's sympathy. So what's the prognosis for recovery? And do you care to tell us how the collision happened?
So far I've just been given the standard six weeks for broken bones but there could be complications with nerve damage in my broken shoulder, which will need surgery within six weeks if it doesn't improve. In brief the van was coming round a left hand bend in a 30mph zone, lost control and skidded onto the other side of the road, just as I was approaching the bend in the opposite direction. With no time to react the impact speed would still have been close to 60mph (if he wasn't speeding). So I feel very lucky to have only recieved the injuries I have.
