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RiotCop66
27-10-10, 02:19 PM
I crashed again yesterday.
I was coming from the outside lane of the M8 into the middle lane in rush hour traffic. A guy in a 4X4 flashed me in to a (fairly small) gap. I gave him a quick flash of my hazards by way of thanks (normally I'll wave to be honest).
My hazards are at my right hand and as I tried to switch them off I couldn't find the switch and looked down to do so (idiot), as I shifted my grip to cancel the switch I grabbed a handful of throttle. The bike lunges forward towards the back of the car in front and I panic and slam the brakes. The front wheel digs in and I lose the front end resulting in the bike chucking me off.
The really scary thing was I landed in the outside lane of the motorway, but fortunately the traffic stopped ok and I wasn't roadkill.
Almost identical damage to the crash I had in the summer, but I'll find out the full extent of it when the mechanic comes round tonight.
I'm cool though, just a few bruises and a bit of road rash on my side and a apparently I looked like I'd seen a ghost for a few hours after.
Gutted.
TheRamJam
27-10-10, 02:48 PM
OMG Sorry to hear about your off!!
That could have been serious, good job the cages all stopped in time. Make sure you get checked out at A&E just in case. Two lives down Five to go :-)
Am sure you'll get the bike fixed soon enough, it may be a wise idea to invest in some advanced training in future or try and familiarise yourself with your bike controls when not in busy traffic :-)
Sorry to hear about your crash. Glad to see that you're ok however.
SoulKiss
27-10-10, 03:48 PM
Glad you are fine and the bike is too.
However, I have to say that one of my pet peeves is the use of Hazard Lights as "Thank You" lights.
Or White Van Man parked at the side of the road with them on, but the one at the kerb obscured by the car parked in front or behind him (as relevent) making it look like he is indicating pulling out.
I don't know how the practice started, but something should be done about it as they are a signal of a Hazard, not a "Thank You" signal, or a "Free Parking Facilitator"
RiotCop66
27-10-10, 04:24 PM
Thanks for the comments guys.
RamJam, i actually have an IAM course sitting in the house which Quedos donated to me. I was going to let the Mrs use it once she got her license, but I think I have to use it now, especially as it transpires I'm not very good at staying on the bike.
To be honest SoulKiss, I probably agree with you, I never use my hazards as a thank you, even in the car, but I accept it's commenly used for this purpose and for some reason I figured I'd give it a shot yesterday.
Milky Bar Kid
27-10-10, 04:34 PM
AAAARGHHH!!! SK, I HATTTTEE when people use "magical park anywhere you like" lights! Does my nut in!!
Anyway, good to see you are ok mate! And yeah, the IAM training might be a good idea!
davepreston
27-10-10, 04:38 PM
only 2 pifff, i binned a bike after owning it 20 mins not to mention every other time ive been run off the road or tried taking off on a raf runway
dont worry mate its all a learning curve, now you know not to **** about with hazards when nagotiating a busy situation, any accident you survive and learn from is a good one
just dont do it again, and remember
on the org i crash so yous dont have too :)
maviczap
27-10-10, 04:38 PM
AAAARGHHH!!! SK, I HATTTTEE when people use "magical park anywhere you like" lights! Does my nut in!!
Anyway, good to see you are ok mate! And yeah, the IAM training might be a good idea!
No they are 'I have my forcefield switched on lights', meaning you cannot damage me when I have them illuminated :-D
As an IAM observer, I don't know how I would teach someone not to use there hazard lights incase they grabbed a hanful of throttle & locked up the front brakes on a Motorway :???:
We're not miracle workers you know. :smt102
Sorry to hear about your crash, in all seriousness I hope IAM training gives you confidence to cope with bike control.
Urgh.. sorry to hear about this.
If I feel like I've got enough time and awareness of what is going on I'll nod or stick my boot out, or I will wave on open stretches where traffic has moved over for me to pass etc, but I never mess about with hazards and lights and the such - especially on the motorways.
Lesson learnt the hard and painful way me thinks.
Kirkybhoy
27-10-10, 09:50 PM
Glad to hear you and the bike are relatively ok..
You know what I said!! but publicly...
Glad your ok and the bike can be fixed - AGAIN!
and yeah I think IAM course for you sunshine. We knock some sense into you yet!
SoulKiss
29-10-10, 10:35 AM
You know what I said!! but publicly...
Glad your ok and the bike can be fixed - AGAIN!
and yeah I think IAM course for you sunshine. We knock some sense into you yet!
I think you will find that forcing someone to smoke a pipe and wear slippers is still against the Geneva Convention...
The Guru
29-10-10, 11:17 AM
I think you will find that forcing someone to smoke a pipe and wear slippers is still against the Geneva Convention...
:winner:
:smt082
Gixxer1
30-10-10, 07:05 AM
Sorry to hear about your off mate, main thing is tho, you're ok n hopefully the bikes not got too much damage.
Thing only positive thing that comes out of coming off is you learn from it you won't make the same mistake twice.
I just give them a nod as a thankyou, or a wave depending on situation, if they don't see it then tough :)
Get back on 'er and don't let it get you down ;)
Thing only positive thing that comes out of coming off is you learn from it you won't make the same mistake twice.
Hmmmm :D
RiotCop66
02-11-10, 11:06 AM
Hmmmm :grin:
Quedos, I detect a distinct lack of sympathy coming from you, is this due to my cavalier text last week? lol
I'm looking at around £350 of damage I think. I hope to get her back at the weekend, but I may be hanging the helmet up soon once the ice arrives in the morning and only take her out at the weekend for a couple of months.
Quedos, I detect a distinct lack of sympathy coming from you, is this due to my cavalier text last week? lol
Nah - i'm like that with everyone i know:) - i know you didn't mean it really;)
Kilted Ginger
02-11-10, 05:53 PM
I'm looking at around £350 of damage I think.
RC what did you damage, are you planning to replace everything with new oem parts? dear way to repair.
pop up your damage or pm me if you want and i'll describe the heath robinson repair method:smt038
If nothing else t will get you back on the road for the winter:riding: you can replace with oem later if you want
Dicky Ticker
02-11-10, 06:42 PM
I did mine twice in six weeks---exactly same damage both times and both drivers concerned were insured by NFU.
This led to some confusion as neither accident was my fault and the NFU
were pulling their hair out by the time we were finished with them.
RC what did you damage, are you planning to replace everything with new oem parts? dear way to repair.
pop up your damage or pm me if you want and i'll describe the heath robinson repair method:smt038
If nothing else t will get you back on the road for the winter:riding: you can replace with oem later if you want
Bikes already at Bills should be sorted for the weekend - I'm not sure what method they are using this time though:?
Though RC - always good to remember our KG is quite handy!!
RiotCop66
03-11-10, 11:43 AM
Thanks KG, much appreciated. As Quedos has pointed out, I'm expecting the work to be completed in the next day or two but I will certainly keep that in mind for future reference.
I think I'm looking at Suzuki parts for most of the damage but I can't remember what we agreed to with regards to a couple of the smaller parts - indicator, back break lever etc. I'm sure the indicator was only a tenner more from the factory but the brake lever was fairly dear. Also I've bent the handle bar prettly badly which I'm keen to replace.
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