Crashed the RVF

Korn · Admin Joined: 01 Feb 2002 Karma :

I've just got back from the hospital after a trip to Chelsea Bridge gone very very wrong Crying or Very sad

Riding towards Chelsea Bridge along the embankment, showing the route to 2 mates on 50cc scooters, I came over one of the bridge junctions doing some 35/40 mph and turned into the right hand bend following it, all very sedately and respectfully and not at all like I usually ride. All of a sudden I feel both tyres let go and the bike starts to slide, stick out my knee to try and save it and manage to keep it upright but hit a bump in the road with my leg which drags me halfway off the bike - try to picture the following scene: me with legs still on the bike but body hanging off the right hand side arms getting dragged along the road, the bike now heading straight into the opposite lane of traffic and stright for the kerb... Next thing I know is I've thwacked the kerb sideways on while the bike (still upright at the time) flips over it and slides into a bush, after watching that I turn back to the road to see the front bumper of a car just stopping in time to avoid taking my head off.

Luckily that was all there was to it, could have been much much worse had me and the bike not made it through the gap in the opposite lane traffic. After picking myself up and checking all my bits were still attached, I went over to see what the fuck had caused the tyres to go - and found a massive puddle of what looked to be brand new motor oil.

So thank you to whoever decided to empty that all over the road, you truly made my day.

After limping the bike home I went straight to hospital, because by then by whole side where I'd hit the kerb had started to hurt really badly - and I couldn't move most of my right hand. A few hours in casualty revealed that actually I hadn't fucked myself up that badly: Snapped tendons in two fingers of my right hand (do you know how long it's taken me to type all this using just my left mitt?) from were my hand was dragged along the road and pinned my fingers back, bruised ribs with some very black swellings and same for my right ankle - but amazingly no bones broken, so I went home with just a few injections and my fingers splinted together.

The poor bike, however, did not fare so well... From what I could tell when I looked at it the right front fork leg is bent (quite a bit), the front wheel has had a bite taken out of it by the kerb, the right hand side plastics have been battered quite badly, the rear sub frame is bent off to the left (also from hitting the kerb, I should think) and the yokes don't look too good. If you want to take a look yourself I've taken some pictures and put them up at https://www.kornel.com/rvfcrash/ because I'm still high on whatever they injected into my bum at the hospital and I'm trying to avoid going to sleep - because I know full well what I'm going to wake up like.

The moral of the story? I was riding at a slow pace along what looked like a clean road surface and before I could blink I had totalled my bike and very nearly killed myself... Not the Friday night I'd planned for Rolling Eyes

TiN · Pocket Tin Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Karma :

Sorry to hear about mate...could your two scooter mates bear witness to everything?

Maybe you should try getting back to the scene of the crash and take a picture/video of the oil puddle...

As you have said, it's not the way that you usually ride, and that's probably just as well, right?...

These things happen, and without people knowing the real facts, they will think that it's just another biker riding dangerously on the road...damn!

Anyways, hope that you recover soon, but I'm not optimistic about the bike..?

Tin

Guest · Posted: 08:24 - 13 Apr 2002 Post subject: Holy Shit!

Shit man!
At least you are okay mate! ( a bit sore maybe- but hey at least your still here).
The bike looks repairable, - bloody oil eh!!

Korn and Bike - GET WELL SOON!!!

Stew · Posted: 08:27 - 13 Apr 2002 Post subject:

Doh! forgot I was at work and not logged in!

Again get well soon mate!

Phil. · World Chat Champion Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

Sorry to hear about your crash korn..What makes it 10 times worse is it wasn't your fault but no one to blame.

Them faulks look pretty bad, can they be straitend or have you got to get a new set?

I very nearly did the same thing when i hit a cats eye comming out of a bend, but pooles of oil on the road..I dont think even rossi would of stood a chance

GET WELL SOON KORN!

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Dylan · Trackday Trickster Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Karma :

Bent fork leg (picture taken with yoke dead center)

That dont matter because you can twist them back (loosening off the pich bolts), is it the actual stanction that is bent, if so its very hard to get them straightned??? Get well soon m8, and hope the repairs work out cheap. Along as the front wheel holds air, it dont matter that its got chip, does it??? Will you repalce the fairing with replica ones, because i know there easy to get hold of because thats quite a popular track day bike.
Hope things get better....
Dyl

Dylan · Trackday Trickster Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Karma :

https://www.kornel.com/rvfcrash/image18.jpg
Is the tank bent here????

