Sammy Down :(

[Samnooshka]

On my way to the bike meet tonight and had an oops on the bike :(

Going round one of those stupid mini roundabouts (going straight on), and managed to drop the bike, was doing between 10 and 15 MPH. Bike hit the curb and i landed on my left knee. I'm fine, if a little disapointed in myself mainly... guess i thought after 2 years i was passed the falling off stage, silly i know but its how i feel and pi$$ed off that a stupid 15mph spill has done so much damage!!!

Had chance to calm down and look over what happened and it was a combination of factors... 1, Wet greasy road, 2, freshly painted roundabout (painted a week to 2 weeks previously) 3, fresh tyres, only had 100 miles or so on them and hadn't worn in the edges of the tyres yet. I basically went round the roundabout instead of straight over it like most cars do, and must have clipped the outer edge of the paint as i have white paint on my tyre, flicked the bike to the right to avoid the oposite kerb, and the front just slide out from under me and the bike hit the kerb.

Damage to the bike... cracked front fairing, bent right hand side fork, possible bent front spindle, possible bent front subframe, scuffed rear (seat) plastics, scuffed front mud guard, broken front break lever, broken rhs foot peg and rear break lever, snapped rhs mirror. Forks are also twisted in the yokes, and also got a new dent in the tank :( oh well glad i didn't put the new tank on there Bike is also doing something weird... it will roll forwards but will not roll back :confused::confused: but Adam said he'll have a look tomorrow and strip bits to get it moving so we can roll it back off the van.

Will have a proper look over the bike in the light of day, once i have also sleep and calmed down. I thought i'd be more upset about it, i really love my bike, but since i have been contemplating getting something else, i guess my feelings about it all have changed, the only real thing keeping me attached to my bike is the sentimental value, of the freedom she gave me and gives me :) and without her i would not have the friends i have now and the main thing.... i wouldn't have met James.

Luckily Rictus came to rescue me and get the bike rideable so we could get to the pub where we meet and have a look over it and get coffee. James ended up riding my bike to the pub and i rode his. Then Adam picked me up in the van (drove up from Guildford to Croydon and back again) to drop me off home.

The most annoying thing is that i am thinking what if i did that or what if that hadn't been like that.. but its always easy to look back. But at least i was able to walk away, although my knee may have other plans in the morning :(

I just want to say a huge thank you to Rictus for your help getting it "rideable", To Law for stopping and standing with me until James and Mark arrived, just having someone there to stop me from getting worked up and just someone i can talk to really helpped. Dirty Dog, thank you so much for coming to get me, you're a true star. And James... i'm sorry if i'm a grumpy cow for the next couple of days :( And to all of you sorry i am rambling on, i just need to get it out of my system.


Thank You

Sammy :flower:

[Richie]

Crap news, Sammy
Glad your okay, also a feel good factor that your helped out by load of people on this site.

[_Stretchie_]

Ouch, glad you're ok..

I've had 2 near misses in the past week myself, one was where they put some new shell grip down or whatever it is called but no signs up.. Oh and it was on a roundabout entrance... Tucked the bike in and then had a moment where the front end slid out, me foot went down and managed to stay up, knee's a bit sore from the impact but I'm still upright

And the other day was round a junction, not fast, barley any lean but the bike slipped out as I went over the yellow grid on the junction but only enough to make my R's twitch a bit then it was fine

WOOHOOOO, lucky eh....

[the_runt69]

Hope you feel OK tomorrow hun, let me know how its going

[Law]

The main thing is you're ok. :grouphug:

Time to get a Gixxer. ;)

[dirtydog]

I reckon with a bit of T-cut it'll look good as new...













maybe :-k;)

Hope you're not too sore tomorrow

[El Saxo]

Sorry to hear about the off Sammy, hope you're feeling better in the morning & hope the bike can be sorted relatively easily :(

[Tara]

:grouphug:oh Sammy hope you feel OK

[Jabba]

Bugger :(

[Kinvig]

Oh no!

Bikes can be fixed.

I hope the knee is okay!

[Sudoxe]

What did you go and do that for? You know its only Soho regulars that are allowed to fall off! :smt064

Glad your ok and that bike is rideable.

Dan

[Samnooshka]

In the cold light of day.... my shoulder hurts like hell and may have hurt my shoulder blade area again! (just recovered from that and a broken rib when i went flying in the garden 6 weeks ago), my right wrist aches and the bone which connects your hand to your wrist on the left side when you hold your palm out hurts and is bruised (don't know what its called). Back aches and neck and my knee is just as painful as it was last night http://www.icebaymals.co.uk/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif.

