Clintsdivco checking in.

[clintsdivco]

Wanted to let everyone know that I am doing OK other than being pretty sore.  I went to the emergency room in Indio, California and they cleaned and treated my abrasions and sent me on my way.  I am holed up in a motel in Palm Desert, Ca right now.  I got abrasions on both legs, both wrists and one elbow.  I was very lucky to get by with so little injuries.

I was on I-10 westbound about 35 miles east of Indio, Ca and was running right at 70 mph in the right lane.  An older couple passed on the left but he dozed off and hit the guardrail right after he passed me and spun right in my path.  I was able to slow down to about 40 -45 mph before hitting him.  The bike stopped dead in it's tracks and I was thrown off for a little tumbling act.  I was very aware of everything that was going on and did not go to the hospital in the ambulance.  They were very comfortable in letting me stay around until the CHP finished the accident and then the CHP officer took me to a motel in Palm Desert, Ca and helped me check in and take my stuff to the room.  He then took me to the hospital to get my wounds cleaned and treated. He went out of his way to help me get all squared away.

After getting treated at the hospital I got a cab back to the motel.  I was able to help the tow driver load my bike and trailer on the wrecker.  Both the bike and camper are totalled.  The box came off of the frame of the camper from the impact.  I am including the pictures from the accident scene. 

http://s1008.photobucket.com/albums/af201/clintsdivco/Motorcyle%20wreck%20in%20southern%20California/

I will probably stay here at the motel until Monday to rest up and get ahold of my insurance company.  I plan on renting a car to haul my stuff back home but plan on going on over to the LA area first to see my daughter and grandkids.

Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers sent on the board, and hope to see you all soon.

Clint

[Dag]

Hate to hear about your chrash Clint.
I`m glad I met you at GOTF las weekend. I hope you are back on the road soon.

[roboto65]

Man Clint my camping buddy you get better soon and hope ya heal up quick the man upstairs was on your side for sure !!!

[HayHauler]

Pictures say a thousand words.....  Man..  I'm glad you made it through this one.  Can't think of anything to say... just prayin for you Clint. 

Prayers from TEXAS.
Hay 
Jimmyt

[Hoser]

Unbelieveable, Clint,  What a relief to see you standing there just lookin good!  Hoser  hoser

[Willow]

Clint, I'm just heartbroken at hearing that this happened, but I'm glad you came through it as well as you did.

Please let us know when there's something we can do.

[Disco]

Scary stuff, Clint.  I've never seen a rear rim like that!  Glad you had your co-pilot - maybe you were the co-pilot!   

[Highbinder]

Clint sorry to hear about your misfortune.....hard to believe someone could pass you and fall asleep at the same time.....you never know when danger pops up...glad to hear you're ok....too bad about the bike and trailer, that was a nice rig you had there....here's to a speedy recovery and a new bike..

Highbinder and LadyDraco

[98 T]

Wow!  I'm saddened to see this and sorry for your misfortune, but it's a blessing you were able to be in the pictures standing around looking over the situation.  It's stating the obvious, but it could have been much worse for you.    Take your time healing up....  you can get to replacing the lost bike and your property another day.

Loth

[RiderNJ]

Glad to hear you are OK..  Very scary stuff.
I hope you heal quickly.

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

WOW....Clint go buy a lottery ticket cause you are a lucky man. Damn shame about the bike however from looking at the pictures it could have been much worse....Heal fast get another one and...Ride On 

[laserpat]

Clint, sorry about your bike and trailer but glad you were not hurt worse than you were. I lost a good friend to a crash  1 week ago. Were you wearing any protective gear? If so how did it perform? Laserpat

[Skinhead]

Clint,

You are one lucky dude!  I've caged through that area several times.  I'm glad your ok and heal fast.  One question, do you think you could have avoided him if you weren't towing the trailer?  I've never towed with a motorcycle, just wondered how much effect you think it had in a situation like that.  That was a beautiful rig. I hope you find a replacement soon.

