Hey everyone!
For those of you who know me back when I got my FZ6R in May, I was on this site almost daily. For those of you who don't know me, I loved riding my bike and anytime I got the excuse to hop on and go for a ride, I was out the door! In just 3 months, I put over 6k miles on it and that's quite a bit for living in a city. I will try to keep this next part from being long winded, but I haven't been able to take the time to post for a while.
On August 16th around 1:30pm, I had just left UNC Charlotte's campus to ride back to my house to grab a few things. I was in the left side of the left lane if it was divided up into 3 lanes. As I was approaching a busy intersection, I started to come up upon a left turn lane where the line tends to be pretty long. As I was riding beside it, a lady decided she didn't want to wait anymore and without signaling or looking, pulled directly out into my lane. What took less than a second from the point when I saw her until impact felt like 5-7 seconds of working time.
Once I saw her pulling out, I immediately started to try to shift lanes while I compressed both brakes and downshifted. The closer I came to her, I wondered if maybe she would see me last second and try to go into the other lane so I judged her wheels while this was all occurring to notice any sudden changes in the direction. At the last moment right before I knew I was going to hit her, I decided to turn the bike sideways towards my right side and my head was the first point of impact. I went headfirst into her bumper then boxed out and rolled across the lanes over a sidewalk landing just a foot away from a telephone pole. I laid there for about 10-15 seconds trying to catch my breath from my chest slamming the gas tank. I finally removed my helmet and stood up at the time thinking I actually came out of that wreck unscathed!
I couldn't say the same about the bike however... The bike was on fire due to the throttle being stuck upon impact blowing the engine. I did suffer a rip in my leg from the brake fluid box going across my leg and that required 11 stitches. I do regret to inform everyone that I will no longer be riding (unless I get on a track). I had my fun, but with my dad passing away in a car accident when I was younger and now this... my mom can't take it anymore.
I know around Christmas time everyone is also a bit tighter for money than usual, but with all of the bills and the legal battle I am about to face, I have been struggling. I am listing whatever gear I have used at a reasonable price and it would help immensely if I could sell it all in a timely manner! Also whoever knows of where I can sell my bike for scraps for the best price, please let me know!
Here is a list of what I am selling:
Black Cortech Tourmaster 16L Sport Tail Bag - $70
Yamaha FZ6R Clear Windscreen - $25
SIDI Vertigo Corsa Air Boots Size 13 - $200
UClear HBC 100 Boomless Headset - $100
Rear Seat Cowl (Black) - $175
Any help would be great! I don't have enough money to make the shipping free to each individual.
For those of you who know me back when I got my FZ6R in May, I was on this site almost daily. For those of you who don't know me, I loved riding my bike and anytime I got the excuse to hop on and go for a ride, I was out the door! In just 3 months, I put over 6k miles on it and that's quite a bit for living in a city. I will try to keep this next part from being long winded, but I haven't been able to take the time to post for a while.
On August 16th around 1:30pm, I had just left UNC Charlotte's campus to ride back to my house to grab a few things. I was in the left side of the left lane if it was divided up into 3 lanes. As I was approaching a busy intersection, I started to come up upon a left turn lane where the line tends to be pretty long. As I was riding beside it, a lady decided she didn't want to wait anymore and without signaling or looking, pulled directly out into my lane. What took less than a second from the point when I saw her until impact felt like 5-7 seconds of working time.
Once I saw her pulling out, I immediately started to try to shift lanes while I compressed both brakes and downshifted. The closer I came to her, I wondered if maybe she would see me last second and try to go into the other lane so I judged her wheels while this was all occurring to notice any sudden changes in the direction. At the last moment right before I knew I was going to hit her, I decided to turn the bike sideways towards my right side and my head was the first point of impact. I went headfirst into her bumper then boxed out and rolled across the lanes over a sidewalk landing just a foot away from a telephone pole. I laid there for about 10-15 seconds trying to catch my breath from my chest slamming the gas tank. I finally removed my helmet and stood up at the time thinking I actually came out of that wreck unscathed!
I couldn't say the same about the bike however... The bike was on fire due to the throttle being stuck upon impact blowing the engine. I did suffer a rip in my leg from the brake fluid box going across my leg and that required 11 stitches. I do regret to inform everyone that I will no longer be riding (unless I get on a track). I had my fun, but with my dad passing away in a car accident when I was younger and now this... my mom can't take it anymore.
I know around Christmas time everyone is also a bit tighter for money than usual, but with all of the bills and the legal battle I am about to face, I have been struggling. I am listing whatever gear I have used at a reasonable price and it would help immensely if I could sell it all in a timely manner! Also whoever knows of where I can sell my bike for scraps for the best price, please let me know!
Here is a list of what I am selling:
Black Cortech Tourmaster 16L Sport Tail Bag - $70
Yamaha FZ6R Clear Windscreen - $25
SIDI Vertigo Corsa Air Boots Size 13 - $200
UClear HBC 100 Boomless Headset - $100
Rear Seat Cowl (Black) - $175
Any help would be great! I don't have enough money to make the shipping free to each individual.
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