Elipten_imp
Road warrior
Hope for a speedy recovery and wishing the best.
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i give up for a while...
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the Ferret
Road warrior
DGShannon_imp said:
OK, maybe I am missing something here. No expectation that a 3/4 helmet's flip down bug shield was going to matter (up or down) in an accident, was there?dlhmatt_imp said:
I wear a 3/4 helmet with shield a lot...wore one today as a matter of fact. When the shield is down and locked into place, it is pretty rigid and I expected there would be some kind of protection from it. Certainly not as much as from a full face helmet, but certainly more than from an open face helmet or no helmet at all.
dlhmatt_imp
Running like a top
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DGShannon_imp said:
OK, maybe I am missing something here. No expectation that a 3/4 helmet's flip down bug shield was going to matter (up or down) in an accident, was there?dlhmatt_imp said:
It didn't stay attached to the helmet. We think it was my sunglass that cut my face.
nhawk7504_imp
Been there
Sorry that you got banged up! You're alive and healing. That's the main thing. - I use the middle or left lanes and use another car ahead of me as a shield of sorts. If there is not car in front of me, I slow down for places like that so that if the person turning right does not see me, I have someplace to go. The South is full of idiotic (for motorcycles) intersections like this and if you are going straight, the only place to be is the middle (scary) lane. But in heavy traffic all bets are off. I rode at rush hour in Melbourne on Route 1 South and it was pretty terrifying. I wore all my gear despite the 88 degree heat, vents open. - You just have to assume that these idiots will be idiots. - Sweating hurts less than road rash but hind sight is 20/20, so just glad you'll heal. The car sounds like a good idea. A BIG car! - Get well soon Matt!
cbdtran_imp
Been there
someone just tell me her sister had an accident this monday. her friend took her for a ride and he opened the trottle and she fell off the bike. Lost concious, deep rash exposes her bone ....
her friend said, I didn't mean it ... too late. she will be out of work for few months and physical therapy.
it is a matter of luck ... many are experience rider (they think) but anything can happen to anyone w/o warning, all it takes is a wrong place at a wrong time
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If Matt approached the intersection 5 sec earlier or later, it didn't happen and he never realized it.
Take care Matt
her friend said, I didn't mean it ... too late. she will be out of work for few months and physical therapy.
it is a matter of luck ... many are experience rider (they think) but anything can happen to anyone w/o warning, all it takes is a wrong place at a wrong time
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If Matt approached the intersection 5 sec earlier or later, it didn't happen and he never realized it.
Take care Matt
Motogeezer1949_imp
Road warrior
That area of the 414 is a crap shoot, especially in heavy traffic. Get well soon my friend 
The Spaceman_imp
Road warrior
cbdtran_imp said:
Houtman_imp
Road warrior
She fell of because he did have not enough to hold on to !
Pterodactyl_imp
Road warrior
As young blokes we told the girls to hang on tight to the gear lever.Houtman_imp said:
Cheers
As young blokes we told the girls to hang on tight to the gear lever.Pterodactyl_imp said:
Cheers
And looked for a bumpy road?
CBToby_imp
New to the forum
Matt,
Sorry to hear and wish you a speedy recovery. Stay positive.
Sorry to hear and wish you a speedy recovery. Stay positive.
Mr Jangles_imp
Running like a top
Wow sorry about your bad luck! Your lucky you have family to take care of you. Hope you get well soon and get a good lawyer.
Randy B
Road warrior
hmm....
VTR1000F_imp
Running like a top
I wish you a speedy recovery! At least you are alive and relatively OK. My friend did not have such luck last week! Everything else is not important.
VTR1000F, that does not sound good. I'm sorry about your friend.
Randy B
Road warrior
Yeah, that sounds really no good. Sorry about your friend.
dlhmatt_imp
Running like a top
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Brutal. We burried a friend about 2 years ago around that same time.VTR1000F_imp said:
Wife stopped by the side of the road and picked up some cb parts. Dart flyscreen, left side peg, chunk of a cover still bolted to a chunk of engine case.
Offroad
Road warrior
If I ever have a bad one, I just hope it's my fault, because that decreases my chances of ever having a bad one.
The bad thing about a motorcycle, you will get the worst end of the deal whether it is your fault or not. If a 2500 lb car pulls out in front of my 7000 lb truck physics are in my favor. I actually had this happen once, direct T-bone, pure luck for car I hit the passenger side, no passengers, turned left in front of me at a stop light so relatively slow speed.
I've read it on this forum before, but ride like you are invisible and like they are trying to hit you, sometimes easier said than done.
The bad thing about a motorcycle, you will get the worst end of the deal whether it is your fault or not. If a 2500 lb car pulls out in front of my 7000 lb truck physics are in my favor. I actually had this happen once, direct T-bone, pure luck for car I hit the passenger side, no passengers, turned left in front of me at a stop light so relatively slow speed.
I've read it on this forum before, but ride like you are invisible and like they are trying to hit you, sometimes easier said than done.
Randy B
Road warrior
I hate to say this, but with the engine damage I'd be completely shocked if they don't total the bike. I had over 5,000 in damage (including labor) and all I had replaced on the engine were two case covers. You look to have case damage and that throws it into a completely different category, unfortunately.
Heal up man. It's going to take time.
Heal up man. It's going to take time.
dlhmatt_imp
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Yes but unfortunately i really was invisible to this cuss. She pulled out in front of me then changed lanes as soon as i got close enough.offroadfx4_imp said:
Yeah but this is for the better... I'll miss this bike but I'm just going to work on my roadster. I just got home from the hospital yesterday. 8 days in and I'm still in a cuss ton of pain.Randy B_imp said:
