Getting knocked off hurts! - SV650.org

26-02-12, 09:15 AM

So out for a ride yesterday, bout 7.5hours total, cracking day until...

5mins from home, im in right hand lane on a roundabout on a dual carriageway, going straight on, when a bloke in a focus decides that he wants to turn right. From the left lane. Hmm. SMASH.

I had nowhere to go, mullered into his offside door / wing, next thing I know im sliding backwards seeing nothing but a tarmac coloured blur going past my visor at a distance of 0mm.

Once I came to a stop I had a load of passing drivers surrounding me, all of whom were kind enough to give witness statements to the police lady who turned up.

So after all my screaming, turns out I've got a broken hand and toe, mushed up soft tissue on my left knee and general strains / bruises all up my left side.

No idea how the bike is yet, I was bundled into ambulance before I could take a look and it was towed.

Turns out the car driver was an italian bloke driving a hire car, following his sat nav to the white rose centre

Crikey it takes ages to type one-handed!!

Ah well, knee-down at last!!

26-02-12, 09:19 AM

Glad to hear you are sort of ok. At least with a hire car you know they have insurance. But I wouldn't hold out much hope for the return of your bike.

26-02-12, 09:21 AM

Oh dude that sucks, I'm hearing more and more of bloody foreign drivers taking out bikes.

Gws mate, hope the bikes not too bad.

26-02-12, 09:24 AM

Hoping to go have a look at bike next couple of days. No idea what to expect. Apparently there's lots of blue plastic on the grass at that roundabout still...

garynortheast · 26-02-12, 09:32 AM

Blimey, that sounds nasty. Hope you heal quickly and the bike is not too badly battered.

dizzyblonde · 26-02-12, 09:48 AM

Sorry to hear that Roberrrt. Doesn't help at all he was a foreign tourist

Bri w · 26-02-12, 10:00 AM

OUCH!

GWS soon Roberrrt then we can go over to Italy to "

discuss" his driving ability with him.

Geodude · 26-02-12, 10:06 AM

Gws fella glad your ok, hope the bikes not to bad.

Fallout · 26-02-12, 10:53 AM

Woah! Glad you're in one piece. What really bugs me is that, since he's foreign, he won't get any endorsements on his license. At least if he was British you could hope for maybe some sort of penalties or fines to learn 'im!

RIP Blue Pointy.

26-02-12, 11:10 AM

Almost a year to the day you bought the bike you commemorate it by trying to mate it with an Italian....
Glad your humour didn't get dented and we'll sort the bike (or it's replacement out) not to worry main thing is we get you fixed and back on 2 wheels ASAP

26-02-12, 09:15 AM	#1
Roberrrrt Guest Posts: n/a	Getting knocked off hurts! So out for a ride yesterday, bout 7.5hours total, cracking day until... 5mins from home, im in right hand lane on a roundabout on a dual carriageway, going straight on, when a bloke in a focus decides that he wants to turn right. From the left lane. Hmm. SMASH. I had nowhere to go, mullered into his offside door / wing, next thing I know im sliding backwards seeing nothing but a tarmac coloured blur going past my visor at a distance of 0mm. Once I came to a stop I had a load of passing drivers surrounding me, all of whom were kind enough to give witness statements to the police lady who turned up. So after all my screaming, turns out I've got a broken hand and toe, mushed up soft tissue on my left knee and general strains / bruises all up my left side. No idea how the bike is yet, I was bundled into ambulance before I could take a look and it was towed. Turns out the car driver was an italian bloke driving a hire car, following his sat nav to the white rose centre Crikey it takes ages to type one-handed!! Ah well, knee-down at last!!

26-02-12, 09:19 AM	#2
SV Mad Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Getting knocked off hurts! Glad to hear you are sort of ok. At least with a hire car you know they have insurance. But I wouldn't hold out much hope for the return of your bike.

26-02-12, 09:21 AM	#3
Specialone Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Getting knocked off hurts! Oh dude that sucks, I'm hearing more and more of bloody foreign drivers taking out bikes. Gws mate, hope the bikes not too bad.

26-02-12, 09:24 AM	#4
Roberrrrt Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Getting knocked off hurts! Hoping to go have a look at bike next couple of days. No idea what to expect. Apparently there's lots of blue plastic on the grass at that roundabout still...

26-02-12, 09:32 AM	#5
garynortheast Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Mid Wales Posts: 2,488	Re: Getting knocked off hurts! Blimey, that sounds nasty. Hope you heal quickly and the bike is not too badly battered.

26-02-12, 09:48 AM	#6
dizzyblonde Da Cake Boss Mega Poster Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a flying Horse Posts: 9,992	Re: Getting knocked off hurts! Sorry to hear that Roberrrt. Doesn't help at all he was a foreign tourist __________________ Suzy, yellow 2001 SVS. Kitty, V-Raptor 1000, ZZR1400<<its my bike now Pegasus! Hovis 13.8.75-3.10.09 Reeder 20.7.88-21.3.12

26-02-12, 10:00 AM	#7
Bri w Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Turre, Almeria Posts: 668	Re: Getting knocked off hurts! OUCH! GWS soon Roberrrt then we can go over to Italy to "discuss" his driving ability with him. __________________ *"It's not the years in your life, it's the life in your years."* Currently - Fighting the urge... seen a nice Triumph America Previously - Honda CB125, Honda CB400-4 & BSA B40, Moto Guzzi 850, Yamaha RD250, Suzuki GT380, Kawasaki Z1B, Kawasaki Z650, Honda VFR, Triumph Street Triple R.

26-02-12, 10:06 AM	#8
Geodude Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Durham Posts: 2,669	Re: Getting knocked off hurts! Gws fella glad your ok, hope the bikes not to bad. __________________ Black naked 1999 sv650 which im trying to keep happy Custom paintwork *Saragon Customs* Spray painting *Electrical fault finding guide* and *Regulator rectifier test* Only a biker knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window.

26-02-12, 10:53 AM	#9
Fallout Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Basingstoke Posts: 2,983	Re: Getting knocked off hurts! Woah! Glad you're in one piece. What really bugs me is that, since he's foreign, he won't get any endorsements on his license. At least if he was British you could hope for maybe some sort of penalties or fines to learn 'im! RIP Blue Pointy. __________________ MotoGoLoco - You knows it The Shed - Suzuki GSX-R 750 K1 \| Triumph Tiger 1050 K6 Fallout Bikes (VLogs, Tutorials, Bike Vids) Fallout Breakbeat (My Music)

26-02-12, 11:10 AM	#10
Owenski Guest Posts: n/a	Almost a year to the day you bought the bike you commemorate it by trying to mate it with an Italian.... Glad your humour didn't get dented and we'll sort the bike (or it's replacement out) not to worry main thing is we get you fixed and back on 2 wheels ASAP

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