Sorry to hear about that... It's rough. I'll try to ride a bit more carefully but honestly. Regardless of what color we're wearing or even reflective vests. Some cagers just drive so distracted. The most important hting is to gear up and be prepared for a wreck. On summer days is when I'm most at risk because i'm only wearing a vest ( http://www.motorcyclehouse.com/motorcycle-vests.htm
) ... might change that soon if i can find some better stuff.
That used to happen to me in High School. It's pretty amusing when I get dropped off for school and theres NOONE there. Lol.
I guess for work it's different, you show up on time to make sure you get paid haha..
Well... I wouldn't exactly say that it improves the handling and performance of the bike. I think stock height is that way fo ra reason... You'll have the worry about bottoming out now. That's a really tricky and dangerous situation if you're on the highway. You might bounce off your bike so i'm not sure it's the most advisable thing to do.