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30-11-05, 10:17 PM

oh dear kate, hope you get sorted soon.

01-12-05, 01:21 PM

Not nice

Having come off myself (entirely my fault) and done serious injury I sympathise.

What are the learning points from this. Could the off have been prevented? Did you anticipate adequately? Speed OK? Before anyone says I'm having a go, I'm not. The biker always comes off worse and so in a sense it doesn't matter whose fault it is. I'm interested in how we can all learn.

01-12-05, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Trojan Horse

Sorry to hear this Kate -

although I'm not on this forum a lot, it's heart-aching to hear.

I have a spare stock bar-end (new) - yours if you want it.

Which side went down?

On the Metzlers I had no confidence in wet riding. After switching to Bridgestones BT020s and practicising fishtailing over metal manholes, it's still as hairy as ever but the difference on the Bridgestones in wet riding is superb.

Hope you're not shaken up - recover soon.

Cheers for the offer, I'll let you know! It was the left side that hit the tarmac.

Tbh, I haven't had a chance to sort anything out yet, am going to wait for daylight before going over the bike and seeing what needs replacing which means I'm not going to have a chance to look at it until Saturday.

Coming into work by car added 40 minutes to my journey time

And I hurt like hell today

The only thing I could learn from this is to try and and not hit the brakes so hard next time. If I had been on a dry surface I would have been fine.

My options at the time were to slam the brakes on and hope for the best or hit the car. Out of those alternatives, I think the outcome wasn't so bad.

01-12-05, 03:20 PM

Kate, bad news but glad youre ok. Did you contact RSS? It's worth giving them a call and seeing what they say. if you pull out onto a road and cause an oncoming car to slow down on your car/bike test you fail, so in light of that, witnesses or not, it may be worth arguing the toss. I would!!!

anna · 01-12-05, 03:50 PM

Kate I have only just seen this thread ~ really sorry about your off but glad you are okay.

Hope you get your bike sorted out soon.

01-12-05, 08:46 PM

Sorry to hear about your off

I know what they feel like and its not nice (entirely my fault though)

I'm looking at practising my brake work once my bikes back on the road, I find I didn't use them to the best of the bikes ability when I had an off.

locked up both of them

Hope alls well for you though.

01-12-05, 09:35 PM

Just caught this Kate, sorry to hear this, glad your ok!

Rich

02-12-05, 11:27 AM

Glad you are ok though

02-12-05, 01:31 PM

Only just found this thread...

Really sorry to hear this Kate.

Hope you're feeling a bit better and that everything works out the best for you.

04-12-05, 05:32 PM

As you can see, not a lot of damage considering how I slid down the road! Spot the missing bits.

Unfortunately, I managed to bend the heel plate and also bent the gear linkage rod and they will take a couple of days to appear.

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30-11-05, 10:17 PM	#41
hall13uk Guest Posts: n/a	oh dear kate, hope you get sorted soon.

01-12-05, 01:21 PM	#42
Ed Guest Posts: n/a	Not nice Having come off myself (entirely my fault) and done serious injury I sympathise. What are the learning points from this. Could the off have been prevented? Did you anticipate adequately? Speed OK? Before anyone says I'm having a go, I'm not. The biker always comes off worse and so in a sense it doesn't matter whose fault it is. I'm interested in how we can all learn.

01-12-05, 03:20 PM	#44
busasean Guest Posts: n/a	Kate, bad news but glad youre ok. Did you contact RSS? It's worth giving them a call and seeing what they say. if you pull out onto a road and cause an oncoming car to slow down on your car/bike test you fail, so in light of that, witnesses or not, it may be worth arguing the toss. I would!!!

01-12-05, 03:50 PM	#45
anna Member Mega Poster Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tower Hamlets but with Shutters on the windows Posts: 1,522	Kate I have only just seen this thread ~ really sorry about your off but glad you are okay. Hope you get your bike sorted out soon.

01-12-05, 08:46 PM	#46
sprocket Guest Posts: n/a	Sorry to hear about your off I know what they feel like and its not nice (entirely my fault though) I'm looking at practising my brake work once my bikes back on the road, I find I didn't use them to the best of the bikes ability when I had an off. locked up both of them Hope alls well for you though.

01-12-05, 09:35 PM	#47
rwoodcock01 Guest Posts: n/a	Just caught this Kate, sorry to hear this, glad your ok! Rich

02-12-05, 11:27 AM	#48
huge Guest Posts: n/a	Glad you are ok though

02-12-05, 01:31 PM	#49
Ping Guest Posts: n/a	Only just found this thread... Really sorry to hear this Kate. Hope you're feeling a bit better and that everything works out the best for you.

04-12-05, 05:32 PM	#50
Kate Guest Posts: n/a	As you can see, not a lot of damage considering how I slid down the road! Spot the missing bits. Unfortunately, I managed to bend the heel plate and also bent the gear linkage rod and they will take a couple of days to appear.