Should have been carrying a gun today...Grrrr

[Steel]

I think if a truck makes an attempt to take your life, it should be legal to fire a warning shot into the cab of the truck. But sadly I don't get to write laws

 

[Dalan]

Boog,

I hear that. Last summer, a deer decided she wanted to have a nice close look at the Goldwing while my wife and I were on it. Then, she decided she did not want to, and started back pedaling. I got a nice bruse on the thigh from her head. She left a streak of green stomach contents along the side, like a racing stripe. Wife was not touched.

Last time down, car swung wide leaving a parking lot, and cut in front of me. Had my son on the Concours, fully loaded with a forty mile an hour wind. My support leg in a rain channel between the road and lot. Knew I could not hold it up. The guy just drove off. No injuries, but scared my son.

 

[Fat Freddy]

Sorry to hear that mate , don't feel bad certain members around here have had their bikes throw themselves to the ground when just parked on the side stand , happened to me once.

 

[Fat Freddy]

Happened to me too, I put the bike on the side stand to shut my gate, and when I turned round the bike was on its side. The gear lever was bent in, and I tried on ride on but it ended up getting stuck in 3rd gear, which resulted in me burning of the clutch. Expensive drop in the end.

 

[El Toro Rosso]

We have log trucks and hairpin switchbacks here, with steep grades, no shoulders, etc....

I won't take my Rocket out on these roads anymore. Those are the roads for light bikes.

I've come up on so many things like this riding around here up and down the Cumberland Plateau and in the foothills of the Smokies that I just can't bring myself to ride these roads with a Rocket. A supermoto is best. The Bonnevilles are OK. The nice thing about the Bonnevilles is that you can readily flat foot them when needed. And they're not top heavy. So compared to a supermoto, they're pretty stable once you're in the situation where you really want to be stopped in advance of something you wish to avoid.

Sorry about your bad experience. I guess if there was no contact made, then the truck driver didn't think of it as his fault.... even if we might disagree. In a court, this would probably fall under the category of "liars contest." Probably not winnable.

 

[1olbull]

Well, the Roadster is almost a month old. Time to drop her, I guess. But the road bars and footpegs protected her.

I was about 200 yards from our property, coming up on a stop sign on a downhill grade which turns sharply downhill. The fellow in a well laden log truck decided to cut the corner sharply, on this blind corner, rather than swing wide, just as I rolled to a stop. The combination of road angle and veering to the verge, with a steep dropoff. Could not stop her from tipping.

I am pretty certain the driver saw me go down, but did not want to face the music and kept on his merry way. The road angles are steep, so I stay in the middle of the road to make a turn there. But, joining Maggie under the double rear axles of a log trailer in the middle of the road was less than appealing.

A fellow on a sportbike following the guy saw me go down and helped right her. I took a wrench to the road peg, rotated it slightly and she is fine, except for a scratch on the end. The driver, I should have chased down. Preferably, with a large bore handgun.

We are at the.bottom of about a sixteen percent grade going both directions. I keep our gravel road graded and packed so I have a firm footing entering the road. The Postal lady won't deliver parcels to the house due to the blind corners and in particular, log trucks.

Ride safe folks. Because there are people out there who haven't a clue.

A chase down and when the pri*k stops, shooting three or four of his sidewalls would have been appropriate!
Glad al worked out OK for you.

 

[Dalan]

Bull,

I like to shoot my mouth off

Cannot do such. I am not Mad Max.

But, got muscle today @ Triumph dealer. Ted will kick his ass!

 

[David Scott Douthit]

Bull,

I like to shoot my mouth off

Cannot do such. I am not Mad Max.

But, got muscle today @ Triumph dealer. Ted will kick his ass!

Sorry about your mishap. I know you are just letting off some steam. I also know you know revenge is wasted time and effort. God will get 'em in the end. Many car and truck drivers truly suck. I try to stay away from as many as I can. But there always does seem to be some idiot doing something stupid and dangerous to bikers. Ride safe.

 

[MickyB]

Good to hear you didn't get hurt. Ride on.

 

[Porky]

Wasn't Mad Max from that Penal colony where every man is a Paul Hogan

I'm glad you are okay.

I love Oregon and have traveled all over the area, on motorcycle, Motorhomes and other cages. Every other year myself and a group of friends with guides and their flat bottom boats would float the Chetco, or the Smith or Rogue River or the Umpqua and catch Steelhead and huge Salmon. Love the area and almost moved to Brookings or Gold beach but when I found that my yearly property taxes on a $400,000 home were going to exceed $16,000+ I quickly changed my mind

You may need a good Trials bike or at least a good Dualsport instead of a big fat streetbike

Before the Rocket, I had a new 2012 Honda Goldwing and both are a handful at times.

G'day!

Sam