Holy hot camel sh** J.B. that's no no good at all mate. The main thing is your still here to tell the tail though ... bikes are replacable hey. I know what you mean about effwits in cars, some of the clowns must drive around with their heads jammed up their arses ... they just don't look ! It's the same up here on the Goldy, and sometimes even more interesting with some of those camakazee tourists driving around looking at all the sights instead of watching where they're bleeding well going. It's always been that way though, when your riding a motorcycle, you've got to be on your game, coz even if your in the right in a prang , it's gunna bloodywell hurt !! I guess that's why I don't use my bike for commuting around town [I'm lucky enough to get a company car in my job], she's mainly for cruizing out in the country side. You've still got to be switched on all the time though have no illusions, there's still dickheads in cars out there too.
I was wondering why we hadn't heard from you for a while, I thought you must have gone and bought that Harley you where talking about, not racked up in hospital you poor bugger. You've gotta get another bike J.B. just treat this little incident as a learning curve sport. I know hindsight is a good thing and I don't want to sound like a know it all, but just sit and wait in the traffic. Don't worry, I've been tempted to do the same thing myself but have always been worried about exactly that type of thing. Not that long ago up here, I'm sitting in the traffic on my way to work and this guy on a bike has come screaming up the inside shoulder, then a couple of seconds later there's this almighty friggin "BANG". This lady has turned into her driveway, totaly in the right and the clown on the bike has T-bone the car and got catapulted about 30 meters up the road. Didn't kill him, but he didn,t bounce very well I can tell you that ! The poor lady was absolutley freaked out as you could imagine, and it wasn't even her fault.
I'm still really happy with the little pony. She's got just on 6000ks on the clock now and gallops along just fine. Takes me where all the big bikes are going, so I couldn't ask any more of her. Actually I haven't been able to get out for a couple of weeks due to some pretty far out weather we've been having here, but it seems to be coming good today [saturday] so maybe early tomorrow morning if mother nature is in a nice mood. I guess it probably sounds like I'm a novice rider and this is my first bike but ... Hahh, not case grasshopper ! This IS my first road bike however. I was always into big bore trail bikes. One of my best adventures was back in the mid 80's. I had a Honda XL 600R. Got my mate to make up some surfboard racks for it and I rode that mother across Australia, from Perth, Western Aust. to Coffs Harbour N.S.W. on the east coast, about a 5000klm trip all up. Rode through some amazing country. Man I could get to surf breaks on that thing that guys in four wheel drives where battling to get to. Where some times they'd have to park and walk for a while, I could ride right down to just about where I wanted to be. It was pretty cool. Gotta admit I'm glad I invested in a bloody good kidney belt though, it wasn't quite as comfortable as the little cruizer I can tell you that !!
Anyway J.B. you just be a good boy old son, be extra nice to the wife and I'm sure you'll be back in the saddle in no time. Before you look at another Harley, take a bit of time to check the new Kwaka W800 ... very spunky looking bit of gear, but that's just my opinion, we've all got different tasts. I've just never liked Harleys, they're just all noise I reckon.
Geez ! I've been a bit long winded in this little rave hey. I hope I haven't bored you groovers too much, or upset the Hog lovers at all with my last little comment
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Take care gang.
Best regards,
Hairy Bob.
