What is it with wrists these days?
Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 3:49 pm
Everyone's braking em now - Ian's better half, Dave (oz4x4), and now I've joined the fold.
Short story - thursday evening heading home I pulled my first ever stoppie to avoid an asshole and flipped the bike.
Status - me - Broken left wrist (scaphoid fracture), muscle trauma to right leg from bike landing on it, and general muscle stiffness. Jacket's back armour did its job and helmet needs replacing.
Status - bike - windscreen shattered, bag rack flattened, front dairing twisted and snapped through, inner fairings broken, clutch lever snapped off, rear cowlings probably screwed from rack and the exhaust is scratched up (more).
Long story, I'd just pulled into a transit lane in front of a stopped bus when a sole driver decided he wanted to use the transit lane too and pulled out with not indicator so fast his wheels spun. Trouble was I right beside his left rear door when he did it. Pulled the anchors on perfectly I thought - stopped with no skid and missed him. Trouble was next thing I knew I was looking at road as the back end came up and kept going up. I landed, bike landed on top of me upside down and we went sliding for a bit before the bike flipped on its side.
I pulled myself out from under the bike (cue muscle trauma) to see 2 pedestrians coming over to help and all traffic (except the tosser who pulled out) stopped to gawk. The pedestrians helped me get the bike off the road, but they only saw me going arse up and didn't get the guy's details. All traffic had moved on by now, so I was left on my own waiting for the pickup.
First accident I've had where I consider it totally not my own fault - and there's no proof. Shit happens I guess.
I'm pretty sure the bike will be written off, but won't know till during the week. Good time for an upgrade I guess. Lucky too I guess that it happened before spending $1000 on new brake discs.
Things I've learnt:
1. Learn to do stoppies - if I knew what to expect I may have been able to save it.
2. If someone's going to cause you to have an accident - HIT THE FUCKER!. That way they might actually stay around.
3. Bag racks can save you - I think if I didn't have the protection of the bag and rack I would've been much worse off.
4. As safe and experienced as you can make yourself - something can always go wrong.
I'll post some photos as soon as I can - sometime during the week.
No bike for a few week's at least though, and can't even drive atm. Missus isn't happy but is taking it pretty well - not verbally beating me up too much.
Not sure what the next bike will be if this is written of though. Likely a ZX9R, but will have to see what's at the shops as I think I'll need to go secured finance. We'll see.
Anyway that's the story Phil eluded to in his ride report - hopefully I won't be off the road for too long.
cyas
ty
Short story - thursday evening heading home I pulled my first ever stoppie to avoid an asshole and flipped the bike.
Status - me - Broken left wrist (scaphoid fracture), muscle trauma to right leg from bike landing on it, and general muscle stiffness. Jacket's back armour did its job and helmet needs replacing.
Status - bike - windscreen shattered, bag rack flattened, front dairing twisted and snapped through, inner fairings broken, clutch lever snapped off, rear cowlings probably screwed from rack and the exhaust is scratched up (more).
Long story, I'd just pulled into a transit lane in front of a stopped bus when a sole driver decided he wanted to use the transit lane too and pulled out with not indicator so fast his wheels spun. Trouble was I right beside his left rear door when he did it. Pulled the anchors on perfectly I thought - stopped with no skid and missed him. Trouble was next thing I knew I was looking at road as the back end came up and kept going up. I landed, bike landed on top of me upside down and we went sliding for a bit before the bike flipped on its side.
I pulled myself out from under the bike (cue muscle trauma) to see 2 pedestrians coming over to help and all traffic (except the tosser who pulled out) stopped to gawk. The pedestrians helped me get the bike off the road, but they only saw me going arse up and didn't get the guy's details. All traffic had moved on by now, so I was left on my own waiting for the pickup.
First accident I've had where I consider it totally not my own fault - and there's no proof. Shit happens I guess.
I'm pretty sure the bike will be written off, but won't know till during the week. Good time for an upgrade I guess. Lucky too I guess that it happened before spending $1000 on new brake discs.
Things I've learnt:
1. Learn to do stoppies - if I knew what to expect I may have been able to save it.
2. If someone's going to cause you to have an accident - HIT THE FUCKER!. That way they might actually stay around.
3. Bag racks can save you - I think if I didn't have the protection of the bag and rack I would've been much worse off.
4. As safe and experienced as you can make yourself - something can always go wrong.
I'll post some photos as soon as I can - sometime during the week.
No bike for a few week's at least though, and can't even drive atm. Missus isn't happy but is taking it pretty well - not verbally beating me up too much.
Not sure what the next bike will be if this is written of though. Likely a ZX9R, but will have to see what's at the shops as I think I'll need to go secured finance. We'll see.
Anyway that's the story Phil eluded to in his ride report - hopefully I won't be off the road for too long.
cyas
ty
I dunno' shit but work with many knowledgeable people.
yes if there was some safe way you could use your bike as a battering ram to these no-brain f*&%$rs as proof of their stupidity we'd all be doing it. Glad to hear you're relatively unscathed, gonna hurt when the wx turn cold and wet.