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Hi all, just a short tale of my off yesterday - and I am in many ways happy to be here!
I was out riding on the lovely backroads north of Copenhagen with a good mate. The afternoon had been going well, and our speed was increasing as bike and riders got warmed up. Then, running out of a small village, I open up, and one sharp right hander, then lined up for the next - and blew it! I think I target fixated at the wrong place, lost my focus for a split second, and before I know what was happening I was on my way across the road at 80 km/h (thank god there wasn't a car coming the other way!!) and the last thing I remember is hitting the edge of the road going into (again thank god) a grassy field - and which lay about 1 meter below the road surface. Next thing I know is that i am sliding face down across the field behid the bike, and I stop just behind it - 20 meters into the field. I gues there must have been some "air time" as the point of impact was a ways into the field. Damage report: Bike (black SV650SK4, with hugger, undertray, blue flame evo3 exhaust) - all the plastics on the front cowling - disintigrated; radiator - broken off; right rearset - snapped in half; and probably a bent frame.... Rider - who was in his full leathers, back protector, gloves and boots - sore thumb, aching muscles everywhere and a small bruise on my right hip - worst of all is the mental "bruise" - for being such an idiot. I think the words "completely, totally, undeservedly lucky" could be used as a summary - it could just as easily gone the other way! Thanks for reading so far - just a part of my "therapy" in getting to grips with what happened and trying to figure out if I am getting back up on a bike again.... |
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Really glad you're okay, sorry to hear about the bike
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Glad you're OK...
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Lucky you have grassy fields to slide into, here it's called dry stone walling
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Insurance isn't the biggest problem - I have a total coverage with a deductable of approx. £300 - even covers the wreckers driving the bike to the dealer. I'll find out over the course of the next few days what the bikes status is - but guess the season is over for me (and possibly for good) the ache in my body and brain is rather considerable!
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I'm sure most of us have felt like quitting after a serious wipe out, it does pass. In fact a couple of weeks from now you'll be in the cage/ on the bus or summat and a biker will whip past effortlessly and you'll get the bug again.
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Glad to hear you are ok.
I know its hard to do but its best to get on a bike as soon as you can! Also like burner said lucky it was a field ![]() |
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