| Author | Message | ||
     Blake |
I'm beginning to get the picture here. Booze and two wheels do NOT mix well. | ||
| Newfie_Buell |
Actually, Booze and any type of machinery really don't mix. If you want to drink & drive (show off) go to one of those bars that have race car video games. Your lucky someone didn't get seriously hurt, other than your pride. I don't like to preach but in my previous profession I have seen too many avoidable situations in the past involving booze and motor vehicles. | ||
| Sandmanx1 |
 Oh shucks isn't this America any more do we really all have to be politicaly correct all the time ,or has the soccer mom revolution taken over our minds and turned us into a bunch of scared sheep that the powers that be control. Personaly i think we should all just lighten up and have fun Oh yeah and maybe if i had gotten a spanking once in awhile i wouldn't do such silly things | ||
| Reepicheep |
I agree that nobody should be preachy here, but it's not a matter of political correctness, it is a obvious and scientifically supported fact. Take a read over the Hurt report, and look for the effects of drinking and driving motorcycles versus serious injury accidents. In the context of that data, I would say a post like "drinking and motorcycles don't mix" would be closer to "I would not continue to ride your Buell if the oil light comes on" then political correctness. It may be stating the obvious, but its probably good to hear. (BTW, a great number of the alcohol related accidents found by the Hurt report were not legally drunk, but had been drinking... I think it was more a reflection of impaired decision making and slowed reflexes then just jumping on a bike dead drunk). Bill | ||
| Sandmanx1 |
Thank you sir may i have another  Never said it was ok just that i did it and learned a lesson | ||
| Blake |
I've NEVER done ANYTHING stupid.  | ||
| Rick_A |
Well, under the influence or not, that's a cool trick! A lot of people would say my decision making is impaired when I'm behind any vehicle. At least he's got an excuse  | ||
| Jeffb |
So it was above 40, the roads were clean after the rain yesterday and the X1 was check out and ready to go. What could be more perfect for the first ride to work of the year. I guess there was a deer that thought it would spoil my day though. We colided at about 50 mph. I stayed up on the bike, but the bike had some damage and my leg had a little to. Overall it could have been worse, but it still sucks. I will be shopping for a new front fender, headlight and brackets, and turn signal. I don't think there is any other damage, but we will see. One more note, I know why the bolt that connects the shifter rod to the shifter is a button head screw. Anything else would have really torn up my ankle. Ride Safe, Jeff Bailey | ||
| Blastin |
Jeff, Sorry to here about your mishap. We're all glad your OK though. Bikes can be fixed. How did you manage to stay up after colliding with the 4 legged varmit? Those dear are rampant out there in the boonies of S&S. Good piece of riding. Happy Healing, Jerry (the yellow Blast at the S&S side trip at Homecoming last year) | ||
| Ccryder |
Hey Jeff: Is it steaks, sausage, or jerky for dinner?  Glad to hear that you, and that mega-torque monster of yours, are ok. I remember from our ride out there last August that there was plenty of hiding places for those critters. If your damaged parts are backordered I could lend you my set off of Stripe'r to get you back on the road. Let me know. I don't plan on putting my X-3 Race stripe back to an X-1 soon, but a Buelligan has to keep his options open. Ride more, Lean more, Grin more. Neil S. | ||
| Jeffb |
Neil - Jerry Thanks for the offer of the use of your parts. I am not going to mess with it untill I can get it over to Hal's for an estimate. I will probably just pick up a fender and turn signal and try to straighten the head light for now. The are some other scrapes and scratches that I can live with for now. I don't know how I stayed up either. I hit the brakes, but didn't try to swerve. I think if I would have, I might have lost my balance. It shook the bike pretty bad, but I was basicly still going straight after it hit. Jeff | ||
| Oldman |
jeff, if it will make you fill any better i can post some pictures of my foot from 27 years ago. being the hittee and not the hitter, as soon as i was in a half cast i was back on the bike again. good thing that your able to write about it though and hope your feeling alright. ps came real close to doing that in august going out to sturgis, watched oncoming car hit the deer. | ||
| Tripp |
adventures in idiocy! don't do this at home! being a newbie buell owner i've been very excited and i've been buyin stuff like i'm rich(which i'm not) anyway, i recently bought a cool carbon fiber shock cover and proceeded to try and install it lastnite. untill now i have owned 3 kawasakis and a honda, i've never experienced the under shock thing. so i got out my wrenches sat down indian style and removed my shock rear bolt, which was a bitch to get out, OBVIOUSLY!!!!! since the weight of whole damn bike was on it! needless to say when the weight of the bike was thrust down on the back tire, and the kickstand fulcrum was now higher than the weight, the bike came crashing down on me!!!!!!!!!!!!! thank god i caught it and managed to force the bike onto just the kickstand and the back tire!!!!!!! luckily i was able to put the bolt back in!!!!!! some back yard mechanic i am!!!! | ||
| Blake |
hehehehehehe I've done sillier things than that. Reminds me of the Brazilian off shore oil rig welder. He was dismantling a 100' flare boom cantelevered out over the deep blue, 80 feet above the waves. Got into a zone, blasting that torch through the steel like a hot knife through warm butter. Ended up going for a swim after cutting himself off from the rig.  | ||
| Chuck |
