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hhuang6n
07-20-2008, 10:04 PM
We went to Mount Baker across the border, wasn't a great ride. Heres why.

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Over all damage, lost a foot peg, and broken right turn signal
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No idea what that was.
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Minor scratches
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A cliff that I almost fell off, this was the oncoming traffic side. I made a turn too wide and realized I was about to fall right off so I leaned the bike as much as I could and good news it that I didn't fall off or my bike. Best of all, I wasn't hurt and I rode my bike home!
weitaro
07-20-2008, 11:23 PM
that liquid thing is probably your coolant.
105mmgunner
07-20-2008, 11:31 PM
good to see you didnt end up hurt. if you dont carry travel insurance consider this a free lesson as even a day stay down there can cost you more than you think.
holeshot
07-20-2008, 11:44 PM
the bike can be fixed, glad you made it home in one piece.
J_Scott
07-21-2008, 07:49 AM
Sounds like you got off lucky! ;)

Glad to hear you're alright.
circa_bc
07-21-2008, 08:35 AM
yah you've gotta be careful up baker, make sure you get health insurance lol.

glad to see your Okay, thoses cliffs can be deadly, i was planning on being there as well that day but the border lines were to long.
Maverik
07-21-2008, 09:07 AM
if you dont carry travel insurance consider this a free lesson as even a day stay down there can cost you more than you think.

Well, ICBC covers up to $150k for injury anyway, while it doesn't even buy a condo in Vancouver, the treatment in Bellingham or heli transport to Abbotsford shouldn't cost that much.
AlpineJunkie
07-21-2008, 01:14 PM
I was just up there yesterday as well... where and when did this happen? I don't remember seeing any accident aftermath... we crossed the border around 10:30 and were back at the border by 2:15...

ps. +1 on being careful, I also went up on tuesday and went down on one of the 15mph hairpins... no cliff... just a ditch and cliff face... neither of which I went into... no functional damage to bike... sliders took the brunt of it all...
hhuang6n
07-21-2008, 06:11 PM
I crashed around 5:45 ish :(
lex09
07-22-2008, 12:06 PM
glad ur okay henry. shit. hahah mount baker already, you're crazy guy =P.

anyways. time for flush mounts now.
hhuang6n
07-22-2008, 07:25 PM
haha =p i was bored at home... no one warned me... first month of riding and im up there geez..