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Red Jester down
« on: April 09, 2007, 06:15:37 PM »
Hello All,

I just found out yesterday when I went to my local H-D shop to meet up for a ride. That a friend of mine had crashed his Red Jester a few days prior. Luckily it was a single vehicle crash where he hit some loose gravel on the side of the road and low-sided the bike and slid it over an embankment. For the most part my friend is ok, but he did recieve 40 stitches to the head and has large abrasions on his hands and arms. He Also broke 3 ribs where the left mirror got him. I went and looked at his bike and almost cried. I don't think a peice of painted metal or plastic wasn't scratched, dented, or broken. The initial insurance estimate was around $15,000. The bike was ridable because one of his buds rode it to the shop for him but it is a wake-up call. He told me it was the first crash he has ever had in 35 years of riding.

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Re: Red Jester down
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2007, 06:23:52 PM »
Mark,
Sorry to hear this. I'll keep your friend in my prayers and thoughts and wish him a speedy recovery.

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Re: Red Jester down
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2007, 06:31:01 PM »
Gary,

He is a tough old Hawaiian/Portugee and he was down at the shop Sunday morning, just scrapped, battered and bruised. He was actually more worried about his bike. And that is the true sign of a healthy and speedy recovery. If he wasn't worried about the Jester then I would have worried.

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Re: Red Jester down
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2007, 06:34:41 PM »
Mark-

We all wish your friend the best and a speedy recovery as d00d said.
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Re: Red Jester down
« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2007, 07:09:34 PM »
Mark,
Will keep your bud in my thought and prayers.  I'm sure he knows he's lucky and of course the old line applies here - there are only two kinds of riders - those who have had an accident and those that will...
Glad he's okay.  The bike can be fixed/replaced.
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Re: Red Jester down
« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2007, 07:55:55 PM »
Glad to hear your friend is up and around.

Best wishes to him for a speedy recovery.  I'll keep him in my prayers.
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Re: Red Jester down
« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2007, 08:02:55 PM »
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Wishing your friend a speedy recovery.
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Re: Red Jester down
« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2007, 09:09:46 PM »
All,

Thanks for the warm thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery. I will pass these along and maybe finally get him to join the group.

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Re: Red Jester down
« Reply #8 on: April 09, 2007, 09:27:15 PM »
Hey Buddy I'll keep him in my prayers.
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Re: Red Jester down
« Reply #9 on: April 09, 2007, 09:34:33 PM »
Wishing your bud a speedy recovery. Does he belong to the site?
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Re: Red Jester down
« Reply #10 on: April 09, 2007, 10:47:42 PM »
I hope your friend recovers quickly. The bike will look better than before, now he can make the necessary modifications if he so desires. And...he'll learn from any shortcoming he may have had before the wreck. Just as easy to look at the cup as being half full instead of half empty.
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« Reply #11 on: April 09, 2007, 11:55:41 PM »
Glad your friend is ok, It's always hard for me to hear of someone going down because I have been there and done it.
Dreading to look at the bike the next day, the best thing I found was to get back on a bike as soon as possible.
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Re: Red Jester down
« Reply #12 on: April 10, 2007, 12:55:27 AM »
Heres wishing your friend a speedy recovery.  It is always difficult to hear about this happening to one of our own, perhaps it will make one of us more aware of gravel during our travels & help us to avoid a similar fate.  I hope your fried fully recovers & gets his bike back in new shape!
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Re: Red Jester down
« Reply #13 on: April 10, 2007, 06:55:09 AM »
Best wishes for your friend !

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Re: Red Jester down
« Reply #14 on: April 10, 2007, 07:51:54 AM »
best wishes to your friend for a quick recovery..and a little paint and chrome will heal the jester
as others have said....
he can make the way he wants it ..and be better than before
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