Richard Tool
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So it finally happened - Riding In left lane of three lanes , all traffic going in same direction. I was in the left lane to turn left at the approaching intersection.
In an instant a girl in the center lane pulled into me , striking handlebars / front wheel . She claimed she didn’t see me . Counter steer instinct kicked in but useless when an automobile is pushing against the wheel . Short story is there was nothing I could do. As the car moved away I started to high side to the right . I stabbed with my right foot but too little too late and wound up with the Commando on it’s right side pinning my right ankle and calf under the the bottom frame rail and exhaust. I tried to lift bike off of me but could only get it so far . Probably a good thing I didn’t get it on it’s feet as it was still in gear and running . I was able to reach over with my left hand and switch the ignition off and then others arrived and lifted bike off me.
Ankle & calf bruised and swollen and road rash and bruises on my right arm and a chip out of my helmet but I walked ( limped ?) away .
Bike seems OK as it had a cushion to fall on - me . Some scrapes here and there . I’ll have to wait for my leg to heal before I can give it a thorough going over.
So my question to all is this - does anyone think any harm may have been done from a lubrication standpoint while the engine was running while laying on it’s right side ? I can’t say how long it was doing so - seemed like an eternity but was probably only a moment or two .
Sucks that this happened after 60 years of riding but it could’ve been far worse.
In an instant a girl in the center lane pulled into me , striking handlebars / front wheel . She claimed she didn’t see me . Counter steer instinct kicked in but useless when an automobile is pushing against the wheel . Short story is there was nothing I could do. As the car moved away I started to high side to the right . I stabbed with my right foot but too little too late and wound up with the Commando on it’s right side pinning my right ankle and calf under the the bottom frame rail and exhaust. I tried to lift bike off of me but could only get it so far . Probably a good thing I didn’t get it on it’s feet as it was still in gear and running . I was able to reach over with my left hand and switch the ignition off and then others arrived and lifted bike off me.
Ankle & calf bruised and swollen and road rash and bruises on my right arm and a chip out of my helmet but I walked ( limped ?) away .
Bike seems OK as it had a cushion to fall on - me . Some scrapes here and there . I’ll have to wait for my leg to heal before I can give it a thorough going over.
So my question to all is this - does anyone think any harm may have been done from a lubrication standpoint while the engine was running while laying on it’s right side ? I can’t say how long it was doing so - seemed like an eternity but was probably only a moment or two .
Sucks that this happened after 60 years of riding but it could’ve been far worse.
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