I haven't seen the bike yet today as Adam still has it in the van. Oh well we lives and learns. Thanks for the replies guys :)

[Davies]

Ah Sammy, sorry to hear about your off. Maybe it's an idea to get yourself down the hospital and get checked out?

:grouphug:

[Jester666]

Ah Sammy, sorry to hear about your off. Maybe it's an idea to get yourself down the hospital and get checked out?

:grouphug:

Especially for the wrist. Mine didn't hurt for a bit but I'd snapped my scaphoid!

:grouphug: GWS!

[sarah]

:( sorry to hear about this sam.
get well soon

[LouLou]

Really sorry to hear about that...keep your chin up, it's all part of the learning curve I guess. Hopefully your knee will be ok and you can get the bike sorted out...don't beat yourself up over it *hug*

[falc]

Ah crap, sorry to hear this :(

Glad your in one piece and good luck getting the bike sorted

Let us know if theres anything we can do

[Bear]

Mate, I'm really sorry to hear about this. You say it's a bad thing that you've got 'what if i'd done this" going through your head, but that's what teaches us when we crash. All you have to do is remember what you would've done differently this time and put it into action next time. And remember that this time is now in the past and there isn't anything you can do differently by now!

If you know what I mean.

GWS darlin'

[scarlett]

I hope you dont ache too much today...and that your bike is sorted soon.:thumbsup:

[trickywoos]

Ohhh Sammy, I'm sorry hun, but glad to hear that you are ok.

[Ceri JC]

Ouch, sorry to hear this. Mini roundabout can be swine for upsetting the bike.

[stuartyboy]

Sorry to hear but glad you're ok!

[Tiger 55]

Buggeration. Sorry to hear that. :(

Don't be shy, get right in amongst the extra strong painkillers!

And take it easy...

[DanAbnormal]

Oh crikey glad you're ok Sammy.

[SoulKiss]

I found out about this when I found myself lost in South London on the way there, but recognised the end of Rictus'd road, so went to check if he had left yet.

Saw his bike outside, had just gotten off when he appeared.

Told me he had already left but had to come back for levers.

So followed him to the pub and let him shoot off to go do the Rictus magic on Sams bike.

Was happy to see her walk in, as any off you walk from is a good result.

So chin up Sam, the weather last night was seriously urg, and could have happened to any one of us.

Hugs

[Fizzy Fish]

oh no, that sucks! :(

really sorry to hear about your off, GWS to you and the bike...

:grouphug:

xx

[markmoto]

Keep smilin sam least you are ok bikes can be fixed! aslong as you learn from mistakes they arnt waisted! drive over those darn mini roundabouts they are a pig!! ;-)

[K]

Good to hear you're up and walking - but i'll second the advice about getting yourself down t'hospital for a check over. There are loads of annoying little bones in your wrist/hand that are screwed if you don't get them set sharpish. Worth being on the safe side eh.

Hopefully Lupo will go easy on you and not take the chance of painful payback for his little op! ;)

[dirtydog]

Dirty Dog, thank you so much for coming to get me, you're a true star.


Stop it you'll make me blush!!!

[Ping]

Aw. :( Sorry to hear this...

[Swiss]

That's a bummer sam, glad you're okay. The bike will fix, as you know there are many magicians on this site who are generous with their time and knowledge ;-)

[Supervox]

Sorry to read about your 'off' Sammy :(
Hope you feel better soon :smt056

[rictus01]

Well she hadn't been to Selkent in ages, so I reckon it was all just an attention getting stunt myself, carefully planned over the previous months ;)


She knows how truely I feel, :kiss:

Cheers Mark.

[ASM-Forever]

****e news, but it sounds like you have the crew at your disposal to get the bike back on the road.

GWS.

[Tim in Belgium]

Sorry to hear about the off Sammy, but glad to hear that it was at slow speed and the damage to yourself doesn't sound too serious. Hope the bruises/pain heal sson.

Tim

[thebluelion]

Hope you are ok sammy nice to see you have so many good mates over there to help out,But as said before get yourself down to the hospital and get checked out better safe than sorry :thumbsup:

[stewie]

Oh No, well the main thing is you are ok, the bike can be repaired after all, get well soon :thumbsup:

[Luckypants]

Sorry to hear this Sammy, take care of yourself and heal fast.

