Blue Bird Down

From: Joe Bassano (basano@bigfoot.com)
Story type: Angel
Location: New Jersey
Source: Form Submission
Date submitted: Wed Aug 15 12:19:41 2007

They say it happens to every biker eventually.

Yesterday at about 10am, on a country road in Monroe township, I was traveling at about 40mph.

The road was clear, the light was green my friend was about 2 seconds ahead and to the left (staggered formation)

In comes an ambulance, lights, horns, sirens, he was coming through the light that I was about 100 feet from.

My friend was able to stop but I panicked and nailed both brakes. Both wheels locked up and I slid past him. Next thing I know I saw sky, I knew I was down, I knew I was rolling but what the hell happened? I didn't remember hitting anything..did something hit me? A million words and phrases and thoughts, unreal.

I felt my legs coming over my head in a final soft roll to the curb. I was facing my bike which was about 20 feet behind me (before the intersection - which I was almost in) The motorcycle was on its side both wheelsoff the ground. I slowly stood up as people from every corner ran over. My friend was screaming his head off - JOE , No JOE..he thought I was in pieces for sure - he saw the whole thing. God, an angel,or a flock of angels was with me. Not a hole in my jeans - not even dirt, not a scarpe on my boots. I don't understand. Apparently I went down with the bike and we slid together for 14 feet. My tire skids marks were 15 feet long in front of the peg scrapes.

My arm felt hot - almost a burning feeling, I took off my MESH joe rocket jacket and there is a 4 inch rash on my upper forearm - like my arm was grabbed! NOTHING on the jacket - not a stitch out of place!

The ambulance turned around to come back to me - they also saw the whole thing. The police were left with their mouths open. They never came to the scene of a motorcycle down call, saw a bike on its side, and didn't fill out a report. Three of us stood the 950 lb motorcycle back up. we were again amazed! How? How could it be? My engine bars have small scrapes and only a small scratch on a mirror? The entire side of the bike is plastic, and NOT a SCRATCH - Nothing Broke?

No way. IT WAS ON ITS SIDE - BOTH WHEELS UP! 14 FEET SLIDE MARKS! Did on slid in Gods hand or what?

The police officer picks up my helmet. The marks on the side of my helmet says my head hit the ground too. No pain? No stiffness? He said, "Boy...,100 angels just carried you"

Well. Ironic as it is. 24 hours later I get a random email from someone that liked that motorcycle and offered me more money than I paid for it, if I'd sell it to him.

He owns it now. Someone up there watches over me, and someone up there wanted him to have it instead.