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« on: June 06, 2009, 08:26:32 AM » |
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I know many of you may read that title and think...it was probably his fault...but nay.
RIding down the road minding my own business...not speeding...just cruising along...maybe 30mph. I got to a fork in the road headed the opposite direction as me...one branch of the fork was crossing my direction of travel...damn cager came flying down the road and cut in front of me to get to that branch of the fork that cut in front of me. I did a hard brake...rear tire locked and slid from underneath me...I slid 10 feet in a low side.
Gear saved my life. Okay that is a bit dramatic...but it did save a lot of skin. My Shift jacket took all the sliding on my arm (cant even tell I went down looking at the jacket...there is not a mark on it). All I got was a little road rash on my knee.
My baby on the other hand was not so lucky. ***sob and sniffle*** The right directional got lodged inside the fairing, through a crack and there are some bad scratches on the fairing and on the tail pipe. Not terrible...but I would rather them not be there , you know?
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« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2009, 02:39:37 PM » |
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glad your okay! always gotta look out for the crazies who don't give a crap about us. but yeah. gear=good. saved my skin when i dumped from not leaning far enough at excessive speeds. lol
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« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2009, 03:16:59 PM » |
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Did he even stop to see if you were okay? I'm glad you're okay and grateful you were wearing gear. Any pics of the damage?
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« Reply #3 on: June 06, 2009, 04:32:07 PM » |
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Hate to hear that Joe, you think there is anything you could learn from this? Anything you could have done different, even though the cager came out of nowhere?
Ever since I started riding, I began to see cagers doing things before they knew what they were doing themselves. You kinda get a sixth sense... all that said, sometimes there is NOTHING you can do. Bastards.
Hope the knee gets better!
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« Reply #4 on: June 06, 2009, 05:49:36 PM » |
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Hey joe glad u ok. Anything else happen to your baby?.
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« Reply #5 on: June 08, 2009, 01:18:00 PM » |
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Glad you are ok.
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« Reply #6 on: June 11, 2009, 09:44:31 PM » |
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Thanks guys. It actually isn't turning out that bad. She was cited at the scene so her insurance is going to pay for everything. And I'm actually going to get a 2 Bros. slip-on kit and $150 out of the deal (aftermarket pipe is less expensive than stock...go figure)!
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« Reply #7 on: June 12, 2009, 03:17:47 PM » |
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make sure everything is working good with your bike...thats the main thing
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« Reply #8 on: June 27, 2009, 12:15:17 PM » |
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Keep your chin up, get back on the horse, those who love to ride will.
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« Reply #9 on: November 03, 2009, 12:50:01 AM » |
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glad your all ok joe thats the main thing!! did the cager stop for you?
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« Reply #10 on: November 03, 2009, 10:42:28 AM » |
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glad your all ok joe thats the main thing!! did the cager stop for you?
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« Reply #11 on: November 03, 2009, 10:53:50 AM » |
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i see... *goes to sit in hte corner* i should check dates
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« Reply #12 on: November 03, 2009, 11:04:24 AM » |
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i see... *goes to sit in hte corner* i should check dates
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« Reply #14 on: December 10, 2009, 03:16:42 PM » |
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Glad you're okay mate - hope the knee heals up fine
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