Biker fails to notice missing leg

[almaty 19]

TOKYO (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 more than a mile, 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.

The man and his leg were taken to a hospital, but the limb had been crushed in the collision, the paper said.

[SteveLaura 0]

He did not notice that his right leg was missing until he...

OK, I know this isn't funny, but that sentence is just asking for a punchline.

Any suggestions..?

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[Jasman0717 9]

Wow, are bikers really that tough

[JODO 2]

What the?????

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

On a bike, you use your right leg for the back brake and the left to shift.This guy was in an obvious state of shock. Most drivers dont look for bikes, they always seem to be looking for cars. I have had people look right at me and then proceed to pull out in front of me. Part of the thrill of riding is the danger. When Im riding, and other riders will say, that your focus is so keen that nothing else enters my mind except the task at hand. This is what is so freeing about it. Also the feeling of laying that bike into a corner is very satisfying. There is a saying: If I need to explain, you wouldnt understand.

Edited August 14, 2007 by CarolsMarc

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

Wow, are bikers really that tough

Nope!