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11/22/2016 1:22am
11/22/2016 1:22am
How many concussions have you had from moto accidents?
Did you forget what happened leading up to the accident, after the accident or just the period you were out?
How long did you wait to ride again?
Long lasting effects?
Person thoughts on riding again after you've had one?
Surprises me when I hear of long time riders/racers that haven't been knocked unconscious from accidents. I think Kris Kiefer said that his recent one was the first? Seems crazy to me…
Did you forget what happened leading up to the accident, after the accident or just the period you were out?
How long did you wait to ride again?
Long lasting effects?
Person thoughts on riding again after you've had one?
Surprises me when I hear of long time riders/racers that haven't been knocked unconscious from accidents. I think Kris Kiefer said that his recent one was the first? Seems crazy to me…
-First one I don't remember the events that lead to the crash, but I was by myself. Everything after I woke up was pretty clear after a minute or two. It was pretty easy to tell that I had hit a tree with my face.
-The second time I had a bunch of friends around, and it was on film, so the memories came back after a while of hearing the story and watching the tape. Destroyed a TLD SE 2 on it's first ride, didn't get my hands out in front of me at all, and took full impact with my face, broke my nose too.
-The third time was the scariest to me because I hit my head in the garage, right near the temple. Didn't even get knocked out, but the concussion symptoms were the worst of the three...about 48hrs of dizziness, bad balance, bad m emory, throwing up, etc.
The first two times I was younger and dumber and rode later the same day. I wouldn't do that again. As far as long-lasting effects, I'd like to think that my brain is still in okay shape, I still hold a good job, ride moto, wipe my own ass, etc.
As far as thoughts on riding again? Well after my 3rd one, my attitude changed and I started taking the head hits (and injuries in general) more seriously. It was around that time when I decided I wanted to ride/race for fun and not to win anymore.
My buddy had one recently but was still feeling fine and hung out at the track for a while. It was early in the day and I was on a new bike so he helped me get my sag dialed, watched me on the track, made adjustments based on what he was seeing and my feedback and ultimately got the bike pretty dialed. The next weekend he came out to watch for a bit as he wasn't feeling up to riding. He asked if I was liking the bike and I gave him some feedback of what the suspension was doing since we were at a different track and he asked if I had set my sag. I laughed and said yeah, you helped me last week and he goes I don't remember any of that
Keep in mind, you don't have to be knocked unconscious to be concussed. So its not that surprising to hear of racers that haven't been "knocked out".
The Shop
Another one I actually do remember very well was my first time at a supercross track where I came just a little short on a triple jump and went over the bars. I was a little dizzy but went on to ride another 20 minutes but started seeing stars. Then I took a little break (like an hour) and felt a little better so I got my bike off the stand and wanted to get out to the track but somehow couldn't remember how to kickstart a bike lol. That's when I started to get a heavily migraine like feeling and went home. I had a bad headache for two weeks straight and my helmet was completely cracked up.
I would ask a customer his last name, walk to the back to grab his special order, and would either forget his name or completely forget what I was doing. I haven't had one since, but I don't ride at 150,000% anymore.
I am not sold these new helmets are worth a shit. I've seen guys explode old helmets, head was fine. Yah yah I know every crash is different bla bla bla, but WTF this is like an every day thing now.
Please keep this in mind if you present with symptoms and you DO NOT allow those symptoms to resolve themselves the research has shown that there is a high probability that those symptoms will become PERMANENT.
Also once you have ONE concussion you have a higher probability of getting another with much less effort.
As far as No amount of helmet, I will stand behind my current one, despite offers to wear others. I did try another famous brand and it lasted one medium soil sample, similar to one's I have taken with 6d, and I was out for a minute plus. With the 6d, nothing, got up continued racing.
Finally, none of us are guaranteed a day in this life so I choose to live it to the fullest- -today. It helps to be aware of the consequences when doing so. So thanks for the contributions by all each and every time a "concussion" thread comes up
Got smart and bought a 6D so that hopefully when I go down in the future the G's my brain gets are a little less. It can't hurt.
Pit Row
This definitely concerns me. I feel great at the moment and haven't had any head hits in a year or so. But the concussions do come easier now. I'd never give up this sport, it's what I love and its part of me. But I sure do wish I'd taken fewer hits over the years. I've always worn the best helmets, and I'm sure they've saved my life many times. But it would be nice if new technology came about for future generations so that they wouldn't carry the same burden. Unfortunately, bikes and tracks keep getting faster, so the target is moving and likely impossible to reach.
As for my experience, I've had 21 concussions - 19 from moto and 2 from rugby. First at the age if 6 and last at 23. Wearing good helmets definitely helped (Arai, Shoei) but gosh I was completely knocked out cold three times. The most serious one left me in coma for 2 days and partially paralysed lower lip. I look like Sylvester Stallone now haha. I guess all the injuries have accumulated and I tend to have short memory and attention problems.
Long story short, I realised it's not worth risking to become a vegetable and walked away from the sport. However, there isn't a day when I don't think about riding. What we do is a beautiful sport, it gives you a lot but can take away a lot too, sadly. Watch this movie called Concussion - quite an eye opener to this problematic.
I realise that nobody could probably answer how long is long enough but are there any sites you'd recommend with information about the latest studies regarding brain injuries?
I've dealt with over 50. Not a single one knew more than me and I had to help them diagnose correctly.
Family doctors should, for rhe most part, all be fired.
What's worse is few have a general overall knowledge of health. And specialists, for the most part aren't much better.
The local urgent care is full of fat, obese, unhealthy, unfit nurses. And here, they barely speak English!
And they stink like ashtrays because after 20 years of smoking, guess what? Still fat, and stink. And we are supposed to trust these people with our health because they passed a test?
They probably learned at Phoenix university on a grant or defaulted their loans also.
Here is another. A family doctor or Nurse practitioner should be able to tell some kind of difference from a skin fungal infection, to ringworm, to any of the 3 types of skin cancer.
Nope. Clueless. Its all about money. The longer they can misdiagnose, the more they can bill you and insurance.
The only doctors Ive seen that had any brains were foreign, usually Indian or thereabouts, and women.
Some of the guys were OK, but I guarantee you, none could figure out a simple task like checking air in a tire.
My last one changed the way things taste and smell. A bit bummed on that. Memory ain't so good but it's alright.
Oh, and I've had three. Though I really can't say that I've noticed any long-term effects.
And did I mention? I've had three. Though I really can't say that I've noticed any long-term effects.
Yeah, three, I've had three. Though I really can't say that I've noticed any long-term effects.
Oh look, there's pie left!
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