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You guys may remember I was all :D in January when I got my new bike. I managed to crash it twice in three weeks, both my fault. The second one really hurt my knee :( still cant bend it properly. After 12 years of riding its all come to an abrupt end.

Please be careful guys

sorry to hear that mate.. how did you manage that?

Pic's don't work m8, total bummer, i know how you feel had 1 big crash and 1 minor crash, both not my fault, but it put paid to my biking days :(, she said she was getting fed up with getting calls from the police saying your husband is in hospital after a serious RTA we are sending a car to pick u up, scared the sh1te out of her.
So when i asked to buy the New R1, the reply i got was you buy another bike and were getting a divorce, so i brought the scooby instead:)

Glad to hear ur ok tho, the smallest of crashes on a bike can easily result in broken legs, arms and fingers

Bloody fotango ! Should be ok now its on fotopic....

Thanks Gary and Dazza.

Your right about the small crashes being the worst Dazza !

The first one was mad. It sounds like bollox but I swear its not. I was following a car on a country road, and he swerved to avoid something in the road, so I duly moved to the white line to miss it to. as I passed I looked down for a split second to see the rabbit hop back into the hedge, I looked up and the car infront has come to a complete hault 100 yds further on as a large branch was in the road, I hit the front brake so hard the big did it first and last endo, but luckily this helped me be throw clear of the car and land in the hedge, I was fine, the guys car was v shaped at the back and my bike had 2.5k of damage.

The second on is a shorter story ;) I was over taking a stationary lorry and clipped my shoulder on the lorry, which threw me off knee first into the road. The bike carried on in comedy fasion, did a U turn infront of the lorry, and hit the only bloody lampost on that kerb, hence the fecked front end.

I was told my leathers saved me a shattered knee cap by the ambulance people. But now I cant bend the bugger to good at all. My insurance company were very fair and have paid out in full.

sorry to know that mate.But with all my due respects to you biker fellas, youride your bikes like nutters.I mean after 10 yrs of riding a bike you have crashes like this and all your fault?
That should teach the bikers to behave themselves or get splattered on the road.
I used to have Ducati.I rode it for 5 years and never crashed.Before that i had 125s etc.Never ever crashed.Came off the first bike a couple of times but nothing major.
you are right here- be careful bikers and stop acting like nutters on the road.

My big un was, doing about 50ish along road, bus on oppo side stopped to pick up passengers another bus over took that, so no room for car to get past but bike yes, so i carried on, to see the biggest mother fcukin army lorry turning right, yes, head on no chance, broken left leg, split my right knee wide open so much the kneecap was popping out, busted arm and a couple of fingers, landed face down in a heap with my snapped leg bent backwards so my foot was on my bum, some bright spark who works for St, Johns Ambulance came out to offer assitance and told me i broken my leg...................

no fcukin sh!te sherlock and how do u figure that ? does my snapped leg give it away ???

All the driver said as i lay there moaning a little was sorry m8, was looking for a bike.....ass wipe
That took me 2 1/2 years to come off crutches then a futher 12 months to walk proper again so fit enought to work.

But im here to tell the tale, which is the best bit, so i canlaugh about it now :)

That should teach the bikers to behave themselves or get splattered on the road.

read my post again
both not my fault

The same could be said about car drivers then, its not always the biker thats at fault

Not all bikers are nutters you know Inforcer, at the end of the day all I want is to arrive home from work in one piece in the shortest possible time, and no this doesn't have to mean riding like a pr1ck.
I have followed bikers filtering down the M3 at 80 - 90mph weaving in and out of traffic and it's only a matter of time before they become a statisitc.
Life is short enough already...

Jesus Dazza thats bloody awful m8, sorry to hear that :(
I hear you with the family thing, it was seeing my mum in tears again that did it for me, she's to old for that grief.

Inforcer-fcuk off

Hi Andy

Andi told me about the 2nd sausage, glad your'e OK mate, except for the knee obviously.
Should have took my advise and got rid after the 1st one;). Still want another R6 but think you have made my mind up for me. Looking into a super moto at the moment though.

Se you tomorra for the footie?

