Laid it down yesterday...
Tourer
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 261
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From: Marquette MI.
Gotta love those crash bars
I hit a deer a few weeks ago and the crash bars saved me and the bike. The front left crash bar hit the deers shoulders knocking me and bike over on to the right side crash bars as we slid down the road. It was awesome to not even get a scratch and get back on the bike and ride away. I don't think I'd ride a bike without crash bars after that. Glad to hear your okay and thanks for the heads up.
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Road Master
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 848
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From: Fair Oaks, Caliphornia
Yeah, that was the kewl part. Got the bike back upright and rode away. Gotta love a bike that's made like shick brithouse!!! I got off work at 11:30 PM, took it on the freeway and slowly ran it up to about 85 without any problems. I also did some swirly q's and such. All is solid.
Banned
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 26,340
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From: Winterwonderland
Glad it isn't any worse and you're okay. Road crews don't think about bikes when they do projects. Uneven pavement, gravel, dirt, oil, sand, and whatever mayhem they can do, they assume because a car can negotiate it everything is okay. However, not posting signs warning driver's it's a construction area is negligence. If the government entity who's responsible doesn't pay your claim, I'd get an attorney.
Road Warrior
Joined: Sep 2006
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Glad it isn't any worse and you're okay. Road crews don't think about bikes when they do projects. Uneven pavement, gravel, dirt, oil, sand, and whatever mayhem they can do, they assume because a car can negotiate it everything is okay. However, not posting signs warning driver's it's a construction area is negligence. If the government entity who's responsible doesn't pay your claim, I'd get an attorney.
Oh yes we do, 3 out of 5 of us on our crew ride, and know a lot of others around here that ride. We even stop riders and tell them what to look for when we are working. We assume someone could get hurt, so, we stop them before it happens. Warning signs while working are a thing we take very seriously.We don't start working until they are all up and the flagger is out and ready to go. Sorry i didn't tell you i'm glad you didn't get hurt, i apologize for not doing that.
Last edited by Nightrider2; Jul 23, 2011 at 10:04 AM.
Road Master
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 910
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From: State of Confusion, SE PA
I hope you get to own somebodies *** for no warn'n signage.....
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