
Originally Posted by
pajerokid
Hi Peeps,
wala lang just wanna recount the incident i had this morning...
I was late, seeing that 15 minutes before 9am cant be cut with my Paj, i decided to take my vfr to work instead. Ho hum ride, but syempre enjoy kasi naka bike. Then, emerald cor sapphire sts in ortigas, ii had to stop coz the traffic aide told us so. fine.
Then when the go signal came, i went through my way across the intersection.
ANAK NG **#%*%)!!!! an FX on the street on my left decided to gun in and take a left turn!!!
Bad thing is, I was in his way!!! The bastard never even bothered to look!!! I mean, i had headlights on and the VFR aint exactly an underbone!!!
Ayun, syempre i countersteered going right but i was afraid to radically change direction as there were other vehicles on my right. BAM!
Everything seemed to happen so fast yet in slow motion.
The fx hit my bike in the area just in front of my knee. I lost control and let go of my bike. flew a couple of feet in the air and landed on my side, then settled around 10 feet on my back.
In true MotoGP fashion, i immediately got up and headed towards the fx.
Buti na lang, the driver was very very apologetic and never once tried blaming me or by god, he wouldve gotten a taste of carbon fiber knuckled gloves.
Checked my bike and miraculously, only some minor scratches on the fairings! As all sport bikers know, this is probably the most expensive pieces of FRP in existence hehe. One of my mirrors and blinkers got thrashed though. plus some chips from my front rims.
So to cut a long story short, i went directly to the office, shot a few emails, went to the presinto, filed a report. Got a major bruise on my hip and some minor cuts lang.
I can not stress the importance of safety gear. I had gloves, a helmet and an RS Taichi (plugging) jacket on. If i didnt, nabagok yung head ko and i wouldve had more flesh wounds on my arms.
Miraculously (again) my helmet did not suffer anything more than a very miniscule scratch. Got a hole in one of my socks and in my jacket but again the damage is negligible.
Now, and perhaps weirldy so, i WANT to ride my bike more. Hey, whatever doesnt kill you makes you stronger right?
Ride safe bros!