Bit the pavement, No Winter Driving

supervfr · 11-17-2008, 02:41 PM

When I got out of work today, about a block down the street I hit a patch of ice. Even though I was going slow, straight and wasn't speeding up I went down

I broke the cover on the side and all of the oil drained out. Put a HUGE, well, not a dent, half of the tank is bashed in. I just bought the dang tank. That was a wasted 125 dollars. As well as other scrapes and bent up stuff. oh, and I got a scrape or two

Just when I get the thing running again.
I guess I got all winter to fix it now after I tow it home.

This town gets paid to put ice on the streets. Why wont they freaking do it.

No more winter driving for me

supervfr · 11-17-2008, 03:11 PM

oh, I forgot to mention. Someone almost hit me sliding on the ice after I fell. Someone almost hit anther car on the ice while getting my bike off the road. Someone almost hit my wife while going off the road while my wife was coming to get me. And we passed an accident on the way home.

Next week she will no longer be working 2nd shift and we can drop each other off at work.

madduxca · 11-17-2008, 03:26 PM

sorry to hear that dude. looks like you might need to make a trip to sunny florida! i put 500 hundred miles on the bike this weekend in 65 degree blue skies. the summers can get a bit sticky though...

supervfr · 11-17-2008, 03:36 PM

Ya i know about FL.

Too hot for me. I dont do good in teh heat. epilepsi and all that.

VFRShorty · 11-17-2008, 03:41 PM

Man that really sucks, at least you are ok though. I worry sometimes about my fiance riding in the winter - many times he has left here with the roads being ok only to run into ice closer to work. I'd hate to think the replacement cost for some of the parts for his Buell. *cringe*

supervfr · 11-17-2008, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VFRShorty

Man that really sucks

You said it.

Bubba Zanetti · 11-18-2008, 05:50 AM

Something tells me your wife is pissed too super.

But good news, the book is the way to you guys!

BZ

supervfr · 11-18-2008, 06:03 AM

She said I caint ride anymore till spring

btay67 · 11-18-2008, 06:25 AM

Sorry to here of your mishap. I am really glad to hear you are okay though, it sounds like you are lucky no one slid into you after the fact!

There has been talk on other post of conspiracy theories of slick 50 being put on the roads by the government to increase fuel milage (tiger tiger) although I don't know how true this is...

jasonsmith · 11-18-2008, 09:18 AM

Super sorry to hear about your bad morning, sounds like that the moons were adversely aligned though and your one lucky guy.

What bike do you have?

supervfr · 11-18-2008, 09:39 AM

Its not bad. The bike got alot more damage than I did.

its a 1986 vfr700f

one minute before I went down

supervfr · 11-20-2008, 10:57 PM

I guess I should have taken the hint.
tho i really didnt have much of a choice. had to get to work.

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11-17-2008, 02:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
supervfr Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Last Online: 01-05-2009 05:15 PM Posts: 282 Thanks: 14 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Bit the pavement, No Winter Driving When I got out of work today, about a block down the street I hit a patch of ice. Even though I was going slow, straight and wasn't speeding up I went down I broke the cover on the side and all of the oil drained out. Put a HUGE, well, not a dent, half of the tank is bashed in. I just bought the dang tank. That was a wasted 125 dollars. As well as other scrapes and bent up stuff. oh, and I got a scrape or two Just when I get the thing running again. I guess I got all winter to fix it now after I tow it home. This town gets paid to put ice on the streets. Why wont they freaking do it. No more winter driving for me __________________ Hershey's Syrup. Making chocolate pudding out of vanilla pudding since, about 5 minutes ago.

11-17-2008, 03:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
supervfr Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Last Online: 01-05-2009 05:15 PM Posts: 282 Thanks: 14 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	oh, I forgot to mention. Someone almost hit me sliding on the ice after I fell. Someone almost hit anther car on the ice while getting my bike off the road. Someone almost hit my wife while going off the road while my wife was coming to get me. And we passed an accident on the way home. Next week she will no longer be working 2nd shift and we can drop each other off at work. __________________ Hershey's Syrup. Making chocolate pudding out of vanilla pudding since, about 5 minutes ago.

