Oh, ****!

 

And thats why you hit the car.

26 years of riding and I have never not hit the car with something.

 

ya i agree. i should have, but instinct takes over and avoid the truck, unfortunately

 

pics added

http://s256.photobucket.com/albums/hh199/ls1truckguy/

you cant tell from the pics, but the upper fairing around the headlight has a bunch of stress cracks and all the plastic tabs on the air duct under the haedlight are broken as well

 

Sweet. Carry a tire iron on the bike that's easy to grab. So next time that happens you can just bust out the window and keep riding.
Cuz we both know if she ran you off the road she'da kept going

I almost ran a girl in a small red car off the road the other day. I had my blinker on trying to get over after waiting on a few cars to merge onto the freeway until everything looked clear. I started to get over and all the sudden there's a lil red car honking the horn and going WOT trying to go around.
I don't know who's fault it was but If I see someone's blinker on I yield for them. And if they try to get over without seeing me I hit the brakes, not go WOT trying to pass. Couldn't tell if she was on the phone or not but she would have at least seen the blinker on my mirror.

Then after she got ahead she merged over infront of me without a signal and kept on passing traffic.

 

While it sux, It's better that the bike took the damage and not you!

You will get her patched back up.

 

ya im glad im ok. the bike got dropped off at the shop today. luckily im in good with the place because i worked there for three years, so they are covering the deductible. so im out $0

oh yea, and i get new wheels out of the deal
http://www.superbiketoystore.com/spo...00rr-20082009/

 

Man I just put 150 miles on my bike today in mostly stop and go traffic and I had a few close calls but it's ain't fun splitting lanes for 3 hours!!
Glad to hear your alright...You ride your gonna fall, just hope you can minimize it when you do!

 

you cali people people are crazy! splitting lanes is a little too risky for me. especially for three hours!

 

LOL, I would rather split lanes than sit on a liter bike such as yours at WOT! Now that to me is crazy!!! My tiny 600 is plenty get up and go!
But I will agree it's not all that much fun splitting lanes but it sure beats the hell out of stop and go traffic. It would of taken me 5 hours if I wasn't splitting em. And 105 degree heat + a aluminum frame bike in stop and go is like squatting over a campfire, I can only take so much!!