Riding home around midnight

[Rpbump]

Was about 2 car lengths behind a car the other night when a piece of concrete was thrown out from under the car directly in front of me. I just had time to slightly cut to the left before hitting the baseball sized chunk with my front tire. To my releif /amazement the bike just shuddered and then continued in a straight line. When I pulled over to assess the damage there was a "chalky" mark on the right side of the front tire. A through examination showed no cuts and I continued home listening/feeling for any vibration or noise. The telelever front suspension did its job, I'm not sure my Sportster would have fared so well in the same circumstances. The next day I rechecked the front tire and rim for cuts, nicks, etc and will monitor the front tire each day until I'm sure there is no problem.
Ride Safe :usa :jawdrop

[indycar]

GOOD NEWS! Glad that worked out so well!

Near the top of my concerns about night riding is just what you came upon or a significant chunk out of the pavement (we have many in Indiana) and the little time we have to react at speed given sight limitations, plus traffic. I travel for work and have seen just about everything but a bidet on the road. (Sadly, including a dumped body)

As i plan my first 'tour' through the southwest this winter, I've pretty much decided to not night ride - which is when I prefer to drive when on more then 2 wheels (all night). The trip will be longer, but I thought I would give it a try and see how it goes.

I'm not saying I don't or haven't ridden at night.

Given the possibilities, thanks for sharing what happened.

[jobee58]

I'm really glad there was no wreck!! Thanks for a happy ending story. We all get more than enough of the other kind, day after day.