02-01-2006, 06:58 PM
I'm alive!!!!
Wow, I'm not quite sure where to start guys...... I can't thank you all enough (esp. John) for the care package of magz and the Peter Egan book. Kind of makes me feel like their is hope for humanity yet when people I've never even met face to face can come together and put forth the effort and caring you guys did. Thanks again for your thoughts.
To dispell all myths, I shall dispense with what very fuzzy memories I have of the accident. I was heading through the light @ S. Main & South Ave (Old Mill), light turned yellow right before I went through it so I cracked the throttle open a little, not much. Anyone that rides a 600 knows they have no torque, so it's not like I shot through the intersection. The Fisher Auto Parts S-10 was turning left (tyring to beat the same yellow light), and turned directly in front of me. The rest, as they say, is history.
So if anyone knows a good lawyer.............. hahaha. They (the po-po) are trying to say that you "can't enter an intersection on a yellow". OK, point taken, but if my light was yellow, I can pretty much guarantee he didn't have a green arrow--which is the only way he could have turned in front of me. I also heard the guy driving was like 80 years old--who knows.
So I'm chillin' in a wheelchair these days. My whole left arm and leg have been rebuilt for the most part. Suffice it to say, I'll be setting off metal detectors for a long time.
So I might have an 04 R6 for sale as a track bike if anyone is interested. Frame, swingarm, forks are all good to go, just need some race plastic and a couple odds and ends (foot peg, lever, etc,).
OK, typing with one hand is getting old, but thanks again for keeping me in your thoughts guys, means a lot.
P.S. I CANNOT stress enough how glad I was that I was wearing my riding jacket, gloves and of course helmet. Take it from me, it's worth it to take the time to put it on. My jacket saved my ass; mostly the right shoulder padding and spine protection. My carbon fiber knuckles did a bang up job as well (no pun intended). The new HJC helmet did her job too. The stainless steel on the Bulova watch got ripped in two though--guess I'll have to step up to that Movado I've always wanted. Haha, yeah right.
Peace!!
Wow, I'm not quite sure where to start guys...... I can't thank you all enough (esp. John) for the care package of magz and the Peter Egan book. Kind of makes me feel like their is hope for humanity yet when people I've never even met face to face can come together and put forth the effort and caring you guys did. Thanks again for your thoughts.
To dispell all myths, I shall dispense with what very fuzzy memories I have of the accident. I was heading through the light @ S. Main & South Ave (Old Mill), light turned yellow right before I went through it so I cracked the throttle open a little, not much. Anyone that rides a 600 knows they have no torque, so it's not like I shot through the intersection. The Fisher Auto Parts S-10 was turning left (tyring to beat the same yellow light), and turned directly in front of me. The rest, as they say, is history.
So if anyone knows a good lawyer.............. hahaha. They (the po-po) are trying to say that you "can't enter an intersection on a yellow". OK, point taken, but if my light was yellow, I can pretty much guarantee he didn't have a green arrow--which is the only way he could have turned in front of me. I also heard the guy driving was like 80 years old--who knows.
So I'm chillin' in a wheelchair these days. My whole left arm and leg have been rebuilt for the most part. Suffice it to say, I'll be setting off metal detectors for a long time.
So I might have an 04 R6 for sale as a track bike if anyone is interested. Frame, swingarm, forks are all good to go, just need some race plastic and a couple odds and ends (foot peg, lever, etc,).
OK, typing with one hand is getting old, but thanks again for keeping me in your thoughts guys, means a lot.
P.S. I CANNOT stress enough how glad I was that I was wearing my riding jacket, gloves and of course helmet. Take it from me, it's worth it to take the time to put it on. My jacket saved my ass; mostly the right shoulder padding and spine protection. My carbon fiber knuckles did a bang up job as well (no pun intended). The new HJC helmet did her job too. The stainless steel on the Bulova watch got ripped in two though--guess I'll have to step up to that Movado I've always wanted. Haha, yeah right.
Peace!!
"Life's a journey, not a destination.
'93 EG Hatch LS B20
'95 Integra (stock)
'93 EG Hatch LS B20
'95 Integra (stock)