Bugger.. that was a sweet looking bike an all ( well for a Honda ;) )

At least you lived to tell the tale that's all that matters, it could have been much worse...

-Mog

Cheers SD, indeed I will be over with Andi for the footie, I'll leave me shirt at home though eh ;)

I was at Boxhill yesterday and I'm just not missing them at all, the last crash put me off for life

read my post again


The same could be said about car drivers then, its not always the biker thats at fault

btw I commented on Andy Porters post m8, not yours.And so far car drivers are concerned,yes there are plenty of nutters there as well.Couldnt agree more.

dont get me wrong on my post fellas.Just take it easy on those bikes.They are nippy but can be lethal on the road.

(get my coat.........)

Glad to hear you're OK m8 !

We had a big off 2 years ago on a brand new Husqvarna 570 "Supermoturd"
Got T-Boned by a Merc turning across my path on Chelsea Embankment.
My girlfriend was on the back - she landed on the corner of the kerbstone with her knee. It shattered into 4 pieces (Not nice) broke her leg and hand also. She's had 4 operations on her knee and it's still not right. They don't want to operate again though, incase they make it worse (WTF?)
Anyway- the Insurance Companies still havent sorted liability out. We decided after that one (of many accidents) not to have another bike on the road, as the danger outweighs the pleasure.

I wish i had the money to buy an R1 for track thrashing though!

Regards,

Richard

the last crash put me off for life
Everyone says that :)

Personally, I don't enjoy riding to work, especially now that autumn / winter is approaching but I do it out of necessity to avoid being stuck in huge traffic jams in my car.

Don't let a couple of off's put you off, especially as they were both own fault accidents. You are lucky to still be around to learn from them..

If your first post was written in the same context as your last Inforcer I would of taken it the right way, you came across very patronising accusing me of being a nutter :)

Sorry to hear about your bird Fiestaboy, that was always my worst fear TBH, hurting someone on the back , hence the single seat on the RR :D

I hear you Danny it does sound a bit drastic, but its how I feel m8 ! ( leaves work to sit in traffic on M25 ) :) ;)

Hey guys ...crash happens whether one ride like a Pr**k or not :)
even the safest riders crash :)
just because you never crashed does not make you a good biker :)
end of the day people ride bikes because of the danger element and the speed off cause :)
ps I have crashed more times than I can count :( but never broken ONE bone in my body (touch wood :) )

Sorry to hear about the accident Andy.

Have just found out that my biking fun has come to an abrupt end after my accident in 2002 I have just been told I wont regain full use of my left arm.

This accident was caused by a woman in a BMW who failed to check her mirrors when she decided to change lane on a dual carriageway. Both my wife and I were hurt in the accident resulting in some 32 fractures in my left arm and shoulder (have just been given the official count by the insurance consultant)

I have always considered myself a sensible rider but it shows that no matter how sensible a rider you are you can't account for the stupid behavior of other road users be they pedestrians, car drivers, bikers e.t.c.

Inforcer as a rider you must have some appreciation as to the vulnerability of a biker I find your soundbites insulting.

Andy,
just took a peek at ur pic, bloody hell:eek: m8 and u only hurt ur knee:eek:

Here was my baby before another ar$e wipe knocked me of it (2nd ding dong) turning right and again not looking for bikes :rolleyes: only did minor damage but dinted the frame so they wrote her off :eek:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0903/Scooby_Dazza/My%20old%20motors/9e0a5b40.jpg

Breaks my heart to say this with the chilling tales of injury sustained but nothing posted above looks entirely unavoidable.

I was following a car on a country road when I was distracted and drove into the back of it. erm. Quite.
another bus over took that, so no room for car to get past but bike yes so long as nothing else enters the equation.

Riding a bike hard and fast requires 100% concentration. That is every sense at your disposal, all of the time. Even then, unbelievable and incredible events will unfold - lorries shed their load, idiots park on motorways, chickens cross roads...

Millions of unpredictable and improbable events occur every hour of every day. Your chances of running into a "million to one chance" is statistically, pretty much a dead certainty. If there is the slightest shred of doubt (can I make it past that bus?) or the tiniest whiff of "a situation" developing (cars swerving for example!) then get the feck outta the way.

