Been for a trip down the road

[MiniMac]

Tarmac. Hard.

Pootling along at 40 along the Nantwich Crewe (IIRC) road, near Bunbury, going round an medium left leading into a long right. Was wet grass on the road and it started to slip away (only just scrubbed new tyres in). Managed to recover that by getting upright, but that cocked up my position on the corner and I ran wide into the verge, snapping a roadside sign in two and going over the bars and to the right then for a trip along the tarmac. Have left the bike at my uncles house until I can source a van this week.

On reflection, if I had kept my bottle and stayed on I think I could have ridden it round and just scared myself. However, if I'd tried that and failed, it would have been me snapping the sign with my body rather than the bike. I am SO lucky. Can't stop reliving it with 'what ifs'.

I'm OK apart from my shoulder which is really stiff and sore, might pop down the hospital on monday if its still bad. Hein Gericke leathers, fantastic. All I could think whilst I was somersaulting was 'mustn't bang the ****in lid' which I avoided . Hated lying in the road with my head spinning and unable to move. Was trying to do a 'can I move everything check' when I heard a tractor engine and I realised just where I was in the road: smack bang in the middle after a corner.

Should have got more pics tbh.

I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Mum cried . I was tempted to get my uncle to take a pic of me lunging next to the sign though! Thought it would have been a bit much having woke my Uncle up with:

'Alright Steve, how are you'
'Fine where are you'
'In a hedge'
'Oh'

Thanks to the couple of people who pulled me together and got my P&J out the hedge.

I THINK if the forks are straight it might be repairable. What does everyone think? If not, I'll break it then get another. Only done 6000 miles, 150 miles on these tyres. I love my bike

Sorry for the long post, my head is quite busy atm. Some twunt wound down the window and had a go at bikers in general, tit.

Hand over the hedge crown then gents!
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Look at the bloody tank!
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Bloody hell, mate!!!

Glad to hear you're safe though - suppose that's all that matters..

Good to hear that you're alright, may be worth having the shoulder checked out as soon as possible if it's giving you gip.

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by Tim in Belgium

Good to hear that you're alright, may be worth having the shoulder checked out as soon as possible if it's giving you gip.

+1 get yoursen down to the quacks.

Hope there's nowt serious and the bike isn't too bent.

You should have got the lunge pic.

Heal quick matey.

Thank goodness it wasnt any worse, hope you feel better soon

it appens to us all at some point glad it was nothing too serious gws and good luck with the bike

Welcome to club crashy we all end up there sometime

Any crash you walk away from is a good one

hope your not too sore tommorrow

[MiniMac]

Yeah I'm popping down to the walk in centre later.

Its starting to sink in how lucky I was. Half a second earlier or later it would have been me hitting the sign post.

[Brettus]

Crikey, glad to hear you are ok, brought back memories of me last year, similar thing on the A534 between the A49 and A51, near Faddiley, lost it on the twisty bends.
after looking at the tank pic though it looks like you went in a lot harder than me, mine was pretty much just cosmetic and the forks but damn, least you came off a lot better than the bike!

and the what ifs and seeing it when you close your eyes does eventually go away but its all you can think about for a few days, scary stuff, least you came out of it on the right side.

speedy recovery for you and the bike.