Went down thurday night.
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RE: Went down thurday night.
ORIGINAL: HIspeedLOWdrag
yup, It broke the mirror off...lol. It did'nt break at the fairing just on the rod that holds it. But in Louisiana all you need is one mirror on the left side so I'm good for alittle while
The driver of the car told me that he was looking for his softball glove and didn't realize he swerved in to my lane. I was able to miss the car I just leaned so far to the left that by the time I got the bike to come back over ( had to give it throttle to get it back upright, so I ended up speeding up) I just ran out of road so I went in the ditch which I was pretty sure was gonna happen from the start. I tried to save it though.
ORIGINAL: heybuddy1901
man that sucks.
i went down last sunday. black '07 as well, and about a month and a half old... coincidence?
anyways. i had sliders so only 1 piece got nicked really bad and one had minor damage.
i got my parts from servicehonda.com they have the best prices around that ive seen.
check out ebay too, theres usually a few good deals to be found on new parts as well as slightly used ones..
oh and btw. did your mirror break off? cause mine did >.<
man that sucks.
i went down last sunday. black '07 as well, and about a month and a half old... coincidence?
anyways. i had sliders so only 1 piece got nicked really bad and one had minor damage.
i got my parts from servicehonda.com they have the best prices around that ive seen.
check out ebay too, theres usually a few good deals to be found on new parts as well as slightly used ones..
oh and btw. did your mirror break off? cause mine did >.<
The driver of the car told me that he was looking for his softball glove and didn't realize he swerved in to my lane. I was able to miss the car I just leaned so far to the left that by the time I got the bike to come back over ( had to give it throttle to get it back upright, so I ended up speeding up) I just ran out of road so I went in the ditch which I was pretty sure was gonna happen from the start. I tried to save it though.
im running no mirrors till next week when parts come in since i hardly use them anyways
but yeah like i said before
check prices here.
www.hondaparts-direct.com
www.servicehonda.com
and see what they are charging, then compare to ebay prices.
and softball? WTF? anyone else see the problem here?
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05-30-2008, 02:05 PM
RE: Went down thurday night.
Well there where a few factors that would make it hard for me to makehim foot the bill. I didn't have an endorsment yet, its a brand new bikesothe insurace co. gave me2 weeks to get theendorsment while they still insured me,so if we called the cops I would get a ticket for not having an endorsment. I have insurace but its already high enough the last thing I want is a claim. I didn't hit him and he didn't hit me so the cops around here are going to see it as my fault cause I have no way to prove that he swerved in to my lane. Even if he saidit was his fault,its gonna be tough to get his insurace company to pay for the damages that he "didn't" do. I don't know how it works else where, but around here if there is no physical evidance your pretty much screwed. I live inLouisiana sothelaw inforcement and politcal system is somewhat screwy.Had I been in a car I just would have side swiped him so it would have been his fault. On a bike my options are limited seeing as I really didn't want to get hurt.
I'm not really worried as to who has to pay for what. I'm just glad I'm still alive for that to be a problem I have to deal with. As much as its sucks for me, I would gladly pay for my bike to be fixed then to be dead or a human vegitable. I'm a firefighter so I know first hand how bad an accident can be even at a low speed.
I'm not really worried as to who has to pay for what. I'm just glad I'm still alive for that to be a problem I have to deal with. As much as its sucks for me, I would gladly pay for my bike to be fixed then to be dead or a human vegitable. I'm a firefighter so I know first hand how bad an accident can be even at a low speed.
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05-30-2008, 02:45 PM
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RE: Went down thurday night.
ORIGINAL: HIspeedLOWdrag
Well there where a few factors that would make it hard for me to makehim foot the bill. I didn't have an endorsment yet, its a brand new bikesothe insurace co. gave me2 weeks to get theendorsment while they still insured me,so if we called the cops I would get a ticket for not having an endorsment. I have insurace but its already high enough the last thing I want is a claim. I didn't hit him and he didn't hit me so the cops around here are going to see it as my fault cause I have no way to prove that he swerved in to my lane. Even if he saidit was his fault,its gonna be tough to get his insurace company to pay for the damages that he "didn't" do. I don't know how it works else where, but around here if there is no physical evidance your pretty much screwed. I live inLouisiana sothelaw inforcement and politcal system is somewhat screwy.Had I been in a car I just would have side swiped him so it would have been his fault. On a bike my options are limited seeing as I really didn't want to get hurt.
I'm not really worried as to who has to pay for what. I'm just glad I'm still alive for that to be a problem I have to deal with. As much as its sucks for me, I would gladly pay for my bike to be fixed then to be dead or a human vegitable. I'm a firefighter so I know first hand how bad an accident can be even at a low speed.
Well there where a few factors that would make it hard for me to makehim foot the bill. I didn't have an endorsment yet, its a brand new bikesothe insurace co. gave me2 weeks to get theendorsment while they still insured me,so if we called the cops I would get a ticket for not having an endorsment. I have insurace but its already high enough the last thing I want is a claim. I didn't hit him and he didn't hit me so the cops around here are going to see it as my fault cause I have no way to prove that he swerved in to my lane. Even if he saidit was his fault,its gonna be tough to get his insurace company to pay for the damages that he "didn't" do. I don't know how it works else where, but around here if there is no physical evidance your pretty much screwed. I live inLouisiana sothelaw inforcement and politcal system is somewhat screwy.Had I been in a car I just would have side swiped him so it would have been his fault. On a bike my options are limited seeing as I really didn't want to get hurt.
I'm not really worried as to who has to pay for what. I'm just glad I'm still alive for that to be a problem I have to deal with. As much as its sucks for me, I would gladly pay for my bike to be fixed then to be dead or a human vegitable. I'm a firefighter so I know first hand how bad an accident can be even at a low speed.
My advice would be to sign up for your Local MSF course and get that endorsement under your belt just so you're covered.
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05-30-2008, 02:52 PM
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05-30-2008, 10:50 PM
RE: Went down thurday night.
i feel you bro.. i went down in april and broke my ankle.. just recently got back into riding and its completely different. I've got a lot of confidence back but i'm more aware now.. and unfortunately some things take experience to learn from. I'm glad your alright and take it easy when you get back into it. I imagine you were wearing gear.. i was too except my damn boots.. last time i will ever ride with out boots. Glad you and your bike are alright
it happens but glad you were able to walk away.
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RE: Went down thurday night.
glad your ok, but now that this has happened, use it. there are two kinds of riders, riders that have been down and riders that are going down. if you dont put yourself in that first category, you will, will, go down again.
as soon as you loose respect for your bike, it demands it back, whether its cuz you werent paying attention, go to fast, act like a squid, or just not your fault(been there man) you bike is an egomaniac and demands respect. give it to it and you should be ok.
as soon as you loose respect for your bike, it demands it back, whether its cuz you werent paying attention, go to fast, act like a squid, or just not your fault(been there man) you bike is an egomaniac and demands respect. give it to it and you should be ok.