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Ourdee
| | Posted on Monday, December 22, 2008 - 02:43 pm: | 
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I liked my '06 so much that I'm hoping to recapture the experience.
Don't forget to remove the plastic piece that separates the oil lines. |
Dr_greg
| | Posted on Monday, December 22, 2008 - 02:50 pm: |
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...don't forget to remove the plastic piece that separates the oil lines.
I only want to recapture part of the experience. |
Jphish
| | Posted on Monday, December 22, 2008 - 04:12 pm: |
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Doc - I think Buck Rogers jammies and Bullwinkle slippers are necessary for full and speedy recovery. We probably have more old wounds than most... simply had longer period to accumulate 'em. The combined Catholic school, Marines and Vietnam experience ain't nuthin compared to the toll motorcycles have visited upon me. Gotta say most have been a sub lethal dose of reality, coupled with lack of skill & stupidity...except the damn deer. Awaiting next installment of your adventure, vicarious as it may be. Keep healing. j |
Dr_greg
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 03:28 pm: |
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GPS INFO!!
Finally got the track off the GPS; kinda interesting.
Hit the deer at about 6:02:21 p.m., speed 72 mph (don't tell anyone; limit is 55 mph).
Bike looks to have traveled over 150 feet before it stopped.
It remained where it landed for 17 minutes; I suspect the folks dragged it from the lane to the shoulder (14 foot movement recorded).
Tow crew started moving it at 7:32 p.m., finally started hauling it away at 7:45.
--Doc |
Firstbatch
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 06:29 pm: |
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72
WOW |
Hooper
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 06:37 pm: |
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WOW IS RIGHT. I thought my 50-something-mph was the upper limit of general survivability with reasonably recoverable injuries! I wonder what the effect of hitting a beast dead-on was, and hitting one of a smaller size. Mine had slipped and was lying on its stomach when I hit it - the Uly "tripped" over it and I did a Superman. |
Xbimmer
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 07:52 pm: |
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...speed 72 mph...
Dr_greg, I think you were very very lucky. Or religious. Or both. |
Alchemy
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 08:46 pm: |
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50 yards of sliding for the bike may have tempered the potential damage from rolling or flipping at that speed. Good fortune was smiling on you that day....sort of. |
Dentguy
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 09:40 pm: |
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Wow is right.
I hit mine dead center at 60 and I thought that was something. My buddy behind me said I slid about 25-30 yards, but it didn't feel like that far as things happened really fast. I still remember the look in her eyes just before we hit and it's been over a year. I also remember the fan kicked on as soon as we stopped sliding. I was very lucky to get away with just a broken foot when the bike came down on it. Killed the deer on the spot, but I didn't get any of those so called "deer guts"  . Mine looked like blood (very little). Sorry Dr_greg, couldn't resist.
Curious to see what kind of numbers they put on it Dr_greg for repair and insurance. Mine didn't look near as bad as yours. I wired mine back together at the crash site, loaded all the broken bits in the bags and limped it 1 1/2 hours home with broken foot hanging off the side (nowhere to rest the foot anyway). Got a lot of stares, but I made it. They still totaled it.
Here are some numbers just for reference although yours is a year older than mine was (got mine in Sept.05, totaled Oct.07) and it has a lot more miles. Service said $6727.89 to repair, but they missed some things. Insurance gave me $9542.86 (with bags) before the $250.00 deductible. I think they were getting some good salvage money for it since it didn't look bad. I was glad to see it go. Hope they treat you well.
(Message edited by dentguy on December 23, 2008) |
Hooper
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 12:54 am: |
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Dentguy...great post! I intend to post my info when I get back home from the holidays (chilling at the parents' in Cincinnati - does ANYONE sell Buells in this town?!?!)
I cannot imagine the horror of watching a buddy nail a deer at that speed. I DEFINITELY know that it can't add up to the same as actually going through the crash, but it must really mess up the mind of someone who watches it happen. The witnesses of my crash (mostly minivan moms) were absolutely aghast as they pulled up and talked to me (still wearing my helmet). They couldn't believe what they'd seen. I must have flown 20 feet or more, done a back flip in mid-air, slid on my back another 30. The bike was 30 feet further down the line, conveniently on the side of the road. How surreal.
My bike "tripped" over the deer, so I think it was spared most of the bad stuff - mostly front end and cosmetic damage. Oh, and then there was the hairline crack in the frame! Ugh. It was mostly side damage: left bag, left peg, bars (left side took the brunt), and a new front fork. I kept many of the pieces that were just scuffed.
My insurance company did NOT total the bike (an '06), even though they recommended a frame replacement. They must have known how much I love it. I didn't initially replace the frame because I and the dealer rep saw nothing wrong with it. A few weeks after I got it back is when I found the leak. I think the difference was how I hit that damn deer.
My Uly - "The Deer Hunter" - still has a number of scuffed parts (flyscreen and hand guard), and the alignment is WAY off (the dash looks left while the wheel rolls straight). It's mine. I worry about the day I try to sell it though...I guess I better not. |
Dentguy
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 09:55 am: |
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I cannot imagine the horror of watching a buddy nail a deer at that speed. I DEFINITELY know that it can't add up to the same as actually going through the crash, but it must really mess up the mind of someone who watches it happen.
Funny you say that. When I hit the deer,everything happened really fast. I know Dr_greg said his was kinda like slow motion, but mine was the opposite. It was really fast. It was like I went into survival mode and I wasn't shaken at all (adrenaline). It was weird the way I felt.
My buddies that were behind me were shaken up bad. They got to see the whole thing. They said it was like slow motion. I was in a great mood because I was alive (freaked them out a little) and I'm saying "look at me, the gear saved my skin" (they ride Harleys and don't wear much). They were really shaken and said they were going to get more gear. I think it really messed with their minds. |
Dr_greg
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 02:37 pm: |
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Insurance company called last night, dealer repair estimate is $9,400+. Next step is for claims adjuster to inspect it.
Musta slept funny last night...don't feel too great today. Plus I'm starting to get grade complaints (and a few compliments) from students.
Merry Christmas, fellas...
--Doc |
Dentguy
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 03:19 pm: |
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Musta slept funny last night...don't feel too great today.
Know just how you feel. Had shoulder repaired again (#3) 3 weeks ago and I've been "trying" to sleep in a chair at night. Last night I went for the bed with pillows under my arm that is still in a sling. Lasted about 2 hours. Lots of internet and TV in the early AM.
Merry Christmas. |
Jlnance
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 04:23 pm: |
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Plus I'm starting to get grade complaints (and a few compliments) from students.
I intended to be a professor until I taught a class and had to deal with all the whining about grades.  |
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