Thread: Motorcycles

Originally Posted by engine46

My 100th anniversary model FXDWG is now history. It was totaled a little over a month ago when someone trying to race a green light, pulled out in front of me. I'm still healing up from road rash, so I'm okay. That's the main thing. I have another one in my garage I need to finish, a Shovelhead.

Glad you are OK and that the rash is healing and the bike will be OK.

This is the main reason I never ride without body armor and a helmet. Too many close calls. I was forced off the road once by a woman texting as she crossed into my lane. I literally ditched the bike - in a ditch, flew off, tumbled, but was OK. Otherwise she would have hit me head-on. Bike suffered a bit of damage but was repairable. She turned around (I originally assumed to see if I was OK) only to come back and read me the riot act about how motorcycles were hard to see and how we shouldn't be on the road. I pulled out my cell to call police and politely told her I was going to report that she was texting, drifted into my lane, and forced me off the road. She then quickly left, but I got her license and reported it when police arrived.

With the amount of distracted driving today, I am uber-careful when I drive, and especially when I ride.