What's blue and black and goes "splat"...? - SV650.org

25-04-09, 05:22 PM

Me and the TT making our application for the role of Crashy McGee this morning.

My first ever 'off'... but I had to have one sooner or later I suppose!

Bike: scraped all down the fairing on the RHS, indicator intact but punched a hole through the fairing, scuffs on the brake lever and mirror.

Me: a bit bumped and with a sore lower back on the side I came down on; otherwise unscathed.

Total boo-boo on my part! I was behind a car coming up to a mini roundabout, where the option is to turn left or go straight ahead (there is no road to turn into on the right). I was quite close behind and out to the right, ready to make the overtake once we'd got over the junction.

Except the car driver then decided to go back the way we'd just come and before I knew it I was looking at the side of the car turning across in front of me. Oops. I'm guessing I managed to grab all of the brakes I could (which on the TT are very good) and splat, down I went, right in the middle of the white blob of the roundabout. Missed the car by centimetres I think. I assume the driver was oblivious to what happened as they didn't stop.

Another car driver stopped (unless it was the same one who came back to see if I was okay), but by this point a couple of very nice men from a shop by the junction had run over to help me. Their shop is a sign-making one so they sorted out my floppy (but still working) indicator / fairing panel with some nicely colour-matched silver gaffer tape. The bike runs fine, but I took it back home (I'd only been out for a few minutes!) and got in the car instead and made my journey that way.

Now, whose big idea was it to make the new t-shirt pink and therefore vaguely attractive to ladies?!

mr.anderson · 25-04-09, 05:56 PM

Oh dear! Hope you're not too sore!

Did he indicate?

SoulKiss · 25-04-09, 06:05 PM

Oh no, and you had been waiting for that TT for ages.

You have PM......

JediGoat · 25-04-09, 06:10 PM

Oh no Caz!

And there was me bragging that it was only the guys featuring on the teeshirt

Glad to hear you are not too badly hurt...it's gonna ache in the morning though

Take it easy and rest up.

25-04-09, 06:24 PM

Oof. Get well soon Cazza.

Spiderman · 25-04-09, 07:39 PM

big hugs for ya hun, i'm glad your fist off was a nice easy one to deal with, no insurance gumf for you.

Any pointing and saying ouch things i can do to help you and the bike recover make sure to let me know wont you

Stu · 25-04-09, 07:40 PM

Ohh Cazza, I'm so sorry to hear

Well it looks like the bikes not too bad at all, Hope you heal up fast without too much pain

25-04-09, 07:49 PM

Will an SV brake lever work as a replacement? I have one you can have, I dont need it. The only thing wrong with it is the span adjuster has smoothed off a bit, but its fine

Biker Biggles · 25-04-09, 08:34 PM

Booger.
Could have been worse though,and a lot more expensive.

ethariel · 25-04-09, 08:52 PM

Bugger!

Walking wounded and rideable without the use of a hammer tho is good

25-04-09, 05:22 PM	#1
Cazza Guest Posts: n/a	What's blue and black and goes "splat"...? Me and the TT making our application for the role of Crashy McGee this morning. My first ever 'off'... but I had to have one sooner or later I suppose! Bike: scraped all down the fairing on the RHS, indicator intact but punched a hole through the fairing, scuffs on the brake lever and mirror. Me: a bit bumped and with a sore lower back on the side I came down on; otherwise unscathed. Total boo-boo on my part! I was behind a car coming up to a mini roundabout, where the option is to turn left or go straight ahead (there is no road to turn into on the right). I was quite close behind and out to the right, ready to make the overtake once we'd got over the junction. Except the car driver then decided to go back the way we'd just come and before I knew it I was looking at the side of the car turning across in front of me. Oops. I'm guessing I managed to grab all of the brakes I could (which on the TT are very good) and splat, down I went, right in the middle of the white blob of the roundabout. Missed the car by centimetres I think. I assume the driver was oblivious to what happened as they didn't stop. Another car driver stopped (unless it was the same one who came back to see if I was okay), but by this point a couple of very nice men from a shop by the junction had run over to help me. Their shop is a sign-making one so they sorted out my floppy (but still working) indicator / fairing panel with some nicely colour-matched silver gaffer tape. The bike runs fine, but I took it back home (I'd only been out for a few minutes!) and got in the car instead and made my journey that way. Now, whose big idea was it to make the new t-shirt pink and therefore vaguely attractive to ladies?! Last edited by Cazza; 26-04-09 at 08:53 AM.

25-04-09, 05:56 PM	#2
mr.anderson Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: South West London Posts: 531	Re: What's blue and black and goes "splat"...? Oh dear! Hope you're not too sore! Did he indicate?

25-04-09, 06:05 PM	#3
SoulKiss Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sunny Croydonia Posts: 6,124	Re: What's blue and black and goes "splat"...? Oh no, and you had been waiting for that TT for ages. You have PM...... __________________ Sent from my PC NOT using any Tapatalk type rubbish!! █╬╬╬╬(•)i¯i▀▀▀▀▀█Ξ███████████████████████████████)

25-04-09, 06:10 PM	#4
JediGoat Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: NW London Posts: 861	Re: What's blue and black and goes "splat"...? Oh no Caz! And there was me bragging that it was only the guys featuring on the teeshirt Glad to hear you are not too badly hurt...it's gonna ache in the morning though Take it easy and rest up.

25-04-09, 06:24 PM	#5
Scoobs Guest Posts: n/a	Re: What's blue and black and goes "splat"...? Oof. Get well soon Cazza.

25-04-09, 07:39 PM	#6
Spiderman Where the hell am I? Mega Poster Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Swingin' thru the urban jungle Posts: 7,451	Re: What's blue and black and goes "splat"...? big hugs for ya hun, i'm glad your fist off was a nice easy one to deal with, no insurance gumf for you. Any pointing and saying ouch things i can do to help you and the bike recover make sure to let me know wont you __________________ . "Computers are great! Not for communicating tho. They have one fundamental flaw ... they don't have eyebrows." AlpineCarStereo: you win ....... eeerrr ..... ummm ..... my undying support of you, the greatest Mod this forum has ever known. My Leige. davepreston: i bow to your modding godliness. vixis: He's this really cute Persian tea-boy, Im so not giving you his number :P

25-04-09, 07:40 PM	#7
Stu Trinity Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Guildford Posts: 8,027	Re: What's blue and black and goes "splat"...? Ohh Cazza, I'm so sorry to hear Well it looks like the bikes not too bad at all, Hope you heal up fast without too much pain

25-04-09, 07:49 PM	#8
Alpinestarhero Guest Posts: n/a	Re: What's blue and black and goes "splat"...? Will an SV brake lever work as a replacement? I have one you can have, I dont need it. The only thing wrong with it is the span adjuster has smoothed off a bit, but its fine

25-04-09, 08:34 PM	#9
Biker Biggles Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Barnet Herts Posts: 5,071	Re: What's blue and black and goes "splat"...? Booger. Could have been worse though,and a lot more expensive. __________________ On a clear day we stand there and look further than the ordinary eye can see.

25-04-09, 08:52 PM	#10
ethariel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: London (for my sins) Posts: 806	Re: What's blue and black and goes "splat"...? Bugger! Walking wounded and rideable without the use of a hammer tho is good

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