Bang...

[daemonoid]

followed by lots of scraping metal was the noise of my journey home yesterday.

About midnight I was travelling down the A413 from Uxbridge to home via Chalfont st Peter and suddenly there was a tree in my way. I remember thinking it was too late to avoid and so tried to go through it given it's soft bushy appearance. Unfortunately there was a trunk too and so I'm sent hurtling down the carriageway at 70 mph - a little bit of braking.

When I stopped I jumped straight up and ran in to the median, then back across the lanes of traffic as soon as a car had passed. A guy in a works 4x4 pulled up to check I was ok, then went round and warned traffic with his yellow lights - A big thanks to him for his help and concern, especially as the first bloke who pulled up was way more concerned with his car (later turned out he was a doctor - according to the police anyway).

I managed to stop traffic long enough to get the bike of the road (the power of a yellow jacket!) and then watched cars skidding as they partially avoided the tree while the guy was travelling round to put his 4x4 in the way.

Surprisingly I'm all in one piece and only have cuts, bruises and a bit of back and neck ache.
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[Nai]

So many questions! How did said tree get into the road? Was there any damage to the bike? Do we have pics?

Sorry to hear about your off, good to hear your alive!

[Fisty]

Glad your OK, that must have been pretty scary!

We need these things tho.

Paintmash diagram of the accident
Pictures of the damage
Pictures of your cuts.
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[daemonoid]

Here's the paint diagram!

Cuts to follow, I haven't pictured the bike yet - it's still by the road. Although I did lose a handlebar, the clutch lever, infact all the controls on the left hand side.

Don't worry the anti-theft protection still works (the hyosung logo is facing the road)!
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past: hyosung gt250r, bajaj pulsar 180, hyosung gt 125 comet
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[daemonoid]

[SirEdward]

Pulling a wheelie was out of the question?
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[Skudd]

[Clanger]

Bunny hop not your thing then?
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[daemonoid]

[daemonoid]

On a somewhat related note... Can anyone suggest a good (read cheap) bike recovery / transporter? near Uxbridge / South bucks / Heathrow?
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[Andy C]

Glad to hear your alright, sounds pretty scary!

Hope you get the bike sorted ASAP
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[daemonoid]

Well, got the bike back to work's underground car park - mainly superficial damage, nothing some new fairing and a bit of P38 won't fix, oh and new controls along the left hand side. Pics coming when I get home - the injuries to me don't look so impressive very little bruising etc. but one hell of a sore neck and back.

Big thanks to Glenn at https://www.gandjmotorcyclerecovery.co.uk/ who was quick, friendly and best of all cheap! Would recommend to anyone in the South Bucks / Hemel Hempstead / Watford area.

On a side note, how come Andy C is known as a Tree Seeking Missile and I don't get that title?
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past: hyosung gt250r, bajaj pulsar 180, hyosung gt 125 comet
@thomasgarrard | www.straitjkt.com | www.racingseven.com

[Clanger]

[G and J recovery]

GLAD YOU WAS HAPPY WITH THE SERVICE,

HOPE YOU GET SORTED SOON , AND RECIEVE LOTS OF CASH FROM THE NUMBER I GAVE,

MOST OF US USE KNEE SLIDERS TO GO AROUND BENDS NOT TREE SLIDERS IL KNOW U OF THAT NAME FROME NOW ON

THE TREE SLIDER
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glen