Biker Down - Shellywoozle

Hi all,

Shell came off her bike last night and is currently in hospital.

She is ok thankfully, apart from just a broken arm / shoulder. They suspected a fractured spine but after carrying out a CT scan her spine is unaffected. With the position of the break in her shoulder we are awaiting a visit from the Orthopaedic surgeon to decide whether she requires a pin or not. I will update more when I have visited Shell later on. She also has a fair amount of grazing on her right hand side, which probably looks worse than it is.


As for the bike, I only looked at it very briefly yesterday on the roadside. I was more concerned about my darling girlfriend!! The bike appears ok on the left side, however the right hand side fairing will be knackered, exhaust is dented, crash bung snapped off, indicator and mirror broke. I am unsure with crash bungs as to their purpose - is it that they break off after the initial impact thus protecting the frame, or are they supposed to stay intact? I will be recovering the bike from the police later on today and will do a more thorough inspection. On my quick look last night the forks etc all appeared straight, but I will get them checked more.

She said the last time she looked at her speedo prior to coming off she was doing 26mph round a left hand bend. Shell is sure she wasnt speeding which was confirmed by the police accident investigator who measured how far the bike had travelled from where Shell landed on the road. She lost the bike by clipping a curb.

Shell was on her way home from visiting a local bike shop where she had looked into trading Zuky for a new Fazer 600 as she struggles with the riding position of the SV. In her humour bless her, while being treated by the paramedics she said "Chris, they offered my £3k part ex on a new Fazer, will I still get that do you think".

As I said, I will post back when I get more news from Shell.
Get well soon baby!!


Chris

[Bluepete]

Oh poo! Get well soon Shelly.

Pete

Glad to hear it wasn't too serious.
Get well soon Shelly

Oh no. Terrible news.

Get well soon, Shelly!

What make crash bungs?

Originally Posted by Kinvig

Oh no. Terrible news.

Get well soon, Shelly!

What make crash bungs?

I cant remember, but I think they may have been the genuine Suzuki ones.

Ouch.
Get well soon Shelly.

Sorry to hear that Shell, get well soon!

The curse of the bike trade in stikes again... years ago, I was on the way back from a shop after agreeing a trade in on my second GPZ500, got clipped by a van that had jumped some lights and wrote the bike off.

I hope it's good news about the shoulder and wish Shell a speedy recovery.

I hope she is ok, and on the mend soon.

Thank God she's not too badly injured.

True biker though. Thinking of her next bike whilst still at the scene.

Heal quickly Shellywoozle.