Monty
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OK, I'll start off with the nitty gritty and then I'm gonna rant....
I got off shift tonight at midnight.....It's absolutely beautiful here tonight so I figure there isn't any way I'm riding straight home. So I buzz around town on the busa, enjoying the night air and empty streets...wow it couldn't have been nicer out.
So I decide I should head for home, around 1am I'm heading (for you Denver riders) east on Lincoln ave crossing I-25 in lane number 1 (inside lane for you non-coppers). I cross over I-25 at about 50mph (in a 45 zone) and this chick in a cage pulls up next to me....
she's in the middle lane paying attention to sh*t....and starts crowding me on the line. I have her on the right and a large median on the left. Keep in mind we're the only two godd*mned vehicles on the road...wtf!? I back off the gas and shift towards the middle of my lane. Just as I look over to see where the hell she is I look back and I'm 10 feet off this major hole in the concrete. I know the hole is there.....I ride by it every day and avoid it but no way tonight. Dumbass continues to hold her line and I get just enough time to get my butt out of the saddle before I stick the bus straight in it. It was a wicked impact, but I keep her rubber side down and pull off the road as dipsh*t tools on down the road completely oblivious.....I'm so fricking tired of the way people drive and how completely damn ignorant they are....there is no way this should've happened on a deserted road...maybe unavoidable in rush hour, but damn, the road was freakin empty and she has to scoot her dumb a*s right up into me!
Whew!.....ok,
My tire is lookin shot, my front wheel is bent and my fairings are rashed to hell underneath the bike where the body of it impacted the concrete. Something flew off the left side of my scoot right after impact, but I can't tell what in the dark...hopefully road debris or something....I can't tell any further damage until daylight tomorrow.....
Anyone have a stock front wheel they want to sell for an 03?
When I'm back on duty tomorrow I'm going to go shoot digital pics of the whole and the scene for you guys, as well as the bike. The worst thing is, I wonder how many other scooters have been smoked by this hole in the road....It's deceptive since it's like 3 feet long but only about 8-10inches wide, just enough to get bike tires into....and man she sneaks up on you in the dark....
Ok, I'm done, just had to get it off my chest.
Monty
I got off shift tonight at midnight.....It's absolutely beautiful here tonight so I figure there isn't any way I'm riding straight home. So I buzz around town on the busa, enjoying the night air and empty streets...wow it couldn't have been nicer out.
So I decide I should head for home, around 1am I'm heading (for you Denver riders) east on Lincoln ave crossing I-25 in lane number 1 (inside lane for you non-coppers). I cross over I-25 at about 50mph (in a 45 zone) and this chick in a cage pulls up next to me....
she's in the middle lane paying attention to sh*t....and starts crowding me on the line. I have her on the right and a large median on the left. Keep in mind we're the only two godd*mned vehicles on the road...wtf!? I back off the gas and shift towards the middle of my lane. Just as I look over to see where the hell she is I look back and I'm 10 feet off this major hole in the concrete. I know the hole is there.....I ride by it every day and avoid it but no way tonight. Dumbass continues to hold her line and I get just enough time to get my butt out of the saddle before I stick the bus straight in it. It was a wicked impact, but I keep her rubber side down and pull off the road as dipsh*t tools on down the road completely oblivious.....I'm so fricking tired of the way people drive and how completely damn ignorant they are....there is no way this should've happened on a deserted road...maybe unavoidable in rush hour, but damn, the road was freakin empty and she has to scoot her dumb a*s right up into me!
Whew!.....ok,
My tire is lookin shot, my front wheel is bent and my fairings are rashed to hell underneath the bike where the body of it impacted the concrete. Something flew off the left side of my scoot right after impact, but I can't tell what in the dark...hopefully road debris or something....I can't tell any further damage until daylight tomorrow.....
Anyone have a stock front wheel they want to sell for an 03?
When I'm back on duty tomorrow I'm going to go shoot digital pics of the whole and the scene for you guys, as well as the bike. The worst thing is, I wonder how many other scooters have been smoked by this hole in the road....It's deceptive since it's like 3 feet long but only about 8-10inches wide, just enough to get bike tires into....and man she sneaks up on you in the dark....
Ok, I'm done, just had to get it off my chest.
Monty