AJ highsided

3imo · April 12, 2006, 06:49:08 AM

Quote from: ajgs500 on April 11, 2006, 03:37:30 PM

That could be a MC safety poster. **well a better pic of it, anyway**

john · April 12, 2006, 07:05:00 AM

Glad you're OK AJ. That helmet saved your bacon! Damn dogs....

calamari · April 12, 2006, 09:10:19 AM

yeah, damn furry animals

i'm late, but glad to hear you are done with it. good thing you had full coverage

kidcoma · April 12, 2006, 09:53:23 AM

Quote from: Onlypastrana199 on April 11, 2006, 07:13:11 AM
dog status unknown

...it did run out in front of the ambulance though.

Damn, that dog sounds like it's begging to have someone take it's life.

Glad to hear you made it out in one piece AJ. Heal up quick.

yamahonkawazuki · April 12, 2006, 10:06:25 AM

Quote from: pandy on April 11, 2006, 07:44:43 AM
Dayim.....glad you're ok, aj!!! Good job on the gear, and heal up quickly!!!!!

+1million

yamahonkawazuki · April 12, 2006, 10:10:08 AM

hey aj if you can, only if... can you take a pic of the forks from the side? preferrably so we can see them from one end to the other. although i agree with the others that they dont look bent, a sidde shot would help. btw heal up. you know wilson wants to argue with you again lols

Onlypastrana199 · April 12, 2006, 10:22:52 AM

She's awful sore today, but that was expected. I think the pain meds are messin with her stomach a lil but she was up a little while ago. If she's feeling up to it later when she wakes up and its sunny out I'm sure she'll take some more pictures.

jake42 · April 12, 2006, 05:02:00 PM

AJ, heal up buddy. can you still type?

jake

ajgs500 · April 13, 2006, 01:52:40 PM

Side shots of the forks

scratch · April 13, 2006, 01:58:55 PM

Still don't look bent. Maybe just the tripleclamps need to be loosend and straighted; easy fix!

ajgs500 · April 13, 2006, 02:01:51 PM

Quote from: scratch on April 13, 2006, 01:58:55 PM
Still don't look bent. Maybe just the tripleclamps need to be loosend and straighted; easy fix!

Good that is what I like to hear..... maybe the damage wont exceed the deductible!!!!

Thanks Scratch!!!

scratch · April 13, 2006, 02:58:27 PM

Suspension is supposed to absorb things like bumps...like dogs! Hope for the best!

Blueknyt · April 14, 2006, 09:59:41 AM

ive been through that and it hurts , sorry for your pain and hope your not down long. ive found (and please dont hate me for this) if you dont think you cant avoid the animal resign your self quickly to cuting it in half using them like a ramp (wont actualy cut it in half, i promise) ive hit 3 dogs 2 racoons and 1 very large Oppossum of the dogs 1 was a lab about 35lbs (got me) 1 70lb rottie and 1 65lb shepard mix. the dogs where in residential area's and came out from behind cars and bushes. the Critters were on 2lane highways at about 70mph (these were mere speed bumps and didnt upset the bike as much as i expected) Just as i connected with the 2 larger dogs i pulled back on the bars and opened the throttle and it was like going up on a curb kinda hard but again the bike stayed upright and landed controlably.

now this is talking over 18 years or so of riding and many bikes over all. also, down here in florida there is a leash law. this means the animals must be controled via a tether line, leash,fence or in the house at all times (does not include working dogs under Voice control) the one i hit and wrecked tryed to sue me for the 8k vet bill. the judge told him he might want to eat the bill and be thankful the animal was alive. that if he pushed, the judge was going to ask me if i wished to counter sue for the loss of the bike,ER visit,loss of work and when all said and done fine him for Animal at large. even if he didnt, i could still countersue and win (i didnt want to, i felt bad for the dog really, stupid owner) it got dismissed.

as to your bike, yeah, reset the forks in the trees and top clamp, might even want to loosen the fork brace bolts and reset them too

ajgs500 · April 14, 2006, 11:11:01 AM

If I would have had the time I would have attempted this but.... it was more like the dog ran into me. It was standing in the road eating some roadkill. The closer I got to it it still didnt move. I moved over in my lane as far as I could to get away from it and at the last second it basically ran into my front tire.

RedShift · April 15, 2006, 07:31:02 PM

Away for a week and the motorcycling world goes to hell in a hand cart -- AJ and a brain damaged dog, and Larry Grodsky and the deer that took his life.

At least you'll ride another day. You're right -- you never know when you need to use your gear. It always pays to wear it. I may just follow through with a Roadcrafter 1-piece -- I'm usually protected from the waist up on rides close to home, but better covered on longer rides.

Heal fast AJ. Hope the bike is better soon too.

jake42 · April 15, 2006, 10:28:09 PM

Not to threadjack, but I knew Larry. I live in pgh and when I was in undergrad he and the shop owner where I worked became friends. I used to talk to him all the time. I remember back in 93 or so he had this big ole' Honda Transalp that he rode everywhere. He was a cool guy, I'm sad he's gone.

Jake

Cal Amari · April 15, 2006, 10:51:45 PM

Another threadjack...

I met Lawrence Grodsky a few times at different motorcycle venues over the last fifteen years, and he really did set the standard for motorcycle safety instruction. His monthly column in Rider was always worth reading; he made me think about my skill training more than any other person ever has.

The obituary is wrong; I clearly remember reading his "Stayin' Safe" article about teaching Mike Tyson how to stop wrecking his Harleys... Tyson was in the habit of riding without a license at that time, and without any real training... I understand that others might remember it differently, but the fact is, Mike Tyson might be alive today because of the time he spent with Larry Grodsky... I always considered it a validation of his methods, that Tyson' handlers chose Grodsky to be Iron Mike's personal riding trainer. They could have hired some well-known racer or Harley-riding publicity hound, but they chose the guy many long-term riders considered the best in his field, which was teaching people how to stay alive long enough to become an OLD motorcyclist. My condolences to the family...

ajgs500 · April 15, 2006, 11:08:25 PM

ok I am gonna jack my thread back for a sec........ took the bike to the shop today and will call the insurance lady Monday so we are in that weird in between phase that I hate and the weather has just been beautiful here

. My dad was sooo funny today cause he kepy geyying mad at all of the cyclists today who werent wearing helmets... I even got him to call them squids!!!!

Anyway back to the threadjack....

daneilah · April 16, 2006, 06:37:55 AM

Glad to hear you're ok... that rash on the helmet is scary.

There's a dog lives across the street from me who likes to chase me down the street any time he's out.

Hope you get your bike all fixed up before the weather gets really nice

Cal Amari · April 16, 2006, 09:49:45 AM

Time for another thread-jack...

One more fool leads the way to the cemetary, and another organ-donor wannabe shows us how NOT to be one...

Pennsylvania rider dies in crash

Indiana drunk near death

AJ, I'm truly thankful you always wear your gear; I'm so tired of reading stories about these ass-hats... Looks like its going to be a bumper crop of donated organs again this spring; at least some families will have reasons to celebrate... those donated organs are bound to help someone...

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