Slider/Luggage Guard Test Complete

[Bill Lumberg]

Aggressive driver in a courier van. Driving like he was on a cocaine fueled bombing run for pie. Morbid Obesity Andretti. Tried to drive between bike and retaining wall on roadway. Contacted bike (this was not his first brilliant act). So dude bumped my left bag on the reflector. I was at an angle, and not a complimentary one. Bike went down. Wasn't zero speed but I put a foot down so it didn't go down hard or roll. Scuff to R&G frame slider. Scuff to the replaceable stainless plate on the t-Rex bag guard. No deformation of either. Test complete. About to wash it for the first time in weeks (crusty) to look for anything I might have missed. I was lucky- but not as lucky as the courier tard. He asked for a hug before I left. I. ****. You. Not.

 

[hppants]

Glad you were not hurt in this episode. My T-rex sliders have paid for themselves 10 fold. I'm sure you feel the same way about yours.

 

[Bill Lumberg]

I looked at that **** (sliders and bag guards), and realized one foot slip could cost way more than they cost. Shouldn't have waited a year to come to that conclusion.

 

[Fred W]

I think the T-rex luggage guard "protector" strip is alloy,not stainless. Which hopefully means it will be less expensive to replace should we need to. Anyone seen them available separately?

Yeah, I'm not hugging any jackwad that knocks me over, unless I know him beforehand.

 

[airboss]

Bear Hug

How many Ribs can you crush?

 

[Pterodactyl]

Hug.....? Unfuking believable.

 

[smithpa68]

Glad you are Ok Bill. Sheesh.

 

[Cyclepath]

Last May, a trio of us rode east for a couple hours on CA Hwy 36 into Redding. En route, in an active construction zone, we encountered a FedEx parcel truck that Absolutely, Positively had to pass us (on the dirt shoulder through a construction zone! while we were rolling). Encountered him again minutes down the road, and we were rolling after that at ~80 mph; whenever we tried to overtake him he throttled up to prevent it. All the way into Redding...

Got to our hotel room, and spent 5 mins relating our story to the FedEx customer service rep - including the truck ID number, hwy, time of day, etc.We were hoping this anus got a proper reaming.

If he had been stopped, between the three of us, bruises rather than hugs would have been administered.

 

[Joel S.]

no guards here, but debating some, so any feedback would be great.

are the trex the way to go, or are others a better option, not looking for super clunky looking, if that helps

Crazy story, glad you and the bike were ok !!

 

[lonerider]

Glad you walked away from that one.

 

[Uncle Hud]

Glad you weren't hurt, Bill Lumberg. Some licensed drivers don't understand that they are piloting a device with lethal potential.

 

[Knifemaker]

Glad you are OK and that the guards did their job. I put a set of Daves sliders on mine and dropped the bike the same day...only damage was a small scrape on the side case.

I just bought a set of Givi cases to mount to my Bonneville. One of the bags is a bit scratched up from

a crash, but I'm not overly concerned about it.

 

[04rider]

Glad you're okay and that the damage was minimal. Good riding awareness is a priceless skill. I read the original post two minutes ago and mind is still blank as to a good comeback regarding a hug after such an incident.

 

[Bill Lumberg]

It was a bit surreal. The bump that put the bike down was the second contact. I was aware of his positioning the whole time. If it had been at speed or a little different in any of a number of ways, we could have been short a courier. I won't go into detail, but the stark realization of how closely he avoided much larger legal or more permanent consequences, once things were explained to him, may have precipitated his request for a hug. By the time we were through with him, he probably needed one. Stay safe out there guys.