I guess the falling down do do others iscontagious. I was on my way to the post officeer work this afternoon and stopped in t he street due to an emergency vehicle approaching . Then screeching tires and WHAM I am doing a Superman impression. I was wearing my black mesh and leather jack and had enough sense to Tuck and Roll. The armor in the elbow and shoulder took the brunt of the impact and I rolled right up onto my feet, pissed off and already screaming what a dumb ass the cager was as he exited his truck. I came away unscathed but my old faithful did not. Over all pretty minor damage. Most disturbing is the rash on the Lockhart Phillips FJ1100 lowers and the destruction of my RPM/German homogulated clear LED tail light. My pc internet is down this evening. I will post photos in the morning.
Fred
Fred,
I'm glad you are able to post this. I hate that you have to post it.
Joe
Sorry to hear that Fred. Good that you got away unhurt. Being rear ended is also my biggest worry. Dave
Wow Fred, I guess you've had a touch of it too! Glad you're OK. Good idea with the tuck 'n roll! Bummer about the FJ. I sure hope the cager had insurance.
Ed
Sorry to hear Fred.................Glad you are relatively unhurt................The FJ can be mended..................Hopefully insurance will cover the "rare" parts you have on there....
sorry to hear. Thats my biggest fear. Getting rear ended. Stupid moron cagers just dont pay attention anymore and it seems to be getting worse daily. Countess times now I have thought about giving up the ghost and selling fj and just sticking to dirt/adventure only. Sucks cause I am also addicted to the FJ too.
Sorry to hear that Fred but glad that u are ok. Seems to be a run of bad news at the moment. Stay safe everyone, I dont want to hear any more crash stories
I don't like this Fred.
I'm glad you were not seriously hurt.
Leon
Glad you are OK Fred. The bike is just stuff and fixable. I have a friend who was in Salt Lake at a stop light with an SUV stopped in the lane next to him, a semi truck rear ended the SUV scared the shit out of my friend. Killed the SUV driver. All the crap flew around my friend and was unscathed but his comment about the event has always stayed with me "damn, if a truck can't see a f***en SUV in front of him what chance do I have....".
I found myself using those rear view mirrors a lot more after that. Rule 1 might be don't fall down, but rule 2 has to be stay away from vehicles , assume everyone is out there to kill you and rules of the road, stop signs and lights are just someones opinion...
Get well soon Fred. :drinks: What is it that the Marines say "Pain is fear leaving your body" ?
George
Crap! Glad you made it out OK! Still may want to go to the doctor tomorrow and make. Sure there aren't any injuries that adrenaline helps to hide
I have a collection of motorcycle crash videos...just trying to learn from them...HALF are rear-enders from car drivers not paying attention! :shok: Glad you're okay Fred!!!
Glad your ok, I got rear ended in January and didn't feel to bad at the time but it ended up taking 3 months before i was 100%.
I'd get to the doctors and get checked out, Even if it's just for the record. Some injuries may not show for awhile. Like your neck. Good luck.
Very glad to hear that your OK. Getting rear ended is definitely one of my nightmare scenarios, as I've heard of too many resulting in catastrophic endings for many of the riders involved.
Not the lowers man!! Well done on post accident restraint and not punching said driver in the face.
Good to hear you're alright - that's the most important - even when considering the special fj bits and pieces.
Andy
Glad you are ok Fred , dodged the bullet on that one.
get checked out just to be sure , them soft tissue injuries are a bitch.
Glad your in pretty good shape... Hope the bike fixes up too.
Fred, I cannot imagine getting hit like this on a bike. I have been hit in a car a few times. Happy to hear you are well and still on this side of the grass. Keep us posted on your progress.
Here are some photos I took at the crash scene. I was hit hard enough to tear the trunk mounting plate off of the main luggage frame. Over all I escaped major damage to myself and the FJ. :yahoo: :dance2: :dance:
Next is to get a repair estimate and have a check written. :mail1:
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Fred
Fred thanks for the call last night. The wife and I are so glad you are ok. FJ can be fixed. Somebody is watching over you.
