Bloody combine harvesters

[on yer bike]

Hey, firstly thanks for all the kind messages (http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=96757) they really cheered me up whilst in hospital.

This is for everyone after the gory details:

Basically I went round a blind corner to find a combine harvester stationary at the side of the road, covering the grass verge and a car coming the other way. with no exit I hit the brakes and hoped for the best. Next thing i remember is swearing my head off at the police officers as they (under medic supervision) put my leg back into place from being twisted round the wrong way. My head has blocked all vision of this and any memory of the actual crash. next thing i remember is being wheeled into the ambulance. the next few days are very hazy. Was in intensive care for 3 days-ish and in hospital for a total of 2 weeks.

Well the Damage..
broken femurs (left leg), damaged hamstring, broken right arm, fractured hand, dislocated elbow, bruised liver & slight internal bleeding. Had to have 45 staples in my leg (massive scar) and 16 in my arm, have a metal pin going half way down in my leg and pins and plates in my arm, which is gonna be in a cast til next week.

Lets just say I'm not walking for quite a few weeks yet, back home and on crutches just now, but I really cannot move far. I am very lucky 2 be honest, full recovery is estimated at about a year.

For those that want a list of damage to the bike can come and see a list as I aint typing it out, and haven't got any photos yet (the list is tres looooooong!). but my independent valuation valued the repair at over £7000. Still waiting for the insurance to work stuff out.

[Stu]

Glad to hear you back, good luck getting back on your feet. :grouphug:

[injury_ian]

I dunno mate, Id class you as flamin lucky!.... (in an unlucky kinda way) GWS

[kitkat]

the things you will do to avoid having to sell. hope your back up on your feet soon xxx

[plowsie]

oh dear very bad mate, at least your not a statistic though ey mate. But still is very bad and GWS.

[-Ralph-]

Good to see your home mate. Take it easy and GWS.

[suicidesam]

Thats a big list of broken bits... without lookin at he bike ;) Glad to hear your ok-ish though.

Hope your back up an about soon man :cool:

[Shellywoozle]

Glad to hear you're out of danger and on the mend. I hope you start healing quickly mate. GWS.

Shell

[Cam_73]

Glad to hear you're on the mend OYB.

Hope the recovery goes quickly.

£7000 damage? So does that mean you're selling a crash damaged bike for £7000? ;) :takeabow:

Now that's just genius on your part.

Take it easy on those crutches.

Cheers

[on yer bike]

£7000 damage? So does that mean you're selling a crash damaged bike for £7000? ;) :takeabow:

Now that's just genius on your part.

well i would sell it 4 that if i could... but no, thats the cost for repairing it to stock

[Tiger 55]

Had to have 45 staples in my leg (massive scar) and 16 in my arm, have a metal pin going half way down in my leg and pins and plates in my arm, which is gonna be in a cast til next week.
This thread is nothing without pictures!

So you did £7000 worth of damage to a bike you sold for £2800? That's got to be a record of some sort... :smt045

If there's anything you need a hand with don't be shy about asking mate and we'll form an orderly queue.

Now for god's sake get some rest!

[stuartyboy]

Gee whizz dude. Glad you're on the mend! GWS.

[Sheila]

Bloody hell.. didn't see that comin.. :o Sorry to hear it mate, but glad your on the mend. Wishing you a quick recovery!

[Beaniebike]

Great to hear that you're on the mend. :thumbsup:

[Blue Flame]

Good to see you well enough to come on here and let us know how you are.

One lucky man. What speed do you/police reckon you were doing when you hit the harvester?

[on yer bike]

the speed was inpossible to measure by the police due to the bike being stoped right after braking by a huge chunk of metal, not got the full report yet tho, this is goin on the initial report, i estimate i went round the corner at 40mph so will have hit just below that due to the very small braking distance.

[Blue Flame]

Yeah its always a worry what you will come across when goin round a bend.

What are the police saying. Is the driver of the combine being taken to task for stopping too close to the bend?

[on yer bike]

again, this was just the initial report, still waiting on a police statement, although speaking to the police officers they have said they are not charging either party, but my personal accident solicitor is looking into it all 4 me.

[Blue Flame]

Cool.

You concentrate on getting yourself well. :thumbsup:

[carelesschucca]

Glad to hear your 'OK' if you know what I mean take it easy and Get well soon...

[Skyeblue]

Awful to hear you had an off... but so delighted you're still here!!\\:D/

My sister is a nurse and her advice is ALWAYS take as much pain relief as is available!! I bet you hurt like f**k so seriously dont suffer it :smt018 take the pills and if they dont work... ask for more!

Not metcha yet so get well soon so I can :D

[on yer bike]

This thread is nothing without pictures!

Here you go.. these are the images of the injuries today, 2 weeks after the accident. I am posting links rather than the pics on the page so i don't gross people out. My facial scars have all cleared so all that is left there is a black eye. I was wearing a dainese jacket, jeans, steel boots and an arai helmet. facial damage was done by the corner of the combine smashing through the visor.

leg (http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/5294/22092007gs2.jpg)
arm (http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/4744/22092007003sb0.jpg)
side/liver (http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/4833/22092007005bv1.jpg)

[Duck-man]

Man ..On yer bike!! that some injuries :O

hope you get well soon!!

[Duck-man]

ps the arm photo..i want that T-Shirt!!!

