I finally got my bike back together today. Was sooo stoked I hoppedon it straight away. It was 96 degrees in the shade according to my digital weather station, but I wore my full gear anyway, I always do. I rode down to the fuel servo and put gas in the bike, pulled out of there and got immediately onto the highway.

I opened her up as I entered the highway and was probably a couple miles over the speed limit when I entered (maybe 65 in a 55 zone). I entered into the slow lane and started to look for a spot in the fast lane. The truck in front of me was braking on the highway. I thought to myself "this is an odd place for a truck to be slowing down because this part of Hwy 51 is never busy enough to cause a jam. I checked my mirror and quickly glanced over my shoulder.

When I looked back in front of me, the truck was skidding to a stop and a few other cars and trucks around me were also skidding and driving off into the ditch and I was in trouble. I had to make a split second decision... do I stop and risk being run over... or hit the gas and try to squirt through between these vehicles which where are all moving very unpredictably? I chose the latter and am damn glad I did! When I got through it all I looked back and I saw that an entire lane had exploded and there was a huge pit with bolders sticking up out of the highway. I am not sure what happened behind me, but I got off at the next exit and turned myself around so I could have a look from the other side of the road. There were a few cars and trucks still stopped there and traffic was completely stopped dead at the scene!

I can't say for sure what would have happened had I stopped, but I am pretty thankful that my slightly rusty skills got me out of what could have been a very dangerous situation!

 

Holy crap dude.

Nice emergency reflex skills. Glad you (and you're newly pimped bike) are OK.

 

wtf thats crazy man good job on the self preservation. I read awhile back a guy took a sheet of drywall at 60 mph! he didnt go down.. amazing what you can do when you have to

 

I wish I had a cam on the bike at the time. It would have made for an awesome vid I reckon! It all happened in super slow motion and the bike responded beautifully to my every demand!

 

Wow, I've heard of road buckles in our area but that's insane. Keep us updated with what you found out, and very glad you escaped with just a story to tell!

 

Holly cow, that sounds super crazy. You are good rider If that was me, I would have been in major problem

 

Thanks all!

I watched the news last night, but didn't hear mention of it. I rode past the spot this morning and they already have a big patch on the road, the hole was even bigger than I though! I will check todays newspaper as well, I am interested to know how many cars ended up piling up... lol

If you are not familiar with road buckling, check this story out. There is a video on the page as well.

What Causes Roadways To Buckle? - Channel 3000 Traffic News Story - WISC Madison

 

Glad you're ok!

 

Very happy to know you lived to tell the tale!

 

Glad you're alright, and nice avoidance!