Learned by the grace of god an some luck
I'm not big on religion, but, two years ago, my wife and I were on our sports bike when a car pulled out in front of us. I had enough time to realize that a car pulled out. I knew if i layed it down, we would have shot right in front of the car and possible would have ended our lives shortly after that. I was only going 45mph when we hit; I remember doing a face plant on his hood, and as i was flipping through the air i felt my shoes fly off my feet and i felt something grab the back of my helmet. Next thing i knew, i was standing in the road looking back at my wife laying on the road and cars coming towards her. I threw my helmet at the traffic to get them to stop. As i took two steps towards my wife, i collapsed and drug myself to her. As i got to her, the guy that was driving the car got out and said, "I didnt see you". I'm not doubting that, we all have stories of people not seeing the motorcycle. So with both of us having multiple surgeries and broken bones, we had time to reflect on what happened and if we could have done anything differant. So after the fact, my helmet had no scuff marks on it (what grabbed my helmet?)... The other couple that was riding with us said that I landed on my feet. (who flips at 45 MPH and lands on their feet?)... Why didnt he see me? I saw him just fine... What if i had ABS brakes, Anti roll and three wheels that would have allowed me to hit the brakes with out fear of sliding under the car while providing so many more options to avoid the collision, what if I had more lights or a bigger easier to see bike? To sum it up, I wanted something fun, safe and easy to see. Being alive and a parent to my 5 and 9 year old girls is worth the addition costs of a Spyder. I'm sure it wasnt all luck, who ever grabbed the back of my helmet and placed me on my feet that day, thank you.
