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Old 05-09-2009, 04:24 PM
 
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Had my unfortunate incident 4/25. It was a beautiful day in Pa with temps in the 80's. To celebrate this unseasonally warm weather I went to run some errands and decided not to wear my leather. That was mistake 1. Mistake 2 was not keeping my eyes on the traffic ahead. As I was turning to wave a friend passing by, the minivan I was following stopped to make a left turn. Til I turned my head she stopped dead. I dont remember seeing a turn signal but I take responsibilty since I was watching the road. I had time to lay the bike down and I rolled past the van on the left side and ended up in the intersection. The bike hit the minivan bumper. God was with me because I only got some rash on my knee, forearm and shoulder after I rolled 30 ft. in a t-shirt and jeans and helmet.

Needless to say lesson learned. Pay attention, wear proper gear and thank God for a chance to ride again.
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Old 05-09-2009, 04:27 PM
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,glad you're ok! alot of pro-gear peeps here for that exact reason.
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Old 05-09-2009, 05:05 PM
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thats a sad look my friend, hope u get it back together soon
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Old 05-09-2009, 05:10 PM
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sorry to hear good luck putting it back toghether
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Old 05-09-2009, 05:12 PM
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Damn........ glad your ok, still sucks

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Old 05-09-2009, 05:16 PM
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glad your ok...

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Old 05-09-2009, 06:16 PM
 
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With probably more than a little help from all the knowledgeable people here, I should be back together by the end of July.
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Old 05-09-2009, 06:51 PM
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to the org. sorry to hear about accident

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Old 05-09-2009, 06:52 PM
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that sucks

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Old 05-09-2009, 06:55 PM
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OUCH! Glad your ok, I love that red color hope you can patch her up again.

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Old 05-09-2009, 10:49 PM
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Your Alive and your injury is Not Permanent

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Old 05-10-2009, 01:18 AM
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Damn Boogaloo. Thanks for the reminder about gear. We want pics of the legs and arms too.. Hope you get that fixed up quick.
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Old 05-10-2009, 01:58 AM
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Old 05-10-2009, 02:07 AM
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Sorry to see this post. Glad you are okay other than the rash. ATGATT is my rule. I have had too many close calls from my dirt biking days.

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Old 05-10-2009, 06:46 AM
 
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Actually the worst rash I got is on my side. I rolled so the legs and arms aren't much worse than if I woulda crashed a bicycle. The side however is where I took the initial impact. Slightly graphic but not gory.
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Old 05-10-2009, 07:25 AM
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Ouch! Glad you are still posting, no matter how hot, I wear full leather. It sucks sometimes, but dam, just glad you are alive.

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Old 05-10-2009, 08:20 AM
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glad you are ok but I guess I will never quite understand "laying" a bike down.. everything I have been taught says "keep it up and use the brakes" could be wrong but I guess hitting the back of a parked car is pretty bad..
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Old 05-10-2009, 09:12 AM
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That sucks dude. I wish you luck with the bike and that rash. Man that makes me think of wearing my jacket when I go out ridding, I hope that pic come's to mind b4 I get on my bike. I only have to worry about when it get's hot thats when I ride with no gear, we'll thats going to change.
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Old 05-10-2009, 12:05 PM
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glad you are fairly ok.

Sorry to see your bike looking like that....I like that color combo.

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Old 05-10-2009, 12:53 PM
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You are supposed to post pics of your injuries, not pics of Jupiter.

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