Thanks. I’m glad to be back and pretty happy to be alive right now.

Man, I’m hearing a lot of stories about broken collarbones and bikes. Good to hear you didn’t give up on something that brings you joy. I’ve been trying to explain this to my wife as I refuse to comply with her ultimatum that I sell the bike.

Ouch. I don’t know what a scapula is but breaking it sounds pretty terrible. Yeah, I got really lucky in this crash. I’d love to have a horse, and maybe one day I will, but I need more land to keep one first.

You’re welcome. I can’t wait until I get a good moto vlogging set up so I can do a better job of bringing everyone along on my adventures.

@@FallofftheMap Well heal up first bro heh, good stuff, looking forward to that!

Thank you!

I’m pretty happy (and surprised) to be alive.

Thanks. I’m in pretty rough shape, but with the aid of 800 mg of ibuprofen I’m at least able to get around and water the garden. The more I work and move around the faster it seems to loosen up and heal.

I’m already back in the saddle. Slowly rode the bike into town to buy lunch and groceries. I can’t quite manage to use the foot brake yet so I have to take it really easy coming down the steep dirt roads with only front brakes. I expect to be back to normal in a week or two.

Thanks.

Thanks, I’m pretty happy to see that I’m alive too. My moment of bad luck shouldn’t scare you off that road. It was just an unfortunate combination of me being very out of practice on a motorcycle and the road having a bunch of sand on a sharp curve.

Im 56 and been wanting to buy an enduro for some time but haven't done any serious riding in 30 years. The situation that you described is something I've been leery of.I can't afford to be injured since I have a few more years before I can put the tools down.....@@FallofftheMap

Thanks. As soon as I’m healed I plan on mounting a GoPro or two on the bike and riding back up there to make a real moto vlog about the area.

Good advice.

A broken collarbone doesn’t sound all that lucky, but I suppose any motorcycle crash you survive is a win. About 30 years ago I was riding an old Honda CB 600 with a sidecar on I-5 south of Seattle. Sidecar tire blew out and send me out of control swerving back and forth in heavy traffic. Blowouts on a bike at high speed are terrifying.

You’ll have to settle for keep adventuring. Staying safe just isn’t my style.

Yeah, I’ve seen some of those death wobble videos. My old Hilux had what I called a death wobble that no mechanic was able to solve. I kept finding motorcycle death wobble videos when I searched for information about it. I thought it was just annoying rather than dangerous until the axle came off on a mountain pass. Despite the dangers, riding around Florida has to have been a blast. Ever considered getting something more modern and nimble to ride?

@FallofftheMap well I have a bit of news here, the reason I followed your channel is because me and the wife are retiring to Ecuador, next month. We will be living in the Manglaralto area. If I did get another bike over here in Ecaudor , it could be an enduro, well I guess now days they call it a multi sport.

@@brofessor3115 congratulations on the retirement and the move. Are you renting a place there? I really like the town of Olon just a few minutes to the north.

@FallofftheMap we will be renting house for a while in Montanita, but a more quiet part of the town in a neighborhood called El Tegrillo. I like Olon as well. I like the whole area, Manglaralto, Montanita. Olon. We had already done our exploratory trip a few months ago. We went from Ayangue to puerto Cayo back then. So hope to settle for good here in a few weeks. My wife is originally from Colombia and is fluent in both languages. Hope you heal up soon and look forward to see your progress on the farm and also your work travels!

Me too

I did see a doctor but I had to wait until I was able to ride back to Quito. Nothing broken but definitely some damage to the muscles and connective tissues.

It can be both

@@FallofftheMap third day was always the worst but im hoping you wont be stickin to the bedsheets. This is gonna sound crazy but if you can get some alum salts and warm water on a clean cotton rag and wipe down the bloody spots those raw places will heal up very quickly. I took a swim in an alum blue hole pond by the house last time I had road rash. What shooda took several days only took a couple.

@@industrial_prostitute thanks. I’m hoping today is the worst of it. I don’t think it’s actually road rash. I didn’t slide at all. The bruises and scrapes are from the impact with the guard rail and the impact when I landed in the rocks.

Thanks. Yes, the recent spike in violence does worry me a little. While to real risks to people that are not directly involved with the gangs is exaggerated by the media, there is also an increased risk of violent crime targeting people no involved in the gang wars, specifically muggings, car jacking, and home invasions that have increased in frequency and level of violence used. I am more hesitant to travel to certain parts of the coast, go out at night, or visit certain parts of the city now, so it has altered my behavior a little bit. I don’t think this is the new normal for Ecuador. The people are furious with the situation and it’s very likely Ecuador will eventually follow a path similar to El Salvador and the Philippines and adopt an extreme tough on crime solution that “solves” the problem but creates an entirely new set of problems in the form of human rights abuses. All that said, I’m still happier and more at peace here than in the US.

@@FallofftheMap Thanks for your response. Seems like you’ve got a pretty nuanced point of view on the situation. Cheers

I’m fine. It’s just a scratch.

The helmet is just the Honda branded one that came free with the bike.

Came free with the bike? Oh no no

Thanks. Glad to hear you go yourself out. There’s definitely better places to work these days.

I live in Eur. and I wanted to get Home , looking 4 Poland

@@aggiez there’s definitely a lot of work in Poland supporting the regional military expansion, though a lot of it requires US citizenship for various nonsensical reasons.

Yeah, I just learned that i completely detached my ACL. Looks like I’ve got a knee surgery in my future

Around. I don’t like to be a slave to KZfaq’s algorithms, posting all the time even when I don’t feel like it.

How’s Poland treating you?

Interesting advice. I’d always assumed ayahuasca was more for psychological/spiritual healing rather than recovering from a motorcycle accident. San Pedro cactus did cross my mind though. It’s a lot gentler than ayahuasca and grows around my farm.

@@FallofftheMap yup. This isn't medical advice. And not sure if it will cure any injuries. But it will probably get you removed from the Hospital and you'll find yourself wandering around the jungle thinking where the heck am I?

Oh yeah, she’s furious. Demanding I sell the bike.

@@FallofftheMap buy a Jetski from the profits of the sold bike.