2008 BCF Spill Counter

[bikerg]

80.

T-boned a flatbed truck on my ZX6R while commuting to work.

Was doing 60 down an A road, truck pulled out of a side road and didn't look right.
Was able to brake and leaned left to try to avoid it, probably slowed to 45-50.

Me:
Both wrists broken.
Broken right shoulder blade. (fairing cage was bent forward and hit my shoulder)
Broken right thumb, lifted nail and split skin needing 1 stitch!
Cuts to right hand.
2nd degree burn to right calf. Skin graft will be needed.
Fracture to floor off right eye socket. Needs reconstructing.
8 day stay in hospital needed.

Bike:
Too many to list - front end completly smashed.
Written off.

At least 2 months off work!

Edit:

Photos! No xrays yet though

https://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r439/bikerg/A004.jpg - poor ninja
https://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r439/bikerg/roastbeef.jpg - burn on leg
https://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r439/bikerg/thumb.jpg - split thumb

[DidierD]

bloody hell bikerg, that sounds horrendous!

Glad you're ok...ish
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31st March 2008 - Fully converted from four wheels to 2 sets of two wheels

[bikerg]

Yeah the scary hasn't hit me yet.

May post some photos if you guys can stomach it!

[Davie_G71]

'kin hell.

Did the lorry driver take responsibility?

Get the photos up, it's friday after all.

[Matthie]

[benjami]

Whoops.. apparenlty I can't tell my right from my left

I'll make a swift edit now.

[Matthie]

[tzr]

81.
My first ever spill

Came off one of the roundabouts at the Orbital in Cannock, it's a bit of a blur now but I'd come to a stop behind two cars which had decided to sit there despite a complete lack of traffic on the roundabout (LH lane, I was going straight on) I decided to pull into the RH lane and cut the roundabout (stupid I know) but must have given it far too much throttle and ended up with the front end of the bike flailing about beneath me; By the time I'd come to a stop my arse and the bike was on the pavement just off the roundabout.

Pretty minor damage to me, my knees and hips are bruised but nothing much.

The bike however
- Engine casing has road rash
- 3 seperate fairing panels on the front and LH side of the bike are cracked and have pieces missing.
- Some front-end damage I've not figured out yet. I think the forks are slightly twisted, as are the bars. One/both of the rotors now drags on the caliper for every turn of the wheel. Could just be a warped rotor?

Anyway, it's pretty trivial compared to some of these; and worst of all it's entirely my fault.

Karma to the van driver who pulled up and offered to take my bike home for me

[ms51ves3]

82 (my second spill this year )

Going to work on Thursday, started filtering past a line of traffic, didn't see the milk floats indicator (if it was even there) as I filtered past at a junction (I know I shouldn't have done it but oh well) as I went past he starting turning and collided with me.

No damage to me, my foot was saved by my boot as the milk float ran over it. His passenger thought it was a cat

There was no damage to the milk float as it was at the back of it. The guy wrote his company name, phone number and reg number on a piece of paper for me in case I wanted to report him. He took my reg but didn't want anything else off me as he wasn't fussed. Just wanted to make sure I was OK.

Damage to my scooter, cracked the knee board panel again but on the other side this time. Also the impact broke my bodge superglue repair on the other (right) side of the panel so some plastic welding is in need. My rear indicator partially snapped off and the outer lens disappeared. Taped it back up so it's functional. New indicator won't cost much. Oh and I also bent my tax disc holder

Got off lightly though so it's not too bad. My scooter is now officially foooooked (cosmetically anyway).

[TechJinx]

[ajb]

83

hit the back of a car on a dual carriageway (wasn't looking forward )

https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=151652
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CBR125R '05 > CB500 '00 > CBR600F '99

[Albion]

84.

Slipped on a drain cover in the wet

Damage to me - Cut ankle, thigh bruised.

Damage to bike - twisted forks (twisted back), indicator stalk bent (bent back), right footpeg bent (bent back) and a few sractches.

Quite lucky really as im not hurt much and the bike is repaired!
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A2 Passed on 07/05/08, CG125 bought on 21/07/08.

[Tango675]

85 First taste of off road ended resulted in a bike-tree interface.

have a broken wrist and broken nose.

Almost got a ride in the air ambulance

Big sorry to BMW Wollaston for breaking their bike, and thanks for keeping mine safe.

