Riding 3 hours in the rain,getting to the toll booth 5 mins from your house and getting rear ended as you hand the man the money by some a-hole on a cell phone,whos got a suspended license and no insurance.Luckily for me the damage wasnt too bad,bent rear fender and left mirror.Luckily for him the PA cops were right there,because I was about to commit a felony.Not so lucky for him is,he's going to spend a night in the box,and I know all the guys with the keys to the box.

 

Good thing you weren't hurt. Bad thing is he has no insurance.

 

Was going to say not rideing at all till i read full post. now i dont have a smart a$$ remark. Glad your not hurt.

 

I took my first long trip on my sportster (no windshield) to go home to visit my parents. It was about 600KM. I had the bike maybe a few months prior, and felt confident to make the trip. Of course, with my luck, it starts pouring rain 100KM into the trip, and kept raining the entire time. Cars were pulling over to the side of the road because visibility was nil. I almost got side-swiped a dozen times during this process. Other bikes were stopping under overpasses, but I was far too proud to stop. At one point, a tire of a transport truck exploded into four rubber pieces. A car ran over these, and one flew up and right at me. I smacked my head against the tank and the tire just barely passed me.

I've pretty much got all the bad stuff out of the way. I don't think anything can surprise me.

It sucks you got hit after all that. But as long as it's cosmetic and can be fixed (or improved!) then I guess it's a learning experience all around.

 

Yes, that would be worse!

 

that a-hole needs a good beat down. to teach him a lesson .

 

yes it does sound like someone was extremely lucky the cops were right there

sorry to hear this man hope you get it all fixed up with no troubles

also glad to hear you weren't hurt

 

did you see it coming so you could brace yourself? Glad you are ok.

 

What lesson is there to learn here? How not to get rear ended? I had a friend of mine get killed years ago at a toll booth. The guy did not even slow down. He blew right through it. There were no cell phones then.

 

what did the op learn? not to stop at toll booths?