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Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:21 am
by kymford
would you believe it!!!? a lady failed to give way to me yesterday when i was on my way to work and i hit the side of her car at 60ks or i think you guys would say 32mph which isn't fast fast but fast enough to write off my poor little bike.

I am more hurt over that than anything, dam dam dam, i just don't have the time to waste lying on the tarmac :laughing:

Heres a pic. I will be riding the yamaha to work now. I will miss my lil honda!!

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Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:56 am
by Wrider
Wow... I'm really sorry to hear that! And yeah, that's fast enough to write it off... Glad you're ok though, that's what really counts right?
(Yeah, still doesn't take the sting out of it)
Don't you just hate it when other drivers don't find motorcycles worth stopping for? :frusty: :frusty: :frusty: :evil: :evil: :evil:
Wrider

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:12 pm
by blues2cruise
Too bad about the bike. :cry: But at least you are here to tell about it and you have a back up bike. :)

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:50 pm
by kymford
Thanks ladies. And wrider, i really think in Australia, a lot of people need to be educated a little more before getting their driving liscence. It needs to be a mandatory part of the test that people learn to look for bikes before leaving the intersection and so on. :x

And you are so right! me being here just isn't taking the sting out of the feeling that i may never ride my little blue honda again! :lol:

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 8:41 am
by Flipper
OMG Kymford, hitting something at 32mph sounds pretty hard core to me. :shock:
Did you get hurt?

So sorry your bike is so mangled, but glad you are ok.

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 2:38 pm
by Thumper
I think that trumps me locking up the brake at 30 mph and finding myself trying to become One with the road... Are you ok, other than the hurt over your poor bike? And did you pull her hair and make her cry? I think she deserved that much...

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 3:06 pm
by motorbike.ventures
I am sorry to hear that, but glad to hear you are ok (at least I assume so since you are not complaining about injuries but about your poor little Honda)

Will you be able to fix her up?

I must say, I don't think it is only Australian cage drivers that need awareness, it is everywhere!

Reminds me of this: http://www.pleaselooktwice.com/

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:49 pm
by sportbikechic
sorry about the wheels...glad to know you're still on earth with us!!

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 9:30 pm
by ofblong
motorbike.ventures wrote:I am sorry to hear that, but glad to hear you are ok (at least I assume so since you are not complaining about injuries but about your poor little Honda)

Will you be able to fix her up?

I must say, I don't think it is only Australian cage drivers that need awareness, it is everywhere!

Reminds me of this: http://www.pleaselooktwice.com/
OMG I like laughed my "O Ring" off at that website. I am sure if it was safe to do some riders would do it.

oh and sorry to hear about the blue honda.

Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 3:35 am
by Loonette
Sorry to hear about your bit of misfortune, but glad to know that you're OK.

Cheers,
Loonette