Put it down today
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Cruiser
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From: Colorado Springs
Put it down today
I left work at lunch, and a young girl in a SUV cut me off, and I laid it down. I was making a right hand turn on a blind corner. She came flying around the corner as i was pulling out and buzzed me. She never even stopped. The engine guard and the floorboard looked like they took most of the hit. It fell on the exhaust side. The engine guard did its job. I took it home and parked it. I'll access the damage tonight.
I'm so mad I can barely think.
I'm so mad I can barely think.
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From: Charles Town, WV
oh man, i can't believe people dont even stop!!! i had that happen to a buddy of mine who just started riding - luckily the car behind the culprit (a fellow rider) got his license plate number and came back to report it to police. glad you are okay though.
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From: Colorado Springs
Damn Sully!!! Thank god you are OK. An engine guard and floorboard isnt nothing. A foot or a life on the other hand....
Man I'm starting to hate our town. This is becomming way to common. I'm sick of how the folks around here have an absolute reckless disregard for our safety and then wont even stop to assess the damge or havoc they may have caused.
Northside I assume?
Man I'm starting to hate our town. This is becomming way to common. I'm sick of how the folks around here have an absolute reckless disregard for our safety and then wont even stop to assess the damge or havoc they may have caused.
Northside I assume?
Tourer
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From: Parker, CO
Happy you are Okay!
We were discussing on this forum a couple of days ago, "Do Engine Guards Work?" Looks like yours did the job and saved your legs. Here's to having the right accessories!
Think of the damage to yourself and the bike if you had not of had them installed.
Clean her up and keep on riding!!!!
We were discussing on this forum a couple of days ago, "Do Engine Guards Work?" Looks like yours did the job and saved your legs. Here's to having the right accessories!
Think of the damage to yourself and the bike if you had not of had them installed.
Clean her up and keep on riding!!!!
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Cruiser
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From: Colorado Springs
Damn Sully!!! Thank god you are OK. An engine guard and floorboard isnt nothing. A foot or a life on the other hand....
Man I'm starting to hate our town. This is becomming way to common. I'm sick of how the folks around here have an absolute reckless disregard for our safety and then wont even stop to assess the damge or havoc they may have caused.
Northside I assume?
Man I'm starting to hate our town. This is becomming way to common. I'm sick of how the folks around here have an absolute reckless disregard for our safety and then wont even stop to assess the damge or havoc they may have caused.
Northside I assume?
Thank God is right!!!
Yep, Lexington and Meadow Ridge (just south of union). Basically, my office parking lot.
Thanks for your kind thoughts fellas, I'm fine. I may have tweaked my knee a bit trying to keep her up. I'm more upset about dropping it for the first time then anything else. The engine guard did do its job. Thankfully, I was only doing about 5 mph.
I guess it happens to everyone at some point, right?. The funny part is, I couldn't even tell you what kind of SUV it was. I stopped, waited, no one coming so I let out the clutch and then there she was. When I put my right foot down to brace, there was loose gravel, so that only made things worse. I just picked her up, and rode her home.
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