Woof Fall Down...
 

.... Make Big Noise.

Literally 3 miles from home, getting off I-64. They've just added a
lane at the end of the exit, and there's a lip or ridge or whatever you
want to call it between the old lanes and the new one. Invisible, of
course.

Pavement surfing ain't all it's cracked up to be. Not at 40 m.p.h., anyway.

Went down on my left side quicker than you can say "shit". Spun around
a few times (uh... counterclockwise) and came to a stop across the lane
I was changing into. Did NOT want to move.

I was immediately surrounded by well-meaning ninnies from The Cracker
Barrel. Wouldn't let me get up until the EMTs arrived.

Some nice good old boy picked up my scooter for me.

~~~~~
Results....

Me: Pranged thumb, an elbow that looks more like a knee (but no road
rash), a knee that looks like hamburger, and a slightly torqued back.

Yellow Peril: Bent clutch lever, skinned up mirror & turn signal, shift
lever tip is *gone*, frame slider worn down (did its job!), and I'm
going to need a little duct tape on the tank bag.

Gear: 3-week old shield - toast. Scuffed up boot. Shredded (but
usable, I guess) jacket & glove. Pants that "Worm" couldn't wear.
~~~~~
Cop: "Good thing you had all that gear on."
Me: "That's why we wear it!" DUH.
~~~~~
Cops had no interest in writing me up for "out of control riding", or
anything else. Guess this goes in the "Shit Happens" file.
~~~~~
Woofers is definitely going to be sore, both sooner *and* later.
~~~~~
Well, I better go get some antiseptic goo on my hamburger... er, knee.
Also time for Vicodin and heating pad (back) and ice pack (elbow).

(Where'd I put that old shield...?)

If this is reasonably coherent, I guess I didn't whack my noggin.

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Woof glad you are ok. Its a good thing to "dress for the crash, not for the ride!"




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Glad that you're mostly okay. If you have cop's description of the accident and the scene - sue the city for damages. Like - once the workers were repairing stretch of road and didn't cover one huge hole - four cars got in, had bent rims and other damages - they lined up on the side of the road (one was a friend of mine), got cop's statement, and the city paid them all for damages. Any decent layer could prove that a "ridge" is unsafe for a motorcycle changing lanes, even if riding in a controlled, steady manner.

Woof Fall Down...
 

Steve Plegge wrote:

>
>
> Pavement surfing ain't all it's cracked up to be. Not at 40 m.p.h.,
> anyway.
>
> Went down on my left side quicker than you can say "shit".

glad to hear your're OK.
I have done one moderate get off on my VTR, and it barely had a scratch,
other than the foot peg mount, blinker and upper fairing panel. 350 usd
later all wa well.
It does help to be wearing the good gear. I will second that notion 100%.
See: http://www.moto-rama.com/photo/crash/
for evidence. Perhaps there's a claim against the DOT for creating a
road hazard and neglecting to post a warning sign? Seems like you should
look into the possiblility.

Here in SF I found a pothole left by the Public Works Dept. with my
BMW's front wheel . It tweaked it about 1.5" off plumb. I returned and
photographed the hole , establishing location etc. The city replaced the
wheel in about 4 weeks, and fixed the hazard.

Make sure you document the hazard before they cover it up. It's no
secret that things like that mysteriously get repaired after an accident
takes place.

Get well, get the bike fixed , go for a ride.
:)
JS

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2 lessons:

[1] Watch for those friggin pavement ridges.
[2] Get better knee protection.

Woof

Michael Kosmetos wrote:
> Hey Woof --- Really glad to hear you're ok -sort of. I guess there's a
> lesson there somewhere.
>
> Mike
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I guess its true, most accidents do happen within 3 miles of home...

Glad you're (mostly) OK.

-----Original Message-----
From: list-owner@superhawkforum.com [mailto:list-owner@superhawkforum.com]
On Behalf Of Steve Plegge
Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 9:22 PM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: [SuperHawk] Woof Fall Down...

... Make Big Noise.

Literally 3 miles from home, getting off I-64. They've just added a
lane at the end of the exit, and there's a lip or ridge or whatever you
want to call it between the old lanes and the new one. Invisible, of
course.

Pavement surfing ain't all it's cracked up to be. Not at 40 m.p.h., anyway.

Went down on my left side quicker than you can say "shit". Spun around
a few times (uh... counterclockwise) and came to a stop across the lane
I was changing into. Did NOT want to move.

I was immediately surrounded by well-meaning ninnies from The Cracker
Barrel. Wouldn't let me get up until the EMTs arrived.

Some nice good old boy picked up my scooter for me.

~~~~~
Results....

Me: Pranged thumb, an elbow that looks more like a knee (but no road
rash), a knee that looks like hamburger, and a slightly torqued back.

Yellow Peril: Bent clutch lever, skinned up mirror & turn signal, shift
lever tip is *gone*, frame slider worn down (did its job!), and I'm
going to need a little duct tape on the tank bag.

