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First a thanks to Orlin and family for a great week end. My 180 Mile return trip ended up taking 7.5 hours thanks to a jackass in a P/U that took out my bike and the car behind me. My poor bike is now held together with Gorilla tape, and bungee cords. Just before Madison on 14 a P/U had a rock about the size of a softball roll out of the bed and come bouncing down the road. I swerved hard right and thankfully I was able to keep on the road, but the rock just caught the left saddle bag breaking the lid, the lid and the rock then flew up in the air and both hit the windshield of the car behind me. The rock ended up going thru the windshield and ended up in the empty passenger seat of the car. Other than some very rattled nerves there are no injuries. Both of us were very lucky. I had to sit at a McDonalds and eat ice cream till I calmed down enough to ride home. Had I not swerved hard I would have caught that rock square in the front. Seeing what it did to the car, I am sure it would have come right thru the plastic front end of the bike. I did not even know the bike and trailer and could even make a move like that. I guess the practice drills at swerving that I do in a parking lot are worth the effort. Oh and of course the P/U never stopped. I am now in the market for a left saddle bag lid for a 1st gen MKII. Preferably the metallic Maroon to match my 88. I have not inspected the bottom half for damage yet.
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A few days ago , I had to go into J-ville , NC (military town where Combat driving is a daily thing) and had a Suburban cut me off big time . There was 3 lanes , I was in the immediate inside lane on which he was in the center . I was up to his rear door . He knew I was there as he speeded up to the cage in front of him rear bumper to attempt to squeeze me out . No blinker , No time to react but to lock up the brakes and lay on the Stebel . He barely missed me as he swept over into my lane . Well .....then all of a sudden another horn start blaring out loud . Kind had a double tap in the ole' britches if you know what I mean ! It was a mid-size P/U that was in the center lane behind me and was behind that suburban . He speeded up along side of the suburban and started making hand signals that clearly signafied that he just almost caused an accident . In the tinted rear window of the suburban , all I seen was what appeared as an arm rasing and shaking . Then the guy in the p/u stared giving him the one finger salute ! At this time , I was laid back about 6 car lengths behind doing 45mph with the flow of the traffic . Every cage that was witnessing what was going on gave plenty of room for what may happen next . Then the p/u was along side then swerved into the suburban missing him , expressing what he had done to me . Then the p/u speeded up and swerved in front of the surburban . Man , this was getting exciting ! But I soon had to pull over at the next intersection to go to my destination . At that time , I didn't know really know what to do . To follow the p/u to where he was going to Thank him for looking out after us bikers or what ? I really didn't want this situation to exculate to anybody getting hurt , but admire the guy to stand up to another to look out for us . So since I didn't get to Thank the guy , I did make huge WAIVE in his rear veiw mirror in appreciation . BEER30
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Where in the heck can I p/u amsoil for my scoot 03 RSV???????
