SV650.org - SV650 & Gladius 650 Forum



The Border Patrol Covering North Wales, Shropshire, Staffs, Merseyside and Cheshire for SV650.org members, past, present and future

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 02-07-18, 12:47 PM   #11
admin
John T
Mega Poster
 
admin's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Shrewsbury, Shrops, UK
Posts: 2,447
Default Re: Watch out for tourists

Quote:
Originally Posted by Littlepeahead View Post
Ever seen the video of Orgers Stenno and Anya on their bikes in Germany? They forgot they were in Europe, lovely go pro footage of mountain road and them... driving on the left... They suddenly realise and change lanes moments before a truck comes round a blind bend towards them. Anya is German, but has lived in England a long time. They were lucky. Glad you are ok too.

Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
I've done it in the UK, after a trip to Europe.

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk
__________________
Admin for this forum and the main site. John@sv650.org
admin is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-07-18, 03:12 PM   #12
daktulos
Member
 
daktulos's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2016
Location: St Albans
Posts: 364
Default Re: Watch out for tourists

Quote:
Originally Posted by admin View Post
I've done it in the UK, after a trip to Europe.
I did that after driving in the US - I turned onto a dual carriageway in the wrong direction. Luckily (this was 25 years ago) it was just grass to cross back.
daktulos is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-07-18, 05:11 PM   #13
Grant66
Member
 
Grant66's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Preston
Posts: 652
Default Re: Watch out for tourists

Crappy quality video of the incident (£10 Chinese dashcam).

The 2ft wall on the right has a 100ft drop to the river Afon Glaslyn on the other side.

https://youtu.be/z-v6XO9zYxQ

Rear camera view showing the flip better.

https://youtu.be/2nN0EKPFovQ
__________________
Formerly known as Gajjii
Previous Bikes: Red Sk1 Curvy, Red MT-07.
Current Bike: Black MT-09.

Last edited by Grant66; 02-07-18 at 05:58 PM.
Grant66 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-07-18, 05:36 PM   #14
maviczap
Member
Mega Poster
 
maviczap's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 9,096
Default Re: Watch out for tourists

For £10 it's not bad, an YouTube always compresses it which doesn't help the final viewing quality.

Still it shows who's at fault here, should make processing your claim a bit easier.
__________________
We're riding out tonight to case the promised land
Make everyday count
RIP Reeder - Jolly Green Giant and comedy genius
maviczap is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-07-18, 06:25 PM   #15
garynortheast
Member
Mega Poster
 
garynortheast's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Mid Wales
Posts: 2,475
Default Re: Watch out for tourists

I could barely bring myself to watch them, knowing what was coming.
Still as Mav says, there's no room to dispute who is at fault there.

How are the aches and bruises today?
garynortheast is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-07-18, 06:27 PM   #16
Grant66
Member
 
Grant66's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Preston
Posts: 652
Default Re: Watch out for tourists

Confirmed broken elbow. Walking is becoming easier the 1000mg of codeine is helping.

My memory of the event is I had lots more time, I guess that's the effect of adrenaline.

Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk
__________________
Formerly known as Gajjii
Previous Bikes: Red Sk1 Curvy, Red MT-07.
Current Bike: Black MT-09.

Last edited by Grant66; 02-07-18 at 06:37 PM.
Grant66 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-07-18, 07:24 PM   #17
Craig380
Member
Mega Poster
 
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 1,231
Default Re: Watch out for tourists

Ouch, sorry to hear about the elbow, but looking at the videos you did an excellent job of damage limitation, it could've been much worse. And as you say, it happened VERY quickly.

What dashcam do you use, and where is it mounted please? It's decent quality for a tenner, at that price it seems daft to not have one ....
Craig380 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-07-18, 07:40 PM   #18
Grant66
Member
 
Grant66's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Preston
Posts: 652
Default Re: Watch out for tourists

Got it from one of those bargain apps, joom I think. It was on offer, took about 2 months to arrive. Our set them before on eBay for £30.
This is it on eBay
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F253674983088

Remains of front camera can be seen above headlight. Rear one above the reg plate.

Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk
__________________
Formerly known as Gajjii
Previous Bikes: Red Sk1 Curvy, Red MT-07.
Current Bike: Black MT-09.
Grant66 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-07-18, 09:56 PM   #19
garynortheast
Member
Mega Poster
 
garynortheast's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Mid Wales
Posts: 2,475
Default Re: Watch out for tourists

Blimey, broken elbow doesn't sound good! Have they plastered your arm then?
garynortheast is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-07-18, 03:09 PM   #20
Grant66
Member
 
Grant66's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Preston
Posts: 652
Default Re: Watch out for tourists

The wonders of the nhs means that I have a virtual appointment tomorrow, they will assess the x-rays and decide if I need pot or not. I'm guessing it'll just be a sling job.

Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk
__________________
Formerly known as Gajjii
Previous Bikes: Red Sk1 Curvy, Red MT-07.
Current Bike: Black MT-09.
Grant66 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Tourists - Shock at seeing the sights? dizzyblonde Idle Banter 23 07-09-11 02:02 PM
Dear Tourists... TamSV Idle Banter 14 13-05-11 05:11 PM
Watch out, watch out, BigApe is about. Stig TOTALSV Ireland 14 04-08-06 04:28 AM
Tourists Anonymous Pennine Massive 8 22-12-05 06:23 PM


All times are GMT. The time now is 10:14 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® - Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.