Sounds sanctimonious but I have been riding too long. I average one big one per year and it has been 18 months now. For me probability is the key, I'll do anything I can to reduce my "chance" of having an accident (except slow down generally). What works for me is spotting a "situation" and reacting to it before it has a chance to develop. I know this lays me open to sounding "holier than thou" but hey, this is a forum, I am simply sharing what I have discovered for myself over the years. Take it or leave it. No offence intended.

Whenever there is any doubt, there is no doubt.

Screwd.

Breaks my heart to say this with the chilling tales of injury sustained but nothing posted above looks entirely unavoidable.

when I was distracted and drove into the back of it. erm. Quite.
so long as nothing else enters the equation.

Riding a bike hard and fast requires 100% concentration. That is every sense at your disposal, all of the time. Even then, unbelievable and incredible events will unfold - lorries shed their load, idiots park on motorways, chickens cross roads...

Millions of unpredictable and improbable events occur every hour of every day. Your chances of running into a "million to one chance" is statistically, pretty much a dead certainty. If there is the slightest shred of doubt (can I make it past that bus?) or the tiniest whiff of "a situation" developing (cars swerving for example!) then get the feck outta the way.

Sounds sanctimonious but I have been riding too long. I average one big one per year and it has been 18 months now. For me probability is the key, I'll do anything I can to reduce my "chance" of having an accident (except slow down generally). What works for me is spotting a "situation" and reacting to it before it has a chance to develop. I know this lays me open to sounding "holier than thou" but hey, this is a forum, I am simply sharing what I have discovered for myself over the years. Take it or leave it. No offence intended.

Whenever there is any doubt, there is no doubt.

Screwd.

Hey Screwdriver..................it called defensive riding:)
only bikers know this "art form " :)

Man theres a few nasty tales there, feel for you b4 boy thats a terrible injury to sustain :(

Heres my bike pre smash :

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http://images2.fotopic.net/?iid=yf5mkp&outx=480&oq=0

Much prettier before ;)

Andy, hope you are just as pretty yourself (and the knee recovers).

First time I have had my riding style referred to as defensive :-)

Sadly, more like attack mode on the Husky. More luck than skill I reckon, hence the hangup about probabilities...

Screwd.

I still think you are holding your own destiny though in your own hands.

This morning, wet road.. approaching a T junction on the left which had nothing at is.. I had slowed when I saw the junction.. got to within 5car lengths and a car appears and looks the other way and starts to pull out.. I sounded the horn and slowed as much as I dared on the wet road.. and he stopped and I pulled out round him.

If he had his stereo loud and hadn't heard my horn I would have been in trouble.. although I think I may have been able to slow enough to go around the back of the car as it pulled out..

So his fault.. I wasn't speeding and he pulled out on me... but had I slowed further then I wouldn't have been in the situation in the first place.. and my use of the horn and brakes got me out of it..

I find as I get older that my awareness is slowly getting worse.. cars changing lane used to not be a problem as I would notice and move out the way.. slowly finding it more of a shock when things go wrong..

Last ngiht travelling home from work.. making nice progress, come up behind a car doing about 40mph around some bends on a country lane.. sit behind him as we get to the next straight I move to overtake but as I do so the car moves to the left and brakes.. he brakes just slightly too much for me to think he is letting me past for sure but assume that is what he is doing.. but something makes me hold back and I brake hard behind him.. he turns right into a field opening without indicating..

Would have been his fault for not indicating.. but avoidable...

That last one you would never prove JGM, from experience :(

Take it easy m8 :)

Mate just managed it but I think there was a witness.. mind you he was silly imho over taking approaching a junction whether the car was indicating or not.

sorry to hear about that Andy :(

i've never felt like riding my motorbike has ever been dangerous, yes i've fell off a few times but nothing i've not learnt from, we'll see if i change my mind once i've ridden a litre bike i think (might scare myself stupid and sell a week later you never know)

Bloody hell Andy :o

Least you're OK I suppose :)

ps best mate's just moved down to Kenley so I'll be around occasionally again if you fancy some beer :)

Definatley Rich, we can't get rid of you from Surrey can we ! ;) :D

The Stella in the Rectory is still of the finest quality......