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New Guy Here
Hello everybody!
Been lurking here a while and decided to post my new TG Experience.
Picked up my new TG on the 12th of this month. Here's what happened on the ride home. I got abot 12 miles from the dealer, taking it easy as I was instructed. Cars were passing me on the 4 lane hiway. Then a pickup started to pass me, when he got along side of me I seen he was pulling a spray tank of some sort. Little did I know there was a boom sticking out 90 degrees to the tank, it was suppose to be folded in and parallel to the tank. All of a sudden my left mirror got clipped along with the corner of the faring! I got the guy to pull over and called the Patrol. The extened arm also scraped the edge of the tour-pak but I never felt it when it happened. He got a ticket and I guess I can consider myself lucky that that is all that happened. Dam people with unsecured cargo. Remember to have eyes in the back of your head !!
Been lurking here a while and decided to post my new TG Experience.
Picked up my new TG on the 12th of this month. Here's what happened on the ride home. I got abot 12 miles from the dealer, taking it easy as I was instructed. Cars were passing me on the 4 lane hiway. Then a pickup started to pass me, when he got along side of me I seen he was pulling a spray tank of some sort. Little did I know there was a boom sticking out 90 degrees to the tank, it was suppose to be folded in and parallel to the tank. All of a sudden my left mirror got clipped along with the corner of the faring! I got the guy to pull over and called the Patrol. The extened arm also scraped the edge of the tour-pak but I never felt it when it happened. He got a ticket and I guess I can consider myself lucky that that is all that happened. Dam people with unsecured cargo. Remember to have eyes in the back of your head !!
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Glad that you are OK. A bummer it happened to your brand new bike, but I am sure it will be an easy fix. It is unbeleivable how stupid some motorists are. Why was he that close to you anyway. He probably was on a cell phone too, not paying attention to anything. Welcome to the forum and many safe rides..
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Wow! First, welcome to the forum....
Glad you're ok, sucks on the first ride to have a dips&@$t clip your TG...
I'm sure his insurance will cover it all, but still....dumb *** driver!!
Glad you're ok, sucks on the first ride to have a dips&@$t clip your TG...
I'm sure his insurance will cover it all, but still....dumb *** driver!!
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Welcome, sorry to hear about the new Tri Glide. It may have been different on two wheels, that slight hit on a bike could have been worse. The Tri is a stable platform may have kept you from being knocked off balance. It is hard to predict what we will encounter on the road, I see some crazy stuff going on out there! If we thought about it we would all probably just park em!
Welcome aboard and I hope they put the shine back on the new Tri for you!
Welcome aboard and I hope they put the shine back on the new Tri for you!
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Got the damage estimate from the Harley dealership. Almost $2200. Now to wait and see if I get paid without a hassel. Also thank you for all your kind responses. It can get rough out there at times.