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How did you spill?
Ahh I just threw it down the road, and followed it
21%
 21%  [ 29 ]
Proper T-boned, including SMIDSY admission
2%
 2%  [ 4 ]
Proper T-boned, no SMIDSY (driver is claiming it was your fault)
2%
 2%  [ 4 ]
I died
16%
 16%  [ 23 ]
Noob error, I-doan-wanna-talk-abouddit
16%
 16%  [ 23 ]
Someone bumped me up the arse but I didn't actually fall off (only use this option if you take a number and actually post)
1%
 1%  [ 2 ]
Ended up in a bush/hedge/front room
5%
 5%  [ 7 ]
Rubbernecker: Just want to see the results
32%
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Rogerborg
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PostPosted: 14:45 - 16 Nov 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Toccs wrote:
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Continue.
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PostPosted: 14:50 - 16 Nov 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Rogerborg wrote:
Toccs wrote:
female nurse

Continue.


Don't worry i let her feel up my legs to make sure they work, all 3 of them.
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PostPosted: 21:57 - 18 Nov 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
i forgot to add mine this year,
2 crashes on one commute to work,
both low sides, and both in snow,
stupid scottish weather Smile

both me and the ktm were both un-injured.
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PostPosted: 03:28 - 02 Dec 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
I cant work out what number we are on now, but its one more

Came round the corner to find a Transit stationary in the road and front brake completely failed. Sad

[img]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/592/23163973630_5728e52796.jpg[/img]gpzcrash3 by kalwidget, on Flickr

[img]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/706/23433619656_2e5ecfa67c.jpg[/img]gpzcrash1 by kalwidget, on Flickr

The transit bumper was creased and the back door dented but at least the driver was okay if shocked.

The GPZ is getting a complete new front end, I've broken my arm which stings a little and I am stuck riding the Superdream until further notice.
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PostPosted: 08:22 - 02 Dec 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Kal wrote:
I cant work out what number we are on now, but its one more

Came round the corner to find a Transit stationary in the road and front brake completely failed. Sad

[img]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/592/23163973630_5728e52796.jpg[/img]gpzcrash3 by kalwidget, on Flickr

[img]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/706/23433619656_2e5ecfa67c.jpg[/img]gpzcrash1 by kalwidget, on Flickr

The transit bumper was creased and the back door dented but at least the driver was okay if shocked.

The GPZ is getting a complete new front end, I've broken my arm which stings a little and I am stuck riding the Superdream until further notice.


He was parked in the middle of that road?!
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PostPosted: 08:27 - 02 Dec 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Kal wrote:
Came round the corner to find a Transit stationary in the road

The right hand side of the road? Eh?

Kal wrote:
and front brake completely failed. Sad

What an incredibly unfortunate time for those two events to coincide. Shocked

Can't really grok the poorness of the obs without a paint diagram.

Bad luck on the arm, fleshlight FTW.
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PostPosted: 10:09 - 02 Dec 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Do you have a thumbprint on your forehead now?

Glad it's just bent / broken stuff!
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PostPosted: 11:32 - 02 Dec 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Rogerborg wrote:
Kal wrote:
Came round the corner to find a Transit stationary in the road

The right hand side of the road? Eh?

Kal wrote:
and front brake completely failed. Sad

What an incredibly unfortunate time for those two events to coincide. Shocked

Can't really grok the poorness of the obs without a paint diagram.

Bad luck on the arm, fleshlight FTW.


I'd forgotten the traditional BCF diagram.
The road bends to the left just before work,with cars parked all down the left side of the road.

In theory if I'd have accelerated I could have dropped further into the corner and squeezed through between the van and pavement

As it was the brakes worked enough to stand the GPZ up and steer into the corner of the van

If I'd have been going slower the rear brake would have been enough.
Ce la vie.
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PostPosted: 11:37 - 02 Dec 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Rogerborg wrote:
Kal wrote:
Came round the corner to find a Transit stationary in the road

The right hand side of the road? Eh?

Kal wrote:
and front brake completely failed. Sad

What an incredibly unfortunate time for those two events to coincide. Shocked

Can't really grok the poorness of the obs without a paint diagram.

Bad luck on the arm, fleshlight FTW.


I'd forgotten the traditional BCF diagram.
The road bends to the left just before work,with cars parked all down the left side of the road.

In theory if I'd have accelerated I could have dropped further into the corner and squeezed through between the van and pavement

As it was the brakes worked enough to stand the GPZ up and steer into the corner of the van

If I'd have been going slower the rear brake would have been enough.
Ce la vie.
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PostPosted: 12:45 - 02 Dec 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Kal wrote:
...I've broken my arm...I am stuck riding the Superdream...


