Ludicrous Speed
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As some of you may have seen in my sig, my 04 Busa was totalled in an accident the beginning of last Oct. I had not really posted pending any legal issues that are past now, so I will tell my tale
Pull up a chair, it gets long
I had a week of Tactical training for work, so they gave me a weekend off (normally off wed/thur) and after I finished training, I took my (then) seven year old daughter for a ride. She had been begging me for months, but I never got to take her. I figured this would be the last time if the year before it got too cold (Oct 3rd). We went into town and fueled up, then went out by the racetrack to see who was there. Rode back into town and was headed home when a 17 year old kid pulled out in front of us (coming from the left) and slammed on the brakes. I braked as hard as I could, and tried to go to the right, but there was not enough room... The bike went down on the right side and slammed into the front rh side of his truck.
I jump up and check my daughter, she seemed ok, and said she was not hurt, and I turned around to see this kid coming my way. I am ashamed to say I lost it. I went at him hollering as he was saying "I didn't see you!" As I came up off the ground and moved his direction, his eyes went wide and he about shat himself
I can only imagine what I looked like with my armored Alpinestars jacket, gloves and a tinted visor coming his way in an aggessive manner (I am 6'3 and at the time 250lbs) He kept coming up to me and trying to talk and apologise. I finally told him, "Listen, do yourself a favor and go sit in your truck. I do not want to talk to you and if you keep bugging me, I might do or say something we BOTH will regret!" He finally got the idea and went away.
The police were there immediately. The Asst. Chief was sitting behind him on his way to another call. They had just installed video cameras in his car the week before, and he got it all on video.
The good: My daughter was basically unhurt, got a raspberry on her knee a little larger than a quarter. A scuff on her finger so mild it did not even break the skin. She hit her head slightly on the pavement, only known after I inspected her helmet. Very MINOR scratches one one side. I was for the most part, ok. No broken bones, two minor scrapes on my leg and ankle that would not have been there if I had worn my boots. (I know, I know)
The bad: The bike was totalled. They stopped adding up parts when they hit 9k. Also, my leg was fubared. I ended up going to the hosp for xrays later that day. Nothing broken, sprained or chipped. But it swelled unbeliveably. I was literally black from my butt to my foot. Even the bottom of my foot turned black! I had rehab for a month. It still is not 100%, but getting better.
Here is the really strange part: I hit the pavement at about 20mph, with jeans and tennis shoes on. The bike landed on my right leg, and slid. MY JEANS DID NOT EVEN HAVE A SCUFF ON THEM! I firmly believe that God was with us and protected my daughter and myself from harm. I mean, I can fall down on the sidewalk and would tear my jeans....
Even better: (SARCASM) He claimed he had insurance, but had no card. He was ticketed for it. My insurance called him several times, sent a letter in the mail, and he never responded. I actually stopped by and talked to his STEP grandparents (screwed up, huh?) They assured me he had insurance and I urged them to have him call and give info to my agent so they could proceed. Long story short, he called the next day and gave a policy number that was confirmed. Two weeks later, when the bills started coming in, they informed my agent that his ploicy started on October 4th, not the third when he hit me??? The little peckerhead is still driving around too!
Luckily, I had uninsured motorist insurance, Or I was screwed. They paid me off by thursday of the next week, and I now have a brand new 09 white and blue sitting in the shop with 130 miles on it. I got the bike just in time to park it
Pull up a chair, it gets long
I had a week of Tactical training for work, so they gave me a weekend off (normally off wed/thur) and after I finished training, I took my (then) seven year old daughter for a ride. She had been begging me for months, but I never got to take her. I figured this would be the last time if the year before it got too cold (Oct 3rd). We went into town and fueled up, then went out by the racetrack to see who was there. Rode back into town and was headed home when a 17 year old kid pulled out in front of us (coming from the left) and slammed on the brakes. I braked as hard as I could, and tried to go to the right, but there was not enough room... The bike went down on the right side and slammed into the front rh side of his truck.
I jump up and check my daughter, she seemed ok, and said she was not hurt, and I turned around to see this kid coming my way. I am ashamed to say I lost it. I went at him hollering as he was saying "I didn't see you!" As I came up off the ground and moved his direction, his eyes went wide and he about shat himself
I can only imagine what I looked like with my armored Alpinestars jacket, gloves and a tinted visor coming his way in an aggessive manner (I am 6'3 and at the time 250lbs) He kept coming up to me and trying to talk and apologise. I finally told him, "Listen, do yourself a favor and go sit in your truck. I do not want to talk to you and if you keep bugging me, I might do or say something we BOTH will regret!" He finally got the idea and went away. The police were there immediately. The Asst. Chief was sitting behind him on his way to another call. They had just installed video cameras in his car the week before, and he got it all on video.
The good: My daughter was basically unhurt, got a raspberry on her knee a little larger than a quarter. A scuff on her finger so mild it did not even break the skin. She hit her head slightly on the pavement, only known after I inspected her helmet. Very MINOR scratches one one side. I was for the most part, ok. No broken bones, two minor scrapes on my leg and ankle that would not have been there if I had worn my boots. (I know, I know)
The bad: The bike was totalled. They stopped adding up parts when they hit 9k. Also, my leg was fubared. I ended up going to the hosp for xrays later that day. Nothing broken, sprained or chipped. But it swelled unbeliveably. I was literally black from my butt to my foot. Even the bottom of my foot turned black! I had rehab for a month. It still is not 100%, but getting better.
Here is the really strange part: I hit the pavement at about 20mph, with jeans and tennis shoes on. The bike landed on my right leg, and slid. MY JEANS DID NOT EVEN HAVE A SCUFF ON THEM! I firmly believe that God was with us and protected my daughter and myself from harm. I mean, I can fall down on the sidewalk and would tear my jeans....
Even better: (SARCASM) He claimed he had insurance, but had no card. He was ticketed for it. My insurance called him several times, sent a letter in the mail, and he never responded. I actually stopped by and talked to his STEP grandparents (screwed up, huh?) They assured me he had insurance and I urged them to have him call and give info to my agent so they could proceed. Long story short, he called the next day and gave a policy number that was confirmed. Two weeks later, when the bills started coming in, they informed my agent that his ploicy started on October 4th, not the third when he hit me??? The little peckerhead is still driving around too!
Luckily, I had uninsured motorist insurance, Or I was screwed. They paid me off by thursday of the next week, and I now have a brand new 09 white and blue sitting in the shop with 130 miles on it. I got the bike just in time to park it
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