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| Clutch Cadet ![]() Joined: Mar 2006
Bike: 2008 Black/Silver GSX650F. 2005 Black M50 with blue ghost flames.
Location: West Melbourne, FL
Posts: 917
| Riding to Asheville the other day, coming out of Charleston, SC. Travelling up I-26 at about 70 mph in the left lane. In the right lane is an oversized load (a semi moving a manufactured home), taking up 1/3 of the left lane as well. I am behind a woman in a Camry who is afraid to pass. I slow up so I don't make her more nervous, and a mini-van comes around my right side and cuts between us. The woman in the Camry decides to pass, and I see she actually GOES ONTO THE GRAVEL SHOULDER with the left wheels. I immediately cut behind the semi, thinking she is going to lose control and flip. She kicks up a ton of gravel, into and over the mini-van. I duck behind my windshield as it's flying, getting hit multiple times at 60-70 mph. Not only do I have a chip out of my windshield, but I took a BIG hit to the top of my helmet. My 5-month-old, HJC modular helmet now has a chip and a 1-1/2" crack in it! If I didn't have that helmet on, that would have been my skull, and I doubt I would have been able to be here tonight writing this post. All the gear, all the time - please. |
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| Clutch Cadet ![]() Joined: Mar 2006
Bike: 2008 Black/Silver GSX650F. 2005 Black M50 with blue ghost flames.
Location: West Melbourne, FL
Posts: 917
| Quote:
But now I have a helmet to practice my painting on, at least.
__________________ When we drink, we get drunk. When we get drunk, we fall asleep. When we fall asleep, we commit no sin. When we commit no sin, we go to heaven. So let's all get drunk and go to heaven! ![]() ![]() | |
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| Just Won't Go Away ! ![]() Joined: Mar 2006
Bike: '06 M50 Black
Location: Winnipeg, Canada
Posts: 5,020
| That's Scary, glad your O.K. Has anyone ever been hit with debris or gravel from on coming traffic? I was driving a mini van on a two lane highway a few years ago and a dump truck went by me and kicked up a stone and hit my windshield with such force that it chipped the inside of the glass and some of the pieces flew off and got embedded into my hand that was holding the steering wheel. I can't imagine what damage that would have done if that stone had hit your face while riding.
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| Clutch Cadet ![]() Joined: Mar 2006
Bike: 2008 Black/Silver GSX650F. 2005 Black M50 with blue ghost flames.
Location: West Melbourne, FL
Posts: 917
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__________________ When we drink, we get drunk. When we get drunk, we fall asleep. When we fall asleep, we commit no sin. When we commit no sin, we go to heaven. So let's all get drunk and go to heaven! ![]() ![]() | |
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| Throttle Jockey ![]() | Yeah, I've been hit hard countless times with road debris, branches and other stuff falling from trees...and also from the guy using the commercial leaf blower to move the leaves & branches from one side of the street to the other. These guys really bother me...in the ritzy area I pass through I can go by 10 houses & each one will have a team of these guys working on their yard. With all the junk I hear and see bouncing off the front of my helmet, I am truly amazed at how many can cruise around with anything less than a full face. That stuff has to hit them...right? Last night I was clicking through the channels & saw a few moments of Me, Myself & Irene with Jim Carrey. It was the part where they're riding on his Police Cruiser...he had so many bugs in his teeth...it looked like he was eating chocolate chip cookies. |
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| Fifth gear streak ![]() Joined: May 2005
Bike: M50
Location: SE Missouri
Posts: 1,375
| I've taken rocks the chin before definately. Though I have to say that I think those big plump bumblebee's and dragonfly's hurt worse.
__________________ I ate Chinese last night..........should of seen her struggle when i put her in the van. Доверя́й, но проверя́й. |
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| Top Gear ! Full Throttle! ![]() | About 2 years ago I was riding from Chicago to Decatur when a car in the oncoming lane kicked up a stone about the size of a quarter. Luckily, I saw it flying across the median. Of course, I wasnt able to do anything about it and it hit my visor with a nice loud bang. Luckily again, there were no cracks in the visor, just a scratch. And a change of shorts.
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| Just Won't Go Away ! ![]() Joined: Mar 2006
Bike: '06 M50 Black
Location: Winnipeg, Canada
Posts: 5,020
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<---BlaznBlue50"Does this Hurt?"
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| It's A Conspiracy ![]() Joined: May 2005
Bike: '06 XB12X
Location: 30 41'47.99" N 83 11'26.54" W Hold My Beer
Posts: 10,092
| These are a few of my favorite objects to be struck with in the helmet. The Beetle lands in at number one, because of the force it hits with, the sound it makes in your helmet, and the copious amounts of brightly colored goo shot all over the helmet's surface. ![]() ![]()
__________________ Song Pick of the Week 12/03 Booker T and the MG's - Green Onions Bonus for Buster The Airborne Toxic Event - Sometime Around Midnight I had no idea 20% ABV beer could get me drunk so fast! Last edited by intimid8er; 09-28-2006 at 04:39 PM. |
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| In Training ![]() Joined: Nov 2005
Bike: k6 C50 & K5 M50
Location: Holly Hill, SC
Posts: 141
| EDIT: Got a little anxious and didn't read BlaznBlu50's location... Removed some irrelevant info from my post. It's terrible how they never clean the sides of the roads here. I26 is really rough with all the rocks. One morning, I was cruising in solo down I26. I came up over this overpass behind this really large dump truck. The road is just terrible there. The joint between the bridge and the road is way off, and they never fix roads here (to those who don't know). So the truck hit the bump, and I followed shortly after only to be met by a very large rock (the size of my fist) that must have come tumbling off of the truck. The thing slapped my left shin and gave me a monster pain. After it hit my leg, it bounced strait up and actually swooped across in front of me, over my tank, and down the other side. It was like a slow motion camera, and if I wasn't reeling in pain from getting hit, I could have reached right out and grabbed the thing! LOL! It was crazy! It was like it was standing still in front of me! Anywho, I was wearing jeans, and the thing still left a monster welt on my leg. Safty gear is a must. I never ride without it.
__________________ My Bike - Black 2006 C50 - C50 & M50 Pictures Wife's Bike - Black 2005 M50 - C50 & M50 Pictures ------------------------------------------------ Teal 1966 Coupe Deluxe w/ Modified 302 - 1966 Pictures Last edited by automogul; 09-28-2006 at 03:22 PM. |
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| In Training ![]() Joined: Sep 2006 Location: NoVA
Posts: 134
| NoVA isn't much better. The cops around here can't seem to be bothered stopping all the dump trucks with uncovered loads and all the redneck contractors with filty Bobcats and backhoes tossing dirt and stones on the road. I took a rock to the faceshield (no whindshield) at just about my left eyebrow on the Beltway last week which left a good scratch in it. I debated changing the screen but it doesn't seem to get in the way really, and there is no point it will just happen again. My truck has about 4 good sized chips, first one happened the very same day I had it replaced to pass saftey inspection! |
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