[eviltwin]

Bugger, sorry to see this Sam. Hope the aches and pains calm down soon.

[melody]

Sorry Sammy.:smt056

Hope you feel better soon.

[northwind]

Sorry to hear about it :( Luckily we've got some top folks out there to lend a hand, nice work all. And very kind of you to give them a patient to practice on too, Sammy ;)

But, do get yourself checked out, what you describe in your hand/wrist is a classic falling injury if you try and get your hands out to catch you, dead common on snowboarders- it might be absolutely fine but it's definately best to check. I never bothered going to the hospital when i hurt my hand a few years back, 3 weeks later I finally went in and it turned out to be broken, and too late to set properly so it's all mangled. I am a human cautionary tale! So listen!

[kwak zzr]

sorry to hear your news:( heal fast the bike will fix.

[Samnooshka]

The bike is now home! Thank you Adam for dropping her off. Can definitly see that the rhs Fork is bent, but will find out more at the weekend when we strip her down to look. :(

[kitkat]

hope your aches and pains disappear soon and no real damage discovered when you have a closer look

[Stu]

Real sorry to hear Sammy

That your bike is written off and you can get your Gixxer now,

Get well real soon.

[DoubleD]

Sorry to hear of your off, get well soon.

[Bear]

You know you don't HAVE to crash to come and visit soho, don't you?

[neilfab]

Saw your Soho post first so came here to find out what had happened. Sorry to here your news Sammy. Get well soon.

As plenty of others have said please do get it checked out. I broke both my wrists at the same time it was then that I found out who my true friends were...if you get my drift ;)

[micky t]

:grouphug: least ur ok

[Blue_SV650S]

Doh!!

Oh well, at least you are ok (on the whole!). :cool:

What bike were you thinking of getting?

[Bear]

I broke both my wrists at the same time it was then that I found out who my true friends were...if you get my drift ;)

Does anyone else read this as a call for masturbationary aid, or is it just me?

I'll get my coat...

[dirtydog]

Does anyone else read this as a call for masturbationary aid, or is it just me?

I'll get my coat...


No, it's just you you perv ;)

[CoolGirl]

Ah, sorry to hear Sam. Hope you're all fixed up soon! (and the weather was pants, which is why Caz and I stayed home, so good on you for going out in the first place)

[Bear]

No, it's just you you perv ;)

Who, ME?

:smt110

[5v5 rider]

sorry to hear of your off - hope all gets mended soon

p.s - how's Lupo? hope he's recovering well..

[Heed]

Good to hear you're OK Sam. I had a moment today. First one in ages. Went into a corner too quickly had to run very wide and the front end hit some gravel and went out on me. Through the wonder of instinct I stuck my right leg out and got the bike stable again before slowing right down for the next few miles.

[Professor]

Sorry to hear of your off, Sammy.:(:(:(

[Wideboy]

oh noes!!!:(

[Stig]

Bugger :(

Yup. :sad:

[ArtyLady]

Only just seen this - hope the aches and pains soon get better Sammy - thank goodness it wasnt worse! :smt056

[Stingo]

What they all said. Except for Bear that is!!:grin::grin:

[Keith1983]

Sorry to hear that, what shape/colour bike is it you have I have sopme panels which may or may not be any good to you?

[Pedro68]

Yeah, sorry to hear about your off Sammy. GWS.
I'd just like to echo all the others about getting your injuries checked out.
I came off just over a month ago now - had a bruised elbow for a few weeks but it's only JUST now (in the last week) that fluid has started to form on my elbow ... I'm on Ibuprofen for the severe inflammation now, and if it doesn't sort itself out in a week or two I have to go back to docs to have it "drained" - lovely huh?! LOL (but at least I'm not in any pain) :)

Good luck,
Pete

[Samnooshka]

Thanks guys :)

Still feeling achy today but better than yesterday morning, the weird thing is, i don't have a brusie anywhere, its all muscle ache mainly from lifting the bike i think. Managed to sleep last night too instead of replaying what happened thinking what if i did things differently.

Going to strip down the bike tomorrow and i'll write a list of whats damaged. She's a black K5, so black with black frame :)

[neilfab]

Does anyone else read this as a call for masturbationary aid, or is it just me?
Naughty Bear, insightful but naughty.:toss::p

Sorry Sam this is your thread.

Back on track. Glad too hear you are recovering well hope the bike is fixable.

Do you ever get into the Chelsea area as i frequntly see a girlie on what looks like black K5 on my way to work. Maybe its a clone??

