Very tragic and totally irresponsible of some to cause damage to others. I hope the guilty squid had good insurance.

Your bike was very nice, i'm sure the rebirth will be equally nice, or perhaps better!

I hope you recover reasonable use of your arm very soon.

grandpaul wrote:Very tragic and totally irresponsible of some to cause damage to others. I hope the guilty squid had good insurance.

Your bike was very nice, i'm sure the rebirth will be equally nice, or perhaps better!

I hope you recover reasonable use of your arm very soon.

Tks Granpaul! The kid had the minimum insurance and no assets! In the end it was my "under / not insured" policy add on who paid me something ( with 1/3 to my lawyer ). My bike was reimbursed for $7000. But PLEASE guys check your policies for under/ not insured driver policy this is a must if you are not hit by a house owner/wealthy driver! For $200, in CA, a year it the best spent money!!!
Philippe

And that's why I stay far away from Alice's Restaurant and surrounding area, especially during the spring migration of Ninja lemmings headed for the hills to test Darwin's theory of survival of the fittest!

Back in the day when Highway 9 wasn't all double yellow lines and Skyline was not a parade of cars, I too tested Darwin's theory! New bikes are so fast and all kids need is cash plus testosterone to get in trouble. Riding a motorcycle is not a video game!

The kid had the minimum insurance and no assets!

That the Navy kid had no assets is not surprising, but I'm amazed that he did not have a healthy liability policy. The military is ordinarily/absolutely death on motorcyclists who are young/inexpereinced -- the Army won't even let them on post w/o evidence of a several hundred $K policy and two days of the MSF course. Even then it literally takes a note from Mom (immediate commander) to finish the process.

What did the Navy have to say about all this?

Sorry the term squid did not imply the kid was in the Navy (he just got out of the Air Force).... squid is a bad way of calling riders who are all of over the road, dead or alive !
Philippe

The artsy way:

Philippe

Um, nice!

Hey Dude, I got a wife in same room with me to view such
exposing prono views!

Got to be one of the sexy-est chassis of all time - especially
so specially finished and detailed.
Nice bright cradle will give highlight to other wise dark
contraption.

Knock your eyes out brake install too.
What's the sleek rear caliper?

hobot

It's a MK3 wheel with a Yamaha R6 caliper on a cut norton disk... The master cylinder/pedal is welded on the left hanger .
Philippe

All I can say is .....

I can't think of what to say, That is awfully nice!

You really ought to drill that rear disc.

prmurat - thanks for the caliper ID. I've got a big ole clunky R1
at this point. Don't need much grip on rear, I may have to
track a smaller one down, if it fits the brake axle hanger holes.

Did the tee-bone and crash tweak the frame itself to need attention?
I've only seen a few spoke rims damaged as bad as yours.

hobot - had enough deer side strikes, seriously considering
a Cdo side car just for staying upright factor, even if run into
ditch or fence.

Frame was a goner, you can see it on the tow truck... evilbay to the rescue for a good used frame ( still had it checked by the "Frame man" ) and a new red plate...as good as new! the shock was so strong that it cut one of the pipe, destroyed a coil and the oil line to the head ( & both gauges, fork, mufflers, tank etc). Maybe I should bought another one? BUT the engine has only 10000 miles after rebuilt by CNW and... it was not her fault (said my lovely wife!).
Philippe

Glad you lived and retained limbs to recover bike and ride again.
Glad you have understanding wife.
Ride Long and Prosper.

hobot