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Re: [ST] bike down
- Subject: Re: [ST] bike down
- From: Denny Cornett III <dbcornett@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 06 Oct 2002 21:12:14 -0400
on 10/5/02 8:29 PM, TIM at triumph@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Today was a great fall day until the end when I stopped for gas. Filled up
> and was going to pull over to a parking spot at the gas station and out of
> no where around a corner came a pickup. Three choices, veer off and hit a
> parked van, continue on my current path and be struck by the truck or put
> the RS down. I laid it down. Left fairing gone, belly pan gone, clutch
> lever broken, gear linkage and shifter bent to hell, and leaking oil from a
> mysterious place on top the motor somewhere. Blows smoke out of the pipe
> like an incense burner. The bad part of the incident was the driver of the
> truck just took off. Luckily I was within a half mile of a Triumph dealer,
> so I limped the bike, smoking back to the dealers and had to find a ride
> home 60 miles. Bruised hip and sore wrist...pretty lucky. My left shoulder
> took The impact, but the armor in my Triumph jacket saved the shoulder from
> injury. Helmet dinged up a little. Thankfully I have 5 other bikes to
> ride, so I won't be without the rest of the season.
>
> Tim Elliott
>
>
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Tim,
Sorry to here about your incident. I'm sure it hurts to look at your bike!
At least with a new bike, there is a dealer.
Denny "Corn Dawg"
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