Went down a week ago... Exiting the hwy ramp when a ass decided to come up beside me and push me towards the curb... Went down at 80KMS and slided all the way into HWY traffic... Everybody please wear full gear!!! I just brought my leather pants and boots 1 week before this accident...thank god! I think I would be been out for a long time if I wasn't in full gear... I walked away without losing a single drop of blood :laugh: Right after the accident all i can feel is my knee starting to swell up so i iced it down and thought i was good to go... but when i woke up in the morning, yeah my knee was doing ok but my whole body felt like shaZam! and i couldn't really lift my arm... So i went to the doc and found out that i dislocated my right shoulder!!! Anyhow im very luckey and glad to be alive and to beable to ride again... Everybody becareful... sometimes its not you... theres crazy people out there...
On to my bike... i need help... it fell on the right side.. exhaust strached, break pedel bent, crank case cover broken, brake lever bent up a bit and the fairings are stached.. What paint do you guys use to repaint ur fairings.. im planing to use spray paint... I Just don't know where to start.. Im still not fully recovered yet my right shoulder is still messed up but i just can't wait to get back on and ride.. Please help me guys...
Glad you survived!!! :o Wow! That's quite the experience! Still, hope you feel better and heal up well.
Not too sure about paint and stuff, but glad to hear your OK. So having been in that situation, do you think you could have done anything differently? I'm scared sh*tless thinking about when it's mine turn to go down.
"Do not look at the finger pointing at the moon, or you will miss the whole glory of the moon"
- Bruce Lee
Don't think about going down or it will happen to you. Think about making it through the turn, or through whatever.
Welcome, ti-10! I'm glad you came out of that scary adventure as well as you did! :o
Have you visited www.colorrite.com ? They have touchup paint pens and containers. Good luck getting everything back into service (including your shoulder)! :thumb:
Quote from: ryusan on June 15, 2006, 01:41:12 PM
Not too sure about paint and stuff, but glad to hear your OK. So having been in that situation, do you think you could have done anything differently? I'm scared sh*tless thinking about when it's mine turn to go down.
Don't be scared! When you brought your bike you knew it was going to happen sooner or later... I did do some thinking after the accident and i couldn't come up with anything.. so i asked so of my more experienced friends with 15+ years of experience and they said when a person wants to run you off the road you really can't do anything about it but to slow do or jump... in my case i couldn't of slow down because i was leanning in a sharpe turn and ran out of time to speed up or do anything but jump... I just did't want to end up under that car.. Just watch your back becoz there are drivers that hate bikers and will duck around with you...
Glad you came out ok. You can also try this link for paint and painting tips
http://www.cyclecolor.com/
used to be able to order OEM paint in rattle cans if you don't have a paint gun and compressor not sure if they still do.
Good to hear your OK, nothing beats full gear :thumb: :cheers:
Stories like this always disturb me. Is there any realistic legal recourse against those sick bastards that get their jollies from crap like this? If not, I swear I'll start packing, and claim my Smith & Wesson shot up their tires in self defense.
kudos for wearing the gear.... heal up :thumb:
Very glad your ok my friend! :) :) :) I just got my bike yesterday.. and was planing on getting a cheapo good looking leather jacket.. I will be looking for one that looks good and has good protection now :)
well hopefully you had your gear..... me people laugh cause i have my joe rocket coat on in the heat.... and im like i rather be to warm than having to pay later and get really hert...... but glad to hear its mostly the bike that got the injuries
Quote from: ets_gs500f2004 on June 16, 2006, 05:32:44 AM
me people laugh cause i have my joe rocket coat on in the heat.... and im like i rather be to warm than having to pay later and get really hert.
Let's see...
"I'd rather sweat than bleed."
"You don't dress for the ride, you dress for the crash."
Aw crap, I can't remember, there are definitely more "wear your gear" cliches you could use.
"I like my skin." :)
After my little accident, everytime i drive by and see people that are not geared up really disturbs me.. Yestreday i saw a guy in shorts,tee,& no gloves the worst part is that he has his kid in the back wearing the same shaZam! and the kids not holding on, hes holding a iceie drink :dunno_white:
Glad to hear you and the bike survived. :thumb:
Did the car the squeezed you for space stop to offer assistance?
Quote from: galahs on June 16, 2006, 08:58:10 AM
Did the car the squeezed you for space stop to offer assistance?
I was slowing down to look ahead and getting ready to merge in to hwy traffic.. the next thing i know there was a car beside me comming right at me like i did't exist!!! Then it was all over... :cry:
Quote from: ti-10 on June 16, 2006, 08:50:38 AM
After my little accident, everytime i drive by and see people that are not geared up really disturbs me.. Yestreday i saw a guy in shorts,tee,& no gloves the worst part is that he has his kid in the back wearing the same shaZam! and the kids not holding on, hes holding a iceie drink :dunno_white:
i haven't had an accident, and seeing people w/o gear still disturbs me. i was in RI a month or two ago ... WHAT IS WRONG WITH MOTORCYCLISTS IN THAT STATE! i swear a full 3/4 of motorcyclists were not wearing any sort of helmet. of the remaining quarter, about 2/3rds were wearing little beanie cap helmets. it was amazing. i won't even get into motorcyclists in flip-flops, etc.
here in WA motorcyclists seem pretty good; you see the occasional shorts and t-shirt people, but most people are at least wearing helmet and jacket.
glad to hear you're ok!