fazernoob66
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Sunday April 7 my buddy crashed his cbr 954 right in front of me. He was new to sport bikes and this was his first Arkansas twisty trip. We kept telling him to calm down and be careful but inexperience bit him in the ass. He had been riding pretty well all day for a noob and wasn't too cocky. But, I guess the gap between him and the two leaders was too much for him. I was following behind him going a bit slower because I knew every single corner was delicate and unforgiving. As I came up to the corner I made my line and set up for it, next thing i knew he was leaned way too far into it, caught the peg and lost it. The bike shot across the corner into the guardrail and hit a post. He followed closely enough to be paddled down the road as the bike deflected off the guardrail, stopping his tumble about 40 feet away in the road. All this happen so fast I barely processed what had happened. I managed to make the corner and jump off the fz sprinting to him. He took a nasty impact but didn't get tangled up with the bike or hitting the guardrail. He was incredibly lucky!!! His leathers did their job but the hit left him trying hard to breath. I started talking to him and had to stop his reflex to roll around. He was conscious and breathing was difficult but he could talk and explain where the pain was. He had mid back pain. Aw man,,,, this may not be good,,,, him from moving, not a minute later people were stopped and frantically calling medics. A nurse happened to be in a vehicle and ran toward us. She poked at him for a while, he wasn't numb anywhere and was responsive. Shortly more nurses showed up, the ambulance came about 20 minutes after impact. He was airlifted to a regional hospital and is in good health and spirit now. I will get the injury details later I have yet to talk to him directly. It was a scary day. My group headed to jasper for lunch and a much needed break. As we rode back home through the accident corner it was eerie.
And of course, pics!
He is laying in the group of people. That's how far he went.
And of course, pics!
He is laying in the group of people. That's how far he went.
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