Dunno how many people here actually participate in the Doc Wong clinics, but he got involved in a hit and run today on his BMW motorcycle. Some guy rear ended him, tossed him 70' down the road and then took off. He posted on BARF asking for help finding the guy.

http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/fo...hreadid=200230

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Believe it or not, I'm writing this to you from my home, Sunday April 15, 2007

I need your help in finding the culprits that did this. Vehicle is an old Honda or Toyota (probably Honda) hatchback (I think) small, dirty grey/silver. With a BIG dent in the front from ramming into the rear end of my BMW R1100 RS. Part of the grille is missing (we found it on the street).

On this beautiful Sunday I had just finished doing the Doc Wong Riding Clinic as I have for over 14 years. Finishing off at Hwy 9 and Skyline, I rode to the Alice's 4 corners to hang out and chat for a bit before going home.

At around 4 PM, I go down Hwy 84 from the Alice's corner, hang a right on Portola Valley Road (aka Sandhill Road). There's about 4 cars ahead of me, so I'm just traveling at around 30 mph with the traffic. I check my rear view mirror and see a small dirty grey/silver hatchback behind me...no problem, we'er all traveling at the same speed.

So I'm just relaxed..and then BANG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm hit from behind and HARD!

Sky -- Road -- Sky -- Road -- Sky -- Road, I try to stand...****, I'm still going, Sky -- Road -- Sky -- Road.

I get up and I can see the car that rear ended me. I look at him (Mexican/South American looking), he looks at me and gasses it!!!! I scream and a witness after getting over the shock goes after him. We don't find him. My beemer is toast but the most important thing is that I'm relatively unharmed, except some bruises.

Paramedics arrive, Sherriffs arrive and they go looking for him, but do not find him.

I'll be leaving right after this e-mail to search for him as I think his car would have been disabled with all that front end damage.

I was astonished, from the point of impact, my bike ended up 150' feet away and I ended up 70' past that!

Please everyone be on the lookout for a dirty grey/silver Honda (old) hatchback (I think) vehicle with a big dent in the front of it. Call 911 and let them know you think you've spotted a vehicle that fits that description, do not confront the owners, let the police do that.

After over 500,000 miles of riding street, track days, dirt, etc, I've never had an injury (crashes, yes, but no injuries) and never have I had an altercation with a car.

Today I did and I'm hopping mad!

 

wow... sorry to hear that, i hope they catch those punks

 

Crazy story! I'm glad to hear you are OK.

 

ooh crap happy he is okay. sad bout the bike. im around that area sometimes ill keep an eye open

 

damn, doc wong got hit and run on... there's gonna be a lot of riders and drivers on the look out, cause doc's got a lot of friends

 

Wow thats insane! I hope they find the guy who did that

 

My eyes are peeled.

 

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