chingo
Well-known member
How Ironic is it, that just when you decide to put extra driving lights on your bike to become more visible someone takes you out! When you ask what where you thinking, they reply "Sorry, I did not see you". 
Granted the old coupe has a tiny back window and basically two tiny round side mirrors, but i could see the people through the mirrors from where i was sitting behind waiting my turn to go right when he backed up.
Location was Oshawa Farrell st north, left goes to bloor west, right goes to bloor east over bridge to 401 West, straight puts you on the 401East, we were in right lane to go over bridge, later i found out he was from Trenton and thats why he backed up because his wife was telling him he needed to be in centre lane to get on 401 East not right lane which would take him over bridge to 401 West.(there is a little concrete divider between centre and right lane to prevent a last minute switch, so you have to back up and go around it) Unlucky me didn't stand a chance cause he backed up like he was the only one there.
Knocked me and bike over and destroyed my fairing, bike fell on right side. Lots of scrapes and plastic being what it is all my mount broke. Rode home with it all taped up and flapping in the breeze.
So much for my efforts to make myself more visible.
Lesson is even when you think your safe, your not, we not only have to watch for them pulling out in front of us, (left, right turns into our lane) blowing stop/traffic lights, cutting you off, drifting over centre lane, but add backing up while waiting for them to make a turn in front of you cause they changed their mind and don't want to go that way
looking for 2007 kawasak ninja 650r front fairing parts, mainly left side middle and lower, if can't find hoping kawi dealer can get, phone monday.
Was able to salvage with pan ties other pieces, older bike so i let them off with just replacing things i cant fix easily with my decals or, drawings.
Nice older couple with a beautiful Ford Coupe coming from the car show at the lake.
Meantime, gotta tape her up, cause work tomorrow.
Granted the old coupe has a tiny back window and basically two tiny round side mirrors, but i could see the people through the mirrors from where i was sitting behind waiting my turn to go right when he backed up.Location was Oshawa Farrell st north, left goes to bloor west, right goes to bloor east over bridge to 401 West, straight puts you on the 401East, we were in right lane to go over bridge, later i found out he was from Trenton and thats why he backed up because his wife was telling him he needed to be in centre lane to get on 401 East not right lane which would take him over bridge to 401 West.(there is a little concrete divider between centre and right lane to prevent a last minute switch, so you have to back up and go around it) Unlucky me didn't stand a chance cause he backed up like he was the only one there.
Knocked me and bike over and destroyed my fairing, bike fell on right side. Lots of scrapes and plastic being what it is all my mount broke. Rode home with it all taped up and flapping in the breeze.
So much for my efforts to make myself more visible.
Lesson is even when you think your safe, your not, we not only have to watch for them pulling out in front of us, (left, right turns into our lane) blowing stop/traffic lights, cutting you off, drifting over centre lane, but add backing up while waiting for them to make a turn in front of you cause they changed their mind and don't want to go that way
looking for 2007 kawasak ninja 650r front fairing parts, mainly left side middle and lower, if can't find hoping kawi dealer can get, phone monday.
Was able to salvage with pan ties other pieces, older bike so i let them off with just replacing things i cant fix easily with my decals or, drawings.
Nice older couple with a beautiful Ford Coupe coming from the car show at the lake.
Meantime, gotta tape her up, cause work tomorrow.
