Riderless Nomad does a 180-degree flip

rlfaubion · 02-04-2009, 11:55 PM

Yes, here’s the story –

I parked my bike in this huge parking lot with lots of space between everything. I go into what is my physical therapist (pain & torture) session. I’m at the good part where Ms. Bionca gives me a little massage. I’m in this state of bliss, when I suddenly realize a man is asking her who owns the motorcycle outside, because he “just hit it”?

I arise from my slumber; jump off the bed, dashing to the window I see my bike pushed up over the curb, laying on its side, half on the sidewalk and half in the parking lot.

Session over, I headed out to the parking lot with three of the medical staff as volunteers to upright the bike. We get it on the stand, the staff goes back to work, and I find I’m dealing with a reputable, upstanding young man that had an accident running into my bike while on company business. He had already called his office reporting the incident before coming inside the building to find the owner.

At least I’m comforted at this point believing any damage will certainly be repaired, and I start my inspection, but full of fear for the heartbreak I’m about to experience finding all this damage.

I learned he was backing an oversized van – didn’t see the bike and wham! However, I couldn’t find anywhere the bike was initially hit. I looked at his van. The left-most rear corner was pushed in about a ½ inch by 6 inches. Logically he had hit my luggage rack, but didn’t damage it. Didn’t even scratch it.

Here’s the complete examination, hereinafter referred to as the damage report:

Worst damage – ½” long scratches along a corner of the front fender guard.

Least damage – bent the lower saddlebag guard (trim).

There were no other damages in between. That’s it! A scratch and a bent…..

I think I’ll ask for the front trim/guard to be replaced ($200 approx.). I will attempt to straighten the lower bag trim/guard with the understanding if it breaks it gets replaced. All-in-all, this is only a $200 to a $400 damage report for after-market parts.

So here’s a Nomad that got punted about five feet, knocked up and over a curb and as was admitted to by the van driver - that while looking through his side mirror said “I saw that bike rolled up on it’s top, thinking it was going all the way over but it stopped, and laid down on its side”.

I commended him for his forthrightness and honesty, and rode home.

**Top Cat** · 02-05-2009, 12:05 AM

WOW, that's quite a story. You are one liucky guy Valdez.
Your bike could have sustained much more damage. The guy who hit it could have just driven away. You must lead a good life.

audiogooroo · 02-05-2009, 12:07 AM

Wow! Sounds like you dodged a bullet there man.
Kudos to the young man for the courage to man up and take responsibilty.

cactusjack · 02-05-2009, 12:13 AM

Aw, I'm sorry to hear this. At least the young man did the right thing. All too rare these days. I hope you told him so.

rksaw · 02-05-2009, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by audiogooroo

Wow! Sounds like you dodged a bullet there man.
Kudos to the young man for the courage to man up and take responsibilty.

Ditto.

**Cajunrider** · 02-05-2009, 06:44 AM

Good for you Valdez. There are still a few honest people around.

Bdog · 02-05-2009, 06:58 AM

"Yikes"..yes you are very lucky! Did you go back in for another massage to release the newly added tension?

VulcanE · 02-05-2009, 07:51 AM

Glad to here your baby wasn't hurt too bad. I would really check it over good to make sure you didn't miss something. Glad it was an honest fella that hit your ride.

ells · 02-05-2009, 07:56 AM

These are days we are glad bad news is no worse than it is. Kudos to the young man, then again he faced far worse consequences, like losing his job, if he screwed it up.

dkdixie · 02-05-2009, 08:20 AM

Unbelievable!! Hope you don't find any concealed damage.

emu · 02-05-2009, 08:27 AM

I cringe when I read parking lot bike toppling stories. Glad there was so little damage. .. I would have the bag trim replaced just the same ... Bending something back never seems to be 100% as it was before ...

Netnorske · 02-05-2009, 09:06 AM

I cringed just reading that....very fortunate ending!

oldbikers · 02-05-2009, 09:49 AM

Thank goodness your bike was not hurt any worse and it is great to hear about an honest man this day and time.

waterman · 02-05-2009, 10:00 AM

Valdez, sounds like the Nomad is a Timex. Takes a licking and keeps on ticking.