[SoulKiss]

Naughty Bear, insightful but naughty.:toss::p

Sorry Sam this is your thread.

Back on track. Glad too hear you are recovering well hope the bike is fixable.

Do you ever get into the Chelsea area as i frequntly see a girlie on what looks like black K5 on my way to work. Maybe its a clone??

And you havent chatted to her and told her about the .org???

Shame on you :P

[Blue_SV650S]

And you havent chatted to her and told her about the .org???

Shame on you :P

Hummm … so not only do we have the slight problem of her being on the move and with a lid on to overcome … :D … but how exactly would the conversation go?!!?

Hey – Doll, you need to go online and visit .org …

I wonder what her first impression would be?!?! … this guy is obviously a scary nerd that probably still lives with his mum if the first thing he talks to me about is computers/the internet!! :D

I just can’t see a good time to slot that into the first conversation?!!?!? .. I think that is a second date thing … a bit like saying you have a penchant for rodents or young boys!!! :smt036

[SoulKiss]

Hummm … so not only do we have the slight problem of her being on the move and with a lid on to overcome … :D … but how exactly would the conversation go?!!?

Hey – Doll, you need to go online and visit .org …

I wonder what her first impression would be?!?! … this guy is obviously a scary nerd that probably still lives with his mum if the first thing he talks to me about is computers/the internet!! :D

I just can’t see a good time to slot that into the first conversation?!!?!? .. I think that is a second date thing … a bit like saying you have a penchant for rodents or young boys!!! :smt036

Bunch of business cards down the front of the screen , explaining what the org is and giving the URL ?

I just make a point of overtaking anyone on an sv (if safe to do so) so that hopefully they will see the url on my plate :)

[Jester666]

Bunch of business cards down the front of the screen , explaining what the org is and giving the URL ?

I just make a point of overtaking anyone on an sv (if safe to do so) so that hopefully they will see the url on my plate :)

I've got loads of business cards to hand out with the URL. I'll bring along some for you next Friday.

[neilfab]

What Blue said. She is usually going the other way at a vast rate of knots. Short of pulling a ewey on Chelsea Bridge crossing there ain't a lot I can do. Perhaps a trailing banner/flag "are you from the .org?" Then she would think I am a real nutter - some sort of dyslexic Trekkie freak;):p

By the way Blue I'm not that scarey but do work with computers but live with Mrs Fab and baby Fab:D

[markmoto]

a .org sticker on your plate is subtle subliminal advertising :cool: but you would have to get in front of her, for her to get a glimpse!

[Rog]

Sorry to hear about this get well soon and get your bruised and bashed bits checked, by a doctor preferably ;).

Anyway, you say that there was traces of white line on your tyre !! This shouldnt happen as it is a hot applied thermoplastic which shouldnt go anywhere. If it has then it has either been applied too hot or too cold or the road wasnt suitable clean and dry when they did it. either way it should have been condemed and re-applied by the council. If they havent done this and you have come off as a result then I think its atleast worth a look at the site and then a letter to them.

[dirtydog]

a trailing banner/flag "are you from the .org?" Then she would think I am a real nutter - some sort of dyslexic Trekkie freak;):p



lmao :p:p:p:p:p

[anna]

WILL EVERYONE PLEASE STOP CRASHING!!!

Sam your withdrawal at the anna hug bank is ready for collection!! :grouphug:

hope you have had time to look at the bike and sort out what your next step is.

[hovis]

get well soon

:kiss:

[Samnooshka]

WILL EVERYONE PLEASE STOP CRASHING!!!

Sam your withdrawal at the anna hug bank is ready for collection!! :grouphug:

hope you have had time to look at the bike and sort out what your next step is.


Lol you and Ian :p one of the first things Ian said to me last night was "Dont Crash" lol

Haven't looked at the bike yet, we're going to have a strip down of her today. Not sure what my next step is yet, all depends on what we find later. I'll let you know the diagnosis when we know :( had a depressive day yesterday thinking about it all and what happened and sat here picking apart my riding etc... bad place to go!! but went up to soho to see everyone (thanks to a lift from Rictus :smt058):) and by the end of the evening i was feeling much better!! I'm just so lucky i have so many people around me that can cheer me up and are there for me in situations like this :)

[yorkie_chris]

WILL EVERYONE PLEASE STOP CRASHING!!!

