Was riding to work this morning, loving the 55 degree weather in December, you know. Less than a mile from my exit a pickup forced me off the interstate onto the shoulder where I hit some sand right after a offramp. Long story short, I slid for roughly 100 feet after dropping it at ~65MPH, was able to slow down from 80MPH luckily. The bike slid along the pavement and into the grass, I was right behind her. I got up and rode to work, not hurt except for bruises and a sprained wrist, my jacket has 4 holes in it, ripped through my riding pants and put a big hole in the front of my jeans, and tore the steel reinforced palm off of each of my gloves.
Anyways, I'm very glad for my gear, I never ride without my jacket, gloves, and helmet, and it saved me from a lot of rash.
Quote from: tykho on December 20, 2010, 12:09:11 PM
I got up and rode to work
That's the difference that having gear makes. Some people don't get to. Glad you made it out okay, how bad is the bike?
Forks bent, upper and right fairings are toast, mirror's gone, peg is bent, bar end slider was nowhere to be found. I dunno how much damages are really, luckily I have full coverage insurance so I'm not too worried about it.
The only thing that really pisses me off about the whole accident is the guy who hit me and forced me off didn't stop, and neither did four cars who were following him. Not that I needed any help, but what if I had broken my leg or some shaZam!? People really don't care here, I swear, lol.
I actually dropped the bike on the other side after I picked it up in a daze, so I bent my clutch lever as well.
Quote from: tykho on December 20, 2010, 12:38:28 PM
People really don't care here, I swear
Same here, I live in Atlanta. Every time I've had an 'incident' and people were around, they have honked at me for being in the way. I'm just laying there, staring at the sky in a daze, and they seem to think getting to the mall ahead of the crowd is more important.
Glad you're ok, tykho.
This is why I say... it's not that cars don't see you, they do, they just don't care.
Michael
So good you're ok...!!!---Thanks God!!! :D :angel: :thumb:
Thank yourself too for using your gear...
and maybe it has nothing to do with where you live in world--people are the same...drivers too :dunno_black:
Glad you survived. Now you know to look out for inattentive drivers.
Sounds like you live in New Orleans! People around here dont care about bikes. They look right thru you. I had a guy gome over on me whiule looking right at me. Then he got mad when I kicked his truck. He told me "I drive big truck, you move out of way" I swear some people have no respect for others.
you slowed it down from 75? wink
Sorry to hear about your crash, but very glad you were wearing gear. Hope you heal up quickly (days 2-3 post-crash can be the worst), and hope you're able to get your bike fixed quickly, too. :kiss3:
Thanks for your thoughts, I am really glad I did ok. No real big injuries, my left arm and wrist hurt pretty bad, but Ibuprofen is enough to dull the pain. Could have been so much worse, I'm very grateful. My biggest concern is with my insurance and if they decide to find me at fault, but the truck put scratches on my mirror and pushed in my clutch lever from the impact, and theres some marks on my fairing so hopefully that's enough, since nobody stopped to be a witness to the accident. I'm not really sure how insurance laws work here, I work for Progressive, but only in IT, lol.
Looks like they may be totaling the bike as well, there were some scratches on the frame, so if that's the case, it looks like I'll be picking up a used Ninja 636 off CL =)
glad you're relatively OK!
I live in NYC and kind of agree with "mister" - other drivers see you, but they think that since they have bigger vehicle they have a right to go before you... madness!
get well soon mate!
ATGATT is a goot policy, sadly I am a poor example of it, I wear gear for weather not for the crash ... I know, bad.
Cool.
Buddha.
Wow, glad your ok. Being that they don't have someone's insurance to bill aka at fault then your premiums will go up. Well if it were Florida it would let's put it that way! When I was run off the turn pike in my car i hit the guard rail no one stopped either. Although, I was not "at fault" the premiums went up.
Make sure you get new gear too. :thumb:
Mary
If the insurance co has noone else to get their money reimbursed from, whether you're at fault or not, your premiums will go up.
