Norcal Spotted and BS Thread

What if I’m looking for one of those bitch ass sharks..?

 

He is still in Oakland and his rims take a beating. I have 8 of his stealth 6s and they are all scratched up and have gashes but hold air just fine. I just got 5 more sr8s for the wifes rig.

 

They call me sharknando

 

Anyone in the market for a Pelfreybilt battery tray? http://www.pelfreybilt.com/product/battery-cage/

Let me know

 

Do you dive Monterey much? I'm a DM as well. Although, I took a year off which turned into 2 years off. Also I collapsed a lung in April and still need to find out if I can continue to dive. I broke 6 ribs, my sternum, collarbone and finger, along with a bunch of other injuries at the same time so I'm in no rush to do anything.

There's a shark diving boat that goes out to the Farallon Islands in the fall. I did a bunch of trips out there a couple years ago. Visability in the water sucks so sightings aren't as common as if you go to South Afica or Mexico. We did get to see a Great White attacking a seal on the surface though. I was working so I got paid to go. Otherwise it's like $900....not sure if that's worth it. The ones in Mexico are multiple days and you will see sharks for sure. I think that one is like $3,000something. https://solmarv.com/destinations-gu...MI7pHg5Ibl2wIVg_5kCh2PKgINEAAYAiAAEgLUQvD_BwE

 

Hey I’m glad you’re doing better.

Are you going to share what happened? Did you get hit on your motorcycle? No need to if you don’t want, I’m just curious.

 

Best part about steelies you don’t have to worry about fucking up a nice wheel.

 

Oh yeah....

I was on 880 North in Oakland in the left lane (lane #1). There were two cars in the right two lanes (lanes #3 & 4). The car in lane 3 cut off the car in lane 4. Lane 4 swerved onto the shoulder to avoid getting hit. When he re-entered the roadway he turned left too hard and lost control. He went across all 4 lanes and hit me at a 90 degree angle. It looks like he hit the front part of my bike just in front of my right leg. The police report estimates I was going 50mpg. I flew appoximately 50 feet and slid after that. According to the police report and the medical records I was non-responsive at the scene. However, I was combative and using inappropriate language in the ER and had to be restrained. I was still restrained when I woke up the following day. I vaguely remember that part.

One thing I'm super glad I did was Google Location Sharing. I was going to visit a friend in Oakland and used the Google location sharing with him since I can't text from the bike. When I was overdue he texted me asking where I was. A few minutes later he asked what I was doing at the hospital. shortly after that he texted that he was coming to the hospital.

Luckily I was wearing a full aerostitch suit and had zero road rash. The suit got cut off and the helmet is trashed. The back of the helmet has these aerodynamic things that are mostly sanded off. My motorcycle had to be removed from the front of the car. The bike still runs, but needs a new radiator, oil cooler, water pump, radiator hose, turn signal and some plastics.

I'm mosty recovered. My wrists still hurt from spraining them. Sneezing and deep breaths still hurt and I still feel the effects of the head injury. I'm also super weak. I think I lost about 20 pounds of muscle. I know I was 175 pounds before. After 10 days in the hospital I was 155 pounds. Now I'm at 160 pounds.

 

Holy crap man. Glad to hear you're ok

 

Damn. Glad your ok. This is the only reason I won't ride a bike on the street. To many fucktards!

 

My goodness. I can only say I am happy that you are recovering. ATGAT. Glad you adhered to that rule. Hope you fully recover soon.

 

Woah. That’s crazy. Happy you lived to tell about it. Stay safe

 

Just sold mine a few months ago. Crazy people in the Bay Area. Maybe get another when I leave the city.

 

Got into work at 8. Went to the fridge to get some ice and some water for a tasty morning ice water. Ice was already gone. Rumor has it that there's an ice bandit in the office who gets in early and loads up jugs full of ice for his own personal use and to take home after work.

 

Thanks!
The worst part was in the hospital I thought I was in my truck and it was totalled. I was so sad. And then they told me I was on the moto. I was okay with that.
I was riding about 1,000 miles a month on average, mostly commuting. That's way too much in Bay Area traffic. I'll still ride but not nearly as much.

 

I was doing close to a thousand a month commuting from Oakland to Martinez, but it was a pain. It stopped being fun to ride. Always in a high alert status.

 

That's exactly how I was starting to feel. All the rides I was doing were from Cambell to Fremont and back with the occasional ride to the hills. At least I was riding before 6am and before 3pm most days...much less traffic.

 

Glad you’re alright. My friend gave up riding a year ago when he was heading down 580 and hit a pothole or something and got bucked right off and almost slammed into a trailer.

The other day I was heading into SF at 8 am so traffic was still pretty significant. Saw a motorcycle on the bridge to the far left, he was following traffic. Then along comes some retard (with AZ plates) that thinks he’s above it all. Comes flying up in the lane next to him and starts changing lanes into the motorcycle (slowly). I assume to try and push him out of the way. Motorcycle rider wasn’t having it and sped up. Car continues to ride the lane marker then eventually gets behind the motorcycle and tailgates him to within a foot. Again, rider wasn’t having it, started to filter traffic and left that idiot behind. Of course this did not stop the car from trying to keep up with the motorcycle. Guy probably got a dozen gray hairs from all those lane changes.

 

Thankfully no shark attacks for us this time. We did see one big shark swim by us when we were swimming near the Molokini Crater, but nothing else after that.

 

I might have missed it, but details on the new GX? Looks clean.