Went down hard (pics)
Road Captain
Joined: Sep 2008
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From: Kingwood, TX
Reminds me that I really need to start wearing my brain bucket, glad you're ok (so to speak).
If the frame & drivetrain are good then I'd push to keep the bike from totaling.
You can do a lot with beat-up bike and 11k. I've done it three times now (for three different friends), every one of them had a color matched frame when I was done.
If the frame & drivetrain are good then I'd push to keep the bike from totaling.
You can do a lot with beat-up bike and 11k. I've done it three times now (for three different friends), every one of them had a color matched frame when I was done.
Tourer
Joined: May 2011
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From: Upstate NY
Glad you are "OK"
You just used up two of your nine lives....based on the bike pics, you were very fortunate.
This weekend, I saw the aftermath of a guy that must have been paying attention to something else while he rear-ended a minivan with his street glide. He looked more shocked than banged up..but the bike looked like it needed major work.
You just used up two of your nine lives....based on the bike pics, you were very fortunate.
This weekend, I saw the aftermath of a guy that must have been paying attention to something else while he rear-ended a minivan with his street glide. He looked more shocked than banged up..but the bike looked like it needed major work.
Road Captain
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 510
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From: Coastal Georgia
Glad...
Glad it was no worse than described and shown. Thanks for the insight. I will keep it all in mind. God speed.
Well, a quick thunderstorm hit around 0200 monday morning on my way home. I was going too fast (probably around 60) and failed to negotiate a turn all the way. From what i remember, the rear end got loose, i let off the brakes, and hit a culvert. Went airborne, slammed into the ground, somehow i ended up in a ditch full of water with the bike on my left leg.
Sore as hell, chipped bone in my ankle, burns, double vision, and tissue/muscle damage from the weight of the bike slamming my leg. I'm on crutches and banged up but alive and not too bad off. Bike is ****ed, flirting with a total loss. Repair bill is over $10,000 right now. Gotta love that insurance.
Saddlebags exploded, windshield is gone, seat destroyed, crash bars bent, gas tank crushed...basically anything that had paint on it is trashed. And yeah, my 1/2 helmet saved my noggin from some serious **** - CT scan was negative despite having a knot on my head a sore nose bridge and double vision.
***EDIT*** also, if any of you want to be a douchebag, just keep it to yourself. i don't need parenting from an internet forum, i just figured you homies would want to see pictures
Sore as hell, chipped bone in my ankle, burns, double vision, and tissue/muscle damage from the weight of the bike slamming my leg. I'm on crutches and banged up but alive and not too bad off. Bike is ****ed, flirting with a total loss. Repair bill is over $10,000 right now. Gotta love that insurance.
Saddlebags exploded, windshield is gone, seat destroyed, crash bars bent, gas tank crushed...basically anything that had paint on it is trashed. And yeah, my 1/2 helmet saved my noggin from some serious **** - CT scan was negative despite having a knot on my head a sore nose bridge and double vision.
***EDIT*** also, if any of you want to be a douchebag, just keep it to yourself. i don't need parenting from an internet forum, i just figured you homies would want to see pictures
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Joined: Feb 2005
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From: Southern California
Glad you're here to tell the tale.
Don't let the insurance lowball you cuz we all know they will try.
Don't know if your insurance co will try to total it but if not, and I'm not sure how it works in your state but here in Cali you can get the insurance company to write you the check for what it would have cost to have the dealer to repair your scoot then you can do it yourself, have someone paint it and either pocket the extra $ or use it for upgrades.
Don't let the insurance lowball you cuz we all know they will try.
Don't know if your insurance co will try to total it but if not, and I'm not sure how it works in your state but here in Cali you can get the insurance company to write you the check for what it would have cost to have the dealer to repair your scoot then you can do it yourself, have someone paint it and either pocket the extra $ or use it for upgrades.
Glad it was not worse. Heal up and have fun with the next build!
Kevin
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I'm glad you're okay and able to tell us to not rag on you! LOL! The outcome could have been a whole lot worse!
Get well soon!
Steve
Get well soon!
Steve
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Joined: Sep 2009
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From: Eastern NE
Word of advice - no more "storm chasing" for you...
Glad you're going to heal & there's no bike shortage so start shopping. Sux to lose your prode scoot, but now it'll be another unpainted canvas to personalize. Recover & ride on!
Glad you're going to heal & there's no bike shortage so start shopping. Sux to lose your prode scoot, but now it'll be another unpainted canvas to personalize. Recover & ride on!
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Joined: Nov 2006
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From: Stockbridge, GA (Atlanta)
Man, glad you are alive and in good spirits; the majority of us have had accidents, I've always learned something from the several I've had.
You can build the bike better and bad -- if they total it see if you can all your useable stuff off of it.
You can build the bike better and bad -- if they total it see if you can all your useable stuff off of it.
Last edited by lkr0; May 24, 2011 at 01:36 PM.