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Greetings everyone!

I've been riding an '01 F4i for the last year or so. About a month and a half ago I had a guy "fail to yield" and turn left in front of me in an '84 El Camino. He had no license and no insurance. I came away mostly unscathed, with just some cuts and deep bruising on my left leg. I had uninsured coverage for me and the bike, so it didn't cost me a penny. Anyway, the bike was totalled, although the damage was all cosmetic. I opted to keep the bike and repair it, which brought me here. Thanks for the info re: OEM bodywork from ronayers.com and alarms from internatrix.com. I look forward to being an active member! I have some DIY modifications I'll post soon-- custom rear seat for my girlfriend's sense of security, helmet mounted mp3 player and more.

Within another week or two I hope to have the bike back on the road. See you out there!

JJB

I included a couple of pictures (ones I had to send to my insurance) More are available, if anyone's interested in seeing more. I'll post the final pictures when it's back in one piece.

I do freelance graphic design on the side--couldn't help making this animation...CBR Crash Animation

I speak lightheartedly about it, but I know it could have been much, much worse.

Thanks!

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RE: New to CBRForum.com
 

Hello & Welcome!!:D

Glad you okay...drivers can be stupid!

RE: New to CBRForum.com
 

Welcome! Nice animation! I do graphic design also, not much flash yet but i just started learning. I've mostly done ads for companies, designing catalogs and mailers and such, and did some freelance work for musicians on the side.

RE: New to CBRForum.com
 

Thanks for the welcome! Flash can be fun and quite useful. Sounds like your GD career is successful. Congrats! Reading these forums makes it all the more difficult to wait for those shipments of replacement parts to arrive... geez...

RE: New to CBRForum.com
 

Bike looked nice before the wreck and I'm sure it'll look even better once you get it back up and running!
Like the animation too, pretty cool, reminds me of the joecartoon type stuff

Jason

RE: New to CBRForum.com
 

Thanks--I'm considering making a few cosmetic changes this time around to reflect the bike's life after death. Glad you like the animation too. My girlfriend had mixed emotions about watching a cartoon version of her boyfriend getting hit by a car. I explained that it was therapeutic for me. Making it helped me work out the details based on photos and witness accounts. She went for that--sort of...