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When I was young, I was poor. Now, after decades of hard work, I'm no longer young.

This morning on the way to work I crashed. I'm OK and the bike is just a little rashed. It's still rideable and I got out of there before I had any "police attention". I was exiting I71-N to make a left at Polaris. The light was green and I was in the rightmost of the two left turn lanes. Right at my turn-in point I must have hit something slippery because the front just let go and the bike went down on the left side so fast that I couldn't even process what happened. Everything went to slow motion and I remember feeling the bar end grinding on the street while I was still holding both grips. Then I watched the bike slide away from me and I tried to stand up but realized I was still sliding. After I stopped I went to the bike and shut off the key. I picked it up and looked for fluids on the ground. All clear so I started it up and checked again for fluids, then rode the rest of the way to work. According to the GoPro, I was going 25mph when the front end went out - plenty slow enough for the radius of that curve and I've done it hundreds of times. There was too much traffic to go out and check for an oily patch. From the crash to my riding away, was 1:40 and in that time nobody stopped of even yelled out their windows to ask if I needed any help - but I guess me lifting the bike back up and starting it up may have caused them not to worry. I would have at least slowed down and asked... The only non-cosmetic problem I had is a broken shifter tip and I fixed it by drilling and tapping the end for a bolt and a jam nut - one of the perks of working in an assembly shop. The guys at work scrutinized my video more closely than the Zapruder film and they thought this pic was humorous, and since I'm not hurt, I guess I have to agree.

Hey all! Been a few years since I've been on here. Sold my FZR600 like 4 years ago, got my bachelor's and Master's degree, bought a house, and now just bought a '03 V Star 650. Thought I'd come back and check out ORDN and see if there is anyone I still know. Don't know how much I'll be on here as work and family keep me busy but we'll see.

Can you set it up with Administration to keep him out of there until he learns to act like an adult?

Spent some time today social distancing in the basement and playing with some toys I haven’t used in a while. It’s not finished but made some progress for sure.