Glad there was no more damage than that. And congrats to the young man for looking for who's bike it was. You don't see that much anymore.

ridemslow · 02-05-2009, 11:13 AM

You should play powerball

02-04-2009, 11:55 PM	#1
rlfaubion Sr. Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,582	Riderless Nomad does a 180-degree flip Yes, here’s the story – I parked my bike in this huge parking lot with lots of space between everything. I go into what is my physical therapist (pain & torture) session. I’m at the good part where Ms. Bionca gives me a little massage. I’m in this state of bliss, when I suddenly realize a man is asking her who owns the motorcycle outside, because he “just hit it”? I arise from my slumber; jump off the bed, dashing to the window I see my bike pushed up over the curb, laying on its side, half on the sidewalk and half in the parking lot. Session over, I headed out to the parking lot with three of the medical staff as volunteers to upright the bike. We get it on the stand, the staff goes back to work, and I find I’m dealing with a reputable, upstanding young man that had an accident running into my bike while on company business. He had already called his office reporting the incident before coming inside the building to find the owner. At least I’m comforted at this point believing any damage will certainly be repaired, and I start my inspection, but full of fear for the heartbreak I’m about to experience finding all this damage. I learned he was backing an oversized van – didn’t see the bike and wham! However, I couldn’t find anywhere the bike was initially hit. I looked at his van. The left-most rear corner was pushed in about a ½ inch by 6 inches. Logically he had hit my luggage rack, but didn’t damage it. Didn’t even scratch it. Here’s the complete examination, hereinafter referred to as the damage report: Worst damage – ½” long scratches along a corner of the front fender guard. Least damage – bent the lower saddlebag guard (trim). There were no other damages in between. That’s it! A scratch and a bent….. I think I’ll ask for the front trim/guard to be replaced ($200 approx.). I will attempt to straighten the lower bag trim/guard with the understanding if it breaks it gets replaced. All-in-all, this is only a $200 to a $400 damage report for after-market parts. So here’s a Nomad that got punted about five feet, knocked up and over a curb and as was admitted to by the van driver - that while looking through his side mirror said “I saw that bike rolled up on it’s top, thinking it was going all the way over but it stopped, and laid down on its side”. I commended him for his forthrightness and honesty, and rode home. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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02-05-2009, 12:05 AM	#2
Top Cat Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Peoples Republic of New York State Posts: 15,154	Riderless Nomad does a 180-degree flip WOW, that's quite a story. You are one liucky guy Valdez. Your bike could have sustained much more damage. The guy who hit it could have just driven away. You must lead a good life. __________________ Tim "TC" Conley VBA #9 2011 Victory Kingpin mine 2013 Victory Boardwalk -hers [LEFT][COLOR=#000000] [SIZE=4]
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02-05-2009, 12:07 AM	#3
audiogooroo Sr. Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado/Las Vegas, NV Posts: 3,390	Riderless Nomad does a 180-degree flip Wow! Sounds like you dodged a bullet there man. Kudos to the young man for the courage to man up and take responsibilty. __________________ Audiogooroo - Daryl Porter Colorado Springs, CO VBA #248 VROC #17261 1999 Grn/Grn Nomad
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02-05-2009, 12:13 AM	#4
cactusjack Mega-Contributor Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Where it doesn't snow...ever! Posts: 21,926	Riderless Nomad does a 180-degree flip Aw, I'm sorry to hear this. At least the young man did the right thing. All too rare these days. I hope you told him so. __________________ Scott "Cactusjack" Hanks VBA #00105 H.O.G. #4250060 2011 H-D Ultra Limited 103ci :: 2011 HD Electra Glide Ultra Limited w/Stage 1 :: Rallies: Mesquite '08\|Custer '09\|Cortez '10\|Crescent City '11\|Kanab '12\|Antlers '12\|Estes Park '13\|Antlers '13\|Orofino '14\|The Dalles '17
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02-05-2009, 06:44 AM	#6
