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Southeast Iowa | Tim - Glad to hear your ok..........sorry about the bike. Hope the bike parts come quickly, hope the lady has money to pay for them. |
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CALGARY ALBERTA | After more than 40 years of accident free riding. Last year I was hit from behind in slow moving rush hour traffic while on my HD Street Glide. The guy got out of his car and threatened to hit me. I told him that would be the last thing he did before viewing the sky from his back. He swore quite loudly and made a scene for all to hear. I noticed a 14 year old boy in the car and said look at how you are acting in front of your son. I then asked for his insurance. He said no. I phoned the police and he suddenly became cooperative. Ok he said here is my I license and pink card. When I looked at his wallet, I noticed his POLICE BADGE. I was P.O. I told him to get some anger management and left it at that. No damage other than a scratch to the paint and his ego. |
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VA | I'd install the back-off lights as well. I haven't come close to being hit from behind yet, but I do the same tapping of the brakes when getting ready to stop. I started doing it on my '04 Kawasaki because it had this little brake light in the back and I wanted to get people's attention. Guess it just stuck with me. I was almost t-boned today though. I was turning off left off a small highway and there was a car getting ready to make a left. I somehow knew that he might pull out in front of me so I made the turn wide, and as soon as I started to turn he came out. Luckily I had taken it wide and he saw me before pulling all the way out.
My favorite though was 2 years ago while leaving Myrtle Beach. It was raining pretty hard and the highway we were on had on-ramps with yield signs and no merge lane. I was leaving a lot of distance, but this lady decided to be nice and let an on-ramp car (at a stop already) come out onto the highway. She decided it was best to make a dead stop in a 60mph zone and let the guy out. I got stopped in time, but not before looking like a dirt track rider with the tail fishing left and right. I get pissed, as does eevryone when somone about hits me, but with my last bike I figured a lot of it was the size and just one headlight. That was part of the reason for getting a tour bike that was nice and big with big 'ole headlights. Guess it doesn't matter much though. My buddy is learning to ride and the first thing I told him was act like your invisible, because to most people you are. |
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San Antonio, TX | Please look out for one of the other common killers of motorcyclist. The Left Turners!
Never assume that driver of the vehicle turning left facing you knows that you are there. Never trust that they can see you!
My good friend's brother was on the way to work riding his 100th Anniversary HD with a helmet on to a civilian job at Lackland AFB in San Antonio last Friday, when a left turning Toyoda Tundra Truck stopped his motorcycle. He went over the truck and he slammed into a stopped car waiting to turn right from his right.
He remembers the wreck. He can even describe the "Black greasy undercarriage" of the car he slammed into.
He has a broken ankle, pelvis, one hip, some ribs and vertebrae and other issues. He had his first surgery Friday and had another today. Lucky for him there was a Military Level 1 trauma center (Wilford Hall) less then two miles away. He is not out of the woods yet but he is much better then Friday.
Do not let a Left Turner get you, keep a sharp eye out for these clueless drivers.
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Victoria, BC | radioteacher - Do not let a Left Turner get you, keep a sharp eye out for these clueless drivers.
That's why God invented the headlight modulator!!!
Nothing like a flashing high beam in your face to wake you up to reality. 
Should be standard feature on every street bike.
Reg |
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San Antonio, TX | Lifeisgood - That's why God invented the headlight modulator!!!
Has anyone put a headlight modulator on a Vision with the HID headlight installed?
Edited by radioteacher 2008-04-08 12:53 PM
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New Bohemia, VA | I can attest, fortunetly to the Left Turner, I have had one to be so bold as to act as though he was going straight and then cut a path directly in front of me. I hit my brake so fast that I didn't even disengage the clutch and stalled in the middle of the intersection, but I stopped before T-boning. I started to pursue but the traffic was too much and kept on my journey. I almost think he was high and wasn't aware of too much around him, because I hate to think he did it on purpose. He doesn't even know me... |
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Victoria, BC | radioteacher - Has anyone put a headlight modulator on a Vision with the HID headlight installed?
Since light is produced by a high discharge arc between two electrodes in a HID light, I would guess that it would be impossible to use a modulator on the HID.
However, Comagination makes a great dual headlight modulator that should work for the Vision.
Here is a review: http://www.webbikeworld.com/r3/headlight-modulator/dual-modulator.h...
Comagination's website:
http://www.comagination.com/default.htm
Hope this helps.
Reg
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Iron Butt
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| Well, her insurance company finally stopped dicking around today and accepted liability for the accident. Supposedly, the check is getting cut today and mailed on Monday (... no dear, it really was just a cold sore). They finally decided to pay when they received the police report that placed blame on the minivan driver, cited the law that she broke, and reported that there was insufficient evidence to collaborate her story about the phantom 3rd vehicle. <begin rant> If the cop would not have written that up in the report, her insurance company was going to welsh out solely on her claim of a phantom 3rd driver that rear-ended her, with no plate numbers, no vehicle description, left no damage or paint transfers and sped away with all lanes blocked at least 3-4 cars deep. In short I HATE INSURANCE COMPANIES and THANK YOU OFFICER !!!
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New Bohemia, VA | TimS - 2008-04-11 1:55 PM Well, her insurance company finally stopped dicking around today and accepted liability for the accident. Supposedly, the check is getting cut today and mailed on Monday (... no dear, it really was just a cold sore). They finally decided to pay when they received the police report that placed blame on the minivan driver, cited the law that she broke, and reported that there was insufficient evidence to collaborate her story about the phantom 3rd vehicle. If the cop would not have written that up in the report, her insurance company was going to welsh out solely on her claim of a phantom 3rd driver that rear-ended her, with no plate numbers, no vehicle description, left no damage or paint transfers and sped away with all lanes blocked at least 3-4 cars deep. In short I HATE INSURANCE COMPANIES and THANK YOU OFFICER !!!
