Close call

Leaving my place, 7 miles away in front of the fire station a chick turned left in front of me. I flashed my lights at her but had no time for my duel horns. She stopped in my lane so I had to pass her on the right side of her car. A pick up was right behind her. I thought I had cleared her but clipped her side with my box guard. I ran out of pavement but by the time I hit the dirt shoulder I was at about 25 and stopped. All three of us stopped. She said I didn't see you. The pick up driver said I saw the whole thing, I saw you flash your lights, hit her and man, you kept it up. He gave me his card with his cell on the back. She was crying, I told her no one got hurt and if you have insurance, it will be OK. She has Geico too. . We exchanged information, she offered to help take my stuff home but I budgie it together and went on my way. I told her the boxes can be replaced and she said she would call me. A new Dodge caliber. I told her car got it worse than my bike. She has comprehensive.
I was picking up some chaps half way to my daughter's place I got one pair for $25 from a ad on CL. He offered me both for $40 but because of what just happened, I decided to spend the money of a fiberglass repair kit. I just checked my messages and Geico wants to settle the claim. We'll see how that goes. If it had to happen, this is the best way it could. :whistle:
Don't freeze, look for that hole shot. :woohoo:
Steve

The chick is trying to say I had plenty of time to stop. :pinch: Geico is finding her at fault and she violated my right of way . A adjuster is coming to my home to appraise the damage. :dry:
And so it goes. :whistle:
Steve

I see you have a not for sale sign on your top box

That stops the opening line, "you wanna sell it?" Since I did it, less flakes try to ask questions. They just glare at me. :lol:
Steve

I usually tell them "What do you still have that You've owned 39 years?"

When I tell them I bought it new in 75, I get the fish eye. :lol: Very few people will keep anything for long. They just don't understand. Their loss. :whistle:
Steve

Good to see you are ok Steve - i know exactly what you mean - i keep my stuff for a very long time and look after it as best as i can. Bought it, next month, 21 years ago.Had the old bike before it for 11 years. I know every part on the bike - thats the way i like it
Would rather have an Eagle try and take me off any day than a steel cage.

I know what you mean. She had a unusual license. It starts with E and a very low number. Cal. is giving them to illegal aliens now. Whether I approve them being in my country or not, (I don't) making them legal to drive is CRAZY.
She was a nice girl, I could see she was frightened So I didn't go monkey on her. :lol: I'm sure it was her parents seeing it is a old bike and slough it off as if I was in the wrong. :pinch: They come from a country where the peasants have no rights. :sick: If you have money you can get away with anything including murder. :evil:
I should have shown her my Sheriff ID though. I just gave her my insurance card. I think if I had, Momma and Papa might not have tried to turn it around on me. If I had gone down, all that would have come to light. :whistle:
I'm happy it turned out like it did. I'm now in the market for some vintage hard bags. :whistle:
Steve

I'm not sure if fiberglass kit would fix your issue, many of the old bags were poly or some other crap that isn't easily mendable (i know vetter bags are)

Vetter bags should be readily available (even I have a set or two, but shipping would probably suck on them) nicely done on not getting hurt

These are Amco hard bags 1975. They are made out of ABS. I saw a pair but they wanted more than I could afford plus they looked like SHT. I can't even find Vetter bags on eBay. I have a Vetter top box waiting for me at home. Just delivered. If you'd care to part with a pair, maybe we can talk turkey. I don't want any cheap CHINESE crap on my bike. I'd rather stay period or fix the ones I have.
Thanks, just a few seconds to decide which way to go. She stopped in my lane but I now think she was backing up. I thought I'd cleared her, then bang. Left a nice gouge in the side of her car. :whistle: At least this time I had somewhere to go. :dry:

Man that sucks. Lucky it wasn't worse :ohmy: had a old lady pull out in front of me and it was over. 5 years later I'm still fixing that poor bike.


And that's after extensive repair :blush:

Glad you're OK, and only cosmetics damage to the bike. Don't take this wrong, but in my opinion, flashing lights, sounding the horn ect is wasted energy that could be used in better ways, like avoiding a collision. Maybe she's right and you could have avoided if not for flashing lights ect. Like I say, not looking to troll here, and you're a good guy here, but something to think about.