Luckily for me a traffic agent saw the entire thing and reported that I had the right-of-way and the police have that on the report. The guy I hit left by ambulance and I rode myself home with no almost no clutch lever a mangled left hand.
Went to the doctor and I found out nothing is broken but my tendon ripped from the bone on my pinkie so the tip bends down at a 90 degree angle form the rest of the finger. I most likely will need surgery but I will see a hand surgeon this week to see what is going on.
The bike is not too bad but will need repairing:
Both mirrors broken
Front master cylinder perch broken
Headlight mount bent
One head light bent
Handlebars bent
One Handlebar mount bent
Three broken signals
Upper Right fairing cracked
Lefts rear side cover cracked
Well I guess I learned my lesson, never go shopping for your wife
After 15 years of street riding and over 180,000 miles (97,000 miles on one bike alone) that is the first time I ever hit the pavement. I crashed roadracing but never on the street. I guess it could have bene worse, but as a new teacher I was really looking for my first summer off and doing A LOT of riding. I bet it will take a while for my hanb to heal and I will miss most of the summer riding season.
