Crazy beemers

Yes, that's what I thought you were describing. If not, never mind... 8;)

-- Larry

Well, I got rear-ended last night while I was at a full stop, with all lights on, and there was absolutely NOTHING I could have done about it. I was taking a right turn and had to stop to yield to traffic. I sat there for less than 10 seconds waiting for traffic to clear and then the moron in the black Dodge Ram truck behind me hit my car. If I had pulled forward, I would have been nailed by the oncoming traffic and there was no room to go sideways in either direction.

His bumper caught the exact middle of my license plate - creased the trunk lid, bowed in the rear finish panel and (apparently) bent the floor of the trunk upwards. Even popped off the plastic surround on the trunk release lever and pushed in the trunk lock cylinder about

The only way I could have seen him coming was if I'd been standing next to my car looking backwards in the pouring rain so don't expect me to buy into your statement above.

Iva & Vixen

I hate to hear about that, even if it does support my argument. You have not even had the car for long.

That is really the only thing that chapped my ass about Bill's post, the insinuation that I could have done something about getting rear-ended by changing my driving style, presumably to his own.

You are also in PA, same as Bill, and I notice that it was a Dodge Ram that hit you. That is also the type of truck that hit me, a pickup truck. Apparently Bill only considers the largest fleet vehicles to be "trucks".

It sounds like you took a fairly hard hit, yet no mention of injuries, of which I am glad. I have a feeling that the sheet metal that Bill so quickly discounted did a better job of protecting you than a single rear motorcycle wheel would have.

To open up another can of worms, I know that you have a roll bar installed. It was stated by at least one person on here that roll bars are a bad idea for the street because you will hit your head on them if you are rear-ended. Did that occur last night?

Good luck on the repairs, insurance and overall PITA involved with this,

Pat

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Only since the end of June. ;-(

rear-ended by

"trucks".

injuries,

discounted

Fortunately, it was a low speed impact and the only thing I've noticed is a pulled/sore muscle in my back. At least I didn't aggravate the problem in my left wrist from the last accident!

Nope, my head never came near the roll bar. Actually, the roll bar installed in the '04 sits above the top of the seats, and I'm vertically challenged so my head did not hit it.

So far the insurance company has been fine - he has the same carrier so I don't anticipate any problems. The only aggravating part will be that I have to get a rental car while Vixen is being fixed.

Thanks!

Iva & Vixen

I can't be happy about your wreck, but you have strongly supported two of my arguments that have been challenged here.

Yes, you can get rear-ended with absolutely nothing to do about it regardless of experience or driving style, and yes, you can be hit from the rear without hitting your head on that evil roll bar. ;-)

Again, glad to hear that you were not injured badly. That is the truly important thing.

Pat

A little late to be jumping in, but...

There's no question motorcycling is dangerous. So is flying an airplane. But you know, there are few things more rewarding. I'm fighting the urge, right now, to get another bike.

When I first started riding I took an MSF course and got a motorcycle license. And because I was (mostly) a careful rider, most of the close calls I've had have been because of other motorists. There's no feeling quite like watching some confused-looking retiree bearing down on you, hoping they see notice you because you don't have time to get out of the way.

One of my first thoughts after moving to Florida, after realizing I could play golf all year, was that I could ride all year. But the roads are so boring and congested, and there's so many drivers that are let's just say past their prime, I just sort of shelved the idea.

I work with a guy who got an SV650 a couple of years ago. Nice bike. "Hey Mike, how's it going?" "Great!" he says, getting off his bike. Not bad for 7:50 am.

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I can see your point. But there's obviously a lot of riders there... I went to bike night at Quaker Steak in St Pete last month, it was packed. 4,000 Harleys, 20 crotch rockets, and 1 BMW.

I'd kinda like one of those myself. Seems like a high point on the fun/bucks curve.

miker

This is from somebody who owns an '03 SV650 *and* an '06 MX5: Both are high on the affordability/performance/quality scales. Here in the Midwest, the SV650 must stay in the "hangar" during the winter. The MX5 is driven almost all winter. On really snowy days (and we have had a few this year +&@%*!) we use my wife's trusty Korean import. ;-)

The SV650 really makes sense to me, in the same way the Miata does. I care more about light weight, reliability, reasonable cost and rational design more than I do about making fashion statements.