SV650.org - SV650 & Gladius 650 Forum



Bikes - Talk & Issues Newsworthy and topical general biking and bike related issues. No crapola!
Need Help: Try Searching before posting

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 06-03-05, 04:56 PM   #31
BURNER
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Get well soon Baggazee.
I always try and ride around manhole covers, but they put some of them in totally stupid places.
  Reply With Quote
Old 06-03-05, 09:19 PM   #32
CoolGirl
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Hey 'Zee, sorry to hear and hope the painkillers are doing their job.

Surely worthwhile reporting the incident? I know when I had my off that Westminster Council were there within half an hour to patch up the hole where a manhole cover that was sinking may have contributed to the crash.

Not helful right now, but I was interested to read the article in MCN about road planners being expected to be more bike-friendly in future - ie not putting manhole covers in stupid places. Not holding out much hope, but if they can do ti on the continent....
  Reply With Quote
Old 06-03-05, 09:20 PM   #33
Ed
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by BigApe
I have actually high sided going over a manhole cover. In fairness it was my own fault to a degree. I went out for a rather rapid trip with friends. I got close to home and slowed down to more acceptable speeds, but the Adrenalin was still flowing. I went round a corner doing about 25mph and leaned into the corner and shifted my @rse off the seat. It was as it was starting to fall over that a realised that I was going nowhere near fast enough to be hanging off the bike and it was going to fall over. The only thing I could do was yank the throttle and speed up to keep the bike from falling over. At this precise moment the rear wheel went over the manhole cover. Needless to say the rear span on the cover. It stopped spinning when it got back on the tarmac, causing the high side. I shot up in the air and did a somersault before I hit the ground again. With a round of applause from some workmen working on a near by scaffolding, I watched my bike slide down the road. Sparks were flying and plastic bits and pieces were dropping off as it slid down the road. No bother I thought, all these bits are more or less easy enough to fix. But then I realised that it was heading for the curb, not good. It hit the curb front wheel first, the suspension compressed and then catapulted by bike in the air, did a half spin and landed back on the ground. End result was a totally written off front end. and both sides trashed. DOH

Simon - it ain't funny at all - but you do make me laugh. Every time you come off you do it with such style
  Reply With Quote
Old 06-03-05, 09:53 PM   #34
Stig
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

I have to admit I wasn't laughing much at the time. But when the other three guys that I was riding with started taking the p I couldn't help but laugh with that at me. Bike took a couple of weeks to fix and my injuries were no more than a broken thumb.

Errr sorry didn't mean to steal anyone's thread here. I'll just shut up now and climb back under my rock
  Reply With Quote
Old 07-03-05, 12:17 PM   #35
BaggaZee
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by BigApe
I have to admit I wasn't laughing much at the time. But when the other three guys that I was riding with started taking the p I couldn't help but laugh with that at me. Bike took a couple of weeks to fix and my injuries were no more than a broken thumb.

Errr sorry didn't mean to steal anyone's thread here. I'll just shut up now and climb back under my rock

Laughing hurts!

Glad to hear that it'll only be a few weeks until all's well. Also glad my crash was so much less stylish & spectacular!
So, on to the important things, how long am I likely to be sitting at home watching DVDs and reading the forum then?
  Reply With Quote
Old 07-03-05, 07:17 PM   #36
Stig
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by BaggaZee
So, on to the important things, how long am I likely to be sitting at home watching DVDs and reading the forum then?
I'd say it depends on what you do for a living. My ribs stopped hurting when walking (on crutches ) after about three or four weeks. But then I had 11 broken. I would say another couple of weeks after that you'll be back to normal
  Reply With Quote
Old 08-03-05, 09:16 AM   #37
The Mass
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Sorry hear about your off BaggaZee. As they say it all takes time for the pain to go. DVD and Forum mungus then!
  Reply With Quote
Old 15-03-05, 12:04 AM   #38
BaggaZee
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

ADSL router died, great timing!!
Finally got a replacement.

Well, went to the Doc's on Thursday last & he said another 4 weeks & signed me off! I thought that was ridiculous & told work I'd probably be back in a couple of weeks but they told me that if the Doc's signed 4 weeks, I have to stay off 4 weeks! Something to do with insurance probably.
Shame!
  Reply With Quote
Old 15-03-05, 01:22 AM   #39
nuntius
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Clunk
I guess its just not a high enough priority for them to do something about it. Until people start successfully sueing the utility companies for causing accidents they wont do anything about it.
My dad is a civil servant who may or may not work in a position of some importance in the scottish executive regarding new motorways and trunk roads. He gets very ****ed at the state of city roads in edinburgh. But he acknowledges that they are not going to repair them till the cost of compensation outweighs the cost of repairing them. And as a report (was it..) last year stated that the cost of fixing edinburgh's roads would be £1.5 billion, that's not going to be any time soon.

As for manhole placement, I noticed as I went into uni today the turn into george square had three rows of three manhole covers within a meter of each other, in the centre of the turn. I was just glad I was only doing about 5 miles an hour.

And I feel for you, with your off, I know how horrible thinking 'This is really going to hurt' as you slide along the ground is.
  Reply With Quote
Old 15-03-05, 01:33 AM   #40
northwind
Moderator
Mega Poster
 
northwind's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: In the garage where I belong
Posts: 17,083
Default

Edinburgh's roads only seem bad till you go somewhere whee they're really bad- Glenrothes springs to mind...
__________________
"We are the angry mob,
we read the papers every day
We like what we like, we hate what we hate
But we're oh so easily swayed"
northwind is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Restrictor slide/washers benjyman Stuff Wanted 0 18-09-08 10:48 PM
wanted nokia 6500 Slide (or simerler) hovis Idle Banter 14 02-09-08 07:31 PM
Unbelievable Slide! lukemillar Racing and Paddock Chat 10 20-08-08 05:40 PM
Manhole Outrage the white rabbit Idle Banter 12 26-09-06 10:11 AM
carb slide flutter mregehr SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking 3 27-03-06 11:27 AM


All times are GMT. The time now is 07:20 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® - Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.