11-17-2008, 03:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
madduxca Member Join Date: May 2008 Last Online: 12-28-2008 09:55 PM Location: Navarre Beach, FL - Find Me! My Ride: 2004 vfr View my Photo Gallery Posts: 81 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	sorry to hear that dude. looks like you might need to make a trip to sunny florida! i put 500 hundred miles on the bike this weekend in 65 degree blue skies. the summers can get a bit sticky though... __________________ Member # 120

11-17-2008, 03:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
supervfr Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Last Online: 01-05-2009 05:15 PM Posts: 282 Thanks: 14 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Ya i know about FL. Too hot for me. I dont do good in teh heat. epilepsi and all that. __________________ Hershey's Syrup. Making chocolate pudding out of vanilla pudding since, about 5 minutes ago.

11-17-2008, 03:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
VFRShorty VFRW Princess & Chat Modz Join Date: Mar 2008 Last Online: Today 01:31 PM Location: NW Oregon - Find Me! My Ride: 1987 Honda VFR700F F1R Exhaust Posts: 564 Thanks: 10 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts	Man that really sucks, at least you are ok though. I worry sometimes about my fiance riding in the winter - many times he has left here with the roads being ok only to run into ice closer to work. I'd hate to think the replacement cost for some of the parts for his Buell. cringe __________________ "Oregon riders do it wet!" VFR Owners/Lovers Club (Myspace) http://groups.myspace.com/vfrowners

11-18-2008, 05:50 AM	#7 (permalink)
Bubba Zanetti Uber Guru Join Date: Jan 2007 Last Online: Today 08:16 PM Location: Delaware My Ride: 1997 VFR750F View my Photo Gallery Posts: 1,615 Thanks: 71 Thanked 44 Times in 35 Posts	Something tells me your wife is pissed too super. But good news, the book is the way to you guys! BZ __________________ "The average man does not get pleasure out of an idea because he thinks it is true; he thinks it is true becasue he gets pleasure out of it". -H.L. Mencken

11-18-2008, 06:03 AM	#8 (permalink)
supervfr Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Last Online: 01-05-2009 05:15 PM Posts: 282 Thanks: 14 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	She said I caint ride anymore till spring __________________ Hershey's Syrup. Making chocolate pudding out of vanilla pudding since, about 5 minutes ago.

11-18-2008, 06:25 AM	#9 (permalink)
btay67 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Last Online: Today 06:01 PM Location: Peculiar, Mo My Ride: 2000 VFR 800 fi Posts: 104 Thanks: 15 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Sorry to here of your mishap. I am really glad to hear you are okay though, it sounds like you are lucky no one slid into you after the fact! There has been talk on other post of conspiracy theories of slick 50 being put on the roads by the government to increase fuel milage (tiger tiger) although I don't know how true this is...

11-18-2008, 09:18 AM	#10 (permalink)
jasonsmith Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Last Online: Today 06:04 PM Location: Vancouver, BC My Ride: 2007 25th RWB View my Photo Gallery Posts: 847 Thanks: 14 Thanked 87 Times in 79 Posts	Super sorry to hear about your bad morning, sounds like that the moons were adversely aligned though and your one lucky guy. What bike do you have? __________________ . Proud Member - Sixth Gen Militia - 1st VTEC Battalion

11-18-2008, 09:39 AM	#11 (permalink)
supervfr Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Last Online: 01-05-2009 05:15 PM Posts: 282 Thanks: 14 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Its not bad. The bike got alot more damage than I did. its a 1986 vfr700f one minute before I went down __________________ Hershey's Syrup. Making chocolate pudding out of vanilla pudding since, about 5 minutes ago.

11-20-2008, 10:57 PM	#12 (permalink)
supervfr Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Last Online: 01-05-2009 05:15 PM Posts: 282 Thanks: 14 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	I guess I should have taken the hint. tho i really didnt have much of a choice. had to get to work. __________________ Hershey's Syrup. Making chocolate pudding out of vanilla pudding since, about 5 minutes ago.

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