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onegunguitar · Post by **onegunguitar** » Sunday Jun 14, 2009

as we are riding our motorcycle on our way to Panama City,Fl. on Friday afternoon,I'm in the left lane,cruise control set, passing a pickup truck at the interchange of I-77 south and I-74 east in North Carolina,then the next thing I know this truck slams into the right side of our bike,my girlfriend yells"WHAT THE HELL!!" I managed to get the bike under control without going down on the pavement. My gf tells me later that she had actually had her arm over the bed side of the pick up for a few seconds!!! He later tells us he missed his exit for I-74 and he never saw us,yea,no shit! He was 19 years old and from Indiana state,he apologized about 50 times and admitted he was at fault,blah,blah,blah. I never had time to hit the brakes or blow the horn,he was against us that quick and I was in the center of our lane.No one was seriously hurt and now I gotta play the insurance game. My bike is an 86 Kawasaki touring bike and the parts that need replaced comes to about $4800,haha,the bike's only booked at $2900 and the parts are more than likely no longer made. Anyways,we put the bike in storage for now and rented a car and finished the trip to my mother's house here in hot and humid Fl. What a day!!

Asundor · Post by **Asundor** » Sunday Jun 14, 2009

Glad you guys weren't hurt!!!

Bag · Post by **Bag** » Sunday Jun 14, 2009

Damn! It's amazing that you kept the bike up. Glad you two weren't hurt. That could have been ALOT worse.

tornandfrayed · Post by **tornandfrayed** » Sunday Jun 14, 2009

Thank God you guys were not hurt!

Man it is hard to see bikes sometimes, I know that sometimes depending on the vehicle it is even hard to see other cars in the blind spot....

Take care bud and have a safe trip!

todd17063 · Post by **todd17063** » Sunday Jun 14, 2009

Every time i take my bike out i get some jack ass that either tailgates me or cuts me off.. Its like they don't even acknowledge that you are there and most the time its a person who is driving and talking on a cell phone.. Its summertime and people gotta keep thier eyes open... Glad your ok, good luck with the bike, If that would happen to me i'd be in the same boat because i have a 83 Honda shadow, damn near impossible to find parts...

RFBuck · Post by **RFBuck** » Sunday Jun 14, 2009

Glad you're ok, dude. It's a shame people don't pay more attention. As a CDL driver I'm more critical. He didn't look hard enough, in my opinion. I know it's hard to see some cars and especially bikes, but taking a few extra seconds to make absolutely sure could mean all the difference in the world.

DrumAndDestroy · Post by **DrumAndDestroy** » Sunday Jun 14, 2009

thankfully you guys are okay.

Charltor · Post by **Charltor** » Sunday Jun 14, 2009

Glad to hear you two are safe. When Amy got the call, I thought it was alot worse. You guys be careful getting back to Pennsyltuckey. Well just think of it this way Scott, you'll have a shitload of material for new episodes of this old bike. Take care bro!

bassist_25 · Post by **bassist_25** » Sunday Jun 14, 2009

Damn, Scott! That's pretty crazy, but I am so glad to hear that you and your girlfriend are alright. It really sucks about the insurance. It sucks when you have an older model vehicle that's in nice shape but isn't "listed" at a high enough price.

As far as the truck is concerned - I'm a big advocate of the smaller mirrors that stick right to your side mirrors. They're only a few bucks at the auto section of any department store, and they really help with the big blind spot that's inherent to side rear-view mirrors.

BDR · Post by **BDR** » Sunday Jun 14, 2009

I think people rely too heavily on mirrors instead of looking. Turn your head and look. It only takes a second to make for sure that it's clear. Glad you guys weren't hurt. When I started reading, I thought your story was gonna end badly. People are selfish about the roadways. Some A-holes drive as if they are alone on the highways. It's that simple. Some people suck. r:>)

metal_junky · Post by **metal_junky** » Sunday Jun 14, 2009

Figures it was some punk kid....

HurricaneBob · Post by **HurricaneBob** » Sunday Jun 14, 2009

Wow Bushy, nice recovery from going down man, idiots suck.

bfoust · Post by **bfoust** » Sunday Jun 14, 2009

I always check the mirror first then turn to see the blind spot. If you don't know how to see the blind spot, you shouldn't be driving. period.

EErnst · Post by **EErnst** » Sunday Jun 14, 2009

at least we'll have some good "this ol' bike" episodes to listen to for the weeks to come at practice

.....glad you and the "old lady" are alright man

songsmith · Post by **songsmith** » Monday Jun 15, 2009

Jeez, what's up with all the carnage on Rockpage? Everybody suffering for their art. Yesterday at Cosmic Jam I was thirsty. I mean really thirsty. I suffer.

Glad everybody's okay, it sounds like close calls were the rule of the day.--->JMS

onegunguitar · Post by **onegunguitar** » Monday Jun 15, 2009

Thanks for the kind words everyone!! Between my mishap and Brian's bleeding episode,which I'm glad to see he's alright,I'd say FedUp has had one hell of week!!

Killjingle · Post by **Killjingle** » Monday Jun 15, 2009

glad to hear u guys are OK. Jason told me about this last night.

Major bummer

DirtySanchez · Post by **DirtySanchez** » Monday Jun 15, 2009

Maybe if you wouldn't wear a helmet they would see your bright ginger hair and not crash into you. Glad you're ok bro!

Dragan Kalasa · Post by **Dragan Kalasa** » Monday Jun 15, 2009

Wow...that must have took some serious concentration to keep that thing up. Great to hear no one was hurt.

Naga · Post by **Naga** » Monday Jun 15, 2009

People are douchebags. Good to read that this douchebag's lack of intelligence didn't end severely though

nakedtwister · Post by **nakedtwister** » Monday Jun 15, 2009

I know how you feel man. Last Wed. some asshole plwed into the back of my explorer. Come to find out he wasn't insured. Now it's on my insurance co. The pussy won't return my call. All I was asking was for him to cover my deductible.

RobTheDrummer · Post by **RobTheDrummer** » Monday Jun 15, 2009

nakedtwister wrote:I know how you feel man. Last Wed. some asshole plwed into the back of my explorer. Come to find out he wasn't insured. Now it's on my insurance co. The pussy won't return my call. All I was asking was for him to cover my deductible.

Turn his ass in.

HarleyRo1 · Post by **HarleyRo1** » Monday Jun 15, 2009

What a horrible story...so glad that you guys are okay. Just made my stomach do flips just reading it.

Baceman Spiff · Post by **Baceman Spiff** » Wednesday Jun 17, 2009

DirtySanchez wrote:Maybe if you wouldn't wear a helmet they would see your bright ginger hair and not crash into you. Glad you're ok bro!

You know, I was thinkin the same thing...

Glad yins are ok Shrub. Nice save too bro! If youda been killed, youda been a rock and roll legend! Like Duane Allman and Dime.

RFBuck · Post by **RFBuck** » Wednesday Jun 17, 2009

Rob said it all. Turn yer frickin' head and look!! Unfortunately for me, I have to rely on mirrors alone with my big truck. That's why I stated in another post about "pass and get it over with." If a big rig comes over at you, nine chances out of ten you're in a spot where he can't see you.

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