The death of Baron

[Rai86]

Baron being my bike :-( Not a happy bunny. So naturally i shall share my problems with the mighty org.

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=179&pictureid=1508

[Law]

Poor Baron!

What happened there? Are you alright?

[TazDaz]

Nice Christmas present there! :(

[Rai86]

yeah im fine thanks law, broken thumb but bloody lucky i think.

Front end slid out going round a corner, Baron kicked me off the left and went into the front of a mazda. Nobody hurt thankfully. Total write off tho :-(

[Law]

Lucky it's just a broken thumb:thumright: <-- D'ya see what I did there? ;)

Get well soon. :grouphug:

[Frank]

wtf
msn now

[Mr Speirs]

Glad you are okay.
Jeez that bike looks naffed.

[Spikenipple]

Nah, T-cut will sort that out.

Glad you got away ok!

[Rai86]

yeh im cool thanks guys. Frustrated cus i really want to go out for a ride tho.....grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

sorry i didnt tell you first gid :-(

[Frank]

http://www.reallyfunnypictures.co.uk/miscellaneous/thumbs/18.11.06/stabilisers.jpg
new christmas things needed

[skeetly]

Ouch that looks like a new one too :(

[yorkie_chris]

Bit of gaffer tape and a couple of cable ties... sorted. But it's pointy, so best to let it die with dignity.

Glad you're not too badly hurt, might be a pain in the wallet next insurance time though :-(

[Frank]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v625/Seggons/North%20Wales%20Rideout/STA70909.jpg
not a real crash ,untill we get to lunge over the spoils while the poor owner"stretchie" phones the insurance

[Wideboy]

holly ****!!!! :shock:

didn't think it was that bad :shock:

glad your ok though, must be very lucky person

[Foxy]

Sorry to hear about this, you are very lucky to escape with just a broken thumb Rai. At least your bike is covered under the insurance and hope it gets sorted quickly so you can get back out there. GWS, Foxy

[Dicky Ticker]

Lucky lucky laddie

[maviczap]

Bikes can be replaced or fixed relatively easily.

Its not always the same for our fragile bones & bodies, so I'm glad you only suffered from a broken thumb, bumps and bruises, nothing worse.:smt059

[Dangerous Dave]

Sorry to hear about the off, glad to hear you are okay though Rach.

[Rai86]

thanks guys

meh these things happen....the up side is i get a new bike to play with :-)

cant wait

[maviczap]

Yep, thats the positive spin on this :cheers:

[Ed]

thanks guys

meh these things happen....the up side is i get a new bike to play with :-)

cant wait

Whoa!! These things do happen - true - but why did the front wash out? Any broken bone is major, this is a very serious accident, you could have been KSI - TG you weren't - I think I'd be wanting to know what went so disastrously wrong before I hopped on another bike.

Are there lessons for us all to learn here?

[Rai86]

yes it could have been much worse but im not going to sit here psyching myself out about it-whats the point of that, would only serve to put me off biking.

what happened is simple, cold tyres+ bend+ greasy roads+mazda on the line = front end sliding out and the bike hittin the car

take it as a learning curve, nothing more i can do

[Wideboy]

whats next then another sv?

[Law]

Nah, why another SV? She should get what's in her avatar.

Edit: Assuming that's a new GSX-R600. Haven't seen that colour scheme before.

[Rai86]

oh god i wish

[Lifeboat Mike]

tis' but a mere scratch! quoting python! glad you are ok though mate. can i have your 12v socket for my kettle?

[Rai86]

oh mikey your in for a ar$e kickin when your here on training next ;-)

[Law]

oh god i wish

Go on. You'll just regret it if you don't get one.

[fatneck]

that a green zx-6r you're after then? do it!

[fatneck]

sorry, was gid's post with the zx - ignore me...

[Frank]

sorry, was gid's post with the zx - ignore me...
?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ??/

[Rai86]

exactly what i was guna say

??????????????????/ eh

[kwak zzr]

wow baron is really mashed.

[fatneck]

http://www.reallyfunnypictures.co.uk/miscellaneous/thumbs/18.11.06/stabilisers.jpg
new christmas things needed"

from gid's post, page 1

[BanannaMan]

Yikes that wreckage looks frighting....
Glad you're OK!!!

Good to see you have a positive attitude....just be careful out there.

[Dappa D]

oh dear oh dear, glad its not as serious as it looks hun, baron looks a right mash up.

glad you ok bar the thumb, never had a broken thumb before so dont know how long they take to repair, but hopefully you back on two wheels soon (for the dorset disorganised rideout??!!)

[Rai86]

got to go an look at him today :-(

[philbut]

Bloody hell, that looks nasty! Very glad to hear you are mostly unhurt. The roads are very greasy at the mo (not that I need to tell you that!) so take it easy guys and girls. Hope your insurance get things sorted quickly for you Rai

[Dangerous Dave]

whats next then another sv?
Nah, why another SV?
Upgrade to a proper Curvy SV! ;)

got to go an look at him today :-(
Don't forget a box of tissues....

[phil24_7]

Sorry to hear bout this hun, glad your ok and it's just the bike that's mangled!

Is it repairable? Is the frame foobared?

Kate and I send hugs your way. X

[Rai86]

Foobared im afraid :-(

hugs back, big squiggy one for kate

[darylB]

Looking at the bike i'd say you got off lightly, glad to hear a broken thumb is the worst injury, biking is a large learning curve and this is just a hiccup along the way.

daryl.

[zsv650]

bloody hell rai that look's a mess like the other's are saying you seem to have gotten off lightly with just the thumb glad to hear your alright though when the front goes not much you can do about it.

[kwak zzr]

considering dropping an sv at 30 can write it off i think you can safely say the baron is dead, what did the car look like?

[Lifeboat Mike]

Yer! and where was your thumb?

[Rai86]

The car is written off too. Baron took out the front driver side. Glad he is ok. Think he was going a bit fast, he narrowly missed my mate who was in front


Thumb is black thanks mike.....plus it hurts to type so i hope your all appreciating this post lol

[lily]

OMG only just seen this..............

Glad you are ok, and its only the bike that is badly damaged which can easily be replaced.

GWS hun, and back on a bike!

Lily x

[Lifeboat Mike]

Wiggle it! Just a little bit!! take care mate, in a strange way i'm glad the Mazda bit the dust too! sort of justice.

[BigFootIsBlurry]

Broken thumbs hurt, I did mine last year. Shame about your bike though, looks like you did well to come out of it ok.

[Drew Carey]

Only just seen this.......so glad to hear your OK, I broke my thumb in February too, can be quite painful. Make sure you take it steady, cause if it is the scaphoid and it doesn't heal right can be nasty. Hope the insurance goes smoothly and you get back riding soon.

[RichT]

Only just seen this too... GWS Rai.... New Year, New Bike....

[Kate Moss]

Rai Rai, hows the thumb? x