Well, I'm sad to say that my '08 1250S and I parted company at approximately 35 mph thanks to a driver who didn't see me. I was heading east, he was heading west...........he had his left turn signal on, but he slowed down so much that I thought he saw me (mid-day, not a cloud in the sky). Unfortunately, I was wrong and he turned into my path when I was less than 25 feet away.
One panic braking attempt later and I was hurling through the air over the right side of the handlebar. The good news is that I was wearing my helmet, leather jacket, and leather gloves, so my injuries are minor compared to what they could have been. The bad news is that my insurance company (his insurance company has not looked at the bike yet) is saying the bike will most likely be totaled.
She died way before her time, with only a little more than 10k miles on the odometer. I'm bummed beyond belief, but I'm now contemplating what bike I want next. My wife asked me if I would ride again and my answer was, "for the first few minutes on the asphalt (I never got up and got a nice IV insertion and ride in an ambulance to the closest trauma center) I thought, I'm done with this, too many crazy drivers on the road...........but 5 minutes later I was in the ambulance thinking, I wonder what my next bike will be if they total this one."
Looking forward to healing up, finding the perfect bike, and then hitting the road (no pun intended) again!
One panic braking attempt later and I was hurling through the air over the right side of the handlebar. The good news is that I was wearing my helmet, leather jacket, and leather gloves, so my injuries are minor compared to what they could have been. The bad news is that my insurance company (his insurance company has not looked at the bike yet) is saying the bike will most likely be totaled.
She died way before her time, with only a little more than 10k miles on the odometer. I'm bummed beyond belief, but I'm now contemplating what bike I want next. My wife asked me if I would ride again and my answer was, "for the first few minutes on the asphalt (I never got up and got a nice IV insertion and ride in an ambulance to the closest trauma center) I thought, I'm done with this, too many crazy drivers on the road...........but 5 minutes later I was in the ambulance thinking, I wonder what my next bike will be if they total this one."
Looking forward to healing up, finding the perfect bike, and then hitting the road (no pun intended) again!