My first off :-(

[meyrick]

...and I don't even get the first off of 2005 (Wildcat?)

Took my bike out for a ride today, as it was so sunny. Managed about half an hour before my hands got a bit cold and I went home for a break. On my dad's advice I decided to go back out and do my route backwards to mix things up. Due to my unbelievably bad sense of direction I took a wrong turn and ended up going round one of those bends that seem to just keep on coming.

Missed the apex by about half a mile , front tire hit the curb and weeeeeee . I go flying on to the verge. The thumb on my right hand hit the ground first, followed swiftly by my head. A friendly car stopped to help and offer a mobile phone. The guy came off his bike when he was 16 and he hasn't ridden one since, so obviously sympathetic. Also a biker pulled over just to check - even though the car was still there - top bloke!

Damage to me: Sprained thumb currently hurting like hell.

Damage to bike: Headlight screen forced through, dislocated gear lever (fixed at roadside), cracked side fairing, rear left indicator hanging by a thread. The rest of the bike is so completely caked in mud I can't see anything else. There was so much mud under the front mudguard I had to remove it from the bike before the wheel would turn.

Anyway, mostly mud-related damage and some irritating cosmetics to be sorted out after a long concussion-induced slumber. Assuming I have the use of my thumb tomorrow.

Oh, the other annoying thing is that my dad doesn't believe/doesn't care about the single use helmet rule. So there is no way he's going to pay for a new lid. I did land on grass, but my head hit the ground quite hard on my left temple area. If I had any money at all I would get a new one straight away, but I don't. I know there's been loads of posts recently about this but what do we think? New lid or not?

Paul

[DanceLikeAMon...]

Sorry to hear about your accident mate. You don't seem to be having a lot of luck just lately, but at least you are getting it out of the way now, I still have my first off to come!

As you know I'm as new to this biking malarkey as you, but there is no way that I would use a helmet again if I had been in a crash and banged it. Someone else posted on here not so long ago saying that helmets are designed to take one hit and one hit only!

I know it's a lot of money to get a new one, but it's better than ending up seriously injured... or worse!

[Gazdaman]

I picked up a new moto-x helmet off ebay for £24.95 shipped.

It's certified to the same standard as other helmets so just as safe, just goes to show they don't have to be expensive.

That's just as a spare to my Dainese Ergon.

Gaz

[dodsi]

[0ni]

That poor CB! You bad bad man!

Thumb ok yet?

[meyrick]

[foxbat]

Sounds like you have a jinxed bike there Meyrick

(Off topic ? - sorry) Is your bike from Ramoto in B'Mouth btw? I got one of mine from them. Seem a pretty good bunch.

foxbat

[meyrick]

[steve09]

yes,
hehe very impoortnat to have them correct if its too low (your back one) it will sorta slip outwards if utry to lean to much,basaclly i find if tires are low like tht if the bikes not dead uprigth u can feel it sliping away,
cheers
steve