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Originally posted by Joe Garfield View PostDon't let your riding be influenced by other riders/drivers! I was following someone and was riding differently than I normally do. The attention I spent focusing on the other rider was attention that was not spent investigating my surroundings and planning escape routes. One second traffic is 60mph, the next time I looked it was stopped. The damage doesn't look that bad - tire is not flat, bumper is not that effed, so I must have bled off a lot of speed...but not all.
I came off the bike over the bars, flipped upside down, and landed against the car on the back of my head and shoulder blades. Somehow, I just stood back up and apologized for damaging the car and waste of their time.
That's not as bad a damage as I would have thought. You slowed down enough to prevent a BIGGER indentation. Glad you are OK. BTW, did you get yourself evaluated by a doctor? It's a good idea even though you may think there is nothing wrong. Also, you remember the event quite vividly. All the best.
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Joe Garfield
I'm moving out to Oahu and made the very difficult decision to sell the GSX-S1000F. It made it especially more difficult giving the bike to a 'low baller' which felt pretty disgusting, but it still seemed like the sensible decision. I had a ton of fun on that bike including an awesome experience riding up to Yosemite for the GSR rally last year. But Oahu is like 45 miles long with not a lot of roads, and that bike was designed for riding and not looking at scenery.
I was pretty sad about the whole thing. Someone mentioned 'when God closes one door, he opens another." So meet Lili! (named after Lili'uokalani, the last queen of Hawaii)
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