Bit the dust twice, through no fault of my own. The first time I was driving through an intersection on a green light. It's a 2-lane roadway which turns into three at the traffic light. The far left lane is for left-turn only at the light. I was in the middle lane, had reached the intersection and going straight through the green light when some moron passes me on my right, taking a left at the light from the right-hand lane and cutting me off. Panic stop lesson, apply both brakes equally....I applied too much of the front and went head-over the windshield. Landed head (helmet) first and did the slide and roll. Stitches and bruises but nothing broken. The second time, I was rear ended at a stop light by some other moron who mistook the gas for the brake pedal. Be careful out there bro's, alot of morons on the road.

In April 1985 I was going east on Hwy 580 near Plesanton Ca on my 1982 FXR.An 18 wheeler going west lost a set of duals,they jumped the divider and hit me in the face.I was doing about 70 he was going 65.I was'nt wearing a Bucket and they say that saved my life.My face absorbed the impact if id been wearing a bucket it woulda de-capitated me .As it was it tore the left side of my face off'jacked my jaw around to the back of my head,broke my neck,broke my back in two places,crushed my hand and foot,and tons of road rash.The amazing thing is I am still walking, riding,and I don't scare children when they look at me.The trucker was running steel rims on an aluminum hub ,5 out of 10 of the retention studs were broken and had been for sometime. Just goes to show you it can come from nowhere! Talk about a bb in a box car.

Nov. 1981, on a 1981 sportster, woman turned left in front of me. Broke my left leg in 4 places. The bones stuck out of my leg .Put a 14"x3/8" stainless rod in my leg. Removed it a year later. The leg was in a cast for 6 months. Cracked my skull in 2 places and lost the sight in my left eye. Soon as I was able, I went and bought a new bike. Had to build a special shoe to put on my cast so that I could shift. Was riding before the crash and still riding to this day...

Been down more than I care to think about, so here I am. Best of luck to all of us in hopes to stay up for the rest of our lives.