Another member down... (Andy13_uk)

Hi Guys and girls.

Andy13_uk on this forum had an accident on a rideout with a few members from another forum.

Story as follows:

It was the Bexhill dual-carriageway. Davo and Mike were behind him, but it's a bit of a mystery why he went off (straight-lined from a lean straight into the kerb). The traffic lights were up ahead, so maybe he panic-braked for them...there was a car in front of him, maybe he panic-braked for that...it was very windy, with strong gusts, so maybe he was blown sideways...or he might have hit a patch of oil, because Joe said my rear went squiffy at the exact same point of the bend (me and Joe were in front).

Davo was hit by the fork and wheel unit, which smashed his crankcase open, lucky escape at that speed. Mike got through the debris unscathed. Some woman is claiming off Andy's insurance for scratched paint caused by the flying debris. The road was still closed four hours later when we were coming back.

Andy has had the escape of his life, sad as it is to lose his bike. Hopefully they'll transfer him to Eastbourne DGH soon as they've fixed him up, but I'll be going up to Hastings regardless soon as his mum says he's conscious again (morphine).

The thread and some rather nasty looking pictures 3/4 of the way down the first page of the thread.

http://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=79154

Just thought I'd let you know as I know he was chuffed to bits with his sv and only had it a couple of months at that. He also bought it from a fellow member off this board.

Get well soon Andy, hope the recovery period is quick.

*admin - if in wrong section, pelase move, I didn't know where to put it*

Not nice to hear at all, please give him our very best wishes and we hope for a quick and complete recovery. Please keep us informed, thanks.

Admin2 says: Posted in right section.


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The pics send a reminder to us all, totally shocking.

Hope he recovers soon.
And as one member said on the linked forum, f##k the bike as long as he is still around.

Get well soon.

One of those pictures is very disturbing, so anyone that is a little queezy over this sort of thing best not go there.

That must have been one hell of a crash, I reckon he's pretty lucky to have gotten away with what he has .


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Oh my giddy aunt.

The SV was snapped in two!!!

He seems to be OK though...thank God...that accident looked proper nasty.

Christ that is bad! Just the first pic with the front of the bike lying there on it's own was enough for me!

God speed Andy's recovery.

OMG... those pics are truly shocking.

Best wishes to him and hoping for a speedy recovery. So glad hes come out of that still here.

[ethariel]

Jebus !!

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Not much more to say other than someone was looking after him, the Pics are, well just are !

[TSM]

Thoes pics realy show how bad the accident was.

Hope he gets well soon, seems like he will be out of action for a while.

SH!T, get well soon mate, and don't worry about the bike glad you're still here