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Jul 2nd, 2008, 07:56 PM
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#1 | | More than 100 posts!
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Scotch Plains, NJ
Posts: 180 Model: Harley Davidson VRSCAW V-Rod Interests: Auto Racing, Motorcycle Riding Occupation: Business Development Engineer Bulk Electronics Gases
| I was forced to lay the bike down
Unfortunately for me, this past Monday June 30th while coming home from work, a cager decided to make a left turn in front of me. I had just taken off from my stationary position and up to a speed of ~15 MPH, when the cager decided to take his left turn.
I applied my brakes with maximum effort and by the grace od GOD I stopped and fell over just inches from the car. The "foreign" driver apologized and escaped when he realized what he had done. NY license plate for which about 4 bystanders could not notice the license tag number.
$3K worth of chrome damages with a scratched headlight, broken turning signal, shattered mirror, right brake lever scratched, forward foot control and rear brake lever ripped off the bike, which means that a modular section of the tube frame has to be changed, both cannons scratched. All of this for a "soft" landing.
No injury whatsoever for me, extremely grateful there, because that windshield was looking pretty menacing the last few seconds before I put the bike down and stopped inches from his grill.
Bike is at the dealer being repaired and will be ready in about two weeks time.
German
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Hello Everyone!
Looking forward to reading the great information, provided by other riders' experiences.
Ride is a 2008 VRSCAW V-Rod, obtained as a trade in for my 2005 Dyna Low Rider. Miss her!!
Regards,
German | 
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Jul 2nd, 2008, 08:04 PM
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#2 | | 200+ posts and climbing
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago
Posts: 435 Model: Harley-Davidson Dyna Superglide Interests: Motorcycling, Duhh...Shooting, camping, going to country music concerts Occupation: Firefighter/Paramedic
| Good thing you're ok....I nearly laid mine down the other day 10 feet from my work parking lot. That would have sucked. I was turning into the lot from the street & a car flew up to the stop sign before I could turn in....When I hit the brakes, the rear wheel got out from under me & I threw my leg down ( I know...not supposed to do that but it worked).....Now Im thinkin...maybe I need a new rear tire.
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Jul 2nd, 2008, 08:14 PM
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#3 | | Moderator Has posted 500+
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| wow, sure am glad you guys are able to talk about this.........it sure could have been worse!!!!! we have to be carefull!!!! just on this board alone there are a number of "close calls"!!!!!!!!!!!
please be as carefull as you can!!!!!!!! 
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Jul 2nd, 2008, 08:57 PM
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#4 | | Moderator Has posted 500+
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alvin TX
Posts: 3,200 Model: 03 E Glide X cop bike Interests: My family Old Dodge truck's Riding My Glide Occupation: Retired truck Driver
| German good to here your OK , your ride can be fixed easyer then you can
Like Chuck said we all need to becarefull , as the cagers are all to worred about something or another & it ain't us , just about two week's ago now had a local cop pull out in front of me on his darn cell phone he did say he was wrong & should'nt have been on the ph
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Jul 3rd, 2008, 04:24 AM
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#5 | | Has posted 500+
Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chas WV
Posts: 693 Model: 05 XL883C Interests: shorter list since getting the XL Occupation: Geek for a small family owned company
| Sorry about the bike G, but glad you are ok. And glad you didn't hurt yourself either Dutch. I put that leg down once, and limped for over a month after I twisted my knee (rookie mistake, although I was just trying to get out from under the beast more than trying to save it  )
Again very glad you guys didn't lose hide, and faired as well as you did.
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Jul 3rd, 2008, 12:05 PM
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#6 | | Has posted 500+
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Churchill County, NV
Posts: 766 Model: '99 FLHR Road King Interests: Ride, Hunt, 4X4, Fish, Cigars - the good things Occupation: U.S. Navy - Retired
| Sorry you had the wreck, but glad you're OK. Too bad the offender got off, but stuff happens. And it is amazing how much a "soft" landing will cost when we put 'em down. 
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Jul 3rd, 2008, 05:41 PM
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#7 | | 200+ posts and climbing
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Nomad, currently the Blue Ridge Mountains
Posts: 411 Model: 2006 FXDI SuperGlide Interests: Camping, fishing, admirer of beautiful women, fast motorcycles, and smooth whiskey Occupation: Writer illustrator
| Bear for Emperor
Sorry to hear about the near misses but thank god they were misses. Sucks having to fix a bike but paint and chrome is a lot less painful to lose than skin.
Which brings me to a shameless plug for making me Emporer. All cage drivers would be required to have cameras so when such happened an image would be immediately transmitted to the State police....the offenders would be impaled on National TV. Think that might be a deterrent? Seriously glad you two are OK.
Ride Free....
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Jul 3rd, 2008, 07:12 PM
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#8 | | Has posted 500+
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| you got my vote
Had a guy in a Benz do a quick lane change as I was going around him today...put me over on the shoulder. German, sorry to hear about your mishap but glad the body is OK..there are a lot of really crappy drivers out there..ride safe | |
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Jul 3rd, 2008, 07:40 PM
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#9 | | Has posted 500+
Join Date: May 2004 Location: Practically Nebraska
Posts: 1,057 Model: '01 FXST Interests: Riding, writing, quilting and ice hockey Occupation: Teach motorcycle riding for ABATE of Colorado
| I'm glad you're OK, but trust me, I know how much it suck to not have your bike right now. 
Chances are, if the driver would pull some crap like that, he didn't have insurance. Although if he didn't hit you, I wonder if that would matter. Sorry to hear about it. | |
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