31-12-13, 04:24 PM
Excellent thread idea.
First, CB100N on L plates. Bruv on back, dog runs out in front of car that's in front of me. Car stops, I go into back of car. Wobble, keel over. Bent forks, no injuries, bugger all damage to car. Following too close behind. Extra weight of pillion not taken into account.
Second, CB100N on L plates. Mate on back, unlit country lane, going very slowly, hit ice, off. Mate was still in a plaster cast, arm, from his last off (he'd fallen asleep on his CB125 going home from night shift, and ploughed on straight over full-size roundabout). Both ok, just a few scrapes on the bike. Me and him probably weighed more than the bike. Icy night on unlit roads. Draw your own conclusions! I don't ride when it's likely to be icy these days, but lucky enough to have choice of car or bus now.
Third. YPVS 350. Bruv on similar. Hacking down a lane we both knew very well. Come round a blind bend to find an Escort van doing a 3 pointer across both lanes. Bruv spies a gap in a hedge and heads off into the field. Slow motion, all the time in the world moment. Can't follow bruv, cos I might hit him. No room to get round either side van. So aimed for lowest part and prayed. Hit about where the front wheel was, 60-ish to zero in a nano-second. Did perfect, medal-winning somersault over bars and landed on my back in a hedge. Softest landing ever, didn't even knock the wind out of me. Rolls off of hedge to see bruv getting up in the field. He's ok. Van driver is now out of vehicle, slack-jawed expression. Me and bruv burst out laughing. 2 claims against his insurance, same make and model of bike, same colour, both riders same address and same surname!
Young and foolish, going way too fast, blasé about knowing the road. Not expecting the unexpected. How we both won our insurance claims I'll never quite know - yes, he was stupid for doing that 3-pointer on a blind bend, but we weren't exactly blame-free either.
Fourth. FZ750, brand new, literally one week old and about 300 miles on the clock. Racing a GSXR750 and proddy-tuned LC down the same road as above (lesson not learned!). Beat both, took the GSXR round the outside on a long sweeper like he was standing still, was really full of myself. Got to end of road, turned left, thought, time to take it easy (had been red-lining through the gears, 300 miles on the clock). LC comes hacking past. Thought, I'm not having any of that, tore off after him again. Completely forgot about 90deg right-hander. Managed to panic-scrub most of speed, cranked in, rear wheel clipped kerb and spun the bike out from underneath me. Cracked bone in wrist, didn't notice at the time, just worried about the bike, ran over and picked it up, damage not too bad, rode it back to the dealers to order a couple of new bits to replace the freshly scraped ones.
Young and foolish, and, well....yeah.
First instalment over, more later........
So no, Christo's not the first to be young and daft!
First, CB100N on L plates. Bruv on back, dog runs out in front of car that's in front of me. Car stops, I go into back of car. Wobble, keel over. Bent forks, no injuries, bugger all damage to car. Following too close behind. Extra weight of pillion not taken into account.
Second, CB100N on L plates. Mate on back, unlit country lane, going very slowly, hit ice, off. Mate was still in a plaster cast, arm, from his last off (he'd fallen asleep on his CB125 going home from night shift, and ploughed on straight over full-size roundabout). Both ok, just a few scrapes on the bike. Me and him probably weighed more than the bike. Icy night on unlit roads. Draw your own conclusions! I don't ride when it's likely to be icy these days, but lucky enough to have choice of car or bus now.
Third. YPVS 350. Bruv on similar. Hacking down a lane we both knew very well. Come round a blind bend to find an Escort van doing a 3 pointer across both lanes. Bruv spies a gap in a hedge and heads off into the field. Slow motion, all the time in the world moment. Can't follow bruv, cos I might hit him. No room to get round either side van. So aimed for lowest part and prayed. Hit about where the front wheel was, 60-ish to zero in a nano-second. Did perfect, medal-winning somersault over bars and landed on my back in a hedge. Softest landing ever, didn't even knock the wind out of me. Rolls off of hedge to see bruv getting up in the field. He's ok. Van driver is now out of vehicle, slack-jawed expression. Me and bruv burst out laughing. 2 claims against his insurance, same make and model of bike, same colour, both riders same address and same surname!
Young and foolish, going way too fast, blasé about knowing the road. Not expecting the unexpected. How we both won our insurance claims I'll never quite know - yes, he was stupid for doing that 3-pointer on a blind bend, but we weren't exactly blame-free either.
Fourth. FZ750, brand new, literally one week old and about 300 miles on the clock. Racing a GSXR750 and proddy-tuned LC down the same road as above (lesson not learned!). Beat both, took the GSXR round the outside on a long sweeper like he was standing still, was really full of myself. Got to end of road, turned left, thought, time to take it easy (had been red-lining through the gears, 300 miles on the clock). LC comes hacking past. Thought, I'm not having any of that, tore off after him again. Completely forgot about 90deg right-hander. Managed to panic-scrub most of speed, cranked in, rear wheel clipped kerb and spun the bike out from underneath me. Cracked bone in wrist, didn't notice at the time, just worried about the bike, ran over and picked it up, damage not too bad, rode it back to the dealers to order a couple of new bits to replace the freshly scraped ones.
Young and foolish, and, well....yeah.
First instalment over, more later........
So no, Christo's not the first to be young and daft!