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keith_d · 23-03-09, 10:21 PM

Fortunately, not severe enough to qualify for the yellow jersey, barely even marked the leathers.

I was turning right at a set of traffic lights in the wet this afternoon. The lights change to red as I'm turning.

An idiot on a scooter decides not to wait while the lights change. No, he's going cut across the pavement and use the pedestrian ramp to pull out straight in front of me. I avoided him, but locked up the back so the SV slid straight out from under me (oops).

On the plus side he dropped his scooter and trashed the faring. So he didn't just ride off into the distance. Not worth going through insurance, but he's going to be buying me a new pair of mirrors and rear brake pedal.

So, to quote Wilde, "Expect the unexpected".

Keith.

23-03-09, 10:21 PM	#1
keith_d Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ruislip Posts: 1,131	Minor off.... Fortunately, not severe enough to qualify for the yellow jersey, barely even marked the leathers. I was turning right at a set of traffic lights in the wet this afternoon. The lights change to red as I'm turning. An idiot on a scooter decides not to wait while the lights change. No, he's going cut across the pavement and use the pedestrian ramp to pull out straight in front of me. I avoided him, but locked up the back so the SV slid straight out from under me (oops). On the plus side he dropped his scooter and trashed the faring. So he didn't just ride off into the distance. Not worth going through insurance, but he's going to be buying me a new pair of mirrors and rear brake pedal. So, to quote Wilde, "Expect the unexpected". Keith.