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Close calls, tell me yours

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I ride an 08 GSXR 750 and bought it brand new. A few months after I got it I was out on a late night island ride with a pretty big group of riders, about 30 or so and all on sportbikes. We had a general set of rules for these rides such as no stunting in formation and whatnot, but it being a casual Friday night group, there were always newcomers, which meant we didnt know anything about them. Well i was riding in the second row and we were all two wide on this road that weant along a cliff with ocean on the bottom. Its an awesome ride,...usually, but not this night. I saw in my mirrors the guy's https://shwbox.bio/ https://ttuapp.uno/ https://vidmte.cool/ lights behind me goin up and down, he was riding wheelies. I looked back at the road in front of me and then noticed headlights on the hills to my left! I looked back in my mirrors just in time to see sparks and a beautiful yellow GSXR sliding up behind me,...FAST! I braced for impact and soon was riding an indo right towards the cliff! The back had slammed into my rear tire and flipped me up! I was able to wrestle my bike back down just in time before i was fish food and to see the guy go sliding down the road passing me! I came to a quick stop, removed my pearls from up where they dont belong, and made a B-line to the fallen rider and his bike. I had every intention of hurting this guy but the road had done enough to him, and his bike so i let it be. We collected ourselves up and continued the ride and left that dumb guy to his bike and the tow truck.
Any body else have a similar story? Love to hear it.
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Too many to list however always know your escape route, make sure bike is in working order( check lights every week), and be prepared for any vehicle, intersection, road or obstruction. Always bring cell.
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I have to complain and been riding for a while. Why is it there is there always someone who wants to sit me down and lecture me on the dangers of bike riding. It just ticks my day off since I stay calm and try to explain to them it is my choice and explain the concept of being proactive in all my driving. What I wanted to say is your severely obese and you will likely have a heart attack before I get hit in an accident but did not since that is none of my business. My family is good, its friends.
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