Bad omen for first ride 2017?

[Air Ready Auto]

Got Lucy out from storage. Rebuilt the clutch master cylinder. Took her for a few short runs up the street and back. Then I decided to hit the road for a few miles. Between miles 10 and 18 I had 3 near misses with Bambi, almost got run over by a truck that was pulling out of a driveway and had to dodge some lady from the oncoming lane who had her head in the phone and had swerved into the middle of the road. I took it as a sign and turned around at mile 20. I hope that's all I have to deal with this year...

[bongobobny]

Well, maybe look at it this way, there's a season's worth of issues all over within one ride...

[WildBill1]

Well on the good side luck is with you. Might want too buy a fist full of lottery tickets while she's still hanging around.

[BratmanXj]

Luckily its been warm enough around Chicago this winter that there were always a few bikes on the road; so far I haven't had to deal with the "winter haze" of watching for motorcycles. With that said, always have to keep an eye out.

[Air Ready Auto]

  WildBill1 said:

Well on the good side luck is with you. Might want too buy a fist full of lottery tickets while she's still hanging around.

 

Oddly enough, I did buy a one dollar scratch off later that day and won 4$

[saddlebum]

Just this week I was was going through a green light. there was a transport on my left nosed out, legally awaiting to make a left turn and a bus and a van going through the green light ahead of me when a car from the other direction shoots a left turn between me and the van ahead of me. I was forced to slam on the brakes and I swear there was barely room for a cigarette paper between us. Thankfully I was in my pickup truck but all I could think had I been on my MC the outcome would have been a whole lot nastier.

[slowrollwv]

I have seen that many times. Give an inch and some Ahole will take it and then some.

[Kretz]

I went out a while back, turned a blind corner in town, (steep uphill & all one-way) to find a huge Dodge Truck just completing a 3 (or 5 or 7 who knows) point turn & coming straight at me! I was able to stop, but not sure how! The guy was open mouthed. Then after I said "What the hell?" & pointed out he was going the wrong direction on a one way, he got all pi$$y. Have you ever noticed how belligerent & aggressive most people get when they are in the wrong? Anyway he reversed to give me room, then roared off & turned at the bottom of the hill.... onto another one way street, again going the wrong way!

[RDawson]

We just had a local take a buzzard to the visor. It knocked him out and laid it down. Luckily no serious injuries. Be careful out there. I once took a quail in the face and ended up with a broken nose, can't imagine a buzzard. Oh the buzzard was declared dead at the scene according to local news.

[Barrycuda]

  XV1100SE said:

Important that you made it home in one piece.

 

finger pointing skyward to let him know.

 

+1 on the safe return. Your line which I isolated was one of the best descriptions I've seen in some time. Thanks.