First ride of the season and already crashed!
04-19-08, 02:54 PM
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First ride of the season and already crashed!
Grr....
Ok so I get the bike back from the shop (in for a tuneup) get all geared up ready to go hop on get about 3 miles from my house and get to this hard intersection (on Cape Cod mind you...so small roads...), cars at every road except for the one I wish to take. I start across and the car coming towards me swerves for no reason and forces me off the road and I fall over (onto this little like half fence thing).
So the guy in the car behind the @$$ who almost (like 3 inches of clearance) hit me pulls in-front of the jerk and parks gets out yells at the guy who almost hit me helps me up and gives the driver a few lines.
Just one of those days I guess..got back on the bike, road off and did a little 20 Mi. ride just to open the legs.
Get home and notice I have a big mother of a patch of road rash on my leg...
ok so rant over...
Ok so I get the bike back from the shop (in for a tuneup) get all geared up ready to go hop on get about 3 miles from my house and get to this hard intersection (on Cape Cod mind you...so small roads...), cars at every road except for the one I wish to take. I start across and the car coming towards me swerves for no reason and forces me off the road and I fall over (onto this little like half fence thing).
So the guy in the car behind the @$$ who almost (like 3 inches of clearance) hit me pulls in-front of the jerk and parks gets out yells at the guy who almost hit me helps me up and gives the driver a few lines.
Just one of those days I guess..got back on the bike, road off and did a little 20 Mi. ride just to open the legs.
Get home and notice I have a big mother of a patch of road rash on my leg...
ok so rant over...
04-19-08, 03:17 PM
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Grr....
Ok so I get the bike back from the shop (in for a tuneup) get all geared up ready to go hop on get about 3 miles from my house and get to this hard intersection (on Cape Cod mind you...so small roads...), cars at every road except for the one I wish to take. I start across and the car coming towards me swerves for no reason and forces me off the road and I fall over (onto this little like half fence thing).
So the guy in the car behind the @$$ who almost (like 3 inches of clearance) hit me pulls in-front of the jerk and parks gets out yells at the guy who almost hit me helps me up and gives the driver a few lines.
Just one of those days I guess..got back on the bike, road off and did a little 20 Mi. ride just to open the legs.
Get home and notice I have a big mother of a patch of road rash on my leg...
ok so rant over...
Ok so I get the bike back from the shop (in for a tuneup) get all geared up ready to go hop on get about 3 miles from my house and get to this hard intersection (on Cape Cod mind you...so small roads...), cars at every road except for the one I wish to take. I start across and the car coming towards me swerves for no reason and forces me off the road and I fall over (onto this little like half fence thing).
So the guy in the car behind the @$$ who almost (like 3 inches of clearance) hit me pulls in-front of the jerk and parks gets out yells at the guy who almost hit me helps me up and gives the driver a few lines.
Just one of those days I guess..got back on the bike, road off and did a little 20 Mi. ride just to open the legs.
Get home and notice I have a big mother of a patch of road rash on my leg...
ok so rant over...
Glad you're okay.
04-19-08, 03:44 PM
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i crashed today too. bike went off the road after friend went to turn while i expected to be going straight. some minor road rash and a slightly out of true front wheel.
first ride on a new bike too. glad we are both ok though which is the important thing.
take some advil, drink a beer!
first ride on a new bike too. glad we are both ok though which is the important thing.
take some advil, drink a beer!
04-19-08, 04:29 PM
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Hey all thanks for the replies, yeah it sucks a lot....the guy that pulled in-front of the other guy was really nice yelling at the other guy "stay in your car"....and then came over and helped me out which was nice!
As for the shop I brought it down to Chatham Bike....good shop!
Now all I need to do is figure out a way to fix the big @$$ scratches in the paint!
As for the shop I brought it down to Chatham Bike....good shop!
Now all I need to do is figure out a way to fix the big @$$ scratches in the paint!
04-19-08, 07:15 PM
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Haha, I love that.
"Stay in your car!"
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"Stay in your car!"
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