NNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! binned it :o(

[awj72]

Had to happen at some point I suppose, just done my first ever mechanical bit at the weekend, changed the oil. Bike was running better than it has for a long time.
On way to work this morning, fekking tw@t of a van driver decides he doesn't want to wait at this roundabout, he's too important for that, out he comes, 2 cars in front throw out their anchors in a split second, me, down on my arse! Van is away oblivious to what he's caused.



Hey ho, came the cry, no point dwelling, where's that breakers thread??
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[Slickfish]

Bad luck mate!!

Hope you get it sorted for minimal cost!

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At least (I presume) you're ok.

Not such a great remind about keeping a decent distance, especially in the wet, but you're less likely to forget next time .

[awj72]

Am fine m8, cheers, bit of a stiff arm, but that's about it. Wasn't THAT close, just "happened so fast".
Cliche I know, but pointess dwelling like I say, gotta get her back on the road and sorted a.s.a.f.p.
Mainly easily replaceable bits, footpeg, indicator lenses & the gear changer is bent, may bend back ok though. Other than that, it's scraped fairings & cracked engine cover.
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[Jrod]

Do you still have that other engine you can use the casing off?

[awj72]

Way ahead of you mate, am sure you put a spell on me cos i didn't sell you the bike


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[Zoffo]

Just how many bike accidents are caused by cars or van where there is no contact involved. Mate of mine has just had his arm pinned back together coz of a similar incident. His avoiding action caused the off.
I bet they aren't part of the statistics that often get posted regarding causes of accidents. In most cases the bastids are totally oblivious.

Having said that I suppose it comes down to giving yourself enough room to take the avoiding action without losing control of the bike. Easier said than done for many new riders. You see something unexpected and your instinct is to hit the brakes. If you happen to be on a corner or a roundabout that's going to have some bad side effects. Either your gonna lose the front or stand the bike up and get the corner all wrong.
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I'm not trying to have a go - I actually went into the back of a car on my RD (though that was due to different circumstances, but still made me think).

Remember the 2 second rule is supposed to be increased to 4 seconds in the wet - that's a long distance usually and is often quite hard to maintain I accept (for a start people may well just lot in between you and the car infront).

In the end there's lots of reasons that cars might pull their brakes on hard (say a kid running out in the road) and a lot of cars with ABS can stop very quickly in the wet compared to a bike, so it's definitely worth being extra vigilent and making sure you can stop safely etc.

Riding 'properly' you should be able to stop in time for pretty much everything, apart maybe from a brick wall materialising infront of the car you are behind . I definitely don't ride 'properly' all the time, but do occasionaly try and think about it .


Also, I have occasionaly practiced getting little front wheel slides, the idea being that I can get a feel of what's going on should it happen when I'm not expecting it. You do have to be quite careful intentinally initialising a front wheel slide on a bike.

[Trixie]

A really good thing to do is to get to an empty car park/large space and practice emergency stops. It gives you a feel for how far you can push the bike and it will be easier to control if you have to do it for real.

I keep meaning to do this, but haven't had chance to get round to it yet - I'm still getting used to a new bike, so would rather not bin it on a f*ck up just yet!!!

But I will - soon!!! Hopefully before I have to do an emergency stop for real!

Sorry to hear about your off.
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