Buhbie....

[BennyBoy]

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]

ouch!!!

glad you be ok!!!

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

[ghostbiker]

£16:50 with a wine? not a bad price

[BennyBoy]

@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   ...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]

bit of t-cut should fix that

[slappy]

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

[locksmith]

fekkin ell !

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

[JZS 600]

Looks like a SMIDSY...

[fireblake]

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]

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

[BennyBoy]

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]

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

[BennyBoy]

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

[slappy]

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]

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]

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]

Well - if it saves a life

[Tori]

20mph?!

[BennyBoy]

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]

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