Kurt
Just think if you had not sold the 87, you would still have a spare. :rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2:
Kurt
So glad you are still here to talk about this Fred. It could easily have gone a different way.
Cryin shame to see your FJ like that, you have put in a lot of effort getting it the way you like it.
Looks like you have a new project. Will you do anything different or keep it as it was?
Derek
Glad you are OK Fred.i know the silver bullett was your baby but it can be fixed. Post any parts you may need to bring her back in shape. I have a lot of parts accumulating you are welcome too. But Hubba hubba...Rally is just around the corner!
Scott
Hi Fred,
Glad to hear you are ok....I fell off a few weeks ago...skinned knees and damaged pride...lucky. Bike: Timing cover, rotor and clutch lever to be replaced.
Cause: watching too much MotoGP I think.
Jeff
Fred,
Sorry to hear, but you're O.K., and the damage looks minimal. :empathy:
Steve
Again, good to hear from you. That's the most important matter.
That sucks Fred. Glad that you're OK. I was just pulling into work 10 minutes ago, at a complete stop, turing left, waiting for traffic to break and hoping the oncoming traffic behind me at 45mph was seeing my blinker and were not going pile into me ---then feeling that sense of relief when they casually veered around me. Then I read this. Some things are almost beyond our control.
Again, glad you're OK. It's a shame to see your bike laying on it's side too.
Quote from: yamaha fj rider on June 20, 2014, 08:56:41 AM
Just think if you had not sold the 87, you would still have a spare. :rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2:
Kurt
No worries about a spare. The trusty Silver Bullet is still operational. The FJ was on it's side for mayber 15 minutes, (first time on it's side since I have owned it). Picked it back up onto the tires and my baby fired right up without even a hiccup. Rode it over to the Churches Chicken parking lot to do the mandatory Police report. 30 minutes later the Silver Bullet carried me home. I have an estimate scheduled for tomorrow afternoon.
Fred
Quote from: aviationfred on June 20, 2014, 12:01:00 PM
...have an estimate scheduled for tomorrow afternoon.
Yeah, that's a REAL BITCH about those CUSTOM PAINTED $2,500.00 Lockhart Lowers, eh?
How's your NECK? Any BACK PAINS???
Are you now TERRIFIED OF CARS???
(popcorn)
As an aside, a local (unnamed) personal injury attorney uses the following catchphrase: "For the people" and I vocally add "...'s money" every time I hear it!
Steve
Sorry about the accident Fred but I'm glad you are ok....sort of....soft tissue and/or back and neck injuries take time to show up...Steve's point is spot on.
The damage to your bike is obvious...that's easy to fix...but any latent damage to your vertebra can, and will, show up years from now.
Get checked out. Assume nothing.
That being said, I hate attorneys, but.......
Let us know what you need, and if we can help. Pat
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Glad you are ok!!!
The bike actually looks pretty good considering what hit you!
I'll be more diligent when I stop to always stay in 1st gear, and always watch my mirrors...
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Been there did my own Superman....Glad your ok!
I went and had the insurance estimate done. Parts and labor comes to $4886.03. :mad: :ireful:
Fred
Ouch!!! Is the insurance going to want to total the bike? I think I'd settle for less (if I had to) to avoid the salvage title.
My 2¢
Quote from: aviationfred on June 21, 2014, 02:10:32 PM
I went and had the insurance estimate done. Parts and labor comes to $4886.03. :mad: :ireful:
Fred
Meaning: Insurance will 'Total it'. :negative:
Quote from: aviationfred on June 21, 2014, 02:10:32 PM
I went and had the insurance estimate done. Parts and labor comes to $4886.03. :mad: :ireful:
Fred
Did they say they would give you a check for that or what?
Quote from: simi_ed on June 21, 2014, 02:55:02 PM
Ouch!!! Is the insurance going to want to total the bike? I think I'd settle for less (if I had to) to avoid the salvage title.
My 2¢
Right now the odds are in my favor. The vehicle that hit me was company owned and the company is self-insured. (No insurance adjuster or professional agent) I think they will be happy to write me a check and sign away my right for later medical compensation
I do have a Doctor appt. Scheduled for Monday as a precaution.
