I Glanced At Reaper Today...

[garauld]

Dang, and I've been working OT to get your rack built in time... Glad to hear you'll still need it..

 

[NoCage]

The aftermath trembles are ferocious, huh?

+1... I'm afraid I know that feeling... sux. That's enough cage-dodging for a while, eh? And good on ya for posting it up.

 

[OrangevaleFJR]

Whoa...scared me buddy! If I was scared, I can only imagine your shaking.

I got a ticket yesterday. That mellowed me out. Perhaps we got timely mellowness lessons, as we are all getting really excited about WFO. We have a lot of FJRs coming to Reno, and perhaps some of us need a kick in the twowheelnuts to bring some sobriety to our riding.

 

[Tim05fjr]

TWN,

Glad to hear you pulled it off.

You would be greatly missed around here.

lets all keep it safe, mmmKay.

Tim

 

[Toecutter]

I got a ticket yesterday. That mellowed me out. Perhaps we got timely mellowness lessons, as we are all getting really excited about WFO. We have a lot of FJRs coming to Reno, and perhaps some of us need a kick in the twowheelnuts to bring some sobriety to our riding.

The one about getting converted to a bed fixture due to a 30mph encounter with a deer seriously throttled me back. And being solo takes alot out of it, at least for me.
TWN, the airing of your own dirty laundry just may save someone bigtime. Let's keep the stories coming, and be extra safety-conscious out on the road.

 

[Silver Penguin]

Be safe out there guys. The Reaper is a mere blink away.

Whew! I'm out of breath just reading your story. Skill, experience and a capable bike saved your butt. Glad to hear that you're smart enough to have identified the lessons learned. Wouldn't it be something if we could teach the world to drive?

We're still smarting from being on the receiving end of not one, but TWO of the world's worst drivers. DH's truck has been replaced, and there'll be a new bike in the garage just as soon as he is mended enough to ride one.

Jill

 

[03silverbullet]

You may have made some mistakes, but you did one thing right. You kept it on 2 wheels.

Good job!

 

[twowheelnut]

Thanks all. After a day's reflection I'm going to chalk it up to mostly dumb luck and a bit of skill. Oddly enough, the driver kept on going. I coulda been over the embankment, marinating in the noonday sun for the turkey buzzards next meal, for all she cared.

Stef, I thought that wig looked familiar! Bastadge! You owe me some new BVD's!

Rad, keep your hands away from my pockets. It ain't the change you're going for...

 

[OrangevaleFJR]

Thanks all. After a day's reflection I'm going to chalk it up to mostly dumb luck and a bit of skill. Oddly enough, the driver kept on going. I coulda been over the embankment, marinating in the noonday sun for the turkey buzzards next meal, for all she cared.
Stef, I thought that wig looked familiar! Bastadge! You owe me some new BVD's!

Rad, keep your hands away from my pockets. It ain't the change you're going for...

I can only hope she saw you pull it off. If she didn't and just continued on, she should get a hit and run slapped on her even though you did pull it off (no thanks to her)

 

[Joe2Lmaker]

Thanks for sharing. You really put us there with you.

Still shaken, and writing so you might help someone else.

cool.

 

[wheatonFJR]

TWN,

Glad to see all things worked out. Some car drivers are murderers and just aren't good enough at what they do to kill us all. Sadly they kill too many of us and get off with a hand slap.

Thanks for the wake-up call and the lessons out there for all of us.

I had a similar last fall with a car trying to kill me - have a memory blackout of how EXACTLY I missed hitting the car that pulled out RIGHT in front of me...ended up in the ditch with the car speeding away....

Oh, und Schtef - you CRAZY driver :assassin:

 

[zorkler]

That shows some character to post up that experience as it happened.

**** with a EGO as big as yours i thought you would never have posted that story . Glad everything is cool .

 

[Thug]

Rad, keep your hands away from my pockets. It ain't the change you're going for...

Rad doing the knuckle shuffle for the Nut? now that's a real mate!

:****:

 

[madmike2]

I freaking hate cagers that can't keep it in their lane. I mean I really hate them.

Out here in the Sierras, it's the motorcyclists (I use the term verrry loosely), too. Morons on bikes are just as big a problem as cages....its just that there are more cages.

Thanks all. After a day's reflection I'm going to chalk it up to mostly dumb luck and a bit of skill. Oddly enough, the driver kept on going.

............for all she cared.

Not just dumb luck. Practice/experience/reaction all came into play at the same time. You did the only thing you could: You flew the plane! (An old pilot's analogy: Whatever happens, whatever malfunctions, whatever incident, whatever alarms are sounding off...."fly the plane"!)

Uhm...she didn't care. If she had, she wouldn't have been driving like a public roadway was her own private test track, everyone else be darned.

While I'm sure you would be tasty bird attractant or a wonderful flowering plant "root" inspector, I'm still glad you're still here to entertain us.

 

[nusman68]

Damn, I get back from a shift and read about you trying to play chicken with a Benz? WTF? (yeah, I'm kidding)...Your description with the 'chilling' details...I can picture the whole thing...glad to hear you made it dude.. your instincts and experience allowed you to react without even thinking about it (kinda like when you get busy with Mrs. Nut, right?). Oh, and if you try that again, we'll kill you!

 

[MikeYork5]

Blue skies, light traffic, good tunes playing and a happy tummy, satiated by a glorious Surf Dog, smothered in chili and kraut – yummy.

:blink: You said you should always trust your gut? I dunno, I dunno ---

 

[boardsNbikes]

Thanks for sharing and a big :thumbsupsmiley: that everything is well. My recent get off has me riding a couple of levels down - enough, in my mind, to handle two unexpected events.