YaY I got another Bike...

Sidi

Sidi

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I had to get my “monster truck” out of mothballs, every 2 days I dump $75 in my tank, and pretend to be one of THEM for the last 2 months.

Well my last bike was totaled 2 months ago by some chick that didn't look before she jerked into another lane, didn’t turn her head, no blinker, nothing... cagers.... I had NO time maneuver, so I ended up getting smashed into and flying over the car next to me. Weeee...

Houston, We have take off!

I thought to myself, as I did my best impersonation of Superman, "humm the sky isn't supposed to be there, OH crap this is gonna hurt!” Well the bike was totaled, and now I have to sit in arbitration with Progressive (my insurance) and AAA.

Her insurance claims she did nothing wrong and I looked like I didn’t have control of my bike, that I must be a new rider (wait a min if she says I didn’t have control of my bike that means she saw me and hit me on purpose)... We all have heard that one before. It’s never the cager’s fault always the rider.

Well my wrist is still jacked up a bit but I have a brace for it and it fits in my winter gloves so I’m about ready to get on my new bike.

I upgraded my commuter bike a bit from a 03 SV650s (I just got done giving it a race tune) to a 07 R1. Let’s see if I don’t kill myself in the first year.

See ya all on the highway, commuting from the Danville area to Silicon Valley every morning has sucked donkey balls in my truck, but it was warm (the truck not the balls).
 
auntiebling

auntiebling

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nice to have a new rocket, but i can't imagine the R1 ergos will be nice on the wrist. i hope you've been doing your kegels
 
Sidi

Sidi

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ya my buddies that all have R1's say I'm gonna be sore for the first week or so, till i find the position that feels comfortable for me.
 
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busjohn

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Grats! You may be one of the exception that actually find RR bikes to be comfy on long hauls. Rode with several riders that are fine with RR bikes on 1000 mile plus trips.
 
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RRrider

RRrider

Enthusiast, Fukrwe Club
Nah, IMO, litre bike is unbridled fun. LIttle adjustments (like seat, handlebars) make a big difference in comfort, with unmatched handling and performance. You can always scale down performance and scale up comfort (sport tourers, nakeds, adv-tourters, tourers, cruisers...depending on how far you want to go), but gotta love a litre bike!

have fun
 
Sharky

Sharky

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Sidi said:
ya my buddies that all have R1's say I'm gonna be sore for the first week or so, till i find the position that feels comfortable for me.
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From a wrist perspective, those R1s are about as bad as Ducatis. Should have bought a Suuki.
:twofinger

Good luck with the arbitration. I've done a bunch of those. Generally the result is pretty close to fair so long as your attorney is doing a good job.
Your mileage may vary and *disclaimer* given the level of information provided I could in no way provide you any legal advice or let you know if you are actually getting a fair shake or not.
 
originalsturge

originalsturge

litre bikes are fun
helibars thats all you need. if you want to commute put them in the upright postition if you want to carve leave them there or drop them back down. 13 mm allen wrench is all youll need to change it up. i loved having the helis on my r1 made long rides so freaking awesome.
 
SyndicatedDeath

SyndicatedDeath

Wild calamari
What that chick did to you is what some guy did to me. Maybe not as spasticly but same thing.. Didn't look, hit me and lied to ins. Funny thing I thought that's what ins was for, to take care of your mistakes when you make them. In any event it's the reason I now use a go pro every ride. I won't ever let some prick lie about maybe almost killing me to save a few pennies on ins.
 
ThumperX

ThumperX

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Congrats on the new ride!!
I had many the Arbitration Liability decision upheld when I worked for Progressive. Hopefully there are witnesses that support your story.
What position are you on the police report? Number 1 or number 2?
 
Sidi

Sidi

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Happy Hornet said:
Congrats on the new ride!!
I had many the Arbitration Liability decision upheld when I worked for Progressive. Hopefully there are witnesses that support your story.
What position are you on the police report? Number 1 or number 2?
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we called the cops, they asked if there was any injuries and we said no, then about an hour later my adrenalin high came down and my $hit hurt, so they said they weren't coming out...

jimboFosho said:
New bike and no picts :|
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Patience young pollywog
 
Sidi

Sidi

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Na my wrists hurt from my accident back in September, when that dumb B*^%H hit me.

I upgraded from an '03 SV650 to a '07 R1. at first I was nervous as a Virgin on Prom night. after about 2 miles I was gitty as a school girl. I almost called in sick today to just go ride, then it started to rain.

The bike is not as uncomfortable as some say, actually i like the riding position better than my SV... yes I'm weird.

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Sidi

Sidi

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out here in California, you would be hard pressed to find good drivers that don't drive bikes also
 
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