Skinhead

[fudgie]

Sorry to hear but glad you made it with minor wounds. Judging by that hitch do you think it was the weight of the trailer, I believe them are heavy, that if you were empty could have avoided?

[Gator]

Clint,
We rode together for a day at IZ9 last year. I'm envious of miles that you were logging on your Valk during retirement. Sorry that you were involved in this terrible accident and I'm very relieved that you are still alive.

Hope you heal quickly, find a low-mile replacement Dragon and resume your most excellent cruizin retirement!

Wally

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

Clint,

You are one lucky dude!  I've caged through that area several times.  I'm glad your ok and heal fast.  One question, do you think you could have avoided him if you weren't towing the trailer?  I've never towed with a motorcycle, just wondered how much effect you think it had in a situation like that.  That was a beautiful rig. I hope you find a replacement soon.

Skinhead

Joe that same thought crossed my mind as well that trailer he was draggin' just look way to heavy to be pulling with a motorcycle. Several weeks ago when Clint showed pictures of the trailer I ask him about the weight     After a crash everyone has a opinion about how it could be avoided sometimes nothing can be done but if he had time to slow 30 plus mph with all that weight behind him you gotta wonder " what if he was'nt draggin' the trailer " 

[Michael K (Az.)]

Wow! About the BEST luck ever!
         About the WORST luck ever!
I met you in Frisco last summer and if I remember right, you mentioned taking this loong trip this summer. I thought it was just about the best plan anyone could come up with while perched up top a motorcycle!! Man O man, a true definition of 'ambivalence' for sure. You heal up good and give the Fam an extra hug! You won this round, buddy!!
Michael K.

[Valkhound]

Wow Clint, I hate to hear the news about your accident but darn glad you came out of it no worse than you did.You were a very lucky man judging from the bike pic's.Get healed up,that road rash is mighty painful along with the bruises.
Take care,
Dana

[Tonysax]

 
 Just seeing a photo of you standing next to the wreckage amazes me. You are FORTUNATE truely. Hope you heal up soon and the insurance company makes you whole. +1 on what type of protective gear were you wearing?

[R J]

Clint:
  If you had to have an accident in California, you picked the right area.

The boys/girls there are allowed more room to assist people at a time like this.

The head honcho there had an officer help his mother years ago and that was one of the 1st policies he put in place when he got assigned to the area.   Good man.

Now, you had a very big guardian angel covering for you today.    Glad to hear that.    Those road rashes are going to hurt till they heal, so just be patient.   Did the hospital give you a prescription for some salve to put on them?   If not go to a Pharmacy and ask for something to keep them damp as they heal.

Was that a Time-Out trailer?    That thing took a hell of a shot.    I'd say the front edge of it took out the rear wheel.

If ya need some help gettin back here, let me know and I'll find a way to carry my O2 and help ya............

[hotglue #43]

Clint... glad you walked away from that!  Heal fast !!!!
hg

[clintsdivco]

Sorry to hear but glad you made it with minor wounds. Judging by that hitch do you think it was the weight of the trailer, I believe them are heavy, that if you were empty could have avoided?

I really don't feel like I could have avoided the accident even without the trailer.  I may have scrubbed of a few more miles per hour which may have lessened the impact a bit but it was right in front of me and not much distance at all. 

I did put electric brakes on the trailer before going on this trip and had readjusted the controller in the morning before leaving out of Phoenix.  There is no doubt in my mind that the trailer brakes were working at the time of the accident.  The trailer apparently tracked just fine during the stop but when I got thrown from the bike and let go of the brakes, the trailer inertia took over again, especially when the bike came to the abrupt stop.

I am sore today, but not as bad as I had expected.  I just got back from walking about 3 to 4 blocks to get something to eat and some firstaid supplies to treat my abrasions.

Thank all of your for your thoughts, concerns, and prayers.

