[sputnik]

I'm a dummy.

Wet day yesterday in downtown Seattle, coming up to a stop, I got a bit too heavy on the front brake. Just as I crossed a bit of oil. Front tire washed out, and the bike slid top first underneath a pickup. Amazing, though... riding along, then BAM, I'm sliding along the ground, watching my bike and wondering what happened.

I got off easy (completely fine, was back on my feet immediately), but the bike didn't do as well. I bent my laptop, too (actually rather amusing).

The tank slid on the ground for a bit, and the handlebars bent into a U, putting dents in both sides of the tank. The clutch cover was crushed, in the process snapping of one of the clutch return springs. Need new mirrors and front blinkers.

Sigh.

Well, I guess I can justify buying clipons now. And I needed a new clutch anyway.

 

[dreamse83]

Glad to hear you're okay and that you're able to maintain a sense of humor. What the hell, this will give you justification to go mod crazy!

 

[Guest]

good to see only your pride was injured



the bike can be fixed.

 

[desmoworks]

have fun with the mods, glad you are ok.

 

[Guest]

sorry to hear about your accident, glad your okay though

 

[Andrew_Cornett]

I am surpised you have been able to ride with the weather so bad here in the NW lately. Good to hear your ok.

 

[AlexB]

Sorry to hear that... glad you're OK though..

Just earlier today I helped out a girl put her Yammy R6 on a truckbed.. she had damaged the front wheel hitting a curb under braking on the wet road...

you 'bent' your laptop? must be a PowerBook.. or some aluminium/titanium job...huh?

 

[Guest]

Just because you got a $hit Sandwich for Lunch, doesn't mean dinner will suck. Enjoy the mods, glad your OK. I love when insurance money pays for mods.

 

[Guest]

Sorry to hear about your spill.. I was in Seattle yesterday too... the combo of wet roads, leftover sand from last week's snow, and surface oil certainly make those surface streets trecherous.

Hope you enjoy the mods!

 

[test-reg]

Just because you got a $hit Sandwich for Lunch, doesn't mean dinner will suck.

 

[sputnik]

Yeah, the laptop is a Powerbook. I just bent it back. The case is buckled a bit, but not badly.
I've got new clipons now - ended up getting the Ducati Sport. The others they had were a bit too low for my taste.

 

[dj]

Ouch! Sorry to hear about the bad luck. Winter in Seattle is tricky. I tryed to head out for a quick spin today, but my whole subdivision had been turned into a gravel pit! Very slippery..

One of the mods I'm doing this winter is to add some frame sliders so that if (probably when ) she goes down I can hopefully minimize the damage.

Good luck on the mods and keep us posted!

-dj

 

[Guest]

Glad to hear you are okay.....

 

[Guest]

good news is that you aren't layed-up...just the bike.

climb back on, dig the spurs in and ride that bike!!

 

[Guest]

Both sides of the tank, even. Well that just scks. At least your as$ is in one piece!

 

[DuckDiggler]

Glad to hear you're alright,

2 kinds of motorcycle riders.

There are those that have fallen and those that will fall.

Welcome to the other side.

 

[Stu Pedaso]

good to hear you are ok. Matching speed dents too. They do help the bike on the straight aways

 

[dj]

By the way, send Norm some mail. He can fix the dents in your tank.

 

[Duc_N_Har]

Good to hear you are ok!!! Sorry about the bike, but thats just the excuse to add new mods!!

 

[midwest]

Bummer man. Glad you are okay. Sounds like your outlook is good. You even have a sense of humor about your dented notebook. If not your dented tank. :-[
Monsters ain't too cool on wet roads, dem sport tires just don't like water. And oil too? Fergetaboutit!
~Rob