Hit while riding
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Joined: Nov 2006
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From: Windham,Maine
Was following a utility truck into town one afternoon,about the time I noticed a rock stuck between it's dual rear wheels,it came out.Travelling about 35mph the rock hit me in the breastbone.It almost knocked me out,no idea how I stayed up long enough to get the bike pulled over.
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From: The Peach State
Wow! Some of the stories are down right funny, like the buzzard trying to take off with it's roadkill lunch but dropping it in the wife's lap. Funny to read but I'm sure it sucked being her just then. Then others, downright scary and not to mention painful. I got my Deluxe in May of last year and rode the first three months without a windshield. Love the look but hated all the road grime I caught traveling without the wimpshield. Got a detachable one and have never taken it off. After reading your replies, no wonder.
Road Master
Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Sheridan, AR
A good friend of mine just went down on his Ultra, a tread came off the rear set of duals on the truck part of a semi, it was a tanker truck, so it had rear fenders, which also came flying off, both (tire and fender) hit my buddy square head on and down he went, slid 680 ft (went down at 75mph). The fairing protected him from the impact, and besides a little road rash (very little) and $9000 damage to the bike (not totaled) he's fine, got up and walked away! Lucky, lucky, lucky! By the way, this happened on a busy stretch of I-40! Lucky he wasn't hit after going down. The truck stopped, (the driver thought he'd killed him) and insurance is taking care of everything.
Moral of this story: Stay away from semi's!
Moral of this story: Stay away from semi's!
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Road Warrior
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: In the woods in Tennessee
I've been lucky with only a few bug splatters in the face , almost hit a deer going to work one morning..close enough I could see the whites of his eyes. You need to really watch following the big rigs, some of the tire treads that fly off can kill you...Be careful and ride safe.
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Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Los Angeles, CA
Let's see here. Cigarette butts in the face. An Audi A8. A mini van. A jeep Cherokee. A bee. Nearly a car door last week as I was splitting lanes. Never did get hit by bird but have had a few close calls with them. Plenty of bugs and pebbles off the road.
Road Captain
Joined: Aug 2008
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From: Vancouver Island
Gotta wasp down my fancy V neck shirt. Smacked around figuring to get it it out at the light. All of a sudden I feel movement somewhere you don't want and whammo.
Stung the boys.
My hand left the bars on its own volition and smacked the place I just been stung. Next thing I know I have a tank slapper going on. Run through a church white picket fence and end up getting dumped up against an apple tree. Tore my pants off and got the little bugger out with some poor guy from the church mortified by the guy stripping in his grounds.
After I told him what happened he had tears running down his face and had to sit down. Rotten bugger. Told him I would be back to fix the fence.
Ended up having to go to the hospital to get a shot to get the swelling down. After the laughter staff were impressed by the size of things created by the sting, got to be like a damn soccer ball.
Got another one in the eye on my ATV hunting awhile back. Hit me at about 9000 miles an hour combined speed. I was doing 50. Left a 25 cent round bruise and the stinger in the corner of my eye lid, closed up my eye. Had just taken off my glasses due to low light.
So I sympathize with your husband.
Stung the boys.
My hand left the bars on its own volition and smacked the place I just been stung. Next thing I know I have a tank slapper going on. Run through a church white picket fence and end up getting dumped up against an apple tree. Tore my pants off and got the little bugger out with some poor guy from the church mortified by the guy stripping in his grounds.
After I told him what happened he had tears running down his face and had to sit down. Rotten bugger. Told him I would be back to fix the fence.
Ended up having to go to the hospital to get a shot to get the swelling down. After the laughter staff were impressed by the size of things created by the sting, got to be like a damn soccer ball.
Got another one in the eye on my ATV hunting awhile back. Hit me at about 9000 miles an hour combined speed. I was doing 50. Left a 25 cent round bruise and the stinger in the corner of my eye lid, closed up my eye. Had just taken off my glasses due to low light.
So I sympathize with your husband.