Author Topic: I Crashed ! (Read 5753 times)

Enceladus · « **on:** 06 August 2013, 08:45:13 am »

well folks, on saturday evening i crashed !

was doing about 50 - 60 and lost control on a bend (maybe diesel ?), went through a hedge with a fence in it and ended up in a corn field.

looks like the bike is a write off, but still waiting to hear from the insurance company.

i was very, very, very lucky !

no broken bones at all.

the only thing i have is a very sore chest and a rather swollen right hand.

had yesterday off work to get to the doctors for some pills and advice, and get the insurance company boosted up, but back at work today on a "light duties" order from the doctors.

fortunately the boss is a biker too so he understands

ride safe all

Buzz · « **Reply #1 on:** 06 August 2013, 08:49:27 am »

Sh*t me, another foccer crashing! Glad you're OK, the Gods must be smiling on you.

hightower · « **Reply #2 on:** 06 August 2013, 08:50:18 am »

Glad you're okay though

red98 · « **Reply #3 on:** 06 August 2013, 09:25:33 am »

mmmmmmmmmmm.....all three are 600 boys......

snapper · « **Reply #4 on:** 06 August 2013, 09:34:57 am »

theres no such thing as a good crash but if you can walk away mate !
bikes can be replace , I know its a common quote but very true !
glad you ok though !

Enceladus · « **Reply #5 on:** 06 August 2013, 10:06:11 am »

i can't remember a thing from just before hitting the fence, but when i came to (felt like i had been dreaming) i had taken my rucksack off, my gloves off, jacket and helmet too. I'd also been over to the bike and turned the key off and hit the kill switch!
big thanks must go to the 2 cyclists who called 999 for me and the paramedics who were great guys!
was laughing and joking with them most of the time in the ambulance.
when i winced once, one of them told me jokingly to "grow a pair"!

and what a star my girlfirend was.
came to the scene and stayed with me the whole time in hospital.
even drove me home - 40 miles out of her way!

ghostbiker · « **Reply #6 on:** 06 August 2013, 10:48:38 am »

Good to hear your in one piece still

Chris · « **Reply #7 on:** 06 August 2013, 10:57:43 am »

Glad you're ok man, sorry to hear about the bike though.

Chris

Dead Eye · « **Reply #8 on:** 06 August 2013, 11:01:01 am »

Glad to hear you're ok, makes for a total of 4 of us over one weekend... what the hell is happening?!

ChristoT first, then me, then Arfa and now poor Enceladus

Chris · « **Reply #9 on:** 06 August 2013, 11:33:26 am »

Aw man, didn't know you'd gone down too deadeye. you ok?

adeejaysdelight · « **Reply #10 on:** 06 August 2013, 01:19:01 pm »

Glad your ok mate.

Dead Eye · « **Reply #11 on:** 06 August 2013, 04:27:33 pm »

Quote from: Chris on 06 August 2013, 11:33:26 am

Aw man, didn't know you'd gone down too deadeye. you ok?

I survived, shoulder is still pretty beat up and my leg still hurts but I'm otherwise fine

Bike is going to need a fair few repairs though...

ChristoT · « **Reply #12 on:** 06 August 2013, 05:31:12 pm »

I started the trend...

When Foccers go down, they go down in style...

Bad luck, Enceladus! Seems like the dammage list is you worst, followed by DeadEye, followed by me with Arfa at the end. Not good.

slimwilly · « **Reply #13 on:** 06 August 2013, 07:04:50 pm »

There was a bad one today , 1 mile away,main A49, Suzuki and a car,,rider in intensive care, 8.50 am today.Poor rider probably on there way to work.

justy1 · « **Reply #14 on:** 06 August 2013, 07:29:06 pm »

sorry to hear you've had an off.

know how you feel mate. least ya in once piece though.

Quote from: ChristoT on 06 August 2013, 05:31:12 pm

I started the trend...

When Foccers go down, they go down in style... Bad luck, Enceladus! Seems like the dammage list is you worst, followed by DeadEye, followed by me with Arfa at the end. Not good.

i had a bad one 8 months ago, (on my 600) where some dumb bitch opened her door without looking. & to top it all the cheeky bitch drives off & leaves me in the road! only went back to work last monday! $:\$ & as for the damage list, think i might be the worst by snapping the ball off the top of the humerus & having to have a plate & 14 screws!

still hasn't scared me off riding the bike. jumped back on it as soon as i could the arm. all ive done is change my route home from work.

justy1000

tkwish · « **Reply #15 on:** 06 August 2013, 08:09:25 pm »

Well shame on you looks like you've ruined a perfectly good bike.........hope you recover soon

Davebo · « **Reply #16 on:** 07 August 2013, 09:40:46 am »

Speedy recovery to all

Motorbreath · « **Reply #17 on:** 07 August 2013, 01:53:27 pm »

Good recovering to all indeed

Wil · « **Reply #18 on:** 08 August 2013, 09:38:43 am »

Hello, hope your all ok.
Just like to add another statistic to this - I came off mine the Sunday before last coming off a roundabout. Must be some sort of curse (in my case its a curse of incompetence).

Steve · « **Reply #19 on:** 08 August 2013, 01:11:25 pm »

Glad everyone's ok. I crashed out a couple of months ago (on my 600

) and it's never pleasant, just try to learn something from it.

ChristoT · « **Reply #20 on:** 08 August 2013, 09:36:46 pm »

The good news is that the bike is now completely repaired! The only thing left to do is take the bike to a garage for carb tuning. Unless a Foccer around Andover is willing to help in return for copious cups of tea?

Hedgetrimmer · « **Reply #21 on:** 08 August 2013, 09:39:09 pm »

Well done Christo.
AND DON'T DO IT AGAIN!!!

ChristoT · « **Reply #22 on:** 08 August 2013, 09:54:24 pm »

Quote from: nick crisp on 08 August 2013, 09:39:09 pm

Well done Christo.
AND DON'T DO IT AGAIN!!!

I don't plan to!!

Good luck to Dead_Eye, Arfa and Enceladus - hope they are as lucky as I was on the fixing of their machines! Ride safe, lads!

Exupnut · « **Reply #23 on:** 08 August 2013, 10:26:52 pm »

We were all at the side of the road

esetest · « **Reply #24 on:** 08 August 2013, 10:32:18 pm »

Glad your ok , hope your back on the road soon .