Michael
We'll see, my buddy has Allstate and he was in a hit in run which totalled his CBR out, he got the $9k payout and his premium stayed the same. Like I said, no idea on Colorado insurance laws. I actually asked an underwriter about it and he said that as long as I'm not at fault my premium should stay the same as it is now.
Yeah, Florida is the home of lets screw everybody Uhm I mean "no fault law". Even when someone hit my car and their insurance paid out my insurance still tried to up my charges because they had to "process" the claim. That's why when my bike was knocked over twice at my apartment complex I didn't even call the insurance co to inquire because that goes on your record as " a possible claim".
When I was getting my insurance changed to Progressive I mentioned about my car getting broken into. They said oh can we get the dates etc.. for our records. They use it so they can increase rates for people in your zip code even thought they never paid out for it. I think that is wrong.
Hope your doing well.
Mary
Thats what gear is for! Im glad your (relatively) ok. Like you said, you were able to get up and go to work, rather then leaving a 100' blood streak on the highway.
As for people not stropping im not surprised. I was in a hit and run also, and no witnesses stopped either. It was probably best the guy who hit me didnt stop, because i probably would have beaten the living crap out of him. When people hit me or do something stupid on the road, they get my full on rage.
Well I finally got my payout last week, went out and bought myself a used 01 R6 with 9100 miles on it for $2200, I'm very happy :D
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/tie_defender/R6-1.jpg)
NICE! Did you get new gear too?
Well I had another ICON helmet that I'm now using, and I got a Yamaha Joe Rocket jacket from a buddy that's got a GSXR now that's pretty nice. Guy gave me gloves with the bike too so that saved me a little cash. I bought some boots as well, heh.
And how about riding pants? Also, isn't it sacrilege to wear a gixxer jacket on a Yamaha?
Mary
It's a Yamaha jacket, he sold it to me because he traded in his R1 for a GSXR1000. I do have pant's but I don't wear them unless it's cold, lol.
Absolutely beautiful bike. That is easily my favorite year of the R's.
As for 'riding pants', I don't even own any. My bike is a daily driver, and I'm not gonna wander around in full leathers during my daily activities. I have considered some of the jeans that have armor in them, but they seem kind of sketchy to me for some reason.
I don't ride around in leathers but I do ride in textile ones. And I don't really wanna hear the heat bit I live in Florida if I can do it anyone can. Not only does road rash hurt as I'm sure you can attest to but can be expensive I.e medical bills missed time off etc. Was an EMT for quite a few years and can assure you jeans don't go very far on asphalt. I just grabbed another nice pair of riding pants on here for $25 you probably pay more for that than on your denim jeans. Thanks, CBoling :thumb:
I'm just saying be safe out there. Why take chances that you don't have to take :dunno_white:
Good to know though your not comitting sacralige on the new bike though LOL!
That's mainly why I don't wear them, I commute daily and I don't ride with any bags, most I'll bring is a backpack for an extra pair of shoes and gym clothes. The riding pants I have only have a small amount of padding around the knees, they're more like ski pants really, keep me very warm in 20 degree weather. I had a real soft spot for this style R6 as well, thanks for the compliment, I'm in love with it. The I4 power is taking a bit to get used to again, but after 15k miles on the GS I think I can handle it ok this time around.
I need to move to freaking Arizona where I can ride all year, it was 65 last weekend so I got some decent riding time in, but yesterday it was -20F here with wind chill down to -65F, brrr!
I've been thinking about doing this since I read it in an MC magazine think it was Motorcyclist but don't hold me to it. But, they make a pair of Carhart double cloth pants in the knee and a few people have gone down in them and they are saying they do as well as some of the textile pants. They showed how you could sew a pocket for knee guards in it that you can remove when you get to the office and they look like thick khakis.
It would be better than nothing!
I am lucky at work I have a small locker that I can get my jacket, boots, and pants into. I leave my tank bag and jacket in the security office.
Mary
I usually just bring my helmet and stuff into my office with me, it's more just about being a pain than anything I guess. I might buy some of those draggin jeans for the summer time, I've heard good things about them. You need a double padded knee if you spend a lot of time going down! Sorry, couldn't resist, lol.