Man point.
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PostPosted: 14:29 - 02 Dec 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Rogerborg wrote:
Kal wrote:
Came round the corner to find a Transit stationary in the road

The right hand side of the road? Eh?


Forgive me, but it appears from photo 1 that you could have got a bus through the gap on the left of the van.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/188253/general/boomcrashvan.jpg
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PostPosted: 21:52 - 02 Dec 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
ScaredyCat wrote:
Forgive me, but it appears from photo 1 that you could have got a bus through the gap on the left of the van.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/188253/general/boomcrashvan.jpg


Its a fair question because I kind of did the same when I looked at it. To the left of the van were parked cars that arent showing.

It is deceptive, at the time this was taken my bike was still lying in the road and its not in the picture.

Onligatory paint diagram

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PostPosted: 22:32 - 02 Dec 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Nice to see you Kal and nice that you lived. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 06:39 - 03 Dec 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Kal wrote:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/188253/general/boomcrashvan.jpg

I wasn't there so I'm not really in a place to judge but if you couldn't avoid that then I'd be reconsidering my ability to ride a motorcycle.

Brakes don't tend to fail unless subjected to a severe lack of maintenance.
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PostPosted: 09:24 - 03 Dec 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Here? https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.6664701,-1.1733623,3a,75y,63.55h,82.53t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s-Lsnf2JItwT0HZGAviIHSg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

https://i.imgur.com/U0u1PYU.png

Also, "corner"? The bike was leaned over and "stood up"?

How fast were you going, and what was your plan if you met an oncoming vehicle? Eh?

I'm honestly struggling to find a spin on this that isn't what Carvel said.
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PostPosted: 09:28 - 03 Dec 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Target fixation?
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PostPosted: 10:36 - 03 Dec 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Rogerborg wrote:
Here? https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.6664701,-1.1733623,3a,75y,63.55h,82.53t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s-Lsnf2JItwT0HZGAviIHSg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

https://i.imgur.com/U0u1PYU.png

Also, "corner"? The bike was leaned over and "stood up"?

How fast were you going, and what was your plan if you met an oncoming vehicle? Eh?

I'm honestly struggling to find a spin on this that isn't what Carvel said.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.6658271,-1.1744128,3a,75y,24.42h,73.83t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sK_wYEqXTbj31JYGenvZmlg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

How a little earlier down the road about this corner? Still would leave you needing to make 'significant' progress for it to be an issue.
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PostPosted: 10:44 - 03 Dec 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Kris wrote:
Target fixation?


I can see no other reason for riding into the back of that van.
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PostPosted: 10:50 - 03 Dec 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
techathy wrote:

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.6658271,-1.1744128,3a,75y,24.42h,73.83t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sK_wYEqXTbj31JYGenvZmlg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

How a little earlier down the road about this corner? Still would leave you needing to make 'significant' progress for it to be an issue.

There's that bend, then it straightens up before the impact site.

Was either racebiking it, or saw the van facing away and his brain tried to kill him by inferring that it was moving.

Needs an honest self appraisal of what went wrong in order to avoid doing it again.
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PostPosted: 13:22 - 03 Dec 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
I did let myself get a little bit distracted when the brake lever hit the bar and nothing happened.

To be honest as bad as the timing was I'm fortunate it happened here and not at dual carriageway speeds I'd been doing a minute previously.
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PostPosted: 13:35 - 03 Dec 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Kal wrote:
I did let myself get a little bit distracted when the brake lever hit the bar and nothing happened.

To be honest as bad as the timing was I'm fortunate it happened here and not at dual carriageway speeds I'd been doing a minute previously.


This video might help...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rCrfBA2GOo
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PostPosted: 14:35 - 03 Dec 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Kal wrote:
I did let myself get a little bit distracted when the brake lever hit the bar and nothing happened.

I'm still puzzled by how you got yourself into a situation where you had to brake there.

You were on the RHS of the road, at "leaning over" speed, but couldn't see that the road was(n't) clear? Industrial estate, parked cars, junctions, seem like a prime location to be cautious.

Not Tut Tut-ing, just confused as to why braking was even an issue.
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PostPosted: 17:26 - 03 Dec 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
How did you get that far through your journey without testing the front brake?

How fast were you going? you should be able to stop in time for anything.

Vanishing point etc
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PostPosted: 17:40 - 03 Dec 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Alpha-9 wrote:
How did you get that far through your journey without testing the front brake?


It had worked two junctions earlier on the off ramp

Alpha-9 wrote:
How fast were you going? you should be able to stop in time for anything. Vanishing point etc


Around about the thirty mark, I had my head up
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