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The Busa went down on March 31st at 40 mph. A black Chevy 1500 ran a red light and started a chain of events that led to my crash. Slippery pavement and too much brake and there goes the front end  It was either that or have a collision. I'll take a low side to a T-Bone any day. I was wearing my gear (as always) and come out fairly unscathed. Nasty bruise on my left hip but that is it. The Busa has about $1500 of damage, but none of it mechanical. The Woodcraft engine case really saved the day! My head hit so it was new helmet time. My Vanson jacket almost completely wore through on the left forearm. Not good. My pants survived with no problems. The palm on my left glove wore through but did not rash me. This was my 2nd wreck with these gloves, but I am still disappointed in their failure.    |
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« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2009, 05:57:11 AM » |
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The new helmet...  |
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« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2009, 05:58:54 AM » |
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ML has some nice lids.... I want the face helmet  |
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« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2009, 05:59:46 AM » |
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Full carbon Busa coming to the DFWM in a few months.
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« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2009, 06:04:36 AM » |
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 Just glad you are OK !
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« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2009, 06:06:24 AM » |
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Just glad you are OK ! ummm.....have you talked to him lately  you might change your mind  |
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« Reply #6 on: April 06, 2009, 06:11:40 AM » |
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This is why it has the Woodcraft cover.  Did the a@@hole stop? Did he have insurance? I can see how the answer to both questions would be no in this f#@ked up town. Lastly, was there a turkey involved?  Glad you are OK dude. |
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« Reply #7 on: April 06, 2009, 06:14:01 AM » |
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This is why it has the Woodcraft cover. Did the a@@hole stop? Did he have insurance? I can see how the answer to both questions would be no in this f#@ked up town. Lastly, was there a turkey involved? Glad you are OK dude. He just couldn't keep up with me on my 900......everyone knows Busas cant handle.... JK, the guy never stopped, I don't even think he looked |
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« Reply #8 on: April 06, 2009, 06:14:50 AM » |
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This is why it has the Woodcraft cover. Did the a@@hole stop? Did he have insurance? I can see how the answer to both questions would be no in this f#@ked up town. Lastly, was there a turkey involved? Glad you are OK dude. Thanks No turkey and no stop. I am just going to lick my wounds and fix the bike myself. Catie about has the carbon fairing thing figured out so we should be able to make our own for it. It is nice being married to an engineer |
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« Reply #9 on: April 06, 2009, 07:29:01 AM » |
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the only turkey was the driver  |
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« Reply #10 on: April 06, 2009, 07:54:20 AM » |
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What size gloves do you wear? I have some Kobe gloves that I bought used and they're too big across my palm... they say they're a medium but fit more like a large or xlarge in my opinion... I was gonna sell them... will offer discounts to DFM members..  |
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« Reply #11 on: April 06, 2009, 07:57:29 AM » |
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I am a medium, but thanks for the offer  I picked up some of the '07 GP Techs that have the kevlar stitching. |
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« Reply #12 on: April 06, 2009, 09:09:22 AM » |
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Dude, that sucks. Sorry to hear about the incident but I'm glad you're ok.
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« Reply #13 on: April 06, 2009, 09:25:33 AM » |
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Glad you made it out relatively unharmed. Can you post pics of the damaged gear and maybe the brand / model of each.
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« Reply #14 on: April 06, 2009, 09:26:54 AM » |
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Full carbon Busa coming to the DFWM in a few months.
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