My story thus far...

[Evil Lee]

Hi, hopefully, I've chosen the best section for this.

It started for me back in march 2011. My brother rang to explain how he'd decided to start doing his bike test. he'd completed his CBT and Passed his theory and was having lessons.

so I decided that I'd be happy to join him but all I'd want is a 125. so Beginning of april came and I booked My CBT and passed. I immediately went out looking for a bike.

I found a 2002 Honda NSR125 with a bit of damage from where a lad had dropped it, I wasn't put off by this, I'm not too bad with a spray gun.

so off I went and collected this...
https://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j193/paseodj/Recoverd_jpg_file563_zps79a75b62.jpg
the damage was on the left side.

before I had started to respray, I had a couple of minor offs, 1 my fault, the other not.
so anyway... the time came and I started to respray... I was never happy with the colour....
https://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j193/paseodj/Recoverd_jpg_file1991_zpsd9d145aa.jpg
https://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j193/paseodj/Recoverd_jpg_file1990_zps9532576d.jpg
https://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j193/paseodj/Recoverd_jpg_file2065_zpse5e738cc.jpg
until I eventually found a cadbury's purple pearl.
https://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j193/paseodj/IMG_7891.jpg

by beginning of May 2011, My brother had passed his test and purchased a '98 ZX6R. It left me behind and I felt very left out. So... I was bitten by the bug. I sold the NSR to raise funds for the test and another bike. I also sold my car and downgraded it to a smaller banger to free up some funds.

21st June came and I was already looking for bikes, found one that seamed too good to be true, but went to look at it. It just felt right, I knew this was the bike I wanted, so that very same day I fetched the cash and took home my second Bike. a 2001 J2 ZX6R.

https://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j193/paseodj/IMG_0151_zps0f206165.png

My mod1 and mod2 were booked. I passed my MOD2 on the 21st July 2011. insured the bike and was out on it almost everyday.
It cut my journey to uni time down from 2 1/2 hr to just 45 mins.

I'd had the bike for two months by this point. on 21st Sept 2011 I was travelling home from Uni about 5 mins from home and disaster struck....

https://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j193/paseodj/IMG_0068_zps4ac57965.jpg

all I remember is laying on the floor with somebody telling me not to move and that I'd been in an accident. being honest it felt like I'd gotten pissed and fell asleep in the middle of the road.

turns out someone had parked their car on the pavement facing the post office in the pic. they reversed half on and half off the kerb, then proceeded to do a Uturn through a gap in the central reservation. I was coming down the road at 40 mph (40 limit) I was wearing yellow leathers that matched my yellow bike. they hadn't seen me. my head hit the drivers side window, shattering it. I landed on my bike but with my head on the road,unconscious, cutting off my windpipe. a witness to the accident realised that I was struggling to breathe so picked up my body while somebody removed the bike from underneath me, straightening out my windpipe.

I ended up with a bit of a hole in my neck, nerve damage to my left shoulder, numb on the left side of my face, a fractured skull, bruised arm, memory problems and various other cuts and bruises.

I was in a neck brace for three months as the fracture in my skull was where my neck joins it, thirty+ external stitches in my neck and many more internal ones too.

my bike ended up like this:
https://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j193/paseodj/IMG_0158_zps85f8b693.png

for those who aren't squeemish or at work... more photos of the bike and neck are here: https://bit.ly/Ib9EsH

so its now 16 month since my accident. My shoulder is buggered (can't lift my arm too high, nor carry heavy items), left with a nice amount of scarring on my neck and the memory is crap too. I use the Ipad to remind me of things on a daily basis.

I can't see my shoulder getting any better as I've been told to give it at least 18 month, so with only two month to go, its not looking promising, and its worse now than what it was 12 month ago.

the rest of me: I'm 27 from mansfield, notts. live with the other half. currently unable to return to uni, but I'm hoping to go back eventually.

I'm also hoping to get my self another bike soon .

so thought I'd say hi, and hopefully I'l be getting to meet some of you very soon indeed.

hope you've enjoyed my story.

[Hetzer]

How much compo did you get? Or are you still waiting for that?
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[nightshaddow]

bike doesnt look too bad,

looks like you are dam lucky to tell the story though,

other than the cosmetic damage how bad is the bike

[Snorty]

[Evil Lee]

Claim ongoing. It's hard to judge amounts as there are so many independent variables.

Bike was a write off, if you look in the link at the pics, you can see a bend in the frame on the right hand side.

The crash bungs saved it from a fair bit of damage, but all fairings were cracked, forks bent, radiator bent, front wheel. Two bolts that hold tank on etcetc.

A shame really as I loved the bike. Just playing a waiting game now

[Evil Lee]

Pic of bend for those who maybe squeamish

https://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j193/paseodj/IMG_0156_zps465308cb.png

[mysterious_rider]

Ah man that sucks, hope you get a shedload of cash.
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[pinkyfloyd]

As said. Sucks dead dogs ones. Must admit though I do like that purple colour you got onto the 125.
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[Evil Lee]

[P.]

All the best with the claim, had similar happen to me

[anthony_r6]

I try not to think about things like this happening to me, and try to remember to be extra vigilant when out and about. Glad you survived to share, and great to see it hasn't ruined your passion for riding.

I hope you get somewhat better soon.
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[Evil Lee]

[yaigi]

Bloody hell, between the two of you your mother must be a bag of nerves!
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[Evil Lee]

We no longer speak to our mother. Haven't done for some time lol.

My father however, has just done his theory... Will be booking his test soon

[mysterious_rider]

She must sabotage your bikes. Obviously.
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[Evil Lee]

That's what it must be!

[TUG]

[CarlosCBR]

Bloody hell! Nice write up. What you thinking of getting next?
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[Evil Lee]

[TUG]

Mine was like that 8-9 months after but I pushed hard to regain the strength through pain, also stretching out the muscles was agony. Ahahaha yea there was loads of jokes at my doctors expense when we went for consultations etc, but looking back i wish i would of pushed harder to have the pressure around my nerves released and the swap a lot earlier so the deltoid wouldn't of died essentially.
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[Acemastr]

I assume it was a woman who did that pathetic U turn, I'd be sorely tempted to go and run them over for doing that to you, it's the least they deserve!

Good write up.
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2016 Toyota Tacoma Limited

[Evil Lee]

[Evil Lee]

My neck....

as you can see there's lots of little scars situated around two bigger scars

https://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j193/paseodj/DSCF2418_zps0de59b6e-1_zpsfe2a30c3.jpg

[Acemastr]

You didn't answer my question... She deserves worse than a couple of years of higher insurance for what she did

Pent up anger in me, can you tell?
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2017 KTM 350 XC-F - 2014 Yamaha R6 - 2005 Yamaha YZ125
2016 Toyota Tacoma Limited

[Evil Lee]