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polbit

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  1. Great pictures! My dream trip, hopefully in the next few years... My old man drove a Jeep from Chicago to Alaska - a 2 month trip - a filmed the whole thing before GoPro even existed. Ever since then...
  2. I had only one major crash outside of track, but it was a fun one... I needed my tires changed, so I rode my bike to a dealer 20+ miles away, and my best friend drove my truck with the tires in the back. About 3-4 miles from dealership, I pulled over to wait for him to catch up (I was on my Kawi 9R, a "little" faster than my Isuzu Trooper at the time...). Few minutes later, I see him coming, I start getting ready to get in front of him, when I feel a rush of air. I turn my head just enough to see a mass coming towards me....... A minivan mom decided to pass a car in front of her on a shoulder, driving straight into me at 60mph. I broke most of my ribs, lost my spleen, lost my left ankle, and almost died. In irony of ironies, she swerved to avoid driving over me, and hit my truck head-on. In one moment, I totaled my bike, my car, and almost my life. I spent months in rehab, but wanting to get back on the bike is what made it all possible. I now have a fused ankle and live without a spleen... For a while, I thought all was good, but then I noticed that I rode a lot more conservatively on the street. It took a while before I realized that no matter how good I can ride, it's the cage drivers that can decide my fate. I gave up riding when my wife got pregnant. I thought I was done. Little did I know how much I would miss it! 4 years later, I realized - once a biker, always a biker. There is no quitting, only giving up for a while. Well, I'm back, happy, and ready!
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