Clint

[Jess Tolbirt]

as i was rreading the post about what if you wasnt pulling a trailer,,,well if some of these 18 wheelers wasnt pulling a trailer they could stop faster too..so with that in mind the only thing i can say about the whole this is i am dam glad you didnt fall over the rail,,,,that coulda hurt,,,

glad you made it thru ok,,, the bike can be replaced,,,,,

[Jack]

Just glad you came out in one piece.  Guardian Angel could not have been far away. 

[Normandog]

Glad you weren't hurt any worse man. from the looks of the bike it could have been much worse.

[T-Bird]

Your very lucky Clint, I've come out worse wrecking on a bicycle. Whatever defensive driving you did was spot on in my book  .  I hope everything works out for you as the bike goes. Sometimes the haggling with the insurance companies is a huge pain 

[wiggydotcom]

Wow..Clint, I'm so glad to hear your accident wasn't any worse. Bikes can be replaced. Body parts are tougher to get. There are a lot of parallels between you describing what happened to you and myself 3 yrs ago. Similar damage to the bikes also. It's sickening to think about bikes and accidents that aren't even our fault. I hope you heal fast and can find another bike.

[Cattman]

Glad you came through this ok. Looks like the only thing salvagable is the CB and antenna.  As bad as the bike looks the good Lord was watching out for you.

[Willow]

Glad you came through this ok. Looks like the only thing salvagable is the CB and antenna. 

Brian, you must've missed the side cover.    

[MP]

I confirmed with Clint this AM, that the motor oil drain plug is, and has been, salvaged!  LOL  Other than that??

MP

[Kendall]

Well keep you in our thoughts and prayers,, Take it easy sometimes ya get worse later.  Glad ya did so well.   Kendall n Des

[Kaiser]

So glad to see you walked away from that one.  Just taking a quick look at this board over the past couple months, you can see how lucky/blessed you are to have survived with minor injuries.

You actually will soon have some information that will prove valuable to the members of this site.

It looked like in one of the pictures that you are running a CT (Goodyear TT, maybe?).  One of the better debates I have heard against going Darkside is that insurance companies will not pay out in case of an accident.  For sake of this eternal argument, will you please comment in due time regarding how your insurance company handles this claim?

Not trying to be an a-hole and downplay the most important thing, which is your health.  But for those of us who have taken this point about insurance companies vs. car tires to heart, it would be nice to have some more concrete data based on actual experience instead of speculation.

Best wishes for a fast and complete recovery.

[Willow]

It looked like in one of the pictures that you are running a CT (Goodyear TT, maybe?).  One of the better debates I have heard against going Darkside is that insurance companies will not pay out in case of an accident.  For sake of this eternal argument, will you please comment in due time regarding how your insurance company handles this claim?

Anyone in this country (US of A) who tells you your insurance company won't pay because of the tire you might have on your bike is blowing smoke up your skirt.

Treat that information accoringly.

[Kaiser]

Thanks, Willow.

All this time I just thought that breeze in my skirt was because I had gas...

 

[Jack]

Thanks, Willow.

All this time I just thought that breeze in my skirt was because I had gas...

 

 

[clintsdivco]

I rented a car today in Palm Springs, Ca and got my personal belongings out of the bike and trailer.  Didn't get  anything off of the bike. (Drats).

I made it to Camp Verde, Az tonight, just south of Prescot.  Should make it back home by Wed. night or Thursday morning.

Clint

[Kaiser]

Are you buying the bike back from your insurance company?

[clintsdivco]

Are you buying the bike back from your insurance company?

 

I originally planned on it but the 1600 mile distance between home and where the bike is is going to make it impractical.

Clint

[Bandit]

Clint if we can do any  thing at all please just ask,glad you are going home under your owen power.     Bandit

[clintsdivco]

I made it to Tucumcari, NM tonight and should be able to make it the rest of the way home tomorrow.  Still not doing too bad, but getting stoved up from driving all day and not getting any movement in to speak of.  Will be glad to get home.

Clint