No worries on the salvage title, it already has a salvage title.
$1300.00 of the estimate came from damage to the saddle bags, top box and luggage frame. All of which I had added onto my insurance policy.
May the odds be ever in your favor.
Quote from: aviationfred on June 21, 2014, 08:45:35 PM
Quote from: simi_ed on June 21, 2014, 02:55:02 PM
Ouch!!! Is the insurance going to want to total the bike? I think I'd settle for less (if I had to) to avoid the salvage title.
My 2¢
Right now the odds are in my favor. The vehicle that hit me was company owned and the company is self-insured. (No insurance adjuster or professional agent) I think they will be happy to write me a check and sign away my right for later medical compensation
I do have a Doctor appt. Scheduled for Monday as a precaution.
No worries on the salvage title, it already has a salvage title.
$1300.00 of the estimate came from damage to the saddle bags, top box and luggage frame. All of which I had added onto my insurance policy.
I think we all fear what might happen when stuck in a vulnerable spot like you were. I have made it my practice to blink my brake light on and off when in that position. 40 years and counting,,,so far, so good.
Quote from: Earl Svorks on June 23, 2014, 10:35:56 PM
I think we all fear what might happen when stuck in a vulnerable spot like you were. I have made it my practice to blink my brake light on and off when in that position. 40 years and counting,,,so far, so good.
I have LED brake light globes and a brake light modulator. It makes the brake light flash rapidly and is adjustable for rate and duration. Very eye catching.
Mostly though I do my best to avoid putting myself anywhere that I could be rear ended.
For example, if I can't complete a turn into a side street without stopping, I will not sit in the centre of the road waiting for a gap while cars are passing within a metre in both directions. If I can't make the turn without stopping I will overshoot it, take the next turn or do a u turn as soon as I can. If making a turn on a country road at highway speeds, I pull off to the side until there is no traffic, no way am I going to be stationary on my bike with vehicles around me doing 100kph. Get hit doing that and there would be no accident report, just an obituary.
Once you have propped in the middle of the road you have no control over your destiny, it is entirely in the hands of the passing motorists.
Noel
I dis-assembled the rear of the bike to do some in depth sub-frame inspection, I found a few bent tabs where the luggage frame attacked. Other than that everything looks well. I will concede that the whole sub-frame may be tweaked to the left a hair.
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The new LED tail light w/integrated signals arrived in the mail yesterday, some spare parts and paint and some Fred magic I was able to go for a ride last night.
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Fred
To add insult to injury Fred sold one of these taillights at WCR last month. That SUCKS.
Kurt
I feel your pain. that happened to me last year. I came away unscathed, but my poor fj did not.
after about a month of ebaying and putting everything back together, I finally painted it the green metallic I always wanted.
too bad that was the excuse to do it.
:good2:
The FJ is officially TOTALED.
I received the Insurance offer of a total loss. Value set at $2068.00. Buy back option of $76.00.
:scratch_one-s_head: Should I take the buy back offer???
You bet your ass I am...... :yahoo:
Fred
Your bike still looks better than mine.
Glad you weren't hurt / bike wasn't damaged worse.
Quote from: Bill_Rockoff on July 21, 2014, 02:16:39 PM
Your bike still looks better than mine.
Glad you weren't hurt / bike wasn't damaged worse.
His bike looked better than mine BEFORE I wrecked it....
Joe
Offer to settle for $1950 w/o the "total" so you can avoid the salvage title. It might help if you get tagged by another cager.
My 2¢
In Iowa, if you buy back, the title stays in your name, and therefore is not branded.
I totaled a car due to a deer hit several years ago, and when I traded it (after repairing it myself), as far as the dealer knew, that all it was , was a high mileage used car.
Quote from: simi_ed on July 21, 2014, 04:13:10 PM
Offer to settle for $1950 w/o the "total" so you can avoid the salvage title. It might help if you get tagged by another cager.
My 2¢
My FJ came with a salvage title when I purchased it. In Kansas a salvage title does not effect registration or getting a title transferred. So there will be no change... :smile:
Fred