Firestorm996

Yeah, picked up my repaired SHAWK last friday and took it for a ride, what a awesome feeling to be back.
Here is what happened last year, September 1st.

Here in Spain we have these speed bumps in the streets, within the city limits. I was going over one of them and then i have no clear memory about what happened.
I turned out that a 73 yr old danish resident ran me over with his car from behind with like 55mph.
When the ambulance responded just a couple of minutes later, they had to reanimate me, because my tongue was in my throat, i could not breathe and was blue already. Waking up in the hospital 3 days later, i was told that i suffered a dislocated shoulder, 4 broken ribs, a broken tibia and worst 2 fractured bones in my spine. The docs said a few weeks later, they have no idea why i can still move my legs, its like a miracle.
After rehabilitation for 8 months, i did the first ride last weekend and noone can believe how i feel now.

Having all the facts of this accident, i see 3 reasons why i was that lucky.
- Wearing a top quality helmet.
I had the Schuberth R1. It saved my life when my rear head hit the top of the windshield, cracked the screen and left a huge dent in the lid of the roof. The helmet itself was heavy damaged, but still managed to save my head.
- I had this rucksack on my back, with a built in protection and it was pretty full, because i was just driving home from shopping. This might have been the little difference between walking and sitting in a wheelchair.
- A huge amount of luck.
This accident changed many things in my life, some of my views and i am aware i am in my second life by now.

Attached are some fotos, this is how my bike looks by now. I added more Carbon Fiber, did some upgrades, but of course like many other members ride it is a work in progress...lol
Here is the list.

Front fork with full Oehlins internals
Coerce Fork Stabilizer
Coerce Clipons
Factory Pro shift kit
CF Front Fender by Carbotech
CF protection for clutch and rotor covers by Carbonadi
CF seat, oem style by Mario Nava
Replaced broken/bent subframe
Clutch upgrade, stronger springs, kevlar plates
Swingarm and linkage upgrade with new needle bearings
Fresco Racing CF mufflers with CF end caps, tubing with larger ID
Carbs setup accordingly
10mm extension under kickstand, to prevent it from leaning too much

Still to come:
CF full fairing by Mario Nava
CF R1 seat conversion w/ passenger option
CF gas tank
CF frame protectors
Exhaust full system by Fresco Racing

And last but not least, i want to say thank you to MICKSTR for keeping in touch with me over all that time. Thank you my friend.

Firestorm996

some pics more....

kj4kym

glad to hear your back, and doing alright. thats a pretty sweet lookin ride you got there.
where did you get your carbon bits at.

Firestorm996

Thank you.
The carbon parts are all made in europe...
front fender Carbotech, Austria
seat Mario Nava, Italy
side covers Carbonadi, Germany
tank shield Motrax, UK
exhaust Fresco Racing, Italy

VTRsurfer

All I can say is "WOW"! I'm glad you survived and are back in the saddle. Your bike looks great. I love the exhaust.

I too was rear ended with no warning 3 1/2 months ago at a red light. 19 year old distracted driver in my case. However, I got right up after landing on my back with no broken bones. I got my bike back 2 months later with an upgrade to Yoshimura Titanium Slip-ons.

Good thing you had full gear and a backpack full of groceries. I'm sure the rehab was not fun. I don't know how your insurance works there in Spain, but I hope you got a good settlement for pain and suffering. 10 months is a long time.

L8RGYZ

Great looking VTR. Love the exhaust and the lower fairing/belly pan. Love even more that you are doing well after such a severe accident and are back into riding.

Also, I'm proud that a forum member kept up with you while you were injured.

RickB

Glad to hear you are back on 2 wheels... Nice work rebuilding and customizing!

nekkid