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Re: [ST] All shiney again :O)
- Subject: Re: [ST] All shiney again :O)
- From: "David J. Hughes" <bambi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 06:04:50 +1000
On 03/08/2005, at 9:59 PM, Howlin' Dawg wrote:
When stopped at a junction I'm in the habit constantly scanning my
mirrors in my peripheral vision.
Just at the last second before the impact I saw the Merc logo appear
in the left hand mirror and new that an impact was inevitable.
I let go of the bars and as the impact occurred jumped up and to the
left as the bike took off out from underneath me.
I landed in a crouch, slightly to the left of the truck while the bike
ended up being thrown across two lanes of traffic.
It was all very Spiderman :O)
Nice job Howlin. I was rear-ended about 18 months ago at a red light.
I too saw it coming. I got the bike rolling and tried to keep it
upright until it was obvious that wasn't going to work. A similarly
sounding "Spiderman" jump off the back left my unmanned ST heading into
unknown territory through the intersection. Eventually it just fall
over and wasn't hit by a car (other than the original rear end
offender).
Other than a sore back I walked away scott free - and the bike was
rebuilt like new by the other guys insurance. Can't believe I've now
heard of 2 guys rear ended that just dusted themselves off and walked
away. Amazing.
David
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