[jimmy4237]

They're some injuries pal!! You just concentrate on getting better, to hell with the bike. Get another one once you're back on your feet, and the injuries are healed up.

RE- THE T-SHIRT: I'm sure the gang can get together, and wheel your hospital bed out to the nearest pub for a couple of drinks. Would beat the boredom of being stuck in a ward all day!!! Not sure what the doctors and nurses would say though about you being wheeled back trolleyed on lager.....:thumbsup::clown::clown::):):)

[on yer bike]

RE- THE T-SHIRT: I'm sure the gang can get together, and wheel your hospital bed out to the nearest pub for a couple of drinks. Would beat the boredom of being stuck in a ward all day!!! Not sure what the doctors and nurses would say though about you being wheeled back trolleyed on lager.....:thumbsup::clown::clown::):):)

The t shirt is slightly ironic since I am unable to touch alcahol until December, I tried a chippy to celebrate getting out of hospital and it made me so ill that I think thats out of the question 2, So yeah thats a no go.

Duckman the tshirt is 2 for £20 or something at the officers club.

[northwind]

Glad you've made it home matey. You should see this scar btw folks, the camera lies... It's actually bigger than his puny legs :smt045

[Tiger 55]

Mother of Pearl! Grossorama! What is that side/liver pic all about? I thought it was off Doctor Who!

What Duck-man said about the T-shirt but I don't think they let 40 year olds into the Officers Club...

Like the messages on your cast by the way, what does that one say about 'Loserville'? And who did the wee love heart? :smt055 Aww.

GWS again.

[on yer bike]

Mother of Pearl! Grossorama! What is that side/liver pic all about? I thought it was off Doctor Who!
that whole side was purple and blue 2 weeks ago
What Duck-man said about the T-shirt but I don't think they let 40 year olds into the Officers Club...
yeah, u may be right
Like the messages on your cast by the way, what does that one say about 'Loserville'? And who did the wee love heart? :smt055 Aww.
'welcome to loserville, population 2: Me and a combine' the love heart was done by my best mate's fiancee, lol
GWS again..

[Bluewolf]

Holy crap :o That could have been so much worse mate. I'm glad you're up and about (kinda) and gerting better. Just don't do too much too soon. ;)

[SVTONYB]

Great to hear that your out mate thats the first of many steps and remember take it one step at a time :cool:

That will be one excellent scar to impress the burds with...... just dont tell them you rode a bike into a parked tractor ;)

Re the bike did you have a buyer ...... I thought you had sold it

[on yer bike]

It sold on ebay the night before the crash, but the buyer pulled out when i was in hospital before i got a chance to pull out myself.

bad news with the arm, was supposed to come out of the cast today, but now its another 2 weeks as they were woried about it moving out of its socket again. 16 more weeks for the femurs to have healed a noticable amount.

[SVTONYB]

It sold on ebay the night before but the buyer pulled out before i got a chance to pull out.


no pun intended:)


16 more weeks for the femurs to have healed a noticable amount.


16 weeks of getting pampered :cool:

[Stradders]

On Yer Bike

Firstly, I'll PM you just to let you know that I have finally received your PM and made contact.

So sorry for the delay. I'net has been either down or very unreliable and only just got your PM and seen your details on the site.

Bad luck fella. Sounded like a 'Biggy'. Hope you get well really soon. Glad you are out of hospital. Hope they made a real fuss of you. Any plans to get back on a bike again or are you going to leave it for a bit. Hope you are back on your feet and up and around soon.

So sorry to hear about the bike too, although I guess in the long run the £7000 insurance quote is better than getting the £2800 from the idiot in Ireland. He really doesn't know what he is missing. Sorry I couldn't raise the extra cash, otherwise I would have taken if off your hands in a heartbeat.

I know what riding in the country is like. I live in rural Moray and CHs and Tractors are a pain in the ****, not least for all the crap they leave on the road, let alone running into one. Hope you manage to get some compensation for your injuries.

Get well very soon. Hope to see you back on the forum again soon, with better news.

All the best

CJStradders

[on yer bike]

Just had a letter from the insurance and they do not want to claim against the other driver, as legally it is my fault even though hazards were not used by the stopped combine. I should have crawled round the blind corners at 1mph (and probably be hit by some car from behind for going too slow, as they wouldn't have seen me, although I would prob be killed, that would then be they're fault apparently.)

I was half expecting this result, but still think the combine should have got part blame for not using hazards and stopping so close after a corner.

Now its just the long wait for my insurance money to come through, the engineer valued it as a write off as mentioned above how much it would actually cost to repair, so have been told that I should get a letter in the post offering something in the region of £3400, But I'm waiting til I have something in writing before I start spending, don't trust insurance companies much, especially when they are run by banks..

And sorry guys, but this time the money is going on a cage.

[northwind]

And sorry guys, but this time the money is going on a cage.

Good idea, keep you locked up, you're a danger to agriculture ;) Hope the settement comes through quick.

[haggis]

....., you're a danger to agriculture ;)....


Coffee duly spat on screen. Thanks for that! :rolleyes: I didn't realise the combine was a write off too! :smt082


Hope you're mending ok mate. Bummer about the claim result tho, he should be held part-responsible at the very least.

[Philbo]

:sick: Bugger...

Hope you have a speedy recovery.

[Welsh_Wizard]

yikes, nightmare indeed! Get better soon and i hope the insurance company don't merk you..