Author Topic: Buhbie.... (Read 2939 times)

BennyBoy · « **on:** 30 October 2012, 09:31:10 pm »

Got pictures from the death of my last fazer a few months ago... Thankfully, everyone was ok and I have a new one now - a year younger with a few thousand miles less on the clock.

Could have been so much worse!

Lazarus · « **Reply #1 on:** 30 October 2012, 09:45:58 pm »

ouch!!!

glad you be ok!!!

I take it the dent in the windscreen was your helmet?

ghostbiker · « **Reply #2 on:** 30 October 2012, 09:46:44 pm »

£16:50 with a wine? not a bad price

BennyBoy · « **Reply #3 on:** 30 October 2012, 09:50:09 pm »

@ghostbiker.. yeah, Ital is a good resturant.. check it out if ever in bradford.

@Lazarus... yeah, that was the helmet... HJC CS-R1.. not a scratch on it... perfect to use again :P ...or keep on a shelf and replace with the exact same again! Very glad I'm ok too... was only a few nches from big trouble..

caretaker · « **Reply #4 on:** 31 October 2012, 12:04:17 am »

bit of t-cut should fix that

slappy · « **Reply #5 on:** 31 October 2012, 03:10:18 am »

what was the blue car attempting to do?a u turn?

locksmith · « **Reply #6 on:** 31 October 2012, 09:16:46 am »

fekkin ell !

Tell us the details and how fast you were going as well?

JZS 600 · « **Reply #7 on:** 31 October 2012, 09:40:24 am »

Looks like a SMIDSY...

fireblake · « **Reply #8 on:** 31 October 2012, 10:42:13 am »

Jeez, was the Corsa doing a U-turn? You are so lucky my friend,a little bit either way and it could have been so much worse, as you probably know?

All the best, Mickey

DILLIGAFF · « **Reply #9 on:** 31 October 2012, 11:29:01 am »

Nurses? £16.50 with wine.................... no wonder you swerved into some dozy bint doing a u-turn.

BennyBoy · « **Reply #10 on:** 31 October 2012, 01:11:00 pm »

Haha... said "dozy bint" is actually a friend of mine. She was swinging out to do a u-turn and didn't see me coming in her wing mirrors.

Erm... Long and short.. just set out. has only been on the road for 200-300 yards.. only 100 on that particular street. Was only doing 20ish and was in 2nd. Skid marks were less than 2 metres long. did a dead stop into the drivers door... hurt like a sunofabitch!

3 days in Bradford hospital - the staff are incredible there! they really care for you

Got 1625 for the fizzer and the damage claim is ongoing.

Took a week of work and am now slightly lop-sided with my left shoulder about an inch lower than the right. Also small self-healing puncture in lung. 12 weeks physio (top bloke). Got Andrew Campbell and Hywel Evans of Bikelawyer handling it... Can't recommend them enough - they're a fantastic pair of lads to work wwith and REALLY care.

Driver got off with an awareness course because i didnt prosecute... Police said it was an illegal u-turn and dangerous driving, but its very much lesson learned and punishing her criminally wouldn't have done anything other than hurt her more financially and emotionally... and like I said, we're friends... s**t happens sometimes and you can bet your ass it wont happen again.

Funnily enough.. the replacement fazer is the one I am referring to in my other thread bitching about the RAC!

slappy · « **Reply #11 on:** 31 October 2012, 07:56:57 pm »

with friends like that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BennyBoy · « **Reply #12 on:** 31 October 2012, 08:04:35 pm »

...Who needs helmets...? ;P

slappy · « **Reply #13 on:** 31 October 2012, 08:12:01 pm »

If police say it was dangerous and illegal,and you were hurt enough to be hospitalised, don`t they automatically prosecute?
Its good that you can forgive your friend but the consequences could have been a lot worse.

locksmith · « **Reply #14 on:** 01 November 2012, 09:06:16 am »

Thats a 20 mph shunt. Imagine what a faster shunt would look like (both you and the bike), so why do twonks ride faster through town?

fireblake · « **Reply #15 on:** 01 November 2012, 10:30:03 am »

Unbelievable, makes you think about just going to the shops without the gear. A friend in Greece never wears a helmet on his CBR 6,I'll send him a link to these pictures.

Mickey

BennyBoy · « **Reply #16 on:** 01 November 2012, 08:13:40 pm »

Well - if it saves a life

Tori · « **Reply #17 on:** 01 November 2012, 11:13:53 pm »

20mph?!

BennyBoy · « **Reply #18 on:** 02 November 2012, 10:20:18 am »

Yup.. 20.

Problem was it was a very sudden dead stop, so there wasnt much decelleration going on. Police said the skid mark from my tyres was less than the length of a car

This makes the impact was somewhat different to a 40 down to 20 and still slowing type impact.

Lazarus · « **Reply #19 on:** 02 November 2012, 03:38:14 pm »

skidmark on the road was probably shorter than the one in yer pants!!