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Jun 10th, 2009, 03:53 PM
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| Dropped my Bike
Everywhere up here in the country they are pouring tar on the road and coming back with small gravel. A lot of folks has chipped windshields and paint off their rides. Some small road's they have limestone dirt on the road.
1988 in Goodrich had the dirt on it that's been there for a month or longer.
We got gravel all over the roads in my neighbor hood. Its in the carpet in the house.
The OL and me left on the bike headed to the Hilltop Ice House a week ago.
We came home a little after 10:00pm and as I was pullin in the driveway, as soon as the front tire hit my driveway and got in the gravel the bike went down.
I had my foot out as fast as possible but there was nothin I could do. The bike was on the ground and the OL was throwed on the aspahult and gravel in the driveway. She's glad she had her full face helment on, She hit the ground hard.
Well I called on my Buddy ChuckTx and took the bike to him and got him to paint the fairing, the hard lowers on the right side, the right saddle bag lid and the tourpac lid.
Went and picked the bike up today. It looked great. I'm glad to git my sled back. 
Since I dropped it I've been out in the driveway with a push broom and a shovel trying to git some gravel up. I only did a little good on it oh. ! 
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Jun 10th, 2009, 05:22 PM
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| that gravel and tar is a bitch!!!!!!!!!!
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Jun 10th, 2009, 07:11 PM
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| county is always grading our rodes and they believe the deeper the gravel the better the rode i think can't steer worth a chit, or instead of fixing the road they pour tar snakes all over them whatcha gonna do 
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Jun 10th, 2009, 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by ironhorse  county is always grading our rodes and they believe the deeper the gravel the better the rode i think can't steer worth a chit, or instead of fixing the road they pour tar snakes all over them whatcha gonna do | be as careful and ya can, then when ya hit good road, make up for it!!! 
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Jun 10th, 2009, 09:08 PM
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| Are you sure it was'nt that last Bud  I had to say that , good to here neather of you were hurt to bad & those darn county workers do it on purpose with the gravel , & it's a real thing you have a good friend like chuck
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Jun 11th, 2009, 04:26 AM
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Originally Posted by cowboy Are you sure it was'nt that last Bud I had to say that , good to here neather of you were hurt to bad & those darn county workers do it on purpose with the gravel , & it's a real thing you have a good friend like chuck | I've gone to the Hilltop for years, never had a problem with the Redneck Budweisers,i've had other folks to drop their bike in my driveway cause of the sand from under the road and the gravel, if you try to talk to the road crew they ain't got time to listen to you. They got a job to do and yer in the way.
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Jun 11th, 2009, 10:54 AM
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| cardboard - Ter yakkin at the wrong people. Road crews are not smart enough to fiqure out what's going on all they do is what their told to do.
Call the highway dept. and ask for the traffic engineer; let him know that you had a accident due to the crews failure to properly do their job. Mention lawsuits and injury claims for the wife and damages to the bike.
The only way to get these public servants attention is to threathen them with loss of budget paying off claims.
This is not a local matter; it is a federal law - I know cause I used to work for DOT and it happened to our unit. It cost a engineer his job over it.
Glad you guys are alright and the bike wasn't damaged to much. | |
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Jun 11th, 2009, 11:51 AM
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| Glad you're OK and Chuck was able to fix you up. | |
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Jun 11th, 2009, 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by sarge7 cardboard - Ter yakkin at the wrong people. Road crews are not smart enough to fiqure out what's going on all they do is what their told to do.
Call the highway dept. and ask for the traffic engineer; let him know that you had a accident due to the crews failure to properly do their job. Mention lawsuits and injury claims for the wife and damages to the bike.
The only way to get these public servants attention is to threathen them with loss of budget paying off claims.
This is not a local matter; it is a federal law - I know cause I used to work for DOT and it happened to our unit. It cost a engineer his job over it.
Glad you guys are alright and the bike wasn't damaged to much. | My Sled is my main transportation. I'm glad to git it back from Chuck.
Going to be riding with Chucktx and his wife and no telling who else to a Blueberry festival and a bike show all in one Saturday about 100 miles north.
I'm sure we will work our way threw the woods there also so it will make the ride much cooler and longer too.
Hope they got a beer when we git there. Its suppost to be like 97* tomorrow and 96* saturday.  
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Jun 11th, 2009, 07:51 PM
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| Glad you are back up and running! ChuckTx is the MAN with paint!!! I am STILL receiving comments on the paint job for the tank and tour pak! I am actually thinking about taking a pic of the tour pak and seeing what I can get in a tatto similar to it!
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Jun 11th, 2009, 07:53 PM
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| a tat!!!! that would be cool! if ya get it post me a pic!!!!!!!!
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"Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. Amen." We plan to meet next week to talk about planning a strategy session to discuss the next step towards forming a consensus to start the development of the rough draft for the implementation of our intention to develop a plan. | |
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Jun 12th, 2009, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by AFNurse Glad you are back up and running! ChuckTx is the MAN with paint!!! I am STILL receiving comments on the paint job for the tank and tour pak! I am actually thinking about taking a pic of the tour pak and seeing what I can get in a tatto similar to it! | Ah yer gonna give chuck a swelled head and we won't be able to live with him for months. | |
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