Yeah ... Big ass minivan taxi ... he didn't check his blind spot ... car infront of me turns into Marriott driveway ... I proceed to get into that spot and this moron decides its his ... Hit his rear door and went down ... he stopped and Yea ... anyway ... no left leg is scraped up too ... to match the right which is in pain ... Anyway bars are bent, but the bike rode home just fine. I didn't have any gear on ... so I suck ... what else ... But slow enough ... I made out OK.
Cool.
Srinath.

Noooooooo...   I'm glad you're ok...and still posting *some* smart@$$ stuff, which is a GOOD sign.

Glad you're ok. Hope the road rash isn't too bad? And hope you gear up better next ride! Cuz it would suck not to have your..uh...arguments around here  :kiss:

Take care of yourself!

pandy

P.S. And to the bastige that hit ya:  :guns:  :guns:  :guns:

Taxi drivers are worse than SUV drivers from what I've seen...  They try to kill me no matter what I'm doing... Driving, Riding, Walking...  Crazy bastards.

I dont wear gear ... yea, but aint goinna start ... OK I better start working on my invention ... AC motorcycle suit ... cos I cant get to work looking like I ran a marathon ...
Cool.
Srinath.
Off to ship off the stuff ...

Bummer.  Way Un-cool.  As Pandy said, glad that you've still got your humor about you.

Anybody offically lay blame on your incident?  Is the Taxi gonna help make your bike better?

And you need a bigger gun than what Pandy offers.  Maybe this:

Quote from: seshadri_srinathI dont wear gear ... yea, but aint goinna start ... OK I better start working on my invention ... AC motorcycle suit ... cos I cant get to work looking like I ran a marathon ...
Cool.
Srinath.
Off to ship off the stuff ...

Ever consider a Joe Rocket Phoenix Jacket:


Should be plenty of air flow, fabric around steel thread, lots of armor in the right plances and it's mostly red!!  

Quote from: RedShiftAnd you need a bigger gun than what Pandy offers.  Maybe this:

YES!!!

I have a Joe Rocket mesh jacket that's da bomb. I doubt we have your hot HUMID weather, but better to be sweaty and alive.  

pandy

P.S. Heck, no, I'm not getting all mushy on you....I'd consider this more of a gentle @$$kicking. I'll get tough on you tomorrow when the shock wears off.  

Quote from: RedShiftEver consider a Joe Rocket Phoenix Jacket:
Should be plenty of air flow, fabric around steel thread, lots of armor in the right plances and it's mostly red!!  

Good to hear you're not too bad.  What bike were you on?  Did you do some good damage to his door?

really glad to hear you were not seriously hurt.  When i was on my long ride to Myrtle Beach on Interstate 95, the devil, a lady began to merge on me.  I was going with traffic, speedo said 95 so probably more like 80-85.  slowed, she slowed with me. couldn't speed up - SUV there.  no response to the weak horn, and no shoulder so when she kept comin I kicked her car.  Needless to say i was freaked out but still upright on my bike...  

And at least you can make a new set of handle bars for yourself  

Taxi drivers are horrible. Ever been to NYC??   I think your safer in the back alleys in the dark with the hoodlums than where the taxis can get you. Haha. :lol:

Glad your ok tho!

Glad you're alive. Hope you heal up fast. I'd rather sweat than bleed. If you are used to riding around without gear, you've got to unlearn what you have 'learned'. What you have there is a bad habit. Like smoking, you have the knowledge that it will kill you, but you may lack the will to actually stop. Personally, I lack the wisdom to keep my mouth shut, but I hope this helps. And, I really do hope you heal up.

glad you're okay...still near unintelligible so you must be alright...wear gear. JR makes the mesh stuff in overpants and jackets. no reason not to at least wear that. some example YOU set. :nana:

Quote from: pantabloglad you're okay...still near unintelligible so you must be alright...

:lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Yeah, get some mesh gear!  If you're short enough, I'll give you my old Phoenix overpants.

Did the taxi driver get cited?  Glad to hear you're OK... Ice and lots of liquid... at least some of it nonalcoholic.

Yea I have mesh ... but I sweat so much its still too much ... and my injury was all to leg ... left leg ... I dont thiink I damaged anything on him, someone witnessed it and gave me card and his tag # ... I went down and stayed down counting hand and feet ... was fine ...  Bike just bent bars I checked after I got home, and no I'd slap on bars on it and go, making these bars ... no ... too tight bends and no welds ...
Cool.
Srinath.
PS:Yea now to ship stuff. Just packed it all ... scraped leg hurts like crazy but that pain is in effect superficial ... Ignoring is easy. What's a childhood without skinned knees ...  :lol:

Quote from: PhaedrusTaxi drivers are horrible. Ever been to NYC??   I think your safer in the back alleys in the dark with the hoodlums than where the taxis can get you. Haha. :lol:

Man I thought NYC taxis were bad until I went over to Europe a couple times. Those guys will run you over, and I'm 100% serious!!!

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Quote from: PhaedrusTaxi drivers are horrible. Ever been to NYC??   I think your safer in the back alleys in the dark with the hoodlums than where the taxis can get you. Haha. :lol:

Man I thought NYC taxis were bad until I went over to Europe a couple times. Those guys will run you over, and I'm 100% serious!!!

Try Mexico. If you don't come back with stories of VW Bugs and Nissan Sentras nearly nailing you, you must have only been in NEW Mexico.

Dave  

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Quote from: The Lazy Destroyer

Quote from: PhaedrusTaxi drivers are horrible. Ever been to NYC??   I think your safer in the back alleys in the dark with the hoodlums than where the taxis can get you. Haha. :lol:

Man I thought NYC taxis were bad until I went over to Europe a couple times. Those guys will run you over, and I'm 100% serious!!!

Try Mexico. If you don't come back with stories of VW Bugs and Nissan Sentras nearly nailing you, you must have only been in NEW Mexico.

Dave  

Ha ha You're dave ... Not ethan jennings ... bad boy ...  :lol:
Cool.
Srinath.

My bf and I went for a cruise to Mexico, and we took a cab for a shopping trip. That cab scared us so badly that we WALKED back to the ship and had MANY cocktails.  :lol:

And how are you today, Srinath? Hopefully on the mend and ready to gear up?  

pandy  :mrgreen: