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Lowside and DEFINITELY totalled bike *UPDATES* (should I keep?)
I was coming around a fairly tight left-hand corner on my way home yesterday afternoon, speed limit is 30mph so I was doing about that, when some lady in a green subaru outback wagon (if you were from VT, you'd know...) decides it'd be prudent to pull out of a side street at the exit of the turn right as I was passing the apex. Didn't see me, listening to public radio too loud, whatever, but at that point I can either a.) smack into the back of her or b.) try to brake as best as possible... I take b, which results in the rear sliding out and me lowsiding in the middle of the curve. The bike slides out of the lane and smacks a big granite curb really hard, bouces back into the road. I slide on my back and am on my feet almost immediately (felt like less than a second) and give her the universal WHAT THE FUCK gesture...
damage: I was wearing FULL gear (mesh A* stunt jacket over a CF hoodie, velocity gear back armor, draggin kevlar pants, boots, carbon knuckle gloves, icon mainframe, etc.), so I only have a half-dollar sized burn on my elbow where the elbow armor didn't cover and the mesh got rashed through. Both knees got a little impact cuts and bruises, but the kevlar in the draggin camo pants saved me SOOO much rash on my left leg and butt. scraped the gloves and helmet a bit, nothing too serious.
the bike: rear wheel bent, chain off, frame might be fucked (right side frame slider is BENT downwards, I think from hitting the curb and landing in the road, it's an engine mount bolt too, so engine might be fucked), handlebars bent, brake lever bent, tank dented all over the place, tail light cracked, etc. general rash damage. nothing actually came off but my left bar-end mirror, which somehow (?) didn't break... anyway, insurance adjuster has to check it out but considering it's a '94, probably will be totaled. hope I can salvage parts from it at least.
anyway, I have witnesses and pictures, progressive is on the case and hopefully her insurance will pay out for everything (including my gear). The lady was really apologetic at first and said she didn't see me, but then started asking me 'well how far away do you really think you were, and how fast do you really think you were going'... trying to weasel out of it, seemed like.
anyway sorry about the long rant... yesterday sucked.FUCKING CAGERS
I was coming around a fairly tight left-hand corner on my way home yesterday afternoon, speed limit is 30mph so I was doing about that, when some lady in a green subaru outback wagon (if you were from VT, you'd know...) decides it'd be prudent to pull out of a side street at the exit of the turn right as I was passing the apex. Didn't see me, listening to public radio too loud, whatever, but at that point I can either a.) smack into the back of her or b.) try to brake as best as possible... I take b, which results in the rear sliding out and me lowsiding in the middle of the curve. The bike slides out of the lane and smacks a big granite curb really hard, bouces back into the road. I slide on my back and am on my feet almost immediately (felt like less than a second) and give her the universal WHAT THE FUCK gesture...
damage: I was wearing FULL gear (mesh A* stunt jacket over a CF hoodie, velocity gear back armor, draggin kevlar pants, boots, carbon knuckle gloves, icon mainframe, etc.), so I only have a half-dollar sized burn on my elbow where the elbow armor didn't cover and the mesh got rashed through. Both knees got a little impact cuts and bruises, but the kevlar in the draggin camo pants saved me SOOO much rash on my left leg and butt. scraped the gloves and helmet a bit, nothing too serious.
the bike: rear wheel bent, chain off, frame might be fucked (right side frame slider is BENT downwards, I think from hitting the curb and landing in the road, it's an engine mount bolt too, so engine might be fucked), handlebars bent, brake lever bent, tank dented all over the place, tail light cracked, etc. general rash damage. nothing actually came off but my left bar-end mirror, which somehow (?) didn't break... anyway, insurance adjuster has to check it out but considering it's a '94, probably will be totaled. hope I can salvage parts from it at least.
anyway, I have witnesses and pictures, progressive is on the case and hopefully her insurance will pay out for everything (including my gear). The lady was really apologetic at first and said she didn't see me, but then started asking me 'well how far away do you really think you were, and how fast do you really think you were going'... trying to weasel out of it, seemed like.
anyway sorry about the long rant... yesterday sucked.