Tripp - live and learn. Once, long ago, I, too had an "adventure in idiocy". I was changing fork oil in my Ascot. The bike was on its center stand, and I had already drained most of the oil from the bottoms of the fork tubes. So I began to remove the caps from the tops of the forks . . . well --- guess what happened when I took the cap off the second fork . . . (hint) I didn't have a jack under the front of the bike. I managed to catch the bike before it fell forward off of its center stand; and luckily, my wife heard me yelling and came out to help me put it on a jack  . . . oops! | ||
| Hans |
Tripp, Centralized mass yeah, but lots and lots of it. Glad you came out unharmed, playing fender for your bike. Hans. | ||
| Jmartz |
Daytripper: When are you going to become my neighbor? I have got to show you the way to the mountains. Don't ask me why I'm posting at 2:41. Hose | ||
| Chuck |
Jose . . . 2:41 . . . why? P.S. by the way, what is the ascii command for making that little accent mark, so that I can spell your name properly, next time? | ||
| Joey |
José (Press ALT, hold it, type 130 on your numeric keypad, let go of ALT) | ||
| Court |
Tough hobby, long weekend. One relative killed, another recovering, both from motorcycle accidents. Lessons learned: 1) Body armor and the best helmet you can afford are money well spent. Stephen, my riding partner who has only missed riding 3 days in the last 2 years, has no memory of what happened...blacked out, hit oil slick or whatever on the Brooklyn Bridge, woke up in hospital with no memory. 2) If you have an EMERGENCY NUMBER you WANT called, write it on your cellphone. Absent that the police hit "redail" and call the last number you did. Court | ||
| Peter |
Damn, that's a tough pill to swallow. My thoughts are with you and your's. PPiA | ||
| Loki |
Court, sorrry to hear, my best thoughts are headed out your way. "and everybody used to laugh at me....tied a dog tag into each boot(under the laces), one around the neck and one on my key ring." Really ought to have some more made, with a phone number on them. | ||
| Bluzm2 |
Court, I'm really sorry to hear about the loss of a family member. I never know what to say to someone during times like this. If I were in the same room, I'd place my hand on your shoulder and offer you my most sincere condolences. Sincerely Brad | ||
| Sarodude |
Court- It goes without saying that your weekend was rough. My thoughts are with you and yours. We had a very close call Friday night. Although I'm still a bit angry at the drunk car guy and disappointed in myself, your experience makes me realize how very fortunate we were. 'Tough hobby' indeed... -Saro | ||
| X1glider |
Sorry to hear the news Court. Good advice too. I'll have to do the cell phone thing too. All my family is in Philly and they all shortened the last name from 13 to 5 letters. If something happened to me, the police would never know who to call. BTW, Loki, I carry a license in my wallet! Then again, someone is more likely to steal my wallet than your dog tags! | ||
| S2no1 |
Court, Sorry to hear the bad news. Family is always the most missed. You obviously took the time to be there when it mattered most, while they were living. Many, including myself get too wrapped up in our immediate needs to priortize our lives. You should ALWAYS keep family Quadrant 1!!. Arvel | ||
| Steveb |
Sorry to hear the news of your loss, Court. My thoughts are with you. How is your riding buddy doing physically? How much memory did he lose? I'm praying for some good news soon. Steve B | ||
| Court |
You guys and gals know me to well......I am not going to leave this topic on a down note. Here's the update and the antidote. First - Stephen is doing fine. Going to retreive his bike with my F-250 today and going to retreive my KLR to ride until our spare or his wrecked bike is returned to service. He's eager to talk to the 2 eye witnesses listed on the Police Report. He has NO recollection of what happened but is seeing his top notch helmet and gear in an entirely different light. ANTIDOTE: some of you may remember Cousin Stephen. He'd never flown before and a couple years ago I dangled a piece of pork he couldn't resist. He called in sick on Friday, flew to MKE and I plopped his butt on an S1WL White Lighting a couple days before the world saw them. He was like a kid in a toy box. Okay...life's good right. We head to the Waukesha County Fairgrounds to play in the BattleTrax. I do my little trick gig on an S3 grinding the bags open. Stephen, having ridden a Buell for the first time, use one of the loaner M-2's to win the BattleTrax. A couple weeks later, with the "called in sick" story intact, he walks into work (ConEd Cable Spicer) to see a copy of ThunderPress turned to the page showing Erik Buell, Jerry Wilke, Reg Kittrelle and HIM receiveing his trophy! | ||
| Lake_Bueller |
Court, Great story  ! Sorry to hear about your loss but glad to see you're keeping things in prospective. Mennis | ||
| Court |
The Mystery of Motorcycling..... Okay...Stephen is doing fine. Not one bruise, not so much as one scuff on the Joe Rocket Ballistic Jacket or Aerostich Darien pants. . . just a bunch of marks on the (now a table lamp) helmet. The bike had the left footpeg slightly damaged, minor scuffing on the left side of the tank and a broken left rear turn signal. QUESTION: How do you get involved in a motorcycle accident, have absolutely no memory and less than $10 damage to riding gear and bike combined? I'm open to gueeses. My guess: I think someone decided, at the last second, that they needed to get off the FDR ramp from the Brooklyn Bridge. I'd wager he was hit, and hit hard, from a car making an eratic move to make the ramp, got tossed on the smooooooth hood of the car and, after the driver decelerated, got dumped gently (and unconscious) to the pavement. Stephen is more threatened by the prospect of going insane trying to figure out WHAT happened....my attitude is that ,in this case, who cares? |
