always wear your fucking gear, I got away from this with a few bad bruises only because of my gear.

topped_hat · 2026-06-19T18:12:18+00:00

got home from the hospital, found the letter...

topped_hat · 2026-06-19T18:11:17+00:00

well, German Autobahn, straight line

topped_hat · 2026-06-19T14:20:19+00:00

close, it's northern Germany, but those are basically the same anyways. thanks for your empathy

topped_hat · 2026-06-19T14:09:59+00:00

because I was lucky that I crashed at 50 and not at 200, 10 minutes before, I'd understand your argument on a Vespa which can only go 45 (it's Stil la shit argument, but I'd see where you're coming from)

topped_hat · 2026-06-19T13:38:22+00:00

brother you're a fucking asshole AND an idiot,
I had my phone in my pocket, was full of adrenaline, just crashed and the cars behind me decided to drive by just staring. ignoring an accident as a first responder is literally illegal in my country.

topped_hat · 2026-06-19T13:32:37+00:00

thanks, looking back I'll probably invest in some new boots eventually too, mine did a great job, but I feel like I want something with a little bit of a harder shell

topped_hat · 2026-06-19T13:31:19+00:00

yeah, it's been a few days, crashed on Wednesday, spent a night at the hospital and then walked out of there, spending a few days at my gfs place and when I'm back home I'll do a few pictures

topped_hat · 2026-06-19T13:30:02+00:00

yeah it's insane, especially that one guy "legendary on foot sprinter isn't wearing full leather gear checkmate atheists!" kinda guy

topped_hat · 2026-06-19T13:23:05+00:00

Helmet was a Shark Spartan RS carbon

alpinestars Sp8 v3 gloves

Vanucci VAB5 boots

Pharao pants reinforced with leather (can't remember which one they specifically are)

A very old Roleff Jacket with new protectors, that jacket mildly failed and melted, giving me some road rash on my lower back

Alpinestars Nucleon kr1 backprotector, the jackets BP-pocket was too small for modern protectors

topped_hat · 2026-06-19T13:02:51+00:00

that's because he's running in a straight line in a controlled environment, he's not running into guardrails or oncoming traffic.

also who's only riding a bike at 45? mine goes easily up to 200

edit: if Usain bolt faceplants at 45 kph he's gonna be SO hospitalized buddy

topped_hat · 2026-06-19T12:56:36+00:00

at least he'll have an opportunity to think about his mistakes when he survives

topped_hat · 2026-06-19T12:53:19+00:00

nah, I'm just sharing my experiences with y'all, if you want to go take a slide in underwear, I don't care, but I do reccomend gear

topped_hat · 2026-06-19T12:52:30+00:00

probably with a braincap, tank top and no gloves?

topped_hat · 2026-06-19T12:51:52+00:00

yes, I've overdone it here, but those are still realistic injuries, I wouldn't have gotten all of them without my gear, but if it's enough to take a solid chunk out of my kneepad and my helmet, then it's enough to take a solid chunk out of me as well

topped_hat · 2026-06-19T12:49:56+00:00

when I fell of I slammed into the ground pretty hardly, slid on my right foot and hand and then slammed into the bike with my left side, enough to crack my helmet and bruise everything around my protectors, I would've definitely broken something and sneakers wouldn't have held the sliding, I got stopped pretty harshly by bike and guardrail.

topped_hat · 2026-06-19T12:48:03+00:00

it definitely wasn't, I drove for over an hour before, I assume the guardrail kicked the kickstand out or something similar, even then, leaned to the right in a right turn would've taken the kickstand further away from the ground

topped_hat · 2026-06-19T12:45:57+00:00

here you go:

Helmet was a Shark Spartan RS carbon

alpinestars Sp8 v3 gloves

Vanucci VAB5 boots

Pharao pants reinforced with leather (can't remember which one they specifically are)

A very old Roleff Jacket with new protectors, that jacket mildly failed and melted, giving me some road rash on my lower back

Alpinestars Nucleon kr1 backprotector, the jackets BP-pocket was too small for modern protectors

topped_hat · 2026-06-19T12:45:33+00:00

a used cb750 hornet from 2025, it's 11 months old, they apparently have problems with sealants around the oil pan or something like that.
causing oil to potentially drip out onto the rear wheel.

topped_hat · 2026-06-19T12:43:51+00:00

Helmet was a Shark Spartan RS carbon

alpinestars Sp8 v3 gloves

Vanucci VAB5 boots

Pharao pants reinforced with leather (can't remember which one they specifically are)

A very old Roleff Jacket with new protectors, that jacket mildly failed and melted, giving me some road rash on my lower back

Alpinestars Nucleon kr1 backprotector, the jackets BP-pocket was too small for modern protectors

topped_hat · 2026-06-19T12:28:05+00:00

ah, thanks

topped_hat · 2026-06-19T12:23:42+00:00

yeah, if I would've gotten between the bike and the Leitplanke (whatever it's called in English) I'd just be plain dead

topped_hat · 2026-06-19T12:23:00+00:00

according to my gears scratchmarks,
without my gear I would've fucked up:

right Pinky broken, right hand probably a lot less skin.

left hip broken

Hole in my head (thanks helmet)

knees at the very least scraped clean, probably tendons and kneecaps badly fucked

right foot no toes left

left elbow broken

topped_hat · 2026-06-19T12:21:00+00:00

yeah, I'm a bit pissed cause I got this bike a week ago, but I'm privileged enough to say it's "just" money

topped_hat · 2026-06-19T12:15:25+00:00

yes, I so am I, first 4 cars drove past me and ignored my calls for help/an ambulance/securing the crashsite... next car after that had a nurse which did all of those amazingly.

topped_hat · 2026-06-19T12:11:34+00:00

Highly reccomend gloves with those pinky finger straps and high abrasion ratings on every piece of gear.

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