An idiot at a stop sign waited until I was fifteen feet away from him before he decided to turn onto the road directly in front of me. My choices: (1) hit him and flip over the hood of his truck, (2) turn to avoid him and slam into the row of parked cars to my right or (3) lay the bike down and hope for the best.
Well, I laid the bike down, slid about 15 feet on the right side, and lived to ride another day. He took off never to be seen again. Nice guy.
My riding jacket with armor saved my elbow, but I got a little road rash as it slid up to my forearm. My thigh and hip got the worse of it and were sore for the better part of two weeks. My helmet was brand new, but not anymore.
My gas tank got a few scratches in it, my right front peg is bent to heck, and the front wheel is out of alignment. My wife, who didn't want me to get the bike ('96 LS 650) broke out a big old bag of - I told you so's!
Questions: Where can I get another front right peg? I couldn't find one on ebay. I might be able to bang out the bend, but the rubber and chrome end cap are beyond repair.
How do I realign the front wheel? What do I loosen and is there a scientifc way to make sure that the handle bars and the wheel are spot on?