Rear ended on the way to work this morning - CRAP!

wiz · 08-10-2011, 08:25 AM

Sitting at a red light on the short ride to work this morning, suddenly the stopped SUV behind me guns it right into me. He claims that his floor mat caught his accelerator. I am OK except for a tender ankle and knee but the impact was mostly absorbed by what used to be a gorgeous custom painted H-D Ultra trunk, and the wompus rack bent into the fender a little bit. I think the rack bent because I steered into the empty left turn lane to avoid being pushed into the car in front of me so the SUV force was into the corner of the trunk as I turned to get the hell out from in front of him. Leaving some space helped out there. I rode the sad looking bike home and took the car to work. At least the guy who hit 'fessed up everything to the cop who happened to be right there at the corner gas station when he hit me.
I guess I'll get the estimate for replacing the Ultra trunk, mount and fender and in the mean time the old backrest will go back on....

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cactusjack · 08-10-2011, 09:36 AM

I'm glad it wasn't more serious. It could have easily been a lot worse.

Loafer · 08-10-2011, 09:38 AM

Sorry to hear this.
Make sure you get checked out, you won't know if you have any back problems or muscle spasms, from trying to brace and get out of the way, until tomorrow or the next day.
Stay safe.

**brote** · 08-10-2011, 10:06 AM

Sorry to hear about the accident, hope all injury's are not serious. Get well and stay safe.

blowndodge · 08-10-2011, 10:06 AM

Any motorcycle incident you walk away from is a blessing...

landman · 08-10-2011, 10:17 AM

sorry to hear about your misshap.

Bdog · 08-10-2011, 10:25 AM

"Yikes"..glad for you that you were paying attention to your surroundings and took evasive manouvers to avoid a more serious situation..John

**trip** · 08-10-2011, 10:29 AM

Glad you walked away from that one.

**Jared** · 08-10-2011, 10:58 AM

Wow, definitely could have been worse. Glad you're still here!

patmahoney · 08-10-2011, 11:07 AM

Thank God is wasn't worse! Sounds like you and your bike are going to be fine, that's all that matters. Be well

**ray2** · 08-10-2011, 11:10 AM

Glad you are OK. Just never know what will happen from one moment to the next.

usranger74 · 08-10-2011, 11:21 AM

I am very happy you walked away from it and that your bike seems to be repairable.

I was in Mesa Verde NP last week where a bike was stopped at a stop sign and a large RV ran him over. The RV was running the stop sign and did no see the bike.

**BudMan** · 08-10-2011, 11:40 AM

Scary! Glad you are OK

crazy8smokey · 08-10-2011, 11:41 AM

I'm surprised the SUV wasn't driven by a woman --LOL
SUV = soccer mom (usually )

Get it fixed and wait for the call from the other insurance company -cause they will try to settle
Good for you
Money (alittle) could be coming your way
-G-

wiz · 08-10-2011, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Blowndodge "Darksider"

Any motorcycle incident you walk away from is a blessing...

That is my take on the mess, and I think the trunk absorbed a lot of the impact energy so I am glad my wife was not on the back. The tender ankle and sore knee are pretty much walked off and fine now so it is just the bike to deal with.

08-10-2011, 08:25 AM	#1
wiz Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 498	Rear ended on the way to work this morning - CRAP! Sitting at a red light on the short ride to work this morning, suddenly the stopped SUV behind me guns it right into me. He claims that his floor mat caught his accelerator. I am OK except for a tender ankle and knee but the impact was mostly absorbed by what used to be a gorgeous custom painted H-D Ultra trunk, and the wompus rack bent into the fender a little bit. I think the rack bent because I steered into the empty left turn lane to avoid being pushed into the car in front of me so the SUV force was into the corner of the trunk as I turned to get the hell out from in front of him. Leaving some space helped out there. I rode the sad looking bike home and took the car to work. At least the guy who hit 'fessed up everything to the cop who happened to be right there at the corner gas station when he hit me. I guess I'll get the estimate for replacing the Ultra trunk, mount and fender and in the mean time the old backrest will go back on.... :(" title="" border="0"/> Login or Register to Remove Ads
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Loafer Sr. Contributor Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 18,287	Rear ended on the way to work this morning - CRAP! Sorry to hear this. Make sure you get checked out, you won't know if you have any back problems or muscle spasms, from trying to brace and get out of the way, until tomorrow or the next day. Stay safe. __________________ Gerry Martineau / 802 VT / VBA #0892 /[email]glmjgm@gmail.com[email]
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usranger74 Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: La Vista, NE Posts: 4,060	Rear ended on the way to work this morning - CRAP! I am very happy you walked away from it and that your bike seems to be repairable. I was in Mesa Verde NP last week where a bike was stopped at a stop sign and a large RV ran him over. The RV was running the stop sign and did no see the bike. __________________ Bill (usranger74) Blake 2016 Goldwing VBA # 1505
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crazy8smokey Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 85	Rear ended on the way to work this morning - CRAP! I'm surprised the SUV wasn't driven by a woman --LOL SUV = soccer mom (usually ) Get it fixed and wait for the call from the other insurance company -cause they will try to settle Good for you Money (alittle) could be coming your way -G- __________________ Race it, break it,fix it repeat...
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