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I don't think he wanted to call either, but I would've found out sooner or later. He also asked me to trailer it back to his house from the hospital today since he has no way of transporting it. I guess he was near a hospital and the bike was rideable, so he went straight to the ER.

I didn't ask yet, but I'm going to strongly suggest he buys it back from the insurance when and if they total it and lets me have dibs on it. I was said to see it in pieces at first, but then I looked and thought "parts bike!"

He has come along pretty far from his original diagnosis of a complete spinal cord injury and highly unlikely he would ever walk again. It's been about 8 months since his accident, and he's able to walk for about an hour using forearm crutches. He recently started driving out of pure frustration, just got in his truck one night and took off. Doing good with it so far, just avoids rush hour traffic. So overall he is doing better than expected and making slow but steady progress. I'll actually get to see him tonight. (he lives in Florida) My parents are coming up with him for a visit. He hasn't been able to leave home much since he's been going to rehab 4-5 days a week. He's finally to the point where he is allowed to get away for a week.

I had a bad feeling about it when he stalled it out several times in the driveway that day you were over.

He's ok, no broken bones or anything like that. The rash is going to suck but he will be ok. He probably would've walked away with a few scratches had he at least had a jacket on. He came into a corner carrying a little more speed than he was comfortable with, panicked and grabbed breaks. Could've happened on any bike really, said he was only going about 35-40 but it was a sharp corner. (Chagrin River Rd. for those that know the area) I do think this has scared him away from riding though. (Aka his wife, pregnant with #3) The bike is rashed up pretty good. I'll be picking it up from the hospital for him tomorrow but from the pics I saw the insurance will total it.

I got a phone call earlier and this picture from the guy that won the bike I raffled off in December. He called to tell me he wrecked it today riding home from work, and not to be mad at him. After talking to him some, I told him I didn't care about the bike at all but I was upset that he didn't listen to a word I told him about wearing his gear. He had a helmet on at least, but no jacket and very minimal gloves. I kind of felt personally responsible for this guy since he hadn't ridden a bike before. I told him maybe this wasn't the best bike to start out on, and I would help him sell it and find something else. When he decided to keep it and ride it anyway, I preached to him about wearing his gear and about how nasty road rash was when he picked the bike up. But he decided it was too hot to wear a jacket today. I bet he wishes he was maybe a little sweaty instead of being full of road rash. Another reminder to wear ATGATT and prevent this from happening to you.

+1 It's not that WD-40 is bad for the o-ring, but rather it is a penetrant and it breaks down the grease on the chain. Kerosene is oil based and shouldn't do that. Or something sciencey like that.

And here's the pile of wires from my "modified" harness. I don't like things on the bike that I don't need, lol.

Back on topic, here's a pic of the finished project. (Before I binned it after 4 laps of riding it and scratched it all up.)

Ya, I have to hear him in person though. I wasn't sure if it was an "Uuuggghh" or more of a "Aaaahhhh" sound. There's a big difference in Jbot speak. The first sound would indicate pretty much what you said. The latter would mean "got stuck after step 5, gave up trying to fit bags and drank diet coke instead."

What Uhhhhh means?

McDonald's is McDisgusting. But I will eat their breakfast sammiches, bacon of course.

Did they fit your bike?

Yes, you must follow ALL 17 steps. See the comments about melted strap. Also, you will need to enter the Thunderdome with jbot. Winner gets the bags!

Honda = reliable, good street bikes Yamaha = fast, good track bikes Suzuki = poser/squid bikes Kawi = cool in the 90's, do people still buy these? My thoughts....

How exactly do you go about firing any of those guns????

Do you guys not know how to look at a calendar and make sure things like baby showers and vacations don't interfere with racing season? There's only 9 rounds this year, and I get upset when you all aren't there.

That's exactly what I was thinking.

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Dude, you did your first sprint in a long time and took 3rd...you should do both of them. You'd probably have a good shot at some contingency money and points championship for the year.

What the hell is a digger cam?

Ya, I didn't even set sag on my bike for round 1. We finished Jinu's bike at 1 am and loaded up. I know the guy who owned it before me was about my same weight so I think it was close but....it needs some adjustment.

Trackday Saturday at least?

Round 1 is in the books. We have some newly licensed racers, and I expect to see you all racing at round 2! I'll be there for my usual Saturday trackday and racing on Sunday. Who else is in?