Martin Barrett Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Sorry to hear about Dirty Bird going down on you, and you not coming up smiling, at least you got through it feeling a little stiff. Innuendo aside. I hope the stiffness goes quickly. Good reminder about gear and following distances/visibility. I habitually follow very close so read the road in front of the vehicle, not always the smartest of moves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike wilson Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 It's good you came out of it OK. The rest is just nuts and bolts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Field Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Eeeeks. Looks worse in real life than in the pix. I hope you do not look worse in person than in the pix, Slug. I'd count on finding another bike if I was you . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tikkanen Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Slug, I really cannot emphasize how sorry I feel for you. Hope you're insured to the max and will get the (new??) Goose up and running again. Good to hear that you are not in pain and didn't breake any limps. All the best! Søren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Minnaert Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Thats bad news, and makes me realize how lucky I'm that there never was a rock on my way in all my motoryears. I see the normal damage most have. Nothing unreparable. Only the rossopuro thing didn't help a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe camarda Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Hi Slug....glad to hear that youre OK. Similar thing happened to me about 2 years ago. Hit a 4 x 4 piece of wood on freeway overpass on my VFR. I bounced about a foot off the seat....I was only going about half your speed. Hate to think what wouldve happened at 50 mph Anyway, glad you were wearing the GEAR and gladder still that youre relatively unscathed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchbob Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 AAAAaaargh! But you're OK. ATGATT, indeed. That wouldn't be old, unarmoured leather jacket, jeans, sneakers and the helmet I can leave on the bike because it's so old..............would it? Yes, some of us do need a wake-up call! Good luck with rebuild/replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguzzi Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 great to hear you're ok. Bikes can be fixed. atgatt. if there's one thing that's hit home with me from this website, it's that. The photo's of other people misfortune have only enforced it further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete roper Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Eeeeks. Looks worse in real life than in the pix. I hope you do not look worse in person than in the pix, Slug. I'd count on finding another bike if I was you . . . Looks pretty terminal to me from here Greg. My Mate Andrew's Cali was nowhere near as bad as that and the assesor took one look at it and killed it on the spot. That was fine as it was what we were hoping but it was nowhere near as smacked up as Slug's bike. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canada goose Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Condolences on the loss of a fine looking Sport and a big round of applause for the walkaway. May the vital organs of your V11 allow others to live, while seeding the fund for the acquisition of another! Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Z Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Words won't describe how I feel for you.. Been there done that. Thank goodness for Riding gear technology.. Glad it did its job. As long as you keep your wits about you and want to ride then you will. I don't know if you have another bike Guzzi or not. Just get back to riding as soon as possible. That is the best medicine. I was in the Hospital for 47 day after my last accident and was riding afterthe 3rd month. That's when I bought my first Guzzi. The bike looks bad, but you are among friends and brothers. If you need something and I have it. It's yours. I ride with my gear all the time. I was wearing it during my last accident. It's not perfect. There are things fabric and leather wont stop. Barbwire for one. But look at the what could have happened if you weren't. Flesh isn't that resiliant. As mentioned earlier about the Target Fixation. I wasn't there, but the way you described it, sure sounded familiar. Everytime I meet a car in a curve, I see the car that caused my accident. Once your eyes focus on an obstacle, its hard to not fixate on it. I've been working on fixing my problem and only more seat time has helped. Get back to riding ASAP and ATGATT... Richard Z. aka vesparider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slug Posted September 26, 2007 Author Share Posted September 26, 2007 Looks pretty terminal to me from here Greg. I knew Dirty Bird was dead as I slid down the asphalt, watching the bike coast in to a ditch on the left side of the road, bounce out of the ditch back in to the road and flop on it's left side, and slide some more. Well, that and the big pool of 20W-50 it bled all over the road. The cracked engine case & shredded head & barrel alone should warrant a total loss (broken wheel doesn't help either.) One funny thing: I had the fuzzy black wrinkle paint, and it never flaked off after 19998 miles. Go figure. The bike looks bad, but you are among friends and brothers. If you need something and I have it. It's yours. Thanks! As mentioned earlier about the Target Fixation. I wasn't there, but the way you described it, sure sounded familiar. Everytime I meet a car in a curve, I see the car that caused my accident. Once your eyes focus on an obstacle, its hard to not fixate on it. I've been working on fixing my problem and only more seat time has I very well could have fixated on the rock, but only for a fraction of a second, and I just plain saw it too late. I think I had been scanning the road ahead, looking for a safe place to pass the car in front of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrt Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 I can't add anything- just echo the previous comments. Glad you are ok, and super-glad you walked away. You can replace the bike, but I'd miss your lovely photo avatar if you weren't posting. wait....I need a few more of those- and a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slug Posted September 26, 2007 Author Share Posted September 26, 2007 I can't add anything- just echo the previous comments. Glad you are ok, and super-glad you walked away. You can replace the bike, but I'd miss your lovely photo avatar if you weren't posting. wait....I need a few more of those- and a Don't worry, I'll still be around, in fact... is starting to take shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhansen Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Hang in there Slug. +1 for condolences. Hope you get back into another Guzzi real soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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