I just wanted to say that I am truly blessed to live another day and to be able to write this. I got into a bike accident yesterday morning. A driver of a Ford truck was taking a left turn and he did not see me coming, I breaked as hard as I could eventually ended up hitting the right rear end of a Ford truck. I was blessed to comeout of the accident with just a bruised shoulder...feeling much better now. But sadly my VFR didn't make it. IT saddens me deeply, I was loving the whole riding experience and now it just feel like I lost a part of me. Eventhough the rest of my bike is fine. The Handle and the front of bike is damaged. I am guessing it is totalled. Not sure what to do next with the bike.
I just wanted share my experience, hopefully it could help someone in the future
1. Always wear your safety gear ( I had my helmet, armored jacket and jeans on...The jacket litteraly saved me)
2. Be extremly cautious when going through a junction
3. Make sure your breaks are in perfect working condition
4. Tire has the right pressure....especially in the winter
5. Accidents are part of life....Just get up and ride again
Once my insurance is sorted out. I look forward to riding again. Till then be safe and have fun.
Sorry to read about your accident, glad you were not badly hurt and able to tell the story. Situations like this cross my mind a lot when I am riding, been lucky so far. I hope it all works out for you with the insurance company.
1++ on the above, glad you made it only bruised and you can always buy your bike back from the insurance co and rebuild or it's a great time to pick up another pretty reasonably. Seems like there have been some pretty good deals in our classifieds
Sorry about your crash and glad you are mostly ok,bikes can be replaced,I see situations like this all the time,there's a lot of dangerous drivers about,they just don't see bikes or recognise them as a threat.
Glad you're OK and hope you can get back on the road again soon. Sorry about your bike too.
With that, this is a great time to remind everyone that during the holiday season, the lack of attention and the amount of distractions from driving gets worse. Too many people preoccupied with phone calls, text messages, party plans, shopping list, etc... Ride with your head on swivel, check your 6 and be extra cautious, especially at intersections. At of course ATGATT and ride safe!
Thank goodness it wasn't worse for you.....as they say, they bike can always be fixed, you not necessarily.
Not sure how it works over there but I bought my write-off 5th Gen hback from the insurance company after an idiot hit me, helped a m8 rebuild it and did another 90k on it!
Very happy you're OK, napcool. Bikes can be fixed or replaced, and you obviously have the right perspective on the whole incident.
Glad you're OK and hope you can get back on the road again soon. Sorry about your bike too.
With that, this is a great time to remind everyone that during the holiday season, the lack of attention and the amount of distractions from driving gets worse. Too many people preoccupied with phone calls, text messages, party plans, shopping list, etc... Ride with your head on swivel, check your 6 and be extra cautious, especially at intersections. At of course ATGATT and ride safe!
I agree 100% with Duc2V4 - this is probably the worst season for motorcycling. I love riding into December, weather permitting, but sometimes the risk just isn't worth it, as drivers are even more distracted this time of year than usual. :sad:
Dutchy really has it nailed - sound advice. No matter the monetary settlement, the loss of the personal investment most of us make in our bikes - working on them, modifying and personalizing them, and the emotional attachment is never recovered. But you do have your health almost entirely intact, which is priceless. Once you've settled you can turn the page and look forward to a new ride. Just be sure it's a V-4! Keep us posted on how it comes out.
Glad you survived. Too bad about your bike. In my family we have a saying: "GTBA". Glad To Be Alive (And Walking Around). I suspect you now know the feeling.