 My father totaled his bike saturday
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Life need a little Triumph!
2008 Triumph Speedmaster, Single baffle drag pipes, lots of black powder coatin,K&N pods, AI removed, TBS needles and a procom cdi.
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Re: My father totaled his bike saturday
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Saddle Sore
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Saddle Sore
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Holy crap man. Wishing your father a full recovery. Guardrails are unforgiving. Glad to hear he' s going to pull through
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Worn Saddle
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Aghhh, now THAT'S sad! Here's to hoping for a good recovery for your Dad!
Fidelis et Fortis
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Monkey Butt
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Glad he is going to be ok. Yep, that bike is a a total loss.
I try to aggravate one person a day. Today may be your day.
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Fe Butt
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Sucks, hope he recovers soon and you are able to do something with his bike. I see it is on a Harbor Freight lift.
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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Loquacious
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Sorry to hear the bad news .I hope he recovers soon.
Dinosaur.
"Oh Man I only ride 'em.I don't know what makes 'em work". Donald "Oddball" Sutherland
"Don't let the bastards get you down". Kris Kristofferson
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I am sorry to hear about your Dad. My best wishes for a speedy recovery.
2013 Speedmaster Matte Black
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wishing your father a full and speedy recovery
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Adjunct
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Geez.... I hope your dad looks better than that bike, I hope he has a speedy recovery.
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Loquacious
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Here's to a quick recovery.
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I hope your dad has a speedy recovery.
I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active - not more happy - nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago.
Edgar Allan Poe
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Learned Hand
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The good news here are: he's still around and he will recover.
Wishing him a prompt recovery.
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I hope he recovers soon and is back to riding. Must have been a scary time.
No matter how Cynical I become, I can never keep up.
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3/4 Throttle
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Prayers sent and hope he has a speedy recovery.
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Bar Shake
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I hope your dad recovers soon, wrecking your bike is no fun. 
"Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt at seventy miles per hour can double your vocabulary" Author unknown
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Man, by the looks of that bike it's good to hear you say " He will get through it." I sure hope he recovers well and sooner than later.
Bet he could use some Onse.
I've become comfortably numb
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Thanks everyone, we found out today that he only had Liability Insurance on the bike that hurts even more.
Life need a little Triumph!
2008 Triumph Speedmaster, Single baffle drag pipes, lots of black powder coatin,K&N pods, AI removed, TBS needles and a procom cdi.
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Fe Butt
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Just saw your post here, Chuck. Sorry to hear this. But, seein' as how your Dad is only 66 years old(and ya know what they say about "60 bein' the new 50" now days", doncha?!), I'm sure your Dad will come through this with flying colors very soon and considering how relatively young he actually is.  
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Loquacious
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Thanks everyone, we found out today that he only had Liability Insurance on the bike that hurts even more.
We call that One Way insurance hope he has the bucks to put the bike back on the road.
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I looked real close at the bike yesterday. I think the shifting shaft that goes in to the motor is bent forward. I will have to take the clutch cover off to see more. But I think it pretty well toast. I am going to measure the frame to try to find how true it is. My bike is on salvage so his bike will keep its clean title. I may switch frames, I will probably buy the whole bike from him for parts for me then sell off what I don't want that is still usable.
He is still in ICU Because it hurts to breath he is not taking full breaths which ends up making him cough which hurts allot.
It was last weekend 2 years ago we went to the Benington Bash and he slid out in a corner. He was able to pick it up and keep riding not as luck this time. But it was a great weekend with lots of good memory's. Even thought it is hard to see him in pain it has been great ridding with him for the past few year. We have not done a lot of father son things because he worked allot when I was younger.
Thanks for the thoughts and prayers we are both sad we never made it to the NorEast rally.
Life need a little Triumph!
2008 Triumph Speedmaster, Single baffle drag pipes, lots of black powder coatin,K&N pods, AI removed, TBS needles and a procom cdi.
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Should be Riding
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Should be Riding
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Dang Chuck. Here's to a speedy recovery for your dad.
Blowing gravel off rural roads
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