1950's Vincent writes off Renault Clio And A van!

[Fisty]

Yesterday on the severn bridge as we were working a Vincent black shadow pulled into the closed lane and he started runnig back up the road. His tank bag had come off spilling its contents over the live lane.
As we approached to help him there were 2 loud bangs and the squeal of brakes. A van and a clio had pulled into the closed lane and the van driver was irate to say the least!

Turns out the contents of his tank bag was his tool kit. An adustable spanner had holed the sump on the van and the renault had been crippled by a hammer and extenstion bad hitting the gearbox and exhaust.

The motorbike rider was very shaken up by it and we had to hold the van driver back from him. To rub salt in the wound the police officer that came reported him for carrying an insecure load.

I suppose it could have been alot worse but I do feel sorry for him.
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[ms51ves3]

[Chriss]

Also one of the few cases where the insurance company has no defence, so that'll be his NCB gone too.
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[Nb]

Unlucky vincent biker. I cant laugh too much, i joined a dual carriageway about 2 months ago when i realised my large top box had fallen off. Just missed an audi a4 that was doing about 80mph at the time.
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[pits]

[Mystery]

hmm maybe we should all start carrying spanners and hammers around if a driver annoys you or cuts you up see how many spanners/hammers it takes to wipe out his car
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[Noxious89123]

Why the fuck did his toolkit contain a hammer?


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[Kickstart]

Hi

Also, as the tool box slides under the seat and has plenty of space, why was he keeping it in a tank bag.

All the best

Keith
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[Dr. DaveJPS]

[Fisty]

He did say he was on his way to monmouth to meet a mate with a vincent, but meh I dunno why he was carrying it all in a tank bag!
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[Skudd]

[Dr. DaveJPS]

[The Original Muzza]

Hammer is a useful tool for any bike. Just last Friday I was frantically raking for a hammer as the front brake on my GZ had seized and I had to get to the MOT place in 30 mins. Couldn't find one but giving it a good welly worked just fine and it became loose enough.

Caveman mechanics. Jobs-a-good-un.
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