Gear: 3-week old shield - toast. Scuffed up boot. Shredded (but
usable, I guess) jacket & glove. Pants that "Worm" couldn't wear.
~~~~~
Cop: "Good thing you had all that gear on."
Me: "That's why we wear it!" DUH.
~~~~~
Cops had no interest in writing me up for "out of control riding", or
anything else. Guess this goes in the "Shit Happens" file.
~~~~~
Woofers is definitely going to be sore, both sooner *and* later.
~~~~~
Well, I better go get some antiseptic goo on my hamburger... er, knee.
Also time for Vicodin and heating pad (back) and ice pack (elbow).

(Where'd I put that old shield...?)

If this is reasonably coherent, I guess I didn't whack my noggin.

Woof
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Hang in there Woof. I'm sure the Vicodin will help with that HA.....
JIM in MINN

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Most happen less than 25 miles from home, or so the old commercials used
to say.

Glad all the gear performed well, and that you can still go for the
Vicodin under your own power.

D@mn those incremental road projects!

Steve Plegge wrote:

> .... Make Big Noise.
>
> Literally 3 miles from home, getting off I-64. They've just added a
> lane at the end of the exit, and there's a lip or ridge or whatever you
> want to call it between the old lanes and the new one. Invisible, of
> course.
>
> Pavement surfing ain't all it's cracked up to be. Not at 40 m.p.h.,
> anyway.
>
> Went down on my left side quicker than you can say "shit". Spun around
> a few times (uh... counterclockwise) and came to a stop across the lane
> I was changing into. Did NOT want to move.
>
> I was immediately surrounded by well-meaning ninnies from The Cracker
> Barrel. Wouldn't let me get up until the EMTs arrived.
>
> Some nice good old boy picked up my scooter for me.
>
> ~~~~~
> Results....
>
> Me: Pranged thumb, an elbow that looks more like a knee (but no road
> rash), a knee that looks like hamburger, and a slightly torqued back.
>
> Yellow Peril: Bent clutch lever, skinned up mirror & turn signal, shift
> lever tip is *gone*, frame slider worn down (did its job!), and I'm
> going to need a little duct tape on the tank bag.
>
> Gear: 3-week old shield - toast. Scuffed up boot. Shredded (but
> usable, I guess) jacket & glove. Pants that "Worm" couldn't wear.
> ~~~~~
> Cop: "Good thing you had all that gear on."
> Me: "That's why we wear it!" DUH.
> ~~~~~
> Cops had no interest in writing me up for "out of control riding", or
> anything else. Guess this goes in the "Shit Happens" file.
> ~~~~~
> Woofers is definitely going to be sore, both sooner *and* later.
> ~~~~~
> Well, I better go get some antiseptic goo on my hamburger... er, knee.
> Also time for Vicodin and heating pad (back) and ice pack (elbow).
>
> (Where'd I put that old shield...?)
>
> If this is reasonably coherent, I guess I didn't whack my noggin.
>
> Woof



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> Most [accidents] happen less than 25 miles from home, or so the old
> commercials used to say.

Well, it's pretty obvious why that is. You spend a great deal of time
driving between home and everywhere else you go. So that statistic can be
true and at the same time not worth much as a predictor. Of course, you
could argue that you pay less attention on more familiar roads, and that
is a contributor to the accidents, but there is no way I can think of to
separate the factors from each other.

My dad used to tell me that every fourth child born is chinese (this was
around 1968-70, and I was born in 1964). He had me convinced I was
chinese since I'm the fourth child. I liked rice, so I assumed that was
the reason. Hey, you can fool kids pretty easily.

david in mn

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I hope your understanding of statistics has improved since then. ;-)

Woof

David Littau wrote:
> My dad used to tell me that every fourth child born is chinese (this was
> around 1968-70, and I was born in 1964). He had me convinced I was
> chinese since I'm the fourth child. I liked rice, so I assumed that was
> the reason. Hey, you can fool kids pretty easily.
>
> david in mn
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> I hope your understanding of statistics has improved since then. ;-)

Yes, it has, but no thanks to my father, who still likes to quote stats
that screw with people's heads. It took me a long time to catch on to his
motis opperendi (major spelling errors there, i would guess).

I think he uses it to separate the thinking from the non-thinking.

david in mn

> > My dad used to tell me that every fourth child born is chinese (this was
> > around 1968-70, and I was born in 1964). He had me convinced I was
> > chinese since I'm the fourth child. I liked rice, so I assumed that was
> > the reason. Hey, you can fool kids pretty easily.

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Steve Plegge wrote:

> I hope your understanding of statistics has improved since then. ;-)
>
> Woof

It's a fact that 79.4% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
Jim Stinnett
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Agreed on all counts. I used to love the creativity in commercials (was a big fan of the CLIO awards show), until I started deconstructing them to expose the lies, damn lies, and statistics.

David Littau wrote:
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