Re: crash report

[KenTmpsnmc@xxxxxxx]

Well, unfortunately Barb and I took the crash pill Sunday returning from the 
SongDog blissfully happy weekend.  We joined up there with Wayne Connell and 
Karen and Chris Furgeson.  Coming home from Ojai we stopped at the RS to butt 
break.  Then proceeded to slog our way through Sunday traffic home via 1 and 
Lincoln Blvd.  Near Jefferson the traffic had come to an abrupt halt, in 
front of me stopped was a nice green Lexus 400.  I was riding the Sprint ST 
and Barb was riding my Virago because her Nitehawk was still in the shop for 
a carb rejet and new chain.  Well anyway we were coming over the  crest of a 
small hill after going under the bridge.  To make a long story short I 
managed to stop and Barb didn't and ran into me on the Sprint on my right 
flank pushing both bikes into the Lexus.  She says she just brain faded for a 
moment and it was too late.  We're both alive and recouping.  Barb got the 
worst of it with lacerated right calf down to the bone.  She's going to a 
specialist tomorrow who will check the repair made at the Emergency room at 
Daniel Freeman.  This is to examine the muscle tear on the right side of her 
calf.  Me? barely a scratch other than the normal aches and pains.  The bikes 
however are a whole nuther story and are near write-off.  The Virago hit the 
Sprint so hard one disc rotor turned 90 degrees and pryed away from the 
wheel.  The Sprint lost all right side bodywork, the Virago disc blew the 
Sprints rear tire and bent the underseat detachable lattice framework but 
they both appear fixable.  Not sure what I'll do here but since I don't carry 
comprehensive I'll be fixing them or tossing them on my own.  Fortunately I 
have liability to cover the Lexus and the guy wasn't screaming whiplash or 
whatever and the cops got the story straight from both of us I think.  Anyway 
the good thing is we're both Ok and will live to ride again.  I'm naturally 
sick about the whole mess but we'll struggle through it together and come out 
the other side.  Uhh, we won't be making it to Santa Maria SabMag event this 
coming weekend. 

Ride Safe out there ya hear!

Ken T. from Ca.

"tossed aside like cheap truck stop fare"

84' V65 Sabre, "Kong, gone but not forgotten"
95' Triumph Trident, "The Trooper"
96' Virago 1100, "Mellow If Slow"
99'Triumph Sprint St, "Bird of Prey"

COP#0018, AMA#414926, RAT#021975
http://www.labiker.com/gallery/images/K_M/kent.html

     *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *
      The ST/RS Mailing list is sponsored by Jack Lilley Ltd.
          http://www.TriumphNet.com/st/lilley for more info
   http://www.TriumphNet.com/st for ST, RS and Mailing List info

=-=-=-= Next Message =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=