Rant on. My son got stuck with a driving record because the police believe a lie of a young lady who explicitly admitted fault to my son at the time of accident. This had nothing to do with a motorcycle, but the traffic was back up in the lane they were in, my son pulled out to the clear lane and accelerated up the lane some. The lady pulled out at the same time and looked down, over or whatever and did not see my son stopped and ran into the back of him. When she got out the car she was profusely apologing to my son for running into the back of him and that it was her fault. When the police arrived and took statements seperatley, she apparently told the police officer that he cut her off, therefore causing the accident. At the time my son did not know this. Being with a damaged car that he needed to get fixed, he followed up with his insurance company who told him that she was paid, and because it was "his" fault and only had liability, he didn't get anything, with no recourse. Go figure. |
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So Cal | Hey Tim, how are things with the Vision? Hope all is going well. |
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Iron Butt
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| The insurance check is suppose to arrive tomorrow. I had the dealership order the repair parts, but I don't think they will arrive before the Laughlin River Run. I didn't want to take the bike to the show with the rear-end damage on it, but I may have to.
I just picked up my Ness Retro Chrome master cylinder covers and Ness Rocket highway pegs. I now have matching Ness Rocket brake, clutch and highway pegs. They match the striping on the jugs and look good IMHO. When the bike goes in for the rear-end repair, I will have them place the rest of the chrome panels on it except for the fairing access cover which I am having painted Midnight Cherry to match the bike. Hopefully, that will be it for a while unless that 116 cu in kit comes out =). Tim |
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Iron Butt
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29 Palms California | The only reason you haven't been hit is due to luck! If you think a blinking gadget is going to pull some ding bats head from her orafice, your on the crack pipe. By the way, I'm doing fine. Kiss my butt you bunch of old buzzards! Poot, DesertJim,CJ, and gang, I miss the banter, but work and granchildren have been keeping me occupied and near insane. My wife hid my fire arms, and I haven't stopped drinking for three months. Buuurp. .. Next month, midnights. I will fillet you bunch of old ladies, next month....TimS, they can't hurt you brother! Next time, punch her in the ovaries! |
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Memphis | Aaaw, the love is back. Kum-by-ya group hug with BUCKEYE everybody!
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Scottsdale AZ | BUCKEYE - 2008-04-17 1:35 PM
The only reason you haven't been hit is due to luck! If you think a blinking gadget is going to pull some ding bats head from her orafice, your on the crack pipe. By the way, I'm doing fine. Kiss my butt you bunch of old buzzards! Poot, DesertJim,CJ, and gang, I miss the banter, but work and granchildren have been keeping me occupied and near insane. My wife hid my fire arms, and I haven't stopped drinking for three months. Buuurp. .. Next month, midnights. I will fillet you bunch of old ladies, next month....TimS, they can't hurt you brother! Next time, punch her in the ovaries!
OH NO! Can't believe (song by Cher) that he is alive, not well, but alive. Button down the hatches, were are the patches Poop? Where ya been Bucknkd? Lost in the Palms? How many miles on the V? Almost got to 100 here Sunday - Bottoms up! |
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Brighton, TN | NO, NO, No, It can't be, I had to put down my patchwork to make new ballots for VRA (Vespa Riders Association). El Presidente is back and he wants his wand back too. Dangit. Gettin' Closer with the stitching, found the right font that should work, we shall see. |
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So Cal | Hey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Buckeyes back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was begining to wonder if you were a victim of a faulty ignition switch. Glad to hear your still at it. |
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Iron Butt
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29 Palms California | My ignition switch is bogus! I know I ranted like a maniac about my voltage, and that the bullcrap of battery charging was pissing into the wind. Why doesn't my posse' back me when I'm right? I'm just at 6k. Did my own oil change at 4k, and couldn't believe how easy it was. Took me longer to find my oil filter wrench than to change it. I could tell you I was on a secret mission to kill a high profile politician in a foriegn land, but then it wouldn't be a secret. I could tell you I had my body cryognically preserved for the year 2030, so I could be brought to life and kill the demons running the earth, but then how could I be typing this? I could tell you the Chuck Norris and I were in a life or death karate match on a secluded island in the pacific, and now he's just my bitch, but that wouldn't be the truth. I could also tell you I was on a roll in Las Vegas, and after winning 1 trillion dollars, I purchased the United States back from the privately owned, Federal Reserve Bank, and then got rid of income tax, the IRS, and the rest of the money changers, but we know they would have already assisinated me by now. The reality is, I was on tour with Van Halen as the lead guitarist. Eddie got mad when he found out about me and Valerie, So I went down to Cabo with Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony and rocked out with them and stayed drunk the entire time. O.K. maybe thats a lie also. I was really in my subterranian lab, creating a new laser missle to be fired from the Vision. The tracker beam locks on to mini vans. |
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Edmonton, AB | BUCKEYE - 2008-04-18 10:15 AM
...I was really in my subterranian lab, creating a new laser missle to be fired from the Vision. The tracker beam locks on to mini vans.
He's alive....He's alive. 
Welcome back Buckeye....we've been suffering withdrawal symptom from your caffiene induced, off the wall, funny as hell, ramdom banter. Glad to see you back online. |
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So Cal | Buckeye..... DONT EVER DO THAT AGAIN without leaving a note. Your mother and I were sick with worry. Do you have any idea what we've been going through? Thats about all I remember....... I stopped listening after that. Glad your back and everythings OK. |
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