Joined Aug 2013
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Tacoma, Washington
I had the "pleasure" of getting low-speed rear-ended recently, and the bike had to go down on its right side while near-immobile.
Besides having the license plate ripped off, the plate holder wedged into their grille, the fender loose, turn signals hanging by wires, and a crack in my tire, it was mostly just scratches.
- Bolted-on plate at the front of the muffler scratched
- Both rider & passenger foot pegs scratched at hinge
- Rear brake lever bent upwards at the rubber
- Scratches at end of handlebar
I hit the kill switch before having the car back its bumper off my sideways wheel, picked it up easily (adrenalin?) and and moved to a safe spot with the signals wedged into the side bag mount. Just wanted to pass on my first incident to the board and some knowledge I learned.
Minor scrapes on my right leg, probably from the pegs, so no worries here.
Besides having the license plate ripped off, the plate holder wedged into their grille, the fender loose, turn signals hanging by wires, and a crack in my tire, it was mostly just scratches.
- Bolted-on plate at the front of the muffler scratched
- Both rider & passenger foot pegs scratched at hinge
- Rear brake lever bent upwards at the rubber
- Scratches at end of handlebar
I hit the kill switch before having the car back its bumper off my sideways wheel, picked it up easily (adrenalin?) and and moved to a safe spot with the signals wedged into the side bag mount. Just wanted to pass on my first incident to the board and some knowledge I learned.
Minor scrapes on my right leg, probably from the pegs, so no worries here.
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