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Fri Aug 10, 2018 7:51 pm
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Picked up my new 2018 RS today. Has been 17 weeks since the accident where my 17 RS was writen off. I enjoyed every moment on it today. It is full house (I think you call it a SE model in EU) with the addition of quick shifter, BMW head protectors, Akrapovic, MRA X-Creen, BMC Air filter & Rapid Bike Easy.
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Zitat von HeinS im Beitrag #1 Exquisite, Hein, exquisite. Stick.
2016 Granite Gray R1200RS
Haymarket, Va. USA |
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Hope you are all right. Would you mind telling the forum how it happened? What sort of wildlife inhabits West Virginia? I guess we have all had close calls and I, for one, appreciate the lessons.
I would like to apologize to anyone I have NOT offended. Please be patient. I will get to you shortly.
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Zitat von Aussie Import im Beitrag #8 White tail deer. We suffer from extreme over population. Traveling on a two lane country road. I never saw him on the side of the road. In retrospect I think I scanned the left shoulder & when I came back to center he had broken the cover of bushes and was directly in my path. I rolled off throttle but didn't have time to engage the brakes. Impact was at 70mph. According to EMS I slid about 120 feet. Into a guardrail. After seeing pictures of the bike I'm surprised the insurance wrote it off. Didn't seem to be in bad shape for going down at 70mph aside from the plastics. I'm not about to argue though. As for me, I have about 6 months recovery ahead before I'm looking at being able to get back on bike. The guardrail tore up my left leg. Compound fracture of the femur, compound fracture of the fibula, 3 broken bones in the foot. The foot was shocking close to being unattached. After all that, 2 leg surgeries went very well and I should be in good shape in time. Wear gear. Helmet saved my life taking significant impact around the back of the ear from the guardrail. Armor in jacket and gloves did their jobs beautifully with no injuries to torso, head, or arms. Ride safe |
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Zitat von Lacessit im Beitrag #9 Thanks for sharing. Hope the healing goes well. Physio will be a b*tch. I guess we should be eating the deer faster … 
Regards,
Grumpy Goat |
