http://motorcycle-gifts.com/motorcycle-gifts/naked-motorcycle-boots/111/ GOOD GIFTS. BAD GIFTS. OFFBEAT GIFTS. MOTORCYCLE GIFTS. Fri, 18 May 2012 13:44:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://motorcycle-gifts.com/motorcycle-gifts/naked-motorcycle-boots/111/comment-page-1/#comment-679 Jack Cheasty Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:30:31 +0000 http://motorcycle-gifts.com/?p=111#comment-679 Boots are not an option if you want to survive a M/C crash w/o a broken ankle or a foot abraided down to the bone. I very recently lost a 2010 ElectraGlide limited Edition to a deer collision at 830 in the evening. Doe, estimated by the police to be around 150 lbs jumped over the embankment into my lane with zero room. She was perhaps 2-4 feet in front of my headlight and impact was instantaneous. I was doing the speed limit, 50 mph. I went down fast and hard. The forks were bent, the triple tree bent, the batwing faring and windshield cracked and the R side light torn off. The entire L side of the bike was trashed. 18K plus worth of damage and the bike was totalled by the insurance company. I was not wearing a jacket due to the heat. I had a long sleeve henley shirt. It was almost 90 deg. Mistake. I am now still nursing a world class road rash on my L arm, shoulder and hip, six weeks after the event. A leather jacked would have helped significantly. I was wearing army issue combat boots, laced up. Feet unscathed. I don't like boots that don't lace up around your ankles. Better support than the M/C boots sold in most bike shops. I jumped out of planes in the army for over 16 years and never broke an ankle. Lace up boots work well. I lay under the bike after the crash. Legs okay. Blue jeans did the trick. Engine guard protected my legs from a crush injury as I went over the embankment and into a ditch along the side of the road. My 98 dollar half-helmet from the local Harley dealership hit the deck and slid. Held up. No facial or skull injury. My glasses were still on my face with cable temples. That was the most surprising outcome. My army issue gloves slid along the pavement at high speed for a bit and were trashed. My hands were unscathed. My left clavicle was fractured in 4 places and required surgery. I am now the owner of a titanium plate and six screws. My anatomy looks normal. I am in some discomfort, but expect to be back riding in a couple of months. The bike was replaced 5 days after the accident and the new one sits in my garage awaiting my recovery to be complete. The deer did not survive. Boots are not an option if you want to survive a M/C crash w/o a broken ankle or a foot abraided down to the bone. I very recently lost a 2010 ElectraGlide limited Edition to a deer collision at 830 in the evening. Doe, estimated by the police to be around 150 lbs jumped over the embankment into my lane with zero room. She was perhaps 2-4 feet in front of my headlight and impact was instantaneous. I was doing the speed limit, 50 mph. I went down fast and hard. The forks were bent, the triple tree bent, the batwing faring and windshield cracked and the R side light torn off. The entire L side of the bike was trashed. 18K plus worth of damage and the bike was totalled by the insurance company. I was not wearing a jacket due to the heat. I had a long sleeve henley shirt. It was almost 90 deg. Mistake. I am now still nursing a world class road rash on my L arm, shoulder and hip, six weeks after the event. A leather jacked would have helped significantly. I was wearing army issue combat boots, laced up. Feet unscathed. I don’t like boots that don’t lace up around your ankles. Better support than the M/C boots sold in most bike shops. I jumped out of planes in the army for over 16 years and never broke an ankle. Lace up boots work well. I lay under the bike after the crash. Legs okay. Blue jeans did the trick. Engine guard protected my legs from a crush injury as I went over the embankment and into a ditch along the side of the road. My 98 dollar half-helmet from the local Harley dealership hit the deck and slid. Held up. No facial or skull injury. My glasses were still on my face with cable temples. That was the most surprising outcome. My army issue gloves slid along the pavement at high speed for a bit and were trashed. My hands were unscathed. My left clavicle was fractured in 4 places and required surgery. I am now the owner of a titanium plate and six screws. My anatomy looks normal. I am in some discomfort, but expect to be back riding in a couple of months. The bike was replaced 5 days after the accident and the new one sits in my garage awaiting my recovery to be complete. The deer did not survive.

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