Big thanks also to the ambulance crew, northampton A&E and MK hospital.
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Somebody give that windup merchant a torque wrench..

[Bishbash]

86. came off my bike at a huge speed of 4mph, smashing the left wing mirror a week ago, luckily I some how saved all the fairing from a single scratch, replace the mirror for a total of £10. good as new.

Also I had a close call when overtaking this morning, damp road led my back wheel going out, on what can only be described as a power slide. Lasted for 2 secs, but was enough to make me do a little wee.
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Trackday videos - https://www.youtube.com/user/bishbash13

[krebsy]

[warped one]

87

https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=158396

basically slid sideways in to a hedge with the back just of the ground and buggered me ankle.

Cheers warped
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amnesia - Never in the history of usernames has one been more accurate. Warped indeed. You sir are a fecking oddball.

[Steve-D]

88.
A squirrel tried to commit scucide under my front wheel, locked the front wheel and came off.
Nice gouge out of my knee and a fractured wrist, bike alrightish.
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Tristan The said 'Dunno what my pace will be like, fastish slow puncture on the rear and if I go too fast I risk my 'keys' falling out'

[frazer1981]

89,

Thought i would take a short cut across a large grass area to get to my house sunday morning after a night shift as the main road was closed due to a incident ( police had blocked the road don't know why ?) grass was wet, no problem i thought untill i just touched the back brake and had the bike sideways slideing and all of a sudden me flying though the air Never thought that mtx rear drum brakes where that good

Result....

Snapped indicater bracket
Snapped hand guard
bent foot peg
jammed thottle
cracked head light ( also full of grass and mud )
Snapped peak on my nearly new lazer x5

sqaushed nuts for me and a sore bloody leg... And burised ego as my neighbour saw it all happen and came running out to see if i was ok

Bike now in the local shop as it's not running right and new parts ordered from flea bay....

[fourten]

90.

My first off- a minor one though. Friday 2nd October.

Cold morning, cold tires, wet floor... turning right out of a junction just down the road from my place...."ooh can i make it before that ford?...fuck it- yeh why not" (bad mistake)... open throttle, lose the back, sliding onto the right. Me on the floor looking up to watch my ZXR4 spinning on its RHS fairing .... come away with a couple bruises.

Managed to get the bike back up on the side of the road with the help of a BMW cage driver. Snapped both brake levers, slightly bent handlebar and scuffed exhaust and fairing, but carried on my 28mile to work and back home....

That's all. Complete newbie mistake. May not be so lucky next time eh?
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[Bishbash]

Wow, we are almost into tripple figures, what was the last entry number from last year?
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My current bikes are - YZF-R1 & GS 500 E

Trackday videos - https://www.youtube.com/user/bishbash13

[tutton]

[highland biker]

oh yeah forgot to add my second crash

Was hit by a woman who pulled out of a junction in front of me
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past: klx 250, cbr125, SRAD 600, cbr600rr
present: uber practial r1 for the daily commute

[ms51ves3]

91

[cypher]

92.

Woman fails to see my bright yellow VFR in the slow lane on an empty M6 between J4-J5 and clips my rear wheel and everything on the right hand side of the bike including my leg.

A short flying lesson later and im enjoying the epic view of the kerb while attempting to breathe normally from the pain.

Damage to me:
Complex Fractures to Right Ankle, Leg and Wrist needing various bits of metal for keep them in place

Damage to bike: Close to all fairing fucked, RHS rearset and footpeg, Exhaust ripped off, Gear Change Lever bent, Rear Subframe bent

Probably a riteoff, looks repairable. Dont know yet. Personal Injury case coming her way. Gutted about my Viffer.
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[alan52]

93.

A man stopped at a junction, looked to his car window, noticed it was misted up and then took sensible precautions ( I think he counted to 5, closed his eyes and went for it). He shot out in front of me just as I got to the junction.

Not too much damage to myself, but I regret wearing my crap waterproof trousers that day and having to explain to the ambulance crew that I hadn't pissed myself. Luckily the ambulance driver told me he rides a scooter, so I still felt quite manly. The pain i'm feeling in the crotch area may change that though.

My bike is probably damaged beyond repair, but I'm still annoyed with the two helpful chaps that picked it up off the road, they'd obviously never heard of a side-stand, fair enough. I'd just like to know why they couldn't have put it down on the same side it had slid along the road on.