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Unfortunately this morning wasn't a good one. I was going around a roundabout I have gone through on a daily basis for the last 3 years, when everything went pear shaped. I had slowed down for a car to go through, and was turning right as usual. Instead of being in second as I normally am though, I had changed down to first. As I was exiting the roundabout, I hit a trail of water that some truck or something had left and the rear wheel spun up. It then gripped, threw me to the right and highsided me up the road. The whole right side of the bike is totaled as is my helmet (I was using the top of it to slow me down as I was flying through the air ).

Apart from a sore hip and wrist, and a banged up shoulder though, I walked away from it unscathed. If I hadn't have been wearing full leather I doubt I would be able to say that. Even though my slide up the road wasn't very long, the way I landed would have been enough to remove quite a bit of skin. If I ever had any doubts about not going ANYWHERE without wearing my full protective gear, I certainly don't anymore.

I now have to wait and see if the bike's a write off My poor bike!

Sorry to hear. Hope you heal up quickly. And i hope you have some luck with the bike!

Geez mate. Not good.

ZX10r's are dropping like flies

Wait till tomorrow to find out what you really hurt

Bugga, bet it looked spectacular ..... its great that you walked away unhurt even the small ones can do allot of damage, as for gearing up it goes without saying ... keep it covered

Bugger mate. Great to hear that you're OK. At least insurance will look after the bike.

Damn dude. Sorry to hear about the off but glad you're ok. Good stuff for wearing the gear - kept you safe.

Good luck with the bike...hope it can be fixed / replaced soon for you.

Bugger Sorry to hear that mate.

Hope the bike is fixable (if that's what you want), and very happy to hear you are ok as you're not as easy to fix!

Fark mate not good.

Glad your ok mate.

If you still feel realy sore by tomorrow go and get checked out by a doc.

If your fully insured dont worry to much about the bike it will get fixed .

ouch
...not good glad you are ok
bikes can be fixed ..or replaced

Bugga mate! Glad you're relatively ok and hope all heals well, damn those 10s demand a lot of respect don't they.

Bugger .
Perhaps not much use now , but wonder if the thin trail could have been diesel . Bloody lethal .

Sorry to hear buddy...

Hope the bike lives.

Not good buddy. .glad to hear that u were able to walk away from it....

Damn. Sorry to say welcome to the club. Hope you're not too sore.

Well, it looks kinda promising. The nice gentleman at Pro Kwaka thinks she can be fixed, but hopefully I'll know for sure tomorrow. I was hoping that would be the case, I really dont like the colour schemes of the new ones

the kid wrote:Bugger .
Perhaps not much use now , but wonder if the thin trail could have been diesel . Bloody lethal .

No mate, not diesel, although there could have been some in there somewhere. Its a shit of a corner and its not the first time I've had a bit of a slip on it. It gets a bit slick in the rain.