Accident - classic car pull out in front

[JackB]

I'm glad your ok but I thought I was going to be hearing about a "classic car" hitting you.

[jmdaniel]

I'm glad your ok but I thought I was going to be hearing about a "classic car" hitting you.

Ha! I thought the same, thinking "when did a GMC Terrain become a classic car?"...

[VStarRider]

Ha! I thought the same, thinking "when did a GMC Terrain become a classic car?"...

Ha! Yeah, I read my post title again when I got home and logged in and saw what you mean!

Thanks to everyone for sharing your stories. Many are very, very similar to what happened to me today.

When I got home, I gave the bike another look-over. There ain't a dam thing wrong with it, other than some missing paint on the bottom of the rear saddlebag crashbar. In fact, the clutch side Ergo III I thought was bent was actually just pushed upward. Stepping down on it put it back to its original position and still operates fine. The bike was skidding on the stainless bolt head that holds the footrest mechanism together.

i did see that I broke a wind deflector off during the skid. That's really it - oh - except one other thing - my glovebox key knob came unglued. Not sure if that is timing or adrenaline pumping that broke it off.

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As for me, 13 hours later I seem to be physically fine. My knee scrape features no pain. I did notice that I may have bruised my clavicle (shoulder probably hit the road at some point) when I put my seatbelt on in the car this afternoon. Noticeable, but no limitation in range of motion.

Emotionally, I feel ready to ride. I may have gone out tonight, in fact, if a friend had not called. I am supposed to be riding to my camp 100 miles from home after work tomorrow, and I feel ready to do that. Maybe I should go for a quick spin tonight to see how things feel behind the bars again.

I almost emailed my dealer tonight to get a quote on a new Wing Tour. I know some of you have doubts about the impact of ABS, particularly in my case today, or perhaps some of the other incidents in this thread. I feel that no matter how much training one has, when you are watching a vehicle pulling in front of you 50 feet away, I want to remove the thinking that goes into modulating braking inputs and just be able to jam on those brakes with everything I have. ABS allows you to remain upright, as someone mentioned, which is better than being on the ground in most cases. Can I afford a Wing Tour? No, not really. But I do think I am going to accelerate my plan to replace the F6 with a Wing Tour sooner than later.

The insurance company is stopping by tomorrow for a look at the bike and to write up an estimate.

Thanks again everyone. Ride safe, stay focused!