sorry dude, i ve been down bad and it sucks. good job keeping your cool. i once knew a guy who got hit by a person who went through a red light. he ended up beating up the dude and my friend went to jail. the accident wasn't his fault, but he ended up paying in the end. glad you are alright

the ron

Quote from: the ron on May 26, 2008, 06:59:26 PM
sorry dude, i ve been down bad and it sucks. good job keeping your cool. i once knew a guy who got hit by a person who went through a red light. he ended up beating up the dude and my friend went to jail. the accident wasn't his fault, but he ended up paying in the end. glad you are alright

the ron

He went to jail? what happened? Did he have to pay a fine for beating the crazy driver? won't the judge cut you some slack since you were hit and your life was put at stake... I am trying to learn so I don't make a mistake when the inevitable happens to me.

FYI GEICO gives money for damaged helmets. I got full purchase price for mine.

Glad to hear things are not worse.

Bummer dude..... the bike can be fixed, you're harder to work on glad you're ok.

Quote from: the ron on May 26, 2008, 06:59:26 PM
sorry dude, i ve been down bad and it sucks. good job keeping your cool. i once knew a guy who got hit by a person who went through a red light. he ended up beating up the dude and my friend went to jail. the accident wasn't his fault, but he ended up paying in the end. glad you are alright

the ron

I came damn close to doing this myself after a cager hit me other interstate once. Cop and firefighters showed up just as it was getting heated.

Quote from: bobspapa on May 26, 2008, 07:23:06 PM
FYI GEICO gives money for damaged helmets. I got full purchase price for mine.

Glad to hear things are not worse.

is that in writing?   I have geico and that would be awesome if I had to replace one due to a laydown.. erg..

bummer dude! speedy recovery...hope your ride is alright.

Quote from: ducatizzzz on May 26, 2008, 07:27:19 PM
is that in writing?   I have geico and that would be awesome if I had to replace one due to a laydown.. erg..

I'm not sure. I don't have GEICO anymore, and I never saw it in my policy when I did, but after I wrecked the s2r, one of the claims guys I spoke with mentioned it to me. They sent me the form and a mailing address, and I shipped my helmet to them. They sent me a check for the full purchase price.

Glad to hear you're alright. 

I'm sure you're prepared, but expect to wake up feeling like you got in a fight. I know I did after my accident.

Hope everything works out with the and the insurance.

Quote from: Obsessed? on May 26, 2008, 07:43:24 PM


I'm sure you're prepared, but expect to wake up feeling like you got in a fight. I know I did after my accident.

That phenomenon seems to be the norm when you leave a moving motorcycle.

Holy Crap! Glad you're OK (although you don't really have to high-side as an excuse to get drunk & sit in the hot tub  )
Sounds like you handles it well, that your mostly OK & the bike is fixable 

Glad you're alright, you seem fun & funny.  Good luck with the aftermath.

Quote from: julianista on May 26, 2008, 07:10:24 PM
He went to jail? what happened? Did he have to pay a fine for beating the crazy driver? won't the judge cut you some slack since you were hit and your life was put at stake... I am trying to learn so I don't make a mistake when the inevitable happens to me.

The fact some guy hits you with his car isn't an excuse to beat him as far as the law is concerned.  (some of the lawyers here can chime in if they want).  I'm pretty sure, as far as the law is concerned you aren't defending yourself at that point because the threat has passed at that point.  It'd be like claiming self defense for shooting someone in the back a minute after they punched you.  Doesn't work that way.

sorry to hear about your accident, sounds like you did the right thing though in the circumstances.

I am curious, how did the rear wheel come out from under you when you were swerving? 

Quote from: Duc Stamp on May 26, 2008, 08:14:02 PM
The fact some guy hits you with his car isn't an excuse to beat him as far as the law is concerned.  (some of the lawyers here can chime in if they want).  I'm pretty sure, as far as the law is concerned you aren't defending yourself at that point because the threat has passed at that point.  It'd be like claiming self defense for shooting someone in the back a minute after they punched you.  Doesn't work that way.

yeah, you'd have a lot of explaining to do.

a good lawyer could probably keep the crim charges to a minimum arguing you were out of your mind, but the fact is, you're in for it if you react that way.

Glad your basically ok.  Did you lock the rear?  Which way did you swerve, left into oncoming traffic or did you make the right turn at the T intersection?