Joined the Crash Club!

[Mister James]

Well, I knew it would happen sooner or later, and today it was sooner!

Just coming out of work after a rather unpleasant day spent dealing with the various denizens of the centre, (including 50+ yugoslavians who spent 5 hours sitting on a kaput plane home that they didnt want to be on in the first place) feeling rather glad to be out of the place.

Come out of the car park, turn into the slip road, look down the main road and see there is no traffic, so carry on in 2nd, turn left and pull away.........kinda.

A combination of too much throttle, or too much leaning, lane banding like polished glass, cold tires, and too little experience and common sense, left me hurtling through the air over my highsided bike, wiggling like a rag doll.

A fellow officer was walking along the road at the time, and ran over to check I was ok, and the first car that had to stop to get round me happened to be a fellow biker.

"Don't worry mate, I'm a biker!" he cried, as he ran up, checked I was ok, dusted me down, then helped me pick the death machine up and wheel it to the pavement.

We inspected the damage, and decided it was perfectly ridable, the most annoying thing being the lack of right mirror and footrest. (and the fact I've only just repaired the bloody thing after some idiot knocked it over)

Considering I was stupid enough to not be wearing my bike jacket, or any proper trousers, I was lucky to come away with nothing but a small cut to the leg, and general bruises and aches.

The other officer is treating me with something akin to awe,(rather than the amused contempt I deserve) having been convinced there was no way I could have survived such a spectacular tumble. Luckily for me, it looked worse than it did.

Net damage - cheap black under-fairing needs replacing, rear brake pedal bent, right footrest and mirror snapped off, and a nice dent in the tank.

I guess it gives me a project for the next month or two, avoiding extortionate labour charges for simple repairs.

Suzi has given me the name of one or two of you that I might try pestering for help and advice, so be warned!

[Sadie]

[stryker]

OH sh1t, not you too. That sucks, that sucks horse c0ck. I always thought the sensible ones were immune.

Glad your alright. Big up to that biker who stopped for you, great guy.
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[Rob W]

Shame to hear that mate

Glad to hear your OK, and the bikes not too damaged
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TS50 > Senda 125 > ZXR400 > CB-1 > GSX-R1000 > Bandit 600 > ZXR750 H1 > GSX-R750 SRAD > '98 RR-W Fireblade > T595 Daytona > Hornet 900 > '04 Fireblade > GSX-S1000F (x2) > '23 XSR900

[Mister James]

I have to say, I've always been impressed with people's stories of help from total strangers who have bikes themselves, but I was stunned to see it in action.

The guy literally legged it from his car, after pulling up blocking the lane I was having a little snooze in, and did pretty much all the heavy lifting and organising while I sort of pottered about ineffectively.

My next mission, when I'm back at work on sunday, is to make sure neither my place nor the centre next door have CCTV footage of the event. If they do, I shall have to invoke my rights under the Data Protection Act, and the Protect James's Reputation And Ego Act, and spirit the offending footage away.

[Dom]

Well done for seeing the funny side of it. Glad you're in one piece. You'll probably be a far safer rider as a result... well, at least for a little while.

[mchaggis]

[stryker]

Hey you could get £250 for that!
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[Mister James]

I could do with £250 to fix it! I've looked at the bank balance and it's not good at all! I was going to be broke for the next coupla months anyway, so it looks like me and the old Aerox are going to be good friends for a while. While I've been enjoying getting re-acquainted with the little fellow, I'd really rather have my big beast back in action.

/me scurries off to open a thread in the Workshop section.

[Mantzy]

Seems like everyones highsiding atm...especially us new-this-year bikers.

Saved 1 so far, sure there'll be more and i know one of them will chuck me off.

Glad you're not too badly hurt, except your pride naturally
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Current Bikes: 2010 Triumph Sprint ST 1050
Previous Bikes: 2002 Sachs XTC, 1999 Kawasaki ZX6R, 2004 GSX-R 600 K4, 2006 Yamaha XT660X

[Mister James]

Well, as most people seem to be telling me, I was lucky I wasn't injured - it makes it nothing more than an expensive and slightly sore lesson to be more careful.

It also keeps my bike off the road during the salt/ice months, although whether crashing your bike to prevent salt-damage is advisable, I'm not sure......

[Rob W]

A friend of my dad's apparently high-sided his RSV-R Factory, causing quite a considerable amount of damage .
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TS50 > Senda 125 > ZXR400 > CB-1 > GSX-R1000 > Bandit 600 > ZXR750 H1 > GSX-R750 SRAD > '98 RR-W Fireblade > T595 Daytona > Hornet 900 > '04 Fireblade > GSX-S1000F (x2) > '23 XSR900

[m99dws]

[Mister James]

[zaknafien]

And so the curse begins haunting the forum once again...

Beware.
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02 Firestorm.

[instigator]

[mchaggis]

[Mister James]

eeek, so this is the forum curse is it? Does that mean I get a neat little tag on my profile?

If I'd known that The Curse would lead to me pirouetting through the air at 30mph I would have politely declined the honour!

[binge]

Im owed a Tag for "The curse got me" and Ive pesterd korn twice now and still no glory

Also Its one thing after another with biking! You fix it up and get it nice. And on the month where you are over drawn or bloody skint somthing bad happens like you have a tumble or the bastard blows up and requires full engine rebuild (Like in my case)...

Quite chuffed tho, Lookin got scooter.net for some renthal bars for £60 for the bracket and bars.. Found a similar pair in Halfrauds for £15 for the pair


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