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At the age of 14, I saw my neighbors fly by on their Yamaha R6's everyday and I thought...how cool would it be to ride one day? And here I am. Initially I got into it for the thrill but recently discovered a different side of riding. Touring. And so this blog exists to document my motorcycle adventures.

Monday, May 16, 2011

Day 15/16: An (un)eventful slab home

Well, nothing much to say here. My last 2 days were pretty uneventful. Hours and hours of long straight boring interstates. zzzzzzzzz. It was cold, raining, windy. I just wanted to go home.

4 hours left in my trip, my uneventful trip took a turn for the worse.




No I didnt get pulled over again. Had an encounter with an evil cager. Was taking the exit from the interstate junctions, cager in front of me started to take the right exit and I took the left exit. As I started to pass his rear bumper, he veered left into my and my arm struck his quarter panel pushing my right handlebar forward. As I tried to fight to keep the bike straight, my arm slipped off, handlebar turned the other way at lightning speed and I highsided. Bike went through a highway sign and I landed in the mud. Other car didnt stop and I picked my bike up from the mud. Not a minute later, a cop stopped behind me. I told him I was okay and not to call an ambulance since I'd end up racking up the bills. A while later, the cop let me go and I continued on my way home.


Coming home, visibility was horrible as heavy rain was coming down. I really only cared about going home so I pushed on. Got home, took a shower and had a nice long sleep in my comfy bed.

12000kms, 14 states, 4 police encounters, 2 crashes, thunderstorms, snowstorms and tornadoes...finally home and still alive!

3 comments:

  1. Glad you were able to make it back in one piece! Just think now you have a great story to tell ppl. You are my hero

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  2. I read every word of your adventure. God was certainly riding bitch with you. Planning my ride for next summer 1 lap of America.

    Happy trails.

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