Rolled the Grizzly Today (some gross pics beware)

Well, I'm sure most don't remember my memorial day weekend last year, posted elsewhere, but this year was almost as bad. We were climbing a loose shale pretty steep hill, one I have done a few times. While cresting the hill, there becomes a flat area that's about 3' long and then hill again another few feet. Well, a boulder must have become loose, because it was on the path, so a had to turn a bit. Bad idea. Gravity took over, absolutely nothing I could do but go with the grizzly. It rolled only 1.5 times, but landed on my leg, but the seat rolled over my chest area, so I guess I was spared serious injury. My shin instantly blew up the size of a plum. I was tore up a lot too, but my leg was killing me. My wife, her friend came running, and same with my buddy that was ahead of me in a different section. My wife said she could see the bone in my leg (not true, was a deep gash that failed to bleed at that moment.) Well anyway, sat for a moment, had a smoke, then felt like I was going to pass out, didn't. We rode to the trailhead, loaded up and the wife drive us home, when alittle after that I went to the ER. No break, but wounds needed scrubbing (grit) xrays taken (no break). So here I lay in the couch the next couple days. One pic is elbow sliced by sharp shale, my leg, when it was super swollen and road rash on my back)

 

Hmm, I got a semi sponge bath at the hospital. The only thing that worries me is the clot the Dr talked about. I can't imagine getting in an accident on a motorcycle on a road. I'm hurting.

 

Zang........Take care, sounds like it could have been a lot worse. You can always fix your Grizz... Those things always are scare, cause you just never know the forces and your reactions to them will take you. Seen some, been in some on ATV's.... Rest up my friend....

 

The grizz is actually ok! the 1 brake lever bent, and the fender broke..... same one my son split. What made things better was the frame i built and installed in my rear cargo bag. Too bad i didnt have the gopro running..... it would have been sick! Quads are still in truck. I will inspect closer when i feel up to unloading.

They didn' t give me anything for the clot, unless vicadin is for that.

 

Thx guys. Yes, I'll be on it again. I always crash at some point, just never rolled it like this before.

 

Wow Stin, thats crazy. I actually have probably the longest ramps available on the market. When I was finishing up at the ER, the nurse told me that they just took a girl up for xrays. Atv handlebar to the chest. She said swelling was beyond ice.

 

Right! No booze here, I feel chitty enough. Seems like the swelling is spreading around my leg and up it. The dr said this may happen

 

Wow! Hope you feel better WS!

That truly sucks, but it happens.

Glad your o.k. The ATV can be fixed amytime. Now you gotta fix yourself

Get well my friend

 

Im glad he's ok now too...... damm

 

Yes, been rotating ice packs every hour or so. Keeping my leg slightly elevated on a pillow.