Ouch

[Mantzy]

Well, it was bound to happen at some time or another wasn't it.

Went down Tuesday night after some muppet pulled out on me on dual carriageway (they were in slow lane going 40ish and i was in fast lane going 70ish) and as i braked, the front wheel went down on the wet road. 40 or so metres on i got up (well, actually as i was concious throughout it all i heard "GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE SOMEONE RUNS YOU OVER" screaming through my noggin) and got to the central divider and stared at my hands. Could see my right thumb was buggered but that was about it. Eventaully someone stopped after some 30 cars went past oblivious and more interested in getting home (it was rush hour) and called the police while i sat in their car breathing heavily.

Got to hospital, went into surgery for my thumb and they cleaned it up. lost a nail, some skin and broke the tiny bone at the end into 3. Slept. next day they took another xray and found out my wrist was also boken so got me plastered up and left me there for another day.

Yet to find out the damage but it leaked oil over the road and was running when it went down. obviously the fairings are screwed and the handlebar snapped too. looking at it later.

has it put me off bikes...hell no! Wish i could get back on but as my thumb is wrecked, I can't use the trottle. If opnly it was my left wrist.


To those who have also crashed, do you keep replaying it in your mind too? Now need new helmet (Shark RSF2i - saved my life probably though the visor did fly off on impact which is a bit worrying), new gloves (Hein Gericke Pathan VI - fell apart and left me grated), jacket (Triumph denim style one - zip tore open, lost all the pressstuds, rode up, ripped but armoured elbows and shoulders probably helped), jeans (£14 from Makro! Cheap, crap, already ripped to start, lost the knees and the left rear pocket), long johns and boxers!

Will send pics when i get them and let you all know the damage and ask if it's worth fixing or breaking it for parts and getting something else. BTW, the car that pulled out didn't stop. Could have been worse, least i didn't hit it - but then could have claimed on their insurance...i'm only tpft

Fun and games. Now off to lie down as the codine is kicking in and getting dizzy.
R

Edit: Got asome road rash on my knees, right kidney area and left bumcheek too
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[0ni]

Glad to hear your alive - not that you need to hear this but - god only knows what would have happened if you had a car up your arse!

You might want to look at new trousers and jacket that zip into each other to prevent the jacket riding up when sliding.

This will sound like a stupid question but aside from surprise what did it feel like sliding over tarmac at xmph? Smooth/rough?

[instigator]

AWWW Whit, sorry to hear that mantzy m8, even worse that the incondiserate cager didn't even bother to stop. Makes you wonder if they even noticed

Fingers crossed theres no internals damaged (you and the bike )

[mrchips]

Ouch. You were lucky to get off as well as you did. Pity about those fairings...
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[shellshock]

Glad your ok, my other half had an accident at 65mph last year, luckily he was wearing all his gear, again his helmet saved his life as he travelled some distance down the down on his head , again he was lucky that no over cars where coming the opposite way.

That wrist is gonna be the worst bit to get over, so hope you fix quickly.

[Knisis]

Sorry to hear your news. Glad your up and about.

[G]

Bugger.

Unfortunately in such cases it is probably often better to hit them.

This way they either have to stop or at least are left with a dent which should make them easier to find .

Unfortuately your mind rarely thinks "don't slam on the brakes really hard incase I slide'.

[stinkwheel]

If there is a lot of damage done to the bike, you may be able to persue a claim for an uninsured loss because the other driver failed to stop. All depends on the circumstances I suppose, others will know more about this kind of thing but there IS a fund run by the insurance industry to cover non-fault losses against uninsured/absent parties.

Sounds like your kit failed quite badly in doing its job. I have walked away from a 70mph slide uninjured and would expect to do so again providing I didn't hit anything (wearing the same equipment as the last time). Many of my mates have too and have not suffered any major damage to their kit. I would have expected some scuffing and perhaps the odd lost pop stud, for a zip to tear off in a crash is totally inexcuseable on a bike jacket.

I will refrain from pontificating about the jeans because I wear combats on my bikes in the summer but you KNOW why you have road rash on your arse.

To be quite honest, I would consider taking the fecking gloves back to HG and having a go at them. If they fell apart at that kind of speed I would be pretty pissed off as I assume they weren't cheap.

I don't have flashbacks about my accidents but have given them careful consideration to determine what I did wrong and how I can prevent it happening in the future. Be rational about it, it has happened and there is nothing you can do about it now.

Enjoy the drugs.
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[dainesefreak]

Sorry to hear that mate, at least you are relatively alright.

As for playing the accident over and over in your mind, I know what you mean. Some parts of my nasty one I couldn't remember at the time and for a few days after. Then bits and pieces started to reappear, not all of it was missing only the actual impact and the flying over the bonnet of the car. I was actually conscious through that part but I seemed to have blocked it out. I think the replay part happens so that you can analyze what happened in detail and try to sort it all out.

[stryker]

Hi mate, you may of seen my thread about my crash. I keep trying to play it back in my head but only because I've got little to no memory of my crash..... that kind of bothers me more as I'd really like to know what happened.

No sprains?

I was wearing jeans on my crash too, was doing about 35-38 (guess). The only place my jeans looked roughed up was were I had a lighter in my pocket. It seems anything in your pockets grinds your trouser-wear into the road, possibly causing it to fail!

Hard luck with the gloves, that is terrible, bet your thumb was not pretty eh?

I wanted to start a poll just to see how many people have crashed this winter.... seems to be a lot and all for silly things too.

Hope you get well soon bud. Any traffic cameras? The other person caused the accident, I don't think they should of left the scene.
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[stryker]

Screw recall, I just want back on my bike!
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[Danny]

Sorry to hear about your crash mate, I hope you heal up soon.

[Bendy]

Glad you're okay Mantzy.

[headlamp]

Ouch indeed! Glad to hear you are (relatively OK). I can't believe the driver didn't hear or see you crashing so definitely worth looking into what stinkwheel said about claiming something.
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[Going2fast]

Good to hear your okay m8ty
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[jamie192]

Glad to hear ur ok, bummer about the fairings and how come they didnt realise you had broken your wrist? Hey it could of been worse.
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[JonB]

Argh! This makes my blood boil! It is bad enough causing a crash, but then to drive off is just plain wrong!

Glad you are ok though.
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[Claud 14.7 to 1]

Very unlucky mate. I always say it doesn’t matter about the metal, as long as you are ok, which it seems.

[tony532]

glad your ok

cant understand how people can drive away from accidents

[Weed]

I had an off at 30, tumbled down the road, got up and went to smack the guy that pulled infront of me, but soon realised I couldnt walk..Yes I did keep playing it over in my head, but there was nothing I could have done!

Glad to hear your ok, I'd suggest investing in a knitting needle...it gets itchy under the cast (Im speaking from experience)

Get back on again soon matey
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[ian_s]

Hope you have a speedy recovery buddy.

[mchaggis]