Veracocha Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Had bit of nasty bike crash on Mon and hit a bike head on at high speed. I remember going towards the bike knowing that I was not going to miss it at about 70mph. Then I remember waking up in an ambulance a good while later. Luckily I was flown clear of the bike and my helmet and leathers did a good job but I have really bad whiplash and cant move my neck very well. I am also having a constant dull headache. Is this normal for the days following a heavy concussion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 FECK!!! Sounds like it was close enough that you should be counting your blessings! I'm no medical practitioner but a headache after that seems perfectly normal to me! Glad to see you're well enough to post. Get well soon fella! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 I thought you only did track days now? Since it was a head on I'm assumming it was a road incident? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark_90 Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Feck indeed!! I would call NHS Direct or your GP and ask their opinion.. I know you have to be careful after a concussion so it's worth asking someone who will know for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veracocha Posted April 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 I thought you only did track days now? Since it was a head on I'm assumming it was a road incident? :confused: True Scotty, I was racing with thundersport gb in the superstock 600 race at cadwell park. Had moved from 11th to 6th by lap 2 and was moving up the field when a guy went off the track but his bike came back on straight into the path of mine. I was on full power and didnt even have a chance to back off the throttle before the impact. Was heading for a podium which would have been on motors tv and possibly got me a sponsor. Am lucky really, but pissed off as £6000 worth of bike is completely annihilated even though I did nothing wrong. Thats the nature of the beast though. Gagging for the next race now! :D Just need to get a bike sorted. Thanks for the the advice - if it still feels the same tomorrow I will get it looked at! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Glad your okay, shame about the bike being totalled. I'd imagine you have a 'few' bumps, bruises and rips that need to heal. Headache is highly likely to be normal, but I would phone / call and detail your symptoms as a precaution. Most bikers learn to have a high pain threshold and are used to knowing when something is worse than it should be, but be safe. Brother in-law is a senior track marshall at Donnie and some of the spills he's seen and accounted to me make my toes curl and my back shudder. Get well soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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