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Sebenza pocket clip crash test

Barry H

Barry H

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Some of you folks might know that I'm a motorcycle enthusiast. While I practice safe riding protocols, my worst dream came true last Saturday. It's said that "it's not 'if' you go down, but, rather, 'when' you go down".

Without going into all the gory details, I had to brake suddenly for a motorist crossing in front of me at a residential intersection. I locked up my front wheel, which caused the bike to tip to the ground on the right. As it was sliding about 17 yards into the intersection, I slid with it about 6-8 feet on my right side. It really hurt, I thought I had broken my right hip. Turns out, I sprained my pelvis. My leather jacket saved my arm, shoulder and hip area

I think it hurt so bad, because I was carrying my large sebenza in my back pocket, I had a Leatherman belted to my right hip, and I was carrying my 9mm on my right hip, too. All those tools made contact with my hip as I hit the ground. Miraculously, non of those item were ejected as I slid forward.

After I got home and surveyed the damage, I looked at my Sebenza and was amazed that the clip was scratched, and twisted out of its pocket. And it never left my pocket. :thumbup: I think that's a pretty good testimonial for the integrity of the Sebenza pocket clip.:D

I loosened the pocket clip screw, moved the clip back into position and re-tightened--good to go!

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Yikes! Glad to hear you're alright. Hope you have a speedy recovery.
Good on the Seb to not go flying.
 
Dang Barry. Glad you are ok. A little beat up but still ok. Good testimony and nice grooving on the Sebbie.
 
Good thing you had a leather jacket on. Other wise they would be scrubbing debris out of your skin for a couple hours.
Glad you and your sebbie are doing allright. :)
 
konigsberg13 said:
Good to hear you walked away, that was a good day.:)
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Yes, I was thinking the same thing, well that and I'm sure glad his 9mm didn't fire and that if you were a football player a 17 yard slide would have been a definite first down.
Glad to read you're well, although you'll be sore for a while. Take it easy, pamper yourself.
 
The man upstairs was definitely looking out for you my friend. Get well soon and little Jack will help with the pain. Cheers!
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Barry H said:
my worst dream came true last Saturday.
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Wow - thank God it wasn't worse and that you were relatively uninjured.
Thanks for sharing. Not that it matters in the scheme of things, but how's your bike? What do you ride? Were you able to get back up on it to get home, or did you go for a ride in a red and white minibus?
 
wow, glad to see everything is ok, and glad to see the sebenza clip can stand up to such abuse. Maybe youll look down in a couple days and see a bruise that ressembles a sebenza and a gun on your hip :D lol. But in all seriousness im glad to hear your alright and remeber it couldve been alot worse.
 
It's good to hear you're not hurt too badly after that, mate !

Thankfully for me I recently bent my clip it rather less exciting circumstances. :p
 
Even after a crash the mighty Sebenza comes through, glad you are alright Barry.
 
Matthewd said:
Wow - thank God it wasn't worse and that you were relatively uninjured.
Thanks for sharing. Not that it matters in the scheme of things, but how's your bike? What do you ride? Were you able to get back up on it to get home, or did you go for a ride in a red and white minibus?
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While I was lying in the street thinking I had broken my hip (I couldn't believe how intense the pain was), I heard a woman exclaim "is he dead????", I decided I better try to get up to see if I could walk on my own or have to succumb to the ambulance. I got up, it hurt. I told everyone to go home and not to call the ambulance. Some dude helped me pick up my 850 pound Harley Davidson Road King. After I calmed down a bit, I started it up and drove home. I haven't heard from my insurance adjuster, but I did drop off the bike to the HD dealer this afternoon for an inspection. I'm guessing $3500 in damages. That sure would buy alot of Sebenzas:D
 
Glad your ok, I did the same thing a couple of years ago. Instead of just a straight slide I slid into a bar ditch and did a couple of flips. Parted ways with the bike at some point and did the break dance thing on the blacktop. Hit my helmet so hard that it popped the lenses out of my sunglasses. Thankfully the leathers kept most of my skin safe. The sprained pelvis is no fun at all broke mine in 2 places july 1 and my back with a bad horse. Had to drive home before I could go to the hospital, longest drive ever.

take it easy
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Glad that the accident was not worst than it was and you were alright.

I just get a lrg sebenza customized by you on the way to me from "The Logical One", looks like yours but mint.
Amazing works you did and I don't plan to crash test her for sure haha
 
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