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PostPosted: 21:37 - 02 Sep 2017    Post subject: 80mph motorway crash thread Reply with quote
I've split the original thread to remove the bit where it all got out of hand elsewhere for safe-keeping. Unfortunately I cocked it up and it took the first post with it so I've quoted it here. - stinkwheel

ars125 wrote:
Well it all started as a nice sunny afternoon ride out. I fancied a relaxed afternoon and thought it would be good to take the bike for a long ride.

I got onto the motorway and cruised for a while at 70mph. A car pulled up alongside me and as i turned my head i saw the driver looking and laughing. He then proceeded to pull away then slowed back down along side me again. He repeated this over and over again.

After a while i got sick of it and opened the throttle up. I read 120mph on the speedo.

In everyone's opinion on here, what mechanical failure taken place to cause this accident?


What bike.

Yes. Sounds like something broke.
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PostPosted: 21:42 - 02 Sep 2017    Post subject: Re: 80mph motorway crash - the end of my biking days Reply with quote
ARS125 wrote:
In everyone's opinion on here, what mechanical failure taken place to cause this accident?


Having the bike to hand might help.
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PostPosted: 21:50 - 02 Sep 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
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the end of my biking days


Don't be too hasty.

Get well soon. Thumbs Up

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I got onto the motorway and cruised for a while at 70mph. A car pulled up alongside me and as i turned my head i saw the driver looking and laughing. He then proceeded to pull away then slowed back down along side me again. He repeated this over and over again.



Maybe he noticed something wrong with your bike and was being a twit about it, though I doubt it as one tends to notice serious problems on bike if they occur when riding them.
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PostPosted: 21:51 - 02 Sep 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
New account....come on own up....whos multi is it?

Wishing you a quick recovery, whoever you are.
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PostPosted: 21:52 - 02 Sep 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
Was an Aprilla RS125
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PostPosted: 21:52 - 02 Sep 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
Did you engage the clutch?
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PostPosted: 21:52 - 02 Sep 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
120mph on a motorway, with only a CBT?
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PostPosted: 21:54 - 02 Sep 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
Pass the popcorn
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PostPosted: 21:59 - 02 Sep 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
You seized it because you are a dickhead.

Had you been covering the clutch like a non retarded person you'd have caught it before it nipped solid.

I bet it seized due to poor setup rather than a mechanical issue.
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PostPosted: 22:12 - 02 Sep 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
What gear were you wearing?
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PostPosted: 22:20 - 02 Sep 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
Moo. wrote:
What gear were you wearing?


Especially the socks?
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PostPosted: 22:21 - 02 Sep 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
Appreciate the comments from some of you Smile

For all the assholes saying i fucked the bike, i didn't. This is not the first time i have taken a motorcycle to over 100mph, i know how to ride a bike.

Paddy. wrote:
What bike.

Yes. Sounds like something broke.


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Moo. wrote:
What gear were you wearing?


Not as much as i should have been wearing.

Motorcycle jacket, jeans and boots. Not motorcycle boots, and of course a helmet.

One of the boots ripped off my foot with the impact.
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PostPosted: 22:25 - 02 Sep 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
thx1138 wrote:
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Don't be too hasty.

Get well soon. Thumbs Up

Paint diagram please


Thanks mate, honestly though its unlikely i will gain back mobility in the foot and not guaranteed if i will gain it back in my leg. The leg should heal but the foot is not guaranteed.

Its unlikely that the other driver was trying to warn me about a problem he noticed with the bike. Because he never even stopped at the crash, just drove away.

thepuma wrote:
New account....come on own up....whos multi is it?

Wishing you a quick recovery, whoever you are.


Its a clean IP if any of the mods want to check it, my home Sky broadband connection, not a multi.

Thank you!
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PostPosted: 22:30 - 02 Sep 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
So, why were you on a motorway, with only a CBT? Trying to get even more points on your licence?
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PostPosted: 22:31 - 02 Sep 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
pics or gtfo
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PostPosted: 22:36 - 02 Sep 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
Do hospitals release people why they are still bedridden now, i had to be able to move about(with crutches) before i was released with multiple fractures.
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PostPosted: 22:45 - 02 Sep 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
ARS125 wrote:
When you get 5 speeding tickets in a single month

A very special kind of special.

Needs more latex balloons.
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PostPosted: 22:55 - 02 Sep 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
ARS125 wrote:
Moo. wrote:
What gear were you wearing?


Not as much as i should have been wearing.

Motorcycle jacket, jeans and boots. Not motorcycle boots, and of course a helmet.

One of the boots ripped off my foot with the impact.


Well, there you have it, let that be a lesson to you all.

Even a slow speed crash may result in ankles fecked up for life, if you don't wear proper boots. Be glad you've got your foot atached and hope for the best recovery. Wink

By the way, why didn't you disengage the clutch the moment you felt something was wrong? All the crap you went through could have been easily avoided. If you were on a four stroke and your rear wheel got sprayed with engine oil, that would be a brown-code situation, but the situation you are describing was very easy to manage safely. You were even going in a straight line. Confused

#self-preservation instinct is weak with this one
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PostPosted: 23:08 - 02 Sep 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
Oneear wrote:
So, why were you on a motorway, with only a CBT? Trying to get even more points on your licence?


Please tell me what difference my license type makes too this situation?
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PostPosted: 23:13 - 02 Sep 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
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PostPosted: 23:16 - 02 Sep 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
110ph on a motorway on L plates and a CBT?

If it's true, you're an idiot for posting it on a public forum, let alone doing it in the first place. If it's not true then you are an idiot for taking the piss out of those who do have injuries. I've got permanent nerve damage in one foot, not a laughing matter.


Either way I'm struggling to find an ounce of sympathy for you..
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PostPosted: 23:19 - 02 Sep 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
RhynoCZ wrote:


Well, there you have it, let that be a lesson to you all.

Even a slow speed crash may result in ankles fecked up for life, if you don't wear proper boots. Be glad you've got your foot atached and hope for the best recovery. Wink

By the way, why didn't you disengage the clutch the moment you felt something was wrong? All the crap you went through could have been easily avoided. If you were on a four stroke and your rear wheel got sprayed with engine oil, that would be a brown-code situation, but the situation you are describing was very easy to manage safely. You were even going in a straight line. Confused

#self-preservation instinct is weak with this one


I did disengage the clutch!

Why do you think i am asking here what could have gone wrong with the motorcycle?
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PostPosted: 23:22 - 02 Sep 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
ARS125 wrote:
Oneear wrote:
So, why were you on a motorway, with only a CBT? Trying to get even more points on your licence?


Please tell me what difference my license type makes too this situation?


You probably wouldn't have been racing knobheads doing "110 mph".

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PostPosted: 23:24 - 02 Sep 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ted wrote:
110ph on a motorway on L plates and a CBT?

If it's true, you're an idiot for posting it on a public forum, let alone doing it in the first place. If it's not true then you are an idiot for taking the piss out of those who do have injuries. I've got permanent nerve damage in one foot, not a laughing matter.


Either way I'm struggling to find an ounce of sympathy for you..



Not really, i can post it anywhere considering i already gave a statement to the police admitting it all. although i admitted to doing over 100mph the police are just sticking with the not in accordance charge. they said its not worth charging me for it without physical evidence due to the fact i could change my mind at a later date. Lucky i guess.
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PostPosted: 23:25 - 02 Sep 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
Well, if you did disengage the clutch, then the gearbox must have seized, which is mostly a result of insufficient lubrication. When was the last time you checked the gearbox oil?

Without investigating the engine, it's really hard to tell.
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