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August 14, 2007

It's Only A Flesh Wound

Those Japanese bikers are tough hombres

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- A Japanese biker failed to notice his leg had been severed below the knee when he hit a safety barrier, and rode on for 2 km (1.2 miles), leaving a friend to pick up the missing limb.

The 54-year-old office worker was out on his motorcycle with a group of friends in the city of Hamamatsu, west of Tokyo, on Monday, when he was unable to negotiate a curve in the road and bumped into the central barrier, the Mainichi Shimbun said.

He felt excruciating pain, but did not notice that his right leg was missing until he stopped at the next junction, the paper quoted local police as saying.

My knowledge of motorcycles is somewhat dated, but how did he shift gears or brake?

Posted by Mr. Bingley at August 14, 2007 09:48 AM

Comments

All on the handlesbars on those rice rockets.

Posted by: John at August 14, 2007 11:19 AM

Have you ever played Battle Chess?

Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at August 14, 2007 12:03 PM

If that biker gets a citation for unsafe driving, he won't have a leg to stand on when he gets to court.

Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at August 14, 2007 01:34 PM

"...leaving a friend to pick up the missing limb."

Now that's a friend.

Posted by: Dave E. at August 14, 2007 01:59 PM

Friends usually only lend a hand.

Posted by: tree hugging sister at August 14, 2007 04:49 PM

There's nothing wrong with giving a leg up, Sis.

Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at August 14, 2007 05:12 PM

Of course, the friend has to give his friend the boot. There's no way around that.

Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at August 14, 2007 05:15 PM

Which brings me to the key question.....who is the heel?

Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at August 14, 2007 05:17 PM

"Which brings me to the key question.....who is the heel?"

I'm stumped.

Posted by: Dave E. at August 14, 2007 05:28 PM

Now if only we could find him a partner for "Dancing With The Stars"...

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at August 14, 2007 05:34 PM

Hmmmmmmm......upon sober reflection, we can say that this biker lost his sole to motorcycles.

Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at August 14, 2007 06:02 PM

And who kneeds that, right?

Posted by: tree hugging sister at August 14, 2007 06:57 PM

Was this incident really an accident or another one of their wacky game shows?

Posted by: Gunslinger at August 14, 2007 07:12 PM

He must have been wearing really-really tight chaps not to exsanguinate in that time, and if he was wearing chaps he must have been riding a Harley which is steered with the ass rather than weighting the footpegs...

Posted by: DirtCrashr at August 14, 2007 07:19 PM

"and if he was wearing chaps he must have been riding a Harley"

You haven't seen some of the whacky sh*t Japanese bikers wear on their Suzukis.

Posted by: John at August 14, 2007 10:03 PM