Ouch Again!!!
 

So.... riding home after a nice afternoon working on bikes at Sam and Jambo's, decided to take the scenic route home through Headly and past Box Hill. Being nice and sensible following a car through a village, I look ahead to see a wider car squeezing into the hedge to let us through, I look back to the car infront to realise it's a lot closer than it was before. My brain kicks in and decides to grab a handful of front brake . When the **** end of the bike reached 12oclock i decided it best to throw myself at the road. While laying their recovering my breath, i realise that i have broken my colar bone.... oh well, another 6 weeks of summer i have to miss!!!

I haven't seen the bike as its been recovered to an insurers, just remember seeing the screen in pieces all over the road.

Many thanks to Sammy and Jambo, for keeping me company in the hospital and stopping me from going insane.

Off to go cancel my track day :cry: but i will try and make it to watch everyone.

Rigor,

ps. i may not qualify for the wonky knee gang, but i might have to start a new gang for the wobbly shoulder gang :wink:

Bummer!

Having broken my collar bone about 3 weeks ago I sympathise! Pm me if you want to talk about the injury in any way.

I hope you and the bike get back on the road soon!

John

I'm just glad you're ok, and it really wasn't any problem sitting at hospital with you.

Thanks to Jambo for giving me a lift up there as i was not in the right state of mind to ride myself.

Hoping you get better soon.

Now i hope you have learnt this time.... and don't go doing it again Mr!!!!! :wink:

Sammy x

Jeeez fella, that sounds painful.

Take it easy and get well soon!!!

Bad news James, sorry to hear this, and hope you heal as soon as you can ;).


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Oh balls!

Sorry to hear this mate, hope its not too painful.

Ooh yah. Heal quick!

Already covered but just glad you're ok. Bike's far less improtant than life & limb! :thumbsup:

1) Will people stop Saying SV brakes suck, clearly if you can loop over the front wheel they can't be that bad :wink:

2) Will you *please* pick an A&E unit with a working coffee machine next time... :roll: :lol:

Jesus !! :shock:

Glad to hear you're (pretty much) ok though :)

With hindsight, do you think that another option might have been better ?

That is, to flick the front wheel up & ride OVER the car in front ?? :D

Hope you heal quickly mate :)

Damn glad your relatively OK James take it easy

Sorry to hear about your off.

Did a similar thing three years ago. Smashed my right shoulder and my left arm, so couldn't move one arm and the other was in plaster.
I ended up having a replacement artificial shoulder which is just as good as the old one. I hope your injury is not as serious.

But on that merit I want to be president of the Wobbly Shoulder Gang :P

Feel better soon (ask for Tramadol - it helps a lot and there was a thread here recently about it!)

Si

Ouch, cant believe it man :( glad your relatively ok and hope the bike isnt in too bad a shape, hope to see you soon

Wrong type of bike possably.

Glad you are ok though.

See, I told you not to try and do them stoppies!

Bad luck dude, if you need any help, give us a shout.

Dan

Glad its not serious... mend quick!

:cry:
sorry to hear of this, glad you're in one piece

Commiserations :(

I know what it's like to be sat at home when everyone else is out having fun. We can just about hear traffic on the A5 from our house, it used to drive me mad to hear bikes on the road when I couldn't get my leg over.

FFS James - this is becoming a habit! :cry:

Stop this self abuse immediately - you're too young and too handsome to be knocking yourself about like this.

Oh noooo... Really sorry to hear about this James. Hope you feel better soon!

Cazza x.

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sorry about the off - heal soon!

re the SV brakes - Etienne has commandeered my bike to get to work, and called cheerfully this morning to say that he was pleasantly suprised by the effectivenenss of the brakes and had even managed to do a stoppie in similar circumstances :? :?

Thanks for all the kind replies guys.

Stop making me laugh! It makes my bones hurt :P

Just waiting to hear what sort of state the bikes in, and before the vultures start circling, Sam's already put in her order if worst comes to worst, so you guys can have what's left heheh (Toolkit and a couple of indicators I'm guessing ;) )

Take it easy

Rigor

Real sorry to hear this, hope you're keeping the pain at bay.

Was looking forward to riding to trackday with you.
Don't suppose you're up to riding pillion, but the offer is there. At least you know who's passing in a van.

That's just silly... Sam's lost her toolkit, she'll need that :roll: :lol:

Can i be in your wobbly shoulder gang? Mine was over 3 years ago now.

Heal fast.

can I be in the won't wobble. won't fecking move brigade. And the compo doc said "All your injuries will be fully recovered within 6 months. 2.8 years and looking for my day in court. Isn't legal costs cover great

Sorry to hear this mate, heal quick!!

I think it's fair payment for being Nurse Sammy :wink: oh and i don't need the indicators as i already have loads, and the toolkit.... well isn't that also called a Jambo??? if it is then i have one of those :wink:

Sammy

Oooh sounds like you made a proper job of it then. Glad you're relatively okay though. Hope the bike is not a total loss. Do you know if it went all the way over?

Ouch! :shock:

Glad to hear it's not worse.

I'll second the recommendation of Tramadol. Take it with Valium and Ibuprofen and you'll sleep like a clubbed seal (to tend to 'come round' in the morning, rather than 'wake up'....but you don't feel a thing all night)*

Jo
*I am in no way qualified to give medical advice.....I'm just rather accident prone. :lol:

Tramadol was my friend for a while :) But to be treated with respect. I hardly ever use them to deal with a hangover, for example.

Bugger thats a ****er mate. Hope you heal real soon.

Ps put me down for the wobbley shoulder gang as well. :wink:

:(

Mend quick.

Cheers
Ben

Has he baught you a bell yet?

*ring**ring* (Grunting in pain noise), urgh, i dont have long, i feel weak, i think a nice piece of steak will fix it though.....

Dan