Going to look at a bike Sunday

Bikes are hard to beat. My little thumper is awesome, last time I checked with highway driving it was getting 70 mpg, 0-60 in 4 seconds and tears up the canyon roads with some quick bikes, but like inkjunkie said "it's a matter of when". I did this last week. I have been riding for the past 30 years and owned countless bikes and this is actually my worst wreck yet. The engine case fell on it while doing a cool 3rd gear wheelie. :banghead: I have 3 broken bones in my foot. Will this slow me down on my bike? maybe a little, but there is no way that I am giving up riding. After all that is what short term disability is for. :D

My only advice is to buy a decent helmet(and wear it), a jacket with armor, riding gloves and don't wear hiking boots and think that you can get away with it. Honestly if the bike didn't land on my foot I would have dusted myself off and rode the bike home and fixed it, only because I was wearing my helmet armor and gloves. Instead I had to ride it to the emergency room and I am off work for 6-8 weeks. Oh yeah one more thing (Keep your head on a swivel).