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Xipe Totec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-26-08 06:53 PM
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Well, my son survived a total wipe-out on a motorcycle
Brand new bike, two days on the road.

Totaled.

Not a scratch on him.

Sore neck, though...

Thank God for small miracles!

Okay, next crisis?...
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-26-08 07:05 PM
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1. Wow
lucky him!
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Haole Girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-26-08 07:11 PM
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2. Better get that sore neck checked out... and soon
Hope he'll be fully recovered in no time & can get his bike replaced (if not fixed). Do you mind me asking what kind of motorcycle he had...? :hug:
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Xipe Totec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-26-08 07:13 PM
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3. Suzuki Samurai
$6,500 bike, brand new.

$7,800 to repair,

Insurance wants to settle for $2,800

:rofl:
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PeaceNikki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-26-08 07:16 PM
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4. Wow! I'm so glad he's ok!
Obviously could have been far worse.
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Xipe Totec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-26-08 07:20 PM
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5. Thanks!
It would be nice, if it made hime rethink the idea of having a bike.


But Noooo....


He wants the bike fixed or replaced.


Sigh.
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PeaceNikki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-26-08 07:37 PM
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7. :sigh: ... kids
:shaking fist:
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BlueIris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-26-08 07:37 PM
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6. AAAAUUUUGGGHHH.
Glad it worked out okay.
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Xipe Totec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-26-08 07:39 PM
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8. He's alive and unscathed
the rest is just details...

:hi:

Now on to my next crisis...

(if I told you, you'd think I'm making it up... :rofl:)
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AirmensMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-26-08 07:45 PM
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9. I'm glad he's OK.
Before he gets another motorcycle, he should take a MSF rider course if he hasn't already.

http://msf-usa.org/index_new.cfm?pagename=RiderCourse%20Info&content=C55DBB87%2DA0CC%2D53D5%2D64D098C9870C8030&referer=MSF%20RiderCourses
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Xipe Totec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-26-08 07:55 PM
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10. Good advice
I'll forward it to my wife and son.

:hi:
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AirmensMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-27-08 07:30 AM
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17. Harleydad took two of them.
Beginner and advanced. He highly recommends them. They provide motorcycles for the beginner course.
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-26-08 10:28 PM
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11. glad he's ok!
:hug:
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-26-08 10:30 PM
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12. For education...what was he wearing? Helmet, bike jacket, etc
or just leathers?

Glad he's okay.
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Xipe Totec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-27-08 02:49 AM
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14. Full gear
Helmet, gloves, leather suit with armored foreams and back, and boots.

The gloves were shreaded, the helmet has deep faceplate scrapes, the pants and jacket have scrapes all over.
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Eurobabe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-27-08 05:45 AM
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15. Glad he is safe, and was smart. I survived an accident
in 2003, was not going fast, but would have caused terrible damage to my head and cheek without full face helmet. I flipped over the handlebars.

Better to have ruined helmets and clothing, than life-long injuries.

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canoeist52 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-26-08 10:44 PM
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13. My 22 yr old had a brand new bike for 20 minutes
Slid off the road and hit a tree on the way home from the dealer's. Broken arm and spinal compression fracture. Had to wear a back brace for 3 mos. He got lucky in my opinion.
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Enthusiast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-27-08 05:47 AM
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16. Around thirty years ago
I crashed a motorcycle. I had a sore neck only. Now my sore neck is bone spurs and stenosis on my neck vertebrae. It ain't good. Just sayin'. Glad he is alright.
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-27-08 06:48 PM
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18. That sounds like a close one. Glad he is okay.
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