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Barker
| Posted on Thursday, March 06, 2008 - 07:23 pm: |
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I just crashed my scooter earlier toady. I'm ok, just a little banged up. I was heading back to work, from lunch. Swerved to miss a pot hole and hit a patch of gravel. Locked the front and tossed the bike down on its left side. 15-20mph @ impact. Buddy is scratched on the center stand and mirror but ok. I went for a tumble. Buddy did real good in the crash. MSF day 2: Don't brake and swerve. Hopefully I can learn from this. Don't matter how much you know, if don't you apply it. ATGATT |
Mikef5000
| Posted on Thursday, March 06, 2008 - 07:38 pm: |
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Glad you're alright! I've often noticed that next to large potholes is a heap of gravely crap (that has recently been kicked out of the hole). I would almost think one might be better off hitting the hole, rather than swerve onto gravel. My reactions are always to swerve though. |
Ulywife
| Posted on Thursday, March 06, 2008 - 07:41 pm: |
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Matt - sorry to hear about your mishap. Hope all else is going well for you. Will miss you at MBV, but plan on seeing you and Jenny at Buelltoberfest. |
Xb9ser
| Posted on Thursday, March 06, 2008 - 07:43 pm: |
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Glad your ok and buddy isnt hurt bad eather. |
Ft_bstrd
| Posted on Thursday, March 06, 2008 - 08:21 pm: |
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Suck. |
Hexangler
| Posted on Thursday, March 06, 2008 - 08:52 pm: |
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Sorry bro. Hex |
Ft_bstrd
| Posted on Thursday, March 06, 2008 - 08:53 pm: |
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Suck. |
Nevrenuf
| Posted on Thursday, March 06, 2008 - 09:23 pm: |
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sorry to hear it barker, wish i could have been there to help you out. hope your buddie's doing okay. any pics forthcoming. |
Blake
| Posted on Thursday, March 06, 2008 - 10:27 pm: |
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Gravel sucks. Potholes suck. Crashing really sucks. Good that you are okay. That rocks. |
Barker
| Posted on Thursday, March 06, 2008 - 10:31 pm: |
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Im just fine, thanks to my gear. Now the scoot looks tuff with rash on both sides. Thinking back, I wonder if I shoulda hit the pot hole,,, 10 inch wheels,,, maybe not. |
Mikef5000
| Posted on Friday, March 07, 2008 - 12:52 am: |
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10" wheels eh? I retract my earlier statement about hitting potholes. |
Djkaplan
| Posted on Friday, March 07, 2008 - 01:25 am: |
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Chicks dig scars... not on your face, though. Buddy's gonna do fine. |
Torquemonster
| Posted on Friday, March 07, 2008 - 09:07 am: |
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that sucks. glad youre alright though. |
Nipsey
| Posted on Friday, March 07, 2008 - 09:21 am: |
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Bum deal - glad to hear you are good. Is your Buddy a Buddy? We have one of these in the garage too:
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Barker
| Posted on Friday, March 07, 2008 - 09:54 am: |
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May I present my Buddy pre-wreck. http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/406 2/337573.html?1203391469 I have the cream one. Me and the lady have been eyeing the new 08 150s stock w/ stebel horn! St. Tropez And for those of you who haven't heard of "America's Smallest Scooter Company" http://www.genuinescooters.com/ (Message edited by barker on March 07, 2008) |
Nipsey
| Posted on Friday, March 07, 2008 - 05:43 pm: |
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Sweet scoot Barker - nice pic's in the link too. Also, thanks for not buying the Uly at Boswell's |
Barker
| Posted on Friday, March 07, 2008 - 05:54 pm: |
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you scored the uly with the remus pipe? I almost bought that one. |
Nipsey
| Posted on Friday, March 07, 2008 - 07:49 pm: |
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Yeah I did - Jason from Boswell said you were looking at it, said you and your bro or Uncle buy your bikes from them? Been like a kid with a toy he can't play with since I brought it home in December. Driving me abso-fn-nuts waiting for Spring! Can't begin to tell you how much I have done to it out of shear boredome......and beer. |
Nipsey
| Posted on Friday, March 07, 2008 - 07:55 pm: |
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Oh...and it sounds spectacular
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Buellerandy
| Posted on Saturday, March 08, 2008 - 09:54 am: |
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2 puppies in a pillow case. |