Went down...well kind of
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Went down...well kind of
I had my first accident today, I have five years of riding experince and have had my current bike for 2 plus.I was out on a ride with this chick because she was leaving tomorrow to go to the desert and wanted to go riding. We where out for about an hour and I wanted to stop and get a drink and grab a smoke, since the heat index is well over 110. I pull into this gas station there are two cars parked across from each other and about 5 or so feet between the two of them. So I ride between at about 5 mph as soon as i get next to the cars the dude on the right throws his door open, I had no time at all to react being less than a foot away from the door. I clip dudes door it pushed me to the left into the car on the left. With the passenger on the back coming forward from the impact I get pushed through my own windscreen and slam the whole left side of my body on the car. I managed to keep the bike upright although my passenger did fall of the bike. In the end She was ok which was my main concern at the time. She had a scratch on her neck and that was it. I got cut's and bruises all over. Good thing I was wearing all my gear, it could have been worse. The whole nose cone and both left and rightmiddle fairings are cracked. The cops didn't say who was at fault.
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ORIGINAL: CBRCRF
Bum deal! That had to surprise the **** out of you. As far as I know when someone opens a car door that is then struck by another vehicle, the person who opened the door is at fault for not looking.
Bum deal! That had to surprise the **** out of you. As far as I know when someone opens a car door that is then struck by another vehicle, the person who opened the door is at fault for not looking.
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Ouch!, yes, you never know. We all expect that its going to be something else when it happens.
My last "Off" was at a toll booth (1984), almost at a standstill to, rain & all the traffic that stop to pay & then drop oil! whoops a daisy, on my **** & the toll booth guy looking down at me.
Since your accident happened on private property, is it any concern for the police at all? I nearly had a few incidents with people throwing open their car doors & not just on my bike either. Glad your ok
My last "Off" was at a toll booth (1984), almost at a standstill to, rain & all the traffic that stop to pay & then drop oil! whoops a daisy, on my **** & the toll booth guy looking down at me.
Since your accident happened on private property, is it any concern for the police at all? I nearly had a few incidents with people throwing open their car doors & not just on my bike either. Glad your ok
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The cops didn't say who was at fault.
The cops didn't say who was at fault.
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Yeah I'm hoping the security camera at the gas station will help out. What really pissed me off was the guy who opened his door came up to me just as the cop got there and told me he had been sitting there checking out these two chicks, the car I hit as a result of his door. These girls where like 16 or 17 and this dude was well into his fourtys. He said the only reason he was gonna get out of his car is so he wouldn't look like a pervert checking out these two girls.
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