thomez

sorry to hear that life (and cars) come at you fast

I thought it was insider info or something because I had no clue either

Does this mean I can buy a nice bike now?

I still feel like a dumbass - the damage to my pride was probably the most significant

Ya, typically I keep the shit in my underseat storage but yesterday I was just running down the road real quick and never thought about that.... I was lucky.... damage to my leg could have been much worse.... and I had my phone and ipod touch on the other side and they weren't damaged at all

wow, sorry to hear that .... today was just a rough day for a few of us glad you are ok, and hopefully your bike doesn't have any serious issues

probably an Iphone or the likeness

Ya, route 59 across from campus, between Taco Bell and Burger King I think

ya it all happened in the second I was looking over my shoulder ... and when I looked back I probably could have swerved around the car but it was pretty close and gut instinct just grabbed for the brakes... and down she went it really is amazing how fast it happens.... it was like .... vrrooooom...... oh shit, brakes, sliding..... stand up, pick bike up (500lbs has never and will never again feel so light in my life) hop on, start, ride away .... maybe 15 seconds even, it was like a pit stop in Nascar

I wanted to paint it anyways, or maybe go to a round headlight ... hell for now I might just fix the turn signal and ride it like that, I don't really care much

ya I was fortunate, that's for sure just a stupid mistake and (hopefully) a lesson learned

So I went down today. First time. Slow speed, maybe 30 tops. Here's the MS Paint map of how it went down. I was traveling behind this old lady in a BMW that wasn't going the speed limit. I was probably following a touch too close, but not really that close. She was going slower than the speed limit (35) and I wanted to get around her. I had my lunch in my backpack, and I was hungry. So I check my mirror and see a tow truck to my left. I turned my head to see how close it was and it was pretty tight but I could have got through. I countersteer the bike a little bit as I'm turning my head around and this wonderful old lady ahead of me has slammed on her brakes (no turn signal) to turn into a closed coffee shop. A fucking empty building of all things. So I instinctively grab for my front brake and as soon as I touch it (since my bike wasn't quite straight up) it slides the front end out from under me. Middle of fucking Kent Ohio, right across the street from Kent State I slide across the ground, hop up, grab my bike and stand it up, hop on it and it starts fine so I'm gone. Seriously I bet from the beginning to the end it was less than 20 seconds and I was back on the bike. A kid was running towards me to assist but I waved him off and was on the way back to work. Couple things I would say I learned from this 1) Keep more distance between the bike and old people 2) Swerve first, brake later. It was just all done without thinking though, just instinct. I'd probably do it again, honestly. 3) Jeans offer very little crash protection. I need some pants to ride in, not really for a daily basis but if I'm doing any kind of sporty riding, jeans won't cut it. 4) Carrying keys in your jeans is asking for the pain of a thousand bee stings. I have a sizable welt on my left leg from this. 5) Even the stupidest short trips (2 miles round trip for lunch with a max speed of 40mph) can be dangerous. I'm glad I always wear my helmet. 6) Gloves at all times, I don't care how hot it is. They saved my hands from serious rash today. Alright, so here are the pics. The bike didn't get too much damage except for breaking the front fairing around the light. I didn't really like it anyways, and it was already beat up and missing some paint. I'll have to decide if I want to go with a single headlight and no fairing or replace that one. fairing rash fairing crack on opposite side broken turn signal Added some scrape to the engine case And a touch of damage to the chrome on the Kawi logo Gloves saved my hands from serious rash (the other one was scraped on the back of my hand) I don't even remember my face scraping the pavement, but it obviously did. It wasn't hard though because the paint is barely off. ZEE JEANS, ZEY DO NUTHING! lol @ rasberry on my thigh a key poked the fuck out of my leg - it also scraped up a few of the keys and melted a hole in my Giant Eagle advantage card this is pretty much how my leg looked when I slid into home on pavement while playing kickball as a kid - 30mph slide in jeans for the lose My left wrist is also sore as hell, not broken or anything, but sprained pretty good. It hurts to turn a door knob or pick up something/squeeze. So, I guess there's a first time for everything. I was so proud of having never been down too Oh, and the moral of the story = NAKED BIKES RULE! Such a stupid fall would surely have cost me a lot more on a supersport, I would think. I'm glad I'm cheap as fuck and ride a beater nakie....

ouch, good luck in surgery

zrx1100

eh, Cavs game starts at 3 tomorrow I might be out for this reason

35 this morning - debating if I want to ride to work again or not before acquiring some warmer handwear

33 30-35 minute ride hands = frozen and I wore my skiing gloves

Am I the only one that thinks dude in pink looks disturbingly like Dave Grohl?

heh, right after writing this I went outside, looked around, saw my breath, and warmed up my bike it was 33 and f'ing cold on the hands but the ride home was sure nice

33 degrees here ..... gotta pass

I'd love to ride to work tomorrow but it's only supposed to be about 35 .... that's a long cold ride unfortunately

thanks I like it so far, still getting used to it bought it at the end of last season and it had a bad rear wheel bearing that kept me from riding it much at all

I just use a milk crate or a 5 gallon bucket

those are probably good days to negotiate a deal

some DMV offices are open on Saturday, you could go and transfer the title and register the bike at the same time, save you a trip... transfer your old plate... put insurance on it before hand with the VIN # if necessary... and you're riding home, if you wanted to I trailered my first bike home, but I bought it in Syracuse NY area, long haul, but it was a good deal. 2nd one (current) I just drove there with a friend and she drove my car home, I followed her. I actually rode the bike about 10 miles to the DMV and did all the paperwork. In summary, just do what you want