As the title says I was broadsided by a cage driver in a supermarket parking lot 5 weeks ago. I am gonna try to tell the story, but will jump around as things come to mind. The other insurance company has dropped the ball, so i had to go through mine. The other insurance company that has a solar planet named after it, is suppose to take my statement this coming Monday.
(This photo is after I moved my bike so that the parked car where the two ladies are standing on the left could get out) It occurred in an uncontrolled small intersection where his vehicle plowed into the right side with the main strike occurring on my right rear bag shell. I was traveling approx. 8-12 mph and am guessing the other vehicle was traveling the same I didn't see the vehicle until about 12 feet from impact I remember hitting the horn and seeing the cage passengers face in shock, as I was catapulted striking my windshield with my full face helmet and traveling approx 15-20 feet in the air at the eleven o'clock position, had it been at ten o'clock I could possibly have been seriously injured, because there is a metal shopping return cart stand full of shopping carts. I remember in just that instance of impact as to not hold onto the handle bars of the bike, that people have snapped there wrists doing that. I believe I learned that in the motorcycle safety course i took 1 1/2 yrs ago. When I landed, I landed on my backside. I remember the feeling as if it was yesterday. I distinctly remember the back of my head striking the pavement, and the cu-sh inside the helmet taking the
entire blow ! I stayed on the ground until the fire department got there. I remember reading a post here where it was said to not let anyone remove your helmet except medical professionals. When they got there the LAFD got me upright and checked me out. I had a bruise on my tailbone but the BRP leather jacket with armor on the elbows and shoulders helped protect me. I had these really cool jeans that had suspenders attached, and the metal sockets ripped out
I also had real rugged over the ankle leather boots, and my leather gloves on. The paramedics asked if I wanted to go to the hospital, and I declined. I could tell that only my tailbone was hurting and I had no back pain what so ever. Plus I had to work and meet a client that night and knew that going to emergency would be an all night ordeal. (believe me if I was injured I would have gone.) My bike when it was struck was pushed over on it's left side
(as the left bag had scrape marks from the pavement that was not noticed till the next day.) and then bounced back and continued on past me striking the second car parked in the row next to where I lay. My RT put a small dent in that cars bumper and my trunk hood was all messed up. I asked a bystander if he could shut off my bike by pressing the red button on the handlebar. When I was laying on the ground waiting for the paramedics to arrive I text-ed my wife from my cell saying I was OK but if she could come over just in case my bike was not ride-able. After the Fire dept left the LAPD showed up but would not take a report since all 3 parties had valid ID and insurance. There was a security guard who was a witness, but his security firm that is employed by the supermarket chain won't release info unless subpoenaed.the repair bill is $8,144 + another $480 for BRP helmet, the mic cord got messed up, and my clothing which they don't make those jeans anymore :banghead:My mechanic went over the bike with a fine tooth comb and said that the bike is sound just a lot of cosmetic damage. My tailbone after about 2 weeks of putting ice on it and then ice/ heat, took just another week of limping around and being ginger on it. And now I can say I am physically 100% ok! :yes: And I am embarrassed that even though I was not at fault I didn't have that 6th sense to think about what if ! I can never take for granted that at any moment I could be struck by a vehicle. Maybe me mentioning this might help someone who reads it. I was very very lucky.I am announcing this now even though my bike won't be put back together for another 10 days or so. I am going to the International motorcycle show tomorrow, and wanted my fellow spyderlovers to know why I have been absent from here. Hope to see some spyderlovers there.Wife is telling me right now that we have to go.................... I will be back later
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