Don't know, JOG... but, probably not...
I know he has a pair (wicked cool, and custom expensive, specially set up for biking),.. for serious weather,... but, this is summer, monsoon season...

Protection wise,..
I'm as guilty as anyone, this time of year...
I always do a FF helmet...but, it's t-shirt time for sure...

I do usually have an ankle boot... but that's because all my pants are too long, and they won't stack right with low-tops... ...
At some point here,.. I started buying all my clothes as a motorcyclist...  Jeans all too long,.. all shirts have collars that won't flap... long sleeves for sun... sunglasses that are small, and can be put on in a helmet...
... even underwear that don't bunch up (boxer briefs)... ...
Jackets, and all clothing must be tight,.. so they don't flap...
And I have an insanely large selection of scarves, bandanas, and beanies...
Motorcycling ain't a hobby,... it's a lifestyle.... ...
... am I alone here?... ...  never

Jus' ramblin'...
Get well Gerry,  
Serow

I forgot to add my sympathies for your crash but at the same time your lucky to be alive, and that you have to be thankful for. I wonder if it was his first accident on his bike? (and hopefully last!)

What a bummer....glad he accepts it (his condition) with such good spirits (ah....good drugs) for that is the best medicine to recovery!

I know when my rear tire just up and went flat on me (big glass shard I believe I picked up in cavity/divot in the asphalt...I try to avoid those) I almost went down, and still a little paranoid from it.

My son, who lives in Glendale tells me about those monsoon downpours...real soakers!

A guy in HOuston on a Guzzi, on one of the big roads downtown, somethin went wonky in the drive line, locked the rear wheel up at speed. Took a major tumble, ATTGATT saved him from real injury, walked away. Okay,, Hobbled away,, but IIRC, he didnt break anything,,

and a torn rotator cuff...
He's in more pain now, than from the crash...
Healing will be slow and arduous...

yes, it will,, i am a month in on rotator cuff,, & tonite took a spill,, im hurtin pretty good,, hope i didnt do serious damage in there, dont know yet

Shoulder break repairs are 1000x worse than the initial break. I know with mine, post wreck and home from the e.r. was not that big a deal. Post-op on the other hand...  

Just curious but,.. what happens if you tear a rotator cuff, and don't have surgery?...
It must have happened a lot in the days before surgery ... ...

Serowbot wrote on 07/26/13 at 09:53:17:


Tore mine in 1989 or 1990, never had it fixed. Discomfort is about the only side affect. Lots of popping and slipping, but no loss of function.

The shoulder I shattered in 2008 still gives me grief. You learn to live with it and work around it the best you can.