McJamweasel · BCF Junkie Joined: 22 Mar 2002 Karma :

Sorry to hear bout that man, hope you and the bike get well soon.

Look on the bright side, at least the bike aint a complete wreck and you should be able to sue either the council of highways dept if you feel like it (and get the proof).
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G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

There's no way he'll be able to sue either of them... the only situation where he'd have a chance would be if they had been warned about the spillage and hadn't cleared it up whithin a reasonable amount of time.

James · Spanner Monkey Joined: 25 Feb 2002 Karma :

Yeah sorry to hear about that Korn, but you'll just have to get it put right and move on.
Bit of hard luck for you though matey
RVF400 = Get well soon
Korn = Sell me RVF400 for a tenner.I hoping youll still be high on pain killers! (oh and of course, get well soon)

Take it easy

Scooby · Scrappy Doo Joined: 26 Mar 2002 Karma :

Sorry to hear about the crash Korn, any idea how long it'll be before you're back on your feet properly???

And any idea how much the RVF will take to put right??? Or are you just gonna sell it and buy a new bike???
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scabzilla · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 31 Mar 2002 Karma :

SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT THE CRASH DUDE, HOPE YOUR BACK RIDING SOON Wink

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Rob · World Chat Champion Joined: 16 Mar 2002 Karma :

Sorry to hear bout that... Where abouts on the embankment did it happen? I ride down there everyday.. road is in bad enuf condition anyway without twats dumping a load of oil on the road!

Hope ya heal up quickly m8 and get back on a bike ASAP!! Wink

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Milo · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Feb 2002 Karma :

That's seriously harsh mate. fucking wankers whoever they are. sounds like some skillful riding kept it upright for a while though! hope you get back to that level of riding again soon!

TJ NSR · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Karma :

sorry to hear about ur crash Korn, get better soon and i hope you can get the RVF on the road one day.

do u still have ur NSR to ride on meanwhile??

TJ

again get better

craigT19 · Jolly Green Giant Joined: 09 Feb 2002 Karma :

sorry to hear that korn Crying or Very sad

is the bike a right-off???

alson this may not be the time but im after an rvf and was jus wanting to ask if yours came with the nastro azzura colours????
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Shamrock · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

Sorry to hear about the crash. Hope you recover quick and get back on the road soon. Pity about the bike too.
Goodluck,
Shamrock! Wink

Mole · Scooby Slapper Joined: 23 Feb 2002 Karma :

Korn,

Sorry to hear about the crash mate, still you are OK, and that's the only real thing to worry about! The bike can always be repaired.

Best of luck

Mole
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minesweeper · Whoah there! Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Karma :

Sorry to hear about the crash mate, get well soon to you and the bike! could always cheer yourself up by sueing a german website *hint hint* Smile

matt

zaknafien · Joined: 25 Mar 2002 Karma :

Hope ya get better quickly Smile

Bet it's gonna cost a bomb to repair the bike.
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Dylan · Trackday Trickster Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Karma :

Zak, i think were meant to be trying to cheer him up.
If you find a good breakers with an a few rvf's then it shouldnt cost too much.
Dyl

batman · Scooby Slapper Joined: 06 Feb 2002 Karma :

fuckin oil, i swear id love to get the cunts responsible for that kinda shit
hope ya get it back goin soon and all is good
and to the question above the fuel tank looks like that!

Annabella · Like a person, only smaller Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hey heres one from me

<<<<<<<BIG HUGE BEAR HUG>>>>>>>> carefully avoiding poorlys (that was for the bike)

<<<<<<<<<<<GIGANTIC BEAR HUG>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

retrofly · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Feb 2002 Karma :

hi
The main thing is that you can still ride, ive never fallen off my bike so i dont know what its like, my mates gettin a VFR this weekend shame because i couldve introduced him to you or you 2 him. weird how one Honda off the road and another one back on mayb somethin 2 do with cozmic balance get well soon

Luke
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