Totaled…. ??
On June 11 - I was on my way to work and sitting first in line in a left turn lane at an intersection around 10:30 at night. An alleged drunk driver side swiped me as I was sitting still. Everything was normal , cars coming across intersection- then I got hit. Broken fibula and heel on the left leg. Four days in the hospital, new hardware in my bone - still on crutches. Probably will be for another month. Adjuster and Harley techs say frame is damaged, which is probably right - and the frame replacement is quoted at just over 18 grand in parts and labor - plus the damage you see here. Tank , fender crash bar, new fairing cover , floor board and shifter and various other damaged parts. They say the mount for the bottom of the crash bar cracked and bent the bottom of the frame. They said it’s a common thing that ends up wasting an otherwise repairable collision.
Damn shame. I did not want it totaled out.
I think the vehicle was traveling about 40-50 mph - luckily it seemed the vehicle hit and then she yanked her wheel away from me - because I didn’t drag down the side of her car. The bike then fell over on my left side.
It happened in about 3-5 seconds - but felt like it was a super slow speed experience- like time slowed down as it happened. Very strange. Cop said if she woulda hit me head on - I may have not survived.
So …. Keep your head on a swivel guys. Everything was completely normal on my ride to work until it wasn’t.