Welp, not a good end to the day.

[allojohn]

That truly is a bummer, your pain (and hers) reminds us all it can happen anytime anywhere.

[GS1150Pilot]

Tell us how you are feeling today, Greg.

[storm 64]

I'm curious if the lady was wearing a helmet. I see women all the time not wearing a helmet. "Look at me, I'm a woman and I'm riding a motorcycle"!

[GS1150Pilot]

I'm curious if the lady was wearing a helmet. I see women all the time not wearing a helmet. "Look at me, I'm a woman and I'm riding a motorcycle"!

Wow. Here, it is very much the opposite. Lots of female riders, most all of whom are wearing helmets.

[bwringer]

So sorry to hear about all that, especially that a rider was seriously injured.

Give yourself time to ponder what to do with your bike and whether and how to replace it. Even an identical bike wouldn't be the same.

[alke46]

As others have stated, this just sucks. Glad you are OK and hope things go well for you regarding the settlement from Ins. co. Take all the time necessary before signing anything though.
Good luck going forward.

[Spyder]

Dam, glad you're ok, and she is relatively ok. It's a shame about the bike though. I doubt they will give you much for her. Not enough to replace what you actually had anyway.

[greg78gs750]

She was wearing a half-helmet, but no other gear other than her t-shirt and jeans. She looked like one of these locals who are 35 but look 50, if ya know what I mean.

I'm feeling ok, soreness in the shoulder that I landed on, a sore thumb and various sore spots, but overall remarkably fine considering I was in a motorcycle accident yesterday....

The bike, I'm afraid, is toast, the frame is bent. Won't know about engine status till after the adjuster looks at it. I "think" the engine is probably ok, it wasn't running once it was down.

Post accident self-critique is ongoing, I definitely panic-braked and MAYBE made it worse, though I'm trying to be generous to myself.....I only had maybe 40 feet of road to do anything in, and at 50 mph that ain't much.

Anyway, as bummed as I am about the ES I recognize and am thankful that I was able to walk away from a moto accident. Luck helped A LOT there, and the gear definitely took the rest of the load.

My wife is a nurse at the hospital the other rider was taken to, so I think she will be able to get an update about her. Even though she was worse off than me, she was still very lucky she fared as well as she did, considering her lack of gear and awareness.

Thanks for the condolences about the bike, be safe out there!!! And wear your gear!!!!

[Brendan W]

Post accident self-critique is ongoing, I definitely panic-braked and MAYBE made it worse, though I'm trying to be generous to myself.....I only had maybe 40 feet of road to do anything in, and at 50 mph that ain't much.

Yep, 99% of riders will do the same. Of the 1% who wouldn't lock up, a good proportion of that is because the brakes weren't working and some more because they weren't looking ahead.
Don't make hasty decisions about the hardware. I sense a frame about to appear
ATGATT

[kingofvenus]

Glad to hear you are going to be okay. I'd buy it back from the insurance company and rebuild it. Two months after i bought my 750 in '83, i was hit from behind by a friend of mine on a '82 gpz550. Own the same bike still today, but very little of it is still stock...

[Buffalo Bill]

Weird accident, as they all are.
There really are a lot more peeps driving around this week, and they're all in a big hurry.
Oh, right it's Mem Day week.
What's all this talk about an insurance check for your 37 YO bike? Didn't know comprehensive was available for ancient metal, or worth the premium.

[GS1150Pilot]

I'm guessing her insurance company will be cutting the check.

[greg78gs750]

lol any insurance talk is just talk at this point. I am not optimistic, but hey miracles happen occasionally...

[Redman]

Greg! Greg!

Sorry to hear.

On way home from work...... a bike pulls out in front of you.....
After all these years of keeping an eye out for cars....


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I'm basically totally ok,
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That is the best part of the story.
And your story of you didnt involve ambulance.



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........, jacket is rashed on the left side, armored pants rashed, and a small but significant rash on the side chin-bar of the helmet
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each one of those would have been a significant injury.
Did some pavement surfing, eh.

How you doing on day 3 ?

[Gorminrider]

Of course it's good news you are ok. getting over it and being 'made whole" will maybe never happen except with time. (I've had good luck keeping the bike if there's any way to fix it easily.... i did better with a cash settlement if you can AVOID the registration office ressetting your registration to "salvage"- avoid that if you keep the bike)

It's a *@%^$*@%^$*@%^$*@%^$off but it does remind us that oncoming bikes ARE HARD TO NOTICE. How many of us keep a "special eye" out for bikes when turning onto the road? Mostly we are looking for cars too...and can have the same selective vision cardrivers have.