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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2001 5:24 pm
by Dale Johnson
Yesterday on my way to work I was doing 70 in the carpool lane on the
60 freeway in so cal. I hit a car jack and my front tire went flat
immediately. I could not control the bike and was heading towards the
wall. I was slowing down as quickly as possible I finally lost it
when I was doing 30. When I went down all I could think was that
someone was going to run me over. So before I even stopped sliding I
jumped up and ran towards the wall.. Nobody hit my bike or me. I have
some road rash on my arm and leg and have some bruised ribs. 3 people
stopped within the first minute after I fell the first one called the
police. The second asked me if i needed to call someone so i called
my wife and told her i was ok but was in an accident. The 3rd had a
pickup and offered to put my bike in it and get me out of the middle
of the freeway. Well He did more than that we wrestled the bike in
the back of his truck and when we were driving he offered to take me
home (about 30 miles in the opposite direction he was going ). Well I
ended up just having him drop me and my bike off at the hospital near
my house.
Ohh The bike is ok too I think. I snapped a bolt on the peg-mounting
bracket and broke a blinker light. But that's about it..
Thanks for letting me ramble.
Dale
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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2001 6:40 pm
by guymanbro@excite.com
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Dale Johnson" wrote:
> Yesterday on my way to work I was doing 70 in the carpool lane on
the 60 freeway in so cal. I hit a car jack and my front tire went
flat immediately. >>>>
And here I thought car jacking was all media hype. ;')
Glad to here you made it through, Dale. Sounds like your bike fared
better in this freeway incident than in some of your off-road
exploits, no?
Quick recovery to you and your bike, bro.
dat brooklyn bum
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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2001 8:06 pm
by steve pye
-----Original Message-----
From: Dale Johnson
To:
DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 7:24 PM
>Yesterday on my way to work I was doing 70 in the carpool lane on the
>60 freeway in so cal. I hit a car jack and my front tire went flat
>immediately. >
>Dale
Wow, scary. Sounds like what my good friend Bob would call a "clon".
Definition of "clon" :
Sudden rush of shit to the heart!!
Glad to hear your o.k., great story for your grandchildren!
Steve
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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2001 9:50 pm
by k650dsn@aol.com
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Dale Johnson" wrote:
> Yesterday on my way to work I was doing 70 in the carpool lane on
the
> 60 freeway in so cal. I hit a car jack and my front tire went flat
> immediately.
Glad you are okay. That could have been a whole lot worse.
Gino
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Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2001 7:42 pm
by sim_n_o@yahoo.com
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., guymanbro@e... wrote:
> --- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Dale Johnson" wrote:
> > Yesterday on my way to work I was doing 70 in the carpool lane on
> the 60 freeway in so cal. I hit a car jack and my front tire went
> flat immediately. >>>>
>
> And here I thought car jacking was all media hype. ;')
>
> Glad to here you made it through, Dale. Sounds like your bike fared
> better in this freeway incident than in some of your off-road
> exploits, no?
>
> Quick recovery to you and your bike, bro.
>
> dat brooklyn bum
Sorry to read that you went down Dale. I'm glad you came out of it
OK! Take care of those ribbs dude, I know they can be tender for a
while.
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Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2001 8:25 pm
by Dale Johnson
--snip
> OK! Take care of those ribbs dude, I know they can be tender for a
> while.
Especialy when you getting a chest cold and coughing a lot
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Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2001 9:33 am
by Jsherlockholmz@aol.com
In a message dated 7/18/01 3:54:02 PM Central Daylight Time,
DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com writes:
> ended up just having him drop me and my bike off at the hospital near
> my house. >>
We are very happy to hear that things turned out fairly decent for you. Sorry
to hear about the get-off.
Get better.
Jim Sherlock
Austin, Texas
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Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2001 6:42 pm
by BILL HUNTER
well hello, still strapped up with a broken and dislocated shoulder...all the way to canada for a ride..rode day 1 from stettler ab to fernie bc..day 2 bull river road on the gravel dumped it at 70mph...looking at bc from a goophers point of view my next thought was wheres my f--cking bike at ..found it and had to ride 47miles back out...bullet proof bike but my shoulder still hurts..stay safe...billy...northern england..2months later
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Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2001 7:52 am
by squidwannabe@hotmail.com
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., BILL HUNTER wrote:
> well hello, still strapped up with a broken and dislocated
shoulder...all the way to canada for a ride..rode day 1 from stettler
ab to fernie bc..day 2 bull river road on the gravel dumped it at
70mph...looking at bc from a goophers point of view my next thought
was wheres my f--cking bike at ..found it and had to ride 47miles
back out...bullet proof bike but my shoulder still hurts..stay
safe...billy...northern england..2months later
Ouch man!
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2001 3:15 pm
by jazranch@jetlink.net
List,
I was very saddened to learn of another rider
death not long ago.
Gary Bettes of Fresno Calif. was one of those
guys you meet along the trail. He was kind, generous,
sharing. He attended the last three Cal Posse Spring
roundups at Songdog Ranch. There are numerous riders
whom I'm sure recall him.
He was always willing to share his knowledge of
the local area, or to partake in a ride and share routes
first hand. His klr upgrades, including a recent
exhaust cannister 'secret weapon'(a co-development
with Mr. Krisman of spark arrestor fame) he was eager
to share as well. His rather lumberjack stature was
overshadowed by his grace and kindness.
Gary was one of those guys you didn't see often,
but you'd see him regularly.....Someone you always
expect to see again. It was last May when he died.
Still, word never got here til now.
He was out in front of a group of riders he
was leading....far enough so no one knew what happened.
For some unknown reason his KLR swerved off the road to
the right, then back across the road left, down into
a drainage, and then impacted a cement culvert.
I believe he was a lister for awhile and he enjoyed
the magazine.
I extend my heartfelt condolences to friends and family, many of
whom I may not be aware.
Gary, I'll see ya on the trail again sometime.
May God Bless you, fellow rider.
Toby Lampson