Okay Todd the question is "how did you not see a football in the road?" I am surprised that it didn't take out the forks too. When did this happen?
Last fall, on a two lane merge to a three lane. Was checking my blind spot to merge left. Just as I was looking back forward, it felt like I hit the back of a truck or something. Instant eye shut and body freeze. Mico second later, eyes open and I have shifted over another lane....right fairing pocket has blown open and contents are now spread across the hyway. Front wheel has a definite flat spot getting worse by the micro second....oh...now the rear is all wishy washy....
Buddy riding behind me said all the other cars slammed on their brakes and gave me room. He thought I was going to go down for sure....!
On a down hill grade, four lanes wide and now I am in the next to fastest lane.....gotta get to the right.....thru three lanes.
The reason I didn't see it...it was covered in black rubber from being hit by many others before me. And it was on a concrete roadway. Looked just like the road surface.
Buddy went back and found most of my pocket contents and collected the now two pieces of concrete....cause I broke it in two....and removed it from road.
And yes, I was worried about the forks and suspension as well. All checked out ok.
Made me watch the road surface alot more, that is for sure. But this thing was like invisible.... It broke the rim on the rear wheel... See the crack?
T