Pavement Crew; NOW with pics

woodchip · Post by **woodchip** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 6:23 pm

I have joined the august club known as the "Pavement Crew. Put the bike down hard doing about 50 mph. I'm O.K. so don't be tuning out. At the end of a great cider run today, I was leading a newby biker back to Chelsea so he could find his way home when three wild turkeys ran out in front of me.. Didn't have time to think and I hit the breaks. Lost control (doing 45-50 mph) and down I go. Thank god for helmets and heavy leather, crash bars and good boots. I can remember sliding down the road and seeing my bike rolling over at least once. Can't remember if I was in front of the bike or not. Always wondered what it would be like. There were some bicyclist riding toward me and I am thankful the bike didn't plough into them.
The newby was tailing me and I'm greatful he was able to avoid the skirmish. Anyway the bike is a mess but I was able to ride it home as I don't live far from where it happened. So right now I am waiting for a state trooper to show up so I can get a police report for the insurance company. As to the turkeys...they fled the scene and I doubt I will be able to get a statement from them.
I'd make a adult beverage right now but I wouldn't want the trooper to get the wrong idea.

Oh, all my injurys seem to be a ding on my hip and pulled muscles in my upper body.

Pics (Scroll down to bottom)

roid · Post by **roid** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 7:36 pm

Hahnenkam · Post by **Hahnenkam** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 7:47 pm

roid . . . that was awesome. It really had me laughing out loud.

That link prompts for a username/password?

WarAdvocat · Post by **WarAdvocat** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 7:55 pm

yea please post public link.

Vertigo 99 · Post by **Vertigo 99** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 9:32 pm

i dont like that websites try to claim image macros that they were NEVER responsible for, but yea, well down roidster.

will_kill · Post by **will_kill** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 9:41 pm

glad to hear your ok bro....about 7 yrs ago a retired school teacher pulled out in front of me while I was doin' 50 mph...needless to say I required reconstructive surgery as well as a transfusion due to a torn femoral artery (it was actually torn by the broken peice of pelvic bone as it ripped thru the skin).

p.s. remember...always try to just lay it down and slide with it

JMEaT · Post by **JMEaT** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 4:42 am

Glad to hear you're ok.

Mobius · Post by **Mobius** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 1:07 pm

I rode through a lamb at 260 kmh in 1989, on a Suzuki GSXR750RJ Hypersport. Thought I was going to die, but it turns out a 17" wheel at 265 kmh also doubles as a fairly handy, if somewhat blunt knife! Never even fell off the bike. Two parts of dead sheep on each side of the road testatment to how strong and stable the bike was.

Vertigo 99 · Post by **Vertigo 99** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 1:43 pm

holy ★■◆● mobi

Admiral Thrawn · Post by **Admiral Thrawn** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 1:50 pm

Mobius wrote:I rode through a lamb at 260 kmh in 1989, on a Suzuki GSXR750RJ Hypersport. Thought I was going to die, but it turns out a 17" wheel at 265 kmh also doubles as a fairly handy, if somewhat blunt knife! Never even fell off the bike. Two parts of dead sheep on each side of the road testatment to how strong and stable the bike was.

So..... you lived. Such a shame

On another note, Mobi actually did something cool. I would love to see something like that on tape.

Dedman · Post by **Dedman** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 2:42 pm

Mobius wrote:I rode through a lamb at 260 kmh in 1989, on a Suzuki GSXR750RJ Hypersport. Thought I was going to die, but it turns out a 17" wheel at 265 kmh also doubles as a fairly handy, if somewhat blunt knife! Never even fell off the bike. Two parts of dead sheep on each side of the road testatment to how strong and stable the bike was.

Hitting a sheep at 163 mph? I have to call BS on this.

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 2:44 pm

agreed.... fool proof evidence needed.

WarAdvocat · Post by **WarAdvocat** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 2:48 pm

lol @ ACE calling BS on ANYONE.

WarAdvocat · Post by **WarAdvocat** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 6:50 am

Since woodchip won't supply a valid username & PW, anyone who is curious may use my account:

http://bugmenot.com/view.php?url=http%3 ... ers.com%2F

if that link doesn't work, see below

woodchip · Post by **woodchip** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 2:48 pm

WarAdvocat wrote:Since woodchip can't be bothered to fix it, anyone who is curious may use my account:

http://bugmenot.com/view.php?url=http%3 ... ers.com%2F

Huh? Worked for me. whats the problem? Oh and War, your link doesn't work for me.

Vertigo 99 · Post by **Vertigo 99** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 2:51 pm

neither link works for me.

WarAdvocat · Post by **WarAdvocat** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 2:54 pm

Yea, Woodchip, but it wants you to login. Most people don't like that. If my link didn't work you're probably not using IE :p

Anyhow, I created a profile on Bugmenot.

Go to:
http://bugmenot.com/

paste in site URL field:
www.volusiariders.com

That will pull up the username & password I created for volusia riders.

u/n: DBBUSER
p/w: bugmenot

woodchip · Post by **woodchip** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 3:17 pm

O.K. I'll make it easy:

Front view. Notice symetry of crash bars

Scuff marks from bike rolling down the highway

Frayed mirror

Some missing lower pegs

Small dent in the gas tank

will_kill · Post by **will_kill** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 3:19 pm

total loss?

woodchip · Post by **woodchip** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 3:33 pm

Find out tomorrow when the appraiser stops by.

Dedman · Post by **Dedman** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 3:49 pm

Ouch. Glad you are ok.

Mobius · Post by **Mobius** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 4:16 pm

Except for the gas tank, that damage looks pretty minor. It's a tribute to how tough that thing is built! If I'd dropped a ricer-bike in the same way it'd be much worse off.

There's no way they'd write it off - surely?

Looks like a few hundred bucks worth of parts, a grand at most, and maybe $200 to have the tank repaired and painted?

woodchip · Post by **woodchip** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 6:15 pm

Actually Moby, I'm going to try and get the painted parts just primed. I got some ideas for a paint job that I may want to try out. And I'm surprised too how little damage was done. I was really surprised the beast started right up after I got it verticle. I would of thought the plugs would of been fouled and in need of a good cleaning.

MD-2389 · Post by **MD-2389** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 6:25 pm

Damn, thats a sweet ride!

roid · Post by **roid** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 7:39 pm

woodchip wrote:Scuff marks from bike rolling down the highway

it would have been so much cooler if they were turkey marks.

MD-2389 · Post by **MD-2389** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 4:23 pm

roid wrote:
woodchip wrote:Scuff marks from bike rolling down the highway
it would have been so much cooler if they were turkey marks.

But then he couldn't talk them into visiting his house for dinner!

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 7:16 pm

WarAdvocat wrote:lol @ ACE calling BS on ANYONE.

SHADDUP!!