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Took a re-tread to the face today

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Old 07-18-2007, 09:31 AM
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I was riding down I4 doing around 80 when a dump truck that was in the right lane decides to get into the passing lane. Right as he is merging the left rear outer tire spit out its rubber re-tread sending about a foot long piece into my face shield. It broke the sheild and the clips that hold it onto both sides of the helmet and gave me a sore neck and a migrane. It damn near knocked me off the bike. No serious damage to the bike other than scratches in the paint.....
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Old 07-18-2007, 09:39 AM
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holy shit balls...your luck you didn't go down...Im sure that would of been the end of me..
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Old 07-18-2007, 09:39 AM
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+1 for wearing gear. You'd prob be dead w/o a helmet!!!
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Old 07-18-2007, 09:42 AM
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You should have better reaction time that that if you are gonna ride a bike. If it were me I would of ducked and judo chopped it into 2 pieces then rode around the front of the truck and mooned him.
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Originally Posted by TNathe
+1 for wearing gear. You'd prob be dead w/o a helmet!!!
+1 and ya my ass would of been off... there was some tire in the road one day and i went to go kick it and that shit was thick and hurt the hell outta my foot.. i def would of been flying off... gj on staying on.
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Old 07-18-2007, 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by TNathe
+1 for wearing gear. You'd prob be dead w/o a helmet!!!
fuck yeah, that episode of mythbusters where they take that dummy's head off with a piece of tire.... had I not been wearing a helmet It would have smashed my face in.
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Old 07-18-2007, 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by TNathe
+1 for wearing gear. You'd prob be dead w/o a helmet!!!
i was just thinkin of that when I read his post! i see it almost everyday where riders (both sports & crusiers) don't wear a helmet.
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Originally Posted by Cammo
You should have better reaction time that that if you are gonna ride a bike. If it were me I would of ducked and judo chopped it into 2 pieces then rode around the front of the truck and mooned him.
i saw Ricksta do that...while ridin the BP of his standup.....

seriously....glad ur ok and stayed on the bike....i sucessfully dodged a 25' aluminum ladder or SR 54 one day....about shite myself....

did it fug up ur bike?
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Damn... Glad ur ok. Hopefully you got the tag from the truck.... Make em pay for your helmet.
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Didn't get a tag and no one stopped. I didn't drop the bike or go down... by some miracle.
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