Bit the pavement, No Winter Driving

When I got out of work today, about a block down the street I hit a patch of ice. Even though I was going slow, straight and wasn't speeding up I went down

I broke the cover on the side and all of the oil drained out. Put a HUGE, well, not a dent, half of the tank is bashed in. I just bought the dang tank. That was a wasted 125 dollars. As well as other scrapes and bent up stuff. oh, and I got a scrape or two

Just when I get the thing running again.
I guess I got all winter to fix it now after I tow it home.

This town gets paid to put ice on the streets. Why wont they freaking do it.

No more winter driving for me

 

oh, I forgot to mention. Someone almost hit me sliding on the ice after I fell. Someone almost hit anther car on the ice while getting my bike off the road. Someone almost hit my wife while going off the road while my wife was coming to get me. And we passed an accident on the way home.

Next week she will no longer be working 2nd shift and we can drop each other off at work.

 

sorry to hear that dude. looks like you might need to make a trip to sunny florida! i put 500 hundred miles on the bike this weekend in 65 degree blue skies. the summers can get a bit sticky though...

 

Ya i know about FL.

Too hot for me. I dont do good in teh heat. epilepsi and all that.

 

Man that really sucks, at least you are ok though. I worry sometimes about my fiance riding in the winter - many times he has left here with the roads being ok only to run into ice closer to work. I'd hate to think the replacement cost for some of the parts for his Buell. *cringe*

 

You said it.

 

Something tells me your wife is pissed too super.

But good news, the book is the way to you guys!

BZ

 

She said I caint ride anymore till spring

 

Sorry to here of your mishap. I am really glad to hear you are okay though, it sounds like you are lucky no one slid into you after the fact!

There has been talk on other post of conspiracy theories of slick 50 being put on the roads by the government to increase fuel milage (tiger tiger) although I don't know how true this is...

 

Super sorry to hear about your bad morning, sounds like that the moons were adversely aligned though and your one lucky guy.

What bike do you have?

 

Its not bad. The bike got alot more damage than I did.

its a 1986 vfr700f

one minute before I went down

 

I guess I should have taken the hint.
tho i really didnt have much of a choice. had to get to work.