Wrecked my dirtbike - Infamous Nissan

OldGreyBeast · 04-27-2018, 03:38 PM

Just got the old XR200R back on the road yesterday after doing quite a bit of rebuilding on it. It had been raining a bit but the roads weren't too wet, or so I thought. I was roaming around in the county just doing a shakedown run when I came to a real sharp curve with heavy tree cover. Rain, pollen, etc. made the road slick as glass. Tried to turn, bike/physics said no, hit the guide rail on the side of the bridge and flew 20 feet or so over the handlebars into a freezing cold creek. Luckily I managed to swim out. My ankle is pretty screwed up and I'm sore all over, but no major injuries. Helmet saved my head/face from getting absolutely wrecked by the gravel bottom of that creek. Bike is most likely a loss, but I'm just glad I didn't get hurt too bad.

Tropicalcats · 04-27-2018, 03:56 PM

You will hear it a thousand times but so true, the bike can be replaced just glad your relatively OK and no major damage to you.

alabama_lowlife · 04-27-2018, 04:18 PM

Man that sucks! Glad you’re ok

OldGreyBeast · 04-27-2018, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Tropicalcats

You will hear it a thousand times but so true, the bike can be replaced just glad your relatively OK and no major damage to you.

Same here. It sucks about the bike, but it's insured. Even if I take a loss, I had less than a grand in it so it's not the worst. Just glad I didn't break any bones or friggin drown.

h.stickeye · 04-27-2018, 11:22 PM

Landing in water was always my nightmare. As a kid I would have to ride around the top of a dam wall with a very thin path, man that sucked!

Edit: get well soon!

scoobysmak · 04-27-2018, 11:50 PM

Glad your okay

Deerhurst · 04-28-2018, 12:39 AM

Yikes man! Glad you are mostly unharmed! Sorry to hear about the bike.

cadillacdude1975 · 04-28-2018, 01:37 AM

I ride also, albeit an ATV. These things can kill faster than it takes to shift a gear. I have had some close calls, and I have flipped a time or three also. I blew my left knee out really bad about ten years ago. It took me 6 months to feel comfortable riding again. Calling it a hyperextention was a stretch lol

Glad your ok, and at least you had the helmet. Without it, you may have been knocked unconscious and been in that water. Scary stuff. Glad you are ok.

Deerhurst · 04-28-2018, 06:11 AM

Unlike caddie I don't same selfe preservation. Blew up a knee riding one day. Knee looses to rock. I kept riding even though I couldn't walk or stand on it. Then drove my truck home then another 100 miles to college and gimped around for a few months and fell down some.icy hills. Never did see a doc. I still walk with a slight gimp and have a knot on that knee. I've done similar on mtn bikes where I have even less self preservation. Knocked myself cold at least once on my DH bike.

Glad you are ok, man. It could have gotten bad fast.

cadillacdude1975 · 04-28-2018, 06:51 AM

Mine hurt so bad I couldn’t operate the shifter. Now I have an electric shift haha

04-27-2018, 03:38 PM	#1
OldGreyBeast 1986.5 HB 4x4 3.0V6 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: North AL Age: 31 Posts: 3,589 Vehicle: 1986.5 Nissan D21, 1987 Mercedes 190D Turbo, 2010 Mercedes E350 AWD Thanks: 317 Thanked 414 Times in 363 Posts	Wrecked my dirtbike Just got the old XR200R back on the road yesterday after doing quite a bit of rebuilding on it. It had been raining a bit but the roads weren't too wet, or so I thought. I was roaming around in the county just doing a shakedown run when I came to a real sharp curve with heavy tree cover. Rain, pollen, etc. made the road slick as glass. Tried to turn, bike/physics said no, hit the guide rail on the side of the bridge and flew 20 feet or so over the handlebars into a freezing cold creek. Luckily I managed to swim out. My ankle is pretty screwed up and I'm sore all over, but no major injuries. Helmet saved my head/face from getting absolutely wrecked by the gravel bottom of that creek. Bike is most likely a loss, but I'm just glad I didn't get hurt too bad. __________________ Build log for the Beast - https://beastbuildlog.blogspot.com - Last Updated 18 OCT 2016

04-27-2018, 03:56 PM	#2
Tropicalcats Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Land of Eternal Summer Posts: 361 Vehicle: 1995 Nissan King Cab XE Thanks: 46 Thanked 24 Times in 24 Posts	You will hear it a thousand times but so true, the bike can be replaced just glad your relatively OK and no major damage to you. __________________ The one constant in life is change

04-27-2018, 04:18 PM	#3
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04-27-2018, 11:22 PM	#5
h.stickeye Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Brisbane AUSTRALIA Posts: 1,051 Vehicle: 91 Nissan Navara d21 Single Cab Thanks: 149 Thanked 110 Times in 95 Posts	Landing in water was always my nightmare. As a kid I would have to ride around the top of a dam wall with a very thin path, man that sucked! Edit: get well soon! Last edited by h.stickeye; 04-28-2018 at 12:31 AM.

04-27-2018, 11:50 PM	#6
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04-28-2018, 12:39 AM	#7
Deerhurst 4/86 SE-V6 2 tone 4x4 HB Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,200 Vehicle: 1986.5 Hardbody Thanks: 712 Thanked 487 Times in 450 Posts	Yikes man! Glad you are mostly unharmed! Sorry to hear about the bike. __________________ 1986.5 SE-V6 4X4 D21 Hardbody Pacesetter Long Tube Headers Morimoto Mini D2S HID Projectors and Hella 500s VG33i

04-28-2018, 01:37 AM	#8
cadillacdude1975 The Gear Jammer Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Chattanooga, TN Age: 46 Posts: 8,753 Vehicle: 87 D21 SE KC V6 2wd 5sp & 86.5 V6 SE auto Thanks: 316 Thanked 967 Times in 895 Posts	I ride also, albeit an ATV. These things can kill faster than it takes to shift a gear. I have had some close calls, and I have flipped a time or three also. I blew my left knee out really bad about ten years ago. It took me 6 months to feel comfortable riding again. Calling it a hyperextention was a stretch lol Glad your ok, and at least you had the helmet. Without it, you may have been knocked unconscious and been in that water. Scary stuff. Glad you are ok. __________________ "Im officially lost" - wildbill

04-28-2018, 06:11 AM	#9
Deerhurst 4/86 SE-V6 2 tone 4x4 HB Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,200 Vehicle: 1986.5 Hardbody Thanks: 712 Thanked 487 Times in 450 Posts	Unlike caddie I don't same selfe preservation. Blew up a knee riding one day. Knee looses to rock. I kept riding even though I couldn't walk or stand on it. Then drove my truck home then another 100 miles to college and gimped around for a few months and fell down some.icy hills. Never did see a doc. I still walk with a slight gimp and have a knot on that knee. I've done similar on mtn bikes where I have even less self preservation. Knocked myself cold at least once on my DH bike. Glad you are ok, man. It could have gotten bad fast. __________________ 1986.5 SE-V6 4X4 D21 Hardbody Pacesetter Long Tube Headers Morimoto Mini D2S HID Projectors and Hella 500s VG33i

04-28-2018, 06:51 AM	#10
cadillacdude1975 The Gear Jammer Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Chattanooga, TN Age: 46 Posts: 8,753 Vehicle: 87 D21 SE KC V6 2wd 5sp & 86.5 V6 SE auto Thanks: 316 Thanked 967 Times in 895 Posts	Mine hurt so bad I couldn’t operate the shifter. Now I have an electric shift haha __________________ "Im officially lost" - wildbill

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