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I need to connect with the Motorcycle gods to see what this all means. Can anyone help???
I introduced myself to this board awhile back and mentioned the 110mph highside on my zx12 prompted me to purchase an '05 'busa. Remember the picture with the bike in the driveway and the snow all around?
The crash on the 12 was totally my fault (pushing the envelope) and I deserved three crushed vertibrae and months of recovery, in fact I consider myself lucky.
Here's where the story gets stupid. With 13km on the odometer, I made an evasive maneuver around a protruding manhole and the bike went out from under me like I was on ice. I replaced the right side fairing and all I was left with were some scratches on the front clip, the mirror and the tailpipe and a bill for $900...no big deal.
Tonight, 1100kms later, I go for one more trip around the block before putting it in the garage. As I approach a red light in the right lane with cars lined up in the left lane, a suburban shoots through the lineup of cars and crosses right in front of me. i pulled an evasive manuever which took me across the gravel and oil in the center of the lane, laid the bike down and slid into the front tire of the truck. The entire right side is busted up from the headlight to the taillight, and everything in between. Fairing, fenders, mirror, exhaust, tail section, not to mention my new helmet.
Someone with some wisdom...tell me what this means. I consider myself a skilled rider, much more cautious than in my younger days. I'm not a bad person. I work hard. Put in extra hours. Don't cheat on my taxes or my wife.
What is going on, and what should I do?
I introduced myself to this board awhile back and mentioned the 110mph highside on my zx12 prompted me to purchase an '05 'busa. Remember the picture with the bike in the driveway and the snow all around?
The crash on the 12 was totally my fault (pushing the envelope) and I deserved three crushed vertibrae and months of recovery, in fact I consider myself lucky.
Here's where the story gets stupid. With 13km on the odometer, I made an evasive maneuver around a protruding manhole and the bike went out from under me like I was on ice. I replaced the right side fairing and all I was left with were some scratches on the front clip, the mirror and the tailpipe and a bill for $900...no big deal.
Tonight, 1100kms later, I go for one more trip around the block before putting it in the garage. As I approach a red light in the right lane with cars lined up in the left lane, a suburban shoots through the lineup of cars and crosses right in front of me. i pulled an evasive manuever which took me across the gravel and oil in the center of the lane, laid the bike down and slid into the front tire of the truck. The entire right side is busted up from the headlight to the taillight, and everything in between. Fairing, fenders, mirror, exhaust, tail section, not to mention my new helmet.
Someone with some wisdom...tell me what this means. I consider myself a skilled rider, much more cautious than in my younger days. I'm not a bad person. I work hard. Put in extra hours. Don't cheat on my taxes or my wife.
What is going on, and what should I do?
