Episode 7: Blood on the Asphalt

Mitch crashes his motorcycle in Mexico

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• motorcycle
• bmw
• r1200gs
• kawasaki
• klr650
• mexico
• crash
• halfthrottle
• travel
• adventure

[planetx416]

I just saw this video and im losing my mind $15.00 for medical attention???

[halfthrottle]

@planetx416 Yeah we couldn't believe it. You couldn't take a taxi to the hospital for $15.00 in the U.S.

[BlueGoatGuy]

Was that damage to the front of that car done by Mitch? You said yourself these people are very poor.  Shouldn't you guys send that person some money if it was Mitch's fault?

[halfthrottle]

That was already there. I asked the police if we needed to pay them any money and they said no. The people driving the car stayed there long after Mitch was gone to the hospital. The were very nice and just wanted to make sure everything was okay. I would have given them money if they had asked. But there was no damage from Mitch's bike hitting the car.

[equivokal]

way to ride w/ a fucking t-shirt

[halfthrottle]

He was wearing a leather jacket. But had taken it off to treat his wound. Thanks for the insight though.

[krusty36m]

That's pretty stupid thinking.

Ask my wife (who rides a bike) who works as an ER nurse what she thinks about wearing the proper gear. She has lots of stories riders who didn't look so "badass" when they came into the ER in pieces.

I have been hit from behind by a cube van doing 80, and if I wasn't wearing full gear I wouldn't have survived.

I am thankful every time I look at my little girl, and think that if I didn't wear my gear that day my two year old daughter wouldn't have a Daddy.

[torlang]

ever heard of ATGATT?

[TheGDizzo]

Well Hallelujah that he happened to have a mishap involving other people with a conscience. If this happened in SoCal... there's a low chance the other party would have not wanted all his insurance paper work and blah blah blah. This dude is a cool guy in my book... I like how he's all... "Throw me that bag." and sets out to fixing himself up like a man. High Five dude.

[kj7687]

Sorry but I have absolutely no sympathy whatsoever. If you don't wear gear, you deserve the road rash.

[idkyoo]

poor mitch...bad things are always happening to him. you know why?!?! cuz you jinxed him on the very first video! "i hope mitch is the one who's gonna wreck his bike" something like that. haha

[M4IkV4zQu3z]

This was an unfortunate accident. I hope that Mitch be good now and that he hasnt any permanent damage.

[1StageMom]

I find it amusing that in your titles of all your adventures, this is the only one that mentions blood, and it has three times as many views as the others.

[BlueGoatGuy]

Okay, thanks for taking the time to respond and make that clear. This is why we should not assume things.