Cajunrider Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: (SE Louisiana) Posts: 8,340	Riderless Nomad does a 180-degree flip Good for you Valdez. There are still a few honest people around. __________________ 2016 Electra Glide Ultra Limited CVO Palladium Silver / Phantom Blue 110 cu in SE 2012 Electra Glide Ultra Limited (Traded 6/22/16) Tequila Sunrise / HD Orange Vance & Hines true dual headers Rinehart 4" slip ons Screamin Eagle Super Tuner Screamin Eagle Stage 1 intake Dyno tuned H.O.G.# 4514015 2007 Nomad 1600 (Traded 6/23/12) VBA #482
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02-05-2009, 06:58 AM	#7
Bdog Sr. Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ft. Mcmurray Ab. Posts: 1,447	Riderless Nomad does a 180-degree flip "Yikes"..yes you are very lucky! Did you go back in for another massage to release the newly added tension? __________________
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02-05-2009, 07:51 AM	#8
VulcanE Sr. Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Cartersville, Georgia Posts: 4,838	Riderless Nomad does a 180-degree flip Glad to here your baby wasn't hurt too bad. I would really check it over good to make sure you didn't miss something. Glad it was an honest fella that hit your ride. __________________ Cliff "VulcanE" Evans 2005 Blue & Silver 1600 Nomad VBA # 320 VROC # 20381
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02-05-2009, 07:56 AM	#9
ells Sr. Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Boulder County, Colorado Posts: 2,014	Riderless Nomad does a 180-degree flip These are days we are glad bad news is no worse than it is. Kudos to the young man, then again he faced far worse consequences, like losing his job, if he screwed it up.
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02-05-2009, 08:20 AM	#10
dkdixie Sr. Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Blairsville in N. GA mountains Posts: 1,625	Riderless Nomad does a 180-degree flip Unbelievable!! Hope you don't find any concealed damage. __________________ Dick Campbell Blairsville, GA 2008 Red & Black Nomad 1600 (retired) 2009 1900 Yamaha Stratoliner (retired) 2013 1900 Yamaha Stratoliner 2018 CanAm RT Limited Spyder (Sold) 2014 Goldwing Roadsmith Red Trike (Sold) 2019 Goldwing DCT Roadsmith Copper & Black Trike VBA #243 Darkside #115 Patriot Guard Rider American Legion Rider
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02-05-2009, 08:27 AM	#11
emu Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 127	Riderless Nomad does a 180-degree flip I cringe when I read parking lot bike toppling stories. Glad there was so little damage. .. I would have the bag trim replaced just the same ... Bending something back never seems to be 100% as it was before ...
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02-05-2009, 09:06 AM	#12
Netnorske Top Contributor Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Everett, Washington Posts: 5,709	Riderless Nomad does a 180-degree flip I cringed just reading that....very fortunate ending! __________________ *Kris Olsen* VBA #0691 2017 HD Ultra Limited Low 2013 Victory Cross Country Tour 2012 1700 Vulcan Voyager 2008 1600 Vulcan Nomad 1997 Vulcan 800 Classic *"Growing old is mandatory,* *but growing up is optional"* Custer 2009\|Kalispell 2010\|Cortez 2010\|Crescent City 2011\|Kanab 2012\|Canmore 2012\|Estes Park 2013\|Orofino 2014\|Lake Tahoe 2015\|Red Lodge 2016
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02-05-2009, 09:49 AM	#13
oldbikers Sr. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sardis Mississippi Posts: 3,513	Riderless Nomad does a 180-degree flip Thank goodness your bike was not hurt any worse and it is great to hear about an honest man this day and time. __________________ Jim Hardin Sardis MS Kawanow # 453 Proud PGR member
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02-05-2009, 10:00 AM	#14
waterman Top Contributor Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 6,530	Riderless Nomad does a 180-degree flip Valdez, sounds like the Nomad is a Timex. Takes a licking and keeps on ticking. Glad there was no more damage than that. And congrats to the young man for looking for who's bike it was. You don't see that much anymore. __________________ Joel "Waterman" 2017 HD Road Glide Ultra 2006 Nomad - Sold VBA 213 VROC 16913 Custer 09: Cortez 10: Crescent City 11: Kanab 12: Estes Park 13: Tahoe 14: Red Lodge 16
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02-05-2009, 11:13 AM	#15
ridemslow Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chesapeake, Ohio Posts: 1,537	Riderless Nomad does a 180-degree flip You should play powerball __________________
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