2 in a week, what a bummer.
I'm completely safe now as my bikes still in bits :(

GWS

[Samnooshka]

ok.... some pictures...

http://static.flickr.com/1189/1171132154_d748ded8fd_d.jpg (http://flickr.com/photos/52837090@N00/1171132154)

http://static.flickr.com/1118/1170270507_e9cc70856b_d.jpg (http://flickr.com/photos/52837090@N00/1170270507)

http://static.flickr.com/1242/1171130248_e7b9ce3b5d_d.jpg (http://flickr.com/photos/52837090@N00/1171130248)

http://static.flickr.com/1405/1171134494_bb74db66ef_d.jpg (http://flickr.com/photos/52837090@N00/1171134494)

Turns out that although spindle is straight, and so is front subframe...

both forks are bent, and rhs one is creased, so even going down to motoliners wont help, plus they have been straightened before, wouldn't want to trust it again as they were already weak :(, rhs disc is scratched up and bent, mud guard is cracked. Not checked the yokes yet, James is taking those off at the moment... also not checked the headstock (sp?)

[Samnooshka]

Ok, just another quick update, Bottom yoke is twisted too, Top yoke is fine, front subframe on closer inspection is bent.

The annoying thing is that i know i was only doing 15 mph!! as i was slowing down to check road names round the mini roundabout. If i hadn't hit the curb i think she would have been ok! :smt013

[the_runt69]

Looks a bit of a mess Sammy, How you feeling now.

[Samnooshka]

yeah i'm fine, not even a bruise to show for my efforts... felling a little depressed seeing the bike in bits, kinda a weird feeling of being torn, wanting to get rid of her, but at the same time wanting to fix her and get out on her again, its just the symbol of what i have been through in my life since i've had her that is keeping me hanging on to this bike!! :(

[Stig]

The annoying thing is that i know i was only doing 15 mph!! as i was slowing down to check road names round the mini roundabout. If i hadn't hit the curb i think she would have been ok! :smt013

Bummer Sam, I know how you feel too. I high sided my CBR some years ago. As it went sliding down the road I was thinking, so long as it doesn't hit anything it's only going to be superficial damage. It slid down the road, hit the curb and then somersaulted in the air before hitting the ground again. Gutted. It went from repairing a couple of levers and bits of fairing to needing a new front end.

As you have the less desirable pointy and I have the much more handsome curvy, I don't really think any of my spare parts in the shed are going to be of any use. But if anyone knows anything that is interchangeable between the two and I have it, it's yours.

[rigor]

As you have the more desirable pointy and I have the much less handsome curvy, I don't really think any of my spare parts in the shed are going to be of any use. But if anyone knows anything that is interchangeable between the two and I have it, it's yours.

Thanks for the offer Si, although I think you're being a bit harsh on your bike ;)

It's quite liberating taking apart a broken bike. I mean, what's the worst I can do to it :) As Sam said earlier, looks like Both forks bent (One badly), and the bottom yoke is crooked. Spindle looks OK, and front wheel is OK.

Still not sure what we're going to do with the bike. May just break her. Anyone want to buy some bits ;)

[Law]

Still not sure what we're going to do with the bike. May just break her. Anyone want to buy some bits ;)

Put a Gixxer front end on it ;)

If not I'll prob buy a few levers and bits from it for spares. :)

[markmoto]

ideal opportunity for a gixxer front end :-)

[Stig]

Still not sure what we're going to do with the bike. May just break her. Anyone want to buy some bits ;)

And watch them come flocking. :lol:

[northwind]

Ooh... Nasty. But still fixable, I'll bet you a whole scottish pound that the frame and headstock are fine. In which case, they're right, GSXR front end will be cheaper than SV parts believe it or not, if you shop around. Hope you can get it back together soon.

[dirtydog]

yeah stick a gsxr front end on and a race fairing and there you have a track bike and an excuse to get a new bike

[Samnooshka]

Lol. like the idea of the track bike :) have been tempted to keep her and get her set up properly... gets me out doing track days without the worry of trashing my road bike lol.

Will have a shop around for parts me thinks :)

[dirtydog]

Lol. like the idea of the track bike :) have been tempted to keep her and get her set up properly... gets me out doing track days without the worry of trashing my road bike lol.

Will have a shop around for parts me thinks :)


Yeah, go on you know you want to ;)

[Stu]

Not got rid of my SV front end yet, (Was promised to 21Q if I ever came up with prices tho') Also got a black front fairing in near perfect condition.
If you're hearts not in a GSXR conversion, keeping it SV will be easier & sell easier.