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    Senior Member RAW's Avatar
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    RAW fall down; go boom

    But in a different way.

    I headed to HotSprings, NC for a motorcycle gathering this weekend.
    I was one of I think two hammocks in the campground.





    Got some good riding in


    Found some neat spots




    And then, this morning, I found a not so neat spot

    That's a long diesel spill in the middle of a curve.
    And that caused this




    And I was not amused


    But, I was totally uninjured (minus some bruises and sore muscles).
    My bike is another story.

    Other than that little incident this morning, it was a good weekend.
    And the new NX-200 was very, very comfortable.

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    Senior Member Preacha Man's Avatar
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    I am glad that you are ok. You took some amazing pictures, and I am really sorry for your bike. I have been eyeballing the exact same kind . Hope that you feel ok tomorrow.

    Dwight
    Psalm 19:1-3 "The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard."

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    Senior Member Lost's Avatar
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    RAW - I'm glad you're okay. When I read the title of you post I thought you had joined the hammock on the ground club! But this is much worse. Sorry your bike got messed up, but I'm thankful you're okay.

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    WOW!!! Glad to hear your o.k
    "Every day above ground is a good day"

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    man... sorry to see that happen to your bike. glad you came out OK though.
    I too will something make and joy in it's making

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    Senior Member RAW's Avatar
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    Thanks, everyone.

    This has me totally bummed out. Insurance will never give me even close to what I've got in the bike and accessories.

    But . . . as y'all have noted . . . the important thing is that I wasn't hurt.
    I'm very glad that I'm an ATGATT (all the gear, all the time) guy.
    My kevlar suit did a great job. And somehow I managed to have the presence of mind to keep my helmeted noggin from bouncing on the pavement. There's not a scratch on the helmet!

    I'm headed back to NC on Tuesday to go to my place anyway . . . so on the way back to Georgia on Wednesday . . . I'll be picking the remains of my bike up and bringing it to my dealership to await an insurance agent.

    And this hardly a week after a deer jumped out in front of my wife's car!
    Sheesh. I'm almost afraid to leave the house in our remaining vehicle!

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    raw, glad to hear you are fine and not hurt. stay in this week
    Peanuts

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    Take care RAW. It is great that your gear did what it did for you but a shame for what happened to your bike.
    Youngblood AT2000

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    Sorry about your bike, happy for your ( mostly ) uninjured bod. It's pretty amazing you could take a spill on a cycle and come out of it in that good of a condition! You must have primo protective gear, or you were simply blessed by God, or both!

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    Sorry to hear about the bike, very glad you weren't hurt.


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