Laid the bike down

[Zethioth]

Just in a turn lane all by myself, other lanes had traffic backed up. Out of nowhere, some idiot pulls out in front of me, I notice it and try to brake to avoid running in to him at 40mph. Too much brake, lock up one of the tires and lowside on the left side.

The guy stops and put on his flashers. Gets out and asks if I'm okay. Say yes, do you have insurance. He said yes. Tell him to go a little bit down to a Jiffy Lube so we can get out of the road. Trade information. Just got off the phone with insurace. My poor bike!! 

Nothing broken on me, just some rashes and scratches.

I'll post some pictures in a few minutes. I was able to ride the bike home a good 15 miles. Typical GS, started right back up.

God only knows what the insurance is going to do.

[mustangGT90210]

Nooo! Extremely glad to hear you're alright, especially at 40 mph, that's pretty quick to go skin boarding 

[Zethioth]

Nooo! Extremely glad to hear you're alright, especially at 40 mph, that's pretty quick to go skin boarding 

Thanks, I just got the clip-ons bars I ordered from another member of the board too. It sucked, I never again want to go skin boarding.

[mustangGT90210]

I have thankfully only ever skin boarded over the handlebars of a bicycle at about 20mph... Enough to know I never want to do it again!

Did you just bend the bar or the whole top plate to the clips?

[Zethioth]

Did you just bend the bar or the whole top plate to the clips?

I didn't even get to put them on! Lol. I just hope insurance doesn't total my bike and that my premium doesn't go up.

[mustangGT90210]

Get the pics up!

[codajastal]

Glad you are ok

[browncheetah]

sorry to hear about it, good thing the guy didn't take off.

[PatheticPuma]

Glad you're okay.

[wayne242]

Good to hear you where ok!

[crzydood17]

You should file on his insurance... Did you hit him?

[weedahoe]

Glad you are ok. Certainly a shaky experience.

[Zethioth]

You should file on his insurance... Did you hit him?

No, god I couldn't imagine how worse it would have been if I did.

Get the pics up!

It got dark pretty quick. Soon though.

[OrTahor]

Oh no! Happy to hear you are OK! You might be a bit sore the next few days due to whiplash, and/or stiffing up your body just before the fall.
How is your bike?

[Zethioth]

Thanks.

Tank has two dents, one small and one pretty big. Engine took damage to the side cover. Handlebars bent. Gauge cluster is messed up. Tail plastics are scuffed.

[W79]

Glad to hear you're ok.
Hope the insurance stuff turns out for the best too...

[Zethioth]

Glad to hear you're ok.
Hope the insurance stuff turns out for the best too...

Thanks. He should be at fault, but with my lack of evidence and the fact that I was behind him gives me a feeling insurance is gonna be tricky.

[BockinBboy]

Karma b/c you need it, Zethioth.

- Bboy

[wayne242]

I see a 50/50 in your future

[ohgood]

Did you just bend the bar or the whole top plate to the clips?

I didn't even get to put them on! Lol. I just hope insurance doesn't total my bike and that my premium doesn't go up.

uh, just replace the parts yourself ? if you can ride it home, it can't be more than $200 with gstwins connections ?

glad you're ok, a lot of drivers wouldn't care to stop.