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01-18-2012, 01:14 PM | #1 |
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Okay, I'm about to go postal on any cager I meet!
Can you believe this crap?!?!
I FINALLY got my bike out of the shop yesterday morning from being repaired from the guy who hit me 3 weeks prior and I'll be DAMNED if I didn't get rear-ended yesterday evening! AARRRGGGHHH! Here's what happened: I was turning left into a restaurant parking lot and waiting for a truck to exit the parking lot on a two lane road. The car that was following me right before I stopped, also stopped with me. Then all of a sudden, BAM he hit me (and it was a really hard hit). He said he looked off to the left and wasn't paying attention and then took off. The bike is actually rideable, but the rear fender is bent all to hell and I think the right saddlebag is bent as well. I'm going to the kawa dealership in just a minute to get an estimate and see what damages there really are. It was all I could do not to go postal on this guy! Do I have a sign that says hit me?
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01-18-2012, 01:24 PM | #2 |
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That too bad, you don't seem to have any good luck lately.
I owned a Trans Am back in 77, I was hit three times with it within a couple months, and I was sitting still all three times. I sold the car!
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01-18-2012, 01:35 PM | #3 |
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lol... I ain't selling my baby! I love her too damn much!
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01-18-2012, 02:02 PM | #4 |
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You might consider having the bike blessed. Certainly couldn't hurt.
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01-18-2012, 02:04 PM | #6 |
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Had similar luck with my first car as you Ring. However, my car was hit 3 times and it was parked and I wasn't in it.
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01-18-2012, 02:34 PM | #7 |
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You might see a drop-off in the number of invitations you receive for group rides. Don't take it too personally. ;-}
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01-18-2012, 03:21 PM | #8 |
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Just get him to ride sweep . . .
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01-18-2012, 03:26 PM | #9 |
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Lol. No doubt! I'm usually ride lead but who knows now!
It's funny to that when I called his agent and spoke to the secretary, she asked who it was and when I told her, she said "holy cow, that's my brother!"
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Sorry dyetube.
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01-18-2012, 04:25 PM | #11 |
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01-18-2012, 02:48 PM | #12 |
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Wow, that is bad luck. A number of years back I got hit twice in my pick up by guys on bicycles at different locations. Both times I was stopped waiting for the cyclist to pass before exiting a parking lot onto the street. Both times instead of going straight they swerved into the parking lot hit my front bumper and did a face plant on my windshield. Neither one was hurt much, but the truck got the hood repainted each time. I was a little pissed off by the second time and when the cyclist ( he was not a kid ) said he didn't see me, I said no shit sherlock, your riding a ten speed with racing handlebars and wearing a base ball cap. We had words after that, but his house insurance did pay for my damages.
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01-18-2012, 04:04 PM | #13 |
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Sorry about your bike. Do have some questions though.
Were you lined up with the driver's side of the car that was behind you? Do you have extra lighting on your bike? Do you have a bright colored helmet and/or wearing a Hi Viz Vest? Do you have a lawyer on speed dial? The last time I was hit (26 year ago) I was sitting still. The two times I was almost hit since then I was sitting still. I try not to sit still anymore.
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2. No extra lighting but I will soon 3. Light gray helmet and black jacket. 4. Maybe I should. It wasn't that he did'nt see me, he was following me and stopped when I did. He obviously saw me. But, he looked off to the left for a second and took off without looking back first. I could've been a firetruck with red lights on and he'd of hit it.
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01-18-2012, 04:27 PM | #15 |
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Just got the estimate done and it's $3000! The dang saddlebag is $1100. I may try to find lightly used parts and do it myself so I can pocket the rest!
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