Thorlifter
Captain
So last Friday I was going home to begin a fantastic weekend. It was hot (104) so it didn't feel too good riding the motorcycle on the two lane blacktop county road, but I was glad I was about 1/4 mile from our ranch. I noticed two boys on bicycles in front of me, both riding in my lane. I slowed and as I approached, pulled in the clutch and gave it a good VROOM-VROOM so they could hear me as I got closer. I made my move to the other lane to pass and the boy in the back decided at THAT EXACT moment, he wanted to cross the road and leaned into a sharp left turn.
I locked up the tires and cranked the handlebars hard to the left in hopes to avoid him. Now at this point, the rest is just from putting the pieces together as I don't remember much. My hard left turn didn't work and we collided with me doing about 45 (the speed limit was 70 so I had slowed down that much). A witness said I flipped over my bike and landed head first on the pavement (yes, I had a helmet on). My bike, being very contorted as a result of my failed hard left turn attempt, then flipped and landed on me, then bounced off. I continued to flip, flop, and tumble for another 150 feet, included sliding down the not very steep embankment of the road......you know, down where those kids SHOULD HAVE BEEN riding their bikes in the first place.
Does the word "OUCH" cover it????
So the bike is wrecked, I have some good road rash and two VERY bruised legs and feet, and some large blisters from where the bike landed on my hands, but miraculously, nothing ruptured or broken. The kid is fine, just a few cuts and scrapes. If I would have cut right, I would have T-boned him and that would not have been good at all.
I'm done with motorcycles. With as much fun as they can be, it's just not worth it. I have dodged SUV's, pigs, cows, tractors, horses, idiots in cars, 18 wheelers, and a freakin kid on a bicycle takes me out.
I locked up the tires and cranked the handlebars hard to the left in hopes to avoid him. Now at this point, the rest is just from putting the pieces together as I don't remember much. My hard left turn didn't work and we collided with me doing about 45 (the speed limit was 70 so I had slowed down that much). A witness said I flipped over my bike and landed head first on the pavement (yes, I had a helmet on). My bike, being very contorted as a result of my failed hard left turn attempt, then flipped and landed on me, then bounced off. I continued to flip, flop, and tumble for another 150 feet, included sliding down the not very steep embankment of the road......you know, down where those kids SHOULD HAVE BEEN riding their bikes in the first place.
Does the word "OUCH" cover it????
So the bike is wrecked, I have some good road rash and two VERY bruised legs and feet, and some large blisters from where the bike landed on my hands, but miraculously, nothing ruptured or broken. The kid is fine, just a few cuts and scrapes. If I would have cut right, I would have T-boned him and that would not have been good at all.
I'm done with motorcycles. With as much fun as they can be, it's just not worth it. I have dodged SUV's, pigs, cows, tractors, horses, idiots in cars, 18 wheelers, and a freakin kid on a bicycle takes me out.
Strewth Roland, glad you are ok man, could have been much worse.....
