Air Ready Auto Posted April 13, 2017 Share #1 Posted April 13, 2017 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XV1100SE Posted April 13, 2017 Share #2 Posted April 13, 2017 Important that you made it home in one piece. I did 500 km last Sunday. Had one guy swing from the right lane across two lanes to get in front of me. Wasn't really close but I gave him a finger pointing skyward to let him know. One "comment" from one rider, he might be more observant to the next biker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongobobny Posted April 13, 2017 Share #3 Posted April 13, 2017 Well, maybe look at it this way, there's a season's worth of issues all over within one ride... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildBill1 Posted April 13, 2017 Share #4 Posted April 13, 2017 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BratmanXj Posted April 13, 2017 Share #5 Posted April 13, 2017 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air Ready Auto Posted April 14, 2017 Author Share #6 Posted April 14, 2017 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$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saddlebum Posted April 15, 2017 Share #7 Posted April 15, 2017 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowrollwv Posted April 15, 2017 Share #8 Posted April 15, 2017 I have seen that many times. Give an inch and some Ahole will take it and then some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kretz Posted April 15, 2017 Share #9 Posted April 15, 2017 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDawson Posted April 15, 2017 Share #10 Posted April 15, 2017 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrycuda Posted April 16, 2017 Share #11 Posted April 16, 2017 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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