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Yup, got knocked off today - came off a mini roundabout, attempted to overtake Vauxhall Corsa. As I got level with her drivers door, she suddenly decides to turn right, into a garage. Nothing to hint she was about to turn- no indication, no blind spot check - just turned. Her rear quarter panel, just behind drivers door, collided with my knee first and I was forced back in my seat, and onto the wrong side of the road. By this point the bars were wagging ten to the dozen and I managed to grab the front brake. I managed to slow a bit before the front wheel locked up as I hit the gravel of a driveway, at which point the front end washed out, dropping the bike onto its right hand side and throwing me clear. Both myself and the bike came to rest on the driveway. Another biker stopped and confirmed that she didnt indicate and he's happy to be a witness. All details exchanged, everyone leaves - except me, I had to wait for 2 hours for my girlfriends Dad, who very kindly came out with a trailor and took me home.
re Damage - my bike ; right hand mirror knackered, flyscreen broken, mudguard and tank badly scratched, right hand side plastics broken, front brake lever snapped, frame scratched, crash bars scraped. Damage to me; sore left knee, where it was trapped between car and bike, and left hip sore. My brand new trousers are holed and scuffed, my helmet is scuffed and I havent checked the rest of my kit yet.
Shit happens I guess.
Dave
re Damage - my bike ; right hand mirror knackered, flyscreen broken, mudguard and tank badly scratched, right hand side plastics broken, front brake lever snapped, frame scratched, crash bars scraped. Damage to me; sore left knee, where it was trapped between car and bike, and left hip sore. My brand new trousers are holed and scuffed, my helmet is scuffed and I havent checked the rest of my kit yet.
Shit happens I guess.
Dave
Dave - make sure you claim for the knee damage. I had a similar accident (but with a black cab on the M4!) a few years back. I've had gyp with the knee that got crushed ever since.
Expect about 3.5k for it
PS. This is not a "where there's blame, there's a claim" type stories, but I'd far rather have my knee back the way it was!
Expect about 3.5k for it
PS. This is not a "where there's blame, there's a claim" type stories, but I'd far rather have my knee back the way it was!
Hi Dave, hope you aren't too sore this morning and that there's no major damage to the bike.
Have a good think about what happened. The accident clearly wasn't your fault, but ask yourself if you could or should have done more to anticipate what took place or if you took the right course of emergency action.
Should you have waited until she cleared the garage before making the overtake? Was there anything about her behaviour that may have set alarm bells ringing? What would have happened if you had accelerated rather than braked?
None of this is suggesting fault on your part, but these are the bitter lessons of defensive riding techniques.
Kick the bike straight and get back out on it ASAP.
Have a good think about what happened. The accident clearly wasn't your fault, but ask yourself if you could or should have done more to anticipate what took place or if you took the right course of emergency action.
Should you have waited until she cleared the garage before making the overtake? Was there anything about her behaviour that may have set alarm bells ringing? What would have happened if you had accelerated rather than braked?
None of this is suggesting fault on your part, but these are the bitter lessons of defensive riding techniques.
Kick the bike straight and get back out on it ASAP.
Hi guys, thanks for the kind words.
Malc. - I agree completely. There was nothing to suggest she was about to manouvre - no indication, no looking in mirrors - nothing. I really didnt expect her to do it. Clearly next time ill wait for the straight to overtake, but as I say, she did nothing to hint her intentions.
Dave
Malc. - I agree completely. There was nothing to suggest she was about to manouvre - no indication, no looking in mirrors - nothing. I really didnt expect her to do it. Clearly next time ill wait for the straight to overtake, but as I say, she did nothing to hint her intentions.
Dave
Yep I was off yesterday as well, got spat off high side with nobody else to blame apart from myself, came down hard on my head then shoulder before tumbelling and hurting my thigh. Shoulder popped out of socket then back it so that smarts a bit but I've done that a few times before so can live with it however I've got a couple of big eggs on the top of my head and my neck really hurts and is locked up all down one side with occasional shooting pain across the top of my chest. I rode out the pain yesterday with Ibuprofin and alcohol but I think a little trip to A&E later this morning is on the cards after so many people have said "you really should get the neck checked properly" and a complete lack of sleep last night. It wasn't that fast 30-40 at a guess but I landed pretty damm hard, and the bike landed about twenty feet away in field, still rideable with light cosmetic damage.......they crash well these KTM's (well better than I do)
I spent yesterday sulking because I had been looking forward to going to Castle Combe for several weeks, but the whole thing was torpedoed because my girlfriend has managed to get pneumonia and needed looking after. I have to say, based on Mel and Dave's experience, perhaps I was better off on the sofa after all!
If it makes you feel any better chaps, Vermeulen managed to wreck any lingering chances of winning World Supers by falling off on the warm-up lap and Haga binned it (hang on, that's given me an idea for a gag. Dave, do you now ride a Suzuki Binned-it?!!) in a straight line at about 140mph.
So God was clearly not feeling well disposed towards bikers yesterday...
If it makes you feel any better chaps, Vermeulen managed to wreck any lingering chances of winning World Supers by falling off on the warm-up lap and Haga binned it (hang on, that's given me an idea for a gag. Dave, do you now ride a Suzuki Binned-it?!!) in a straight line at about 140mph.
So God was clearly not feeling well disposed towards bikers yesterday...
A lot of it about thse days. I came off a couple of weeks back, swerving to avoid errant Audi TT - you guessed it no signal - which meant I dropped the bike. Missed the car which is a plus, because it hurt less and no major damage to the bike - gear selector, indicator, scuffed fairing and bar-end and clutch lever. Hope you're not suffering too much Dave.
Cheers,
Steve.
Cheers,
Steve.
Just a bit sore mate - discovering different bits of my anatomy that are slowly starting to hurt - right arm, hip etc. Just counting my lucky stars really - the driveway where I landed had a brick wall one side, picket fence the other and two cars on the drive. How I avoided all of those I dont know - just lucky.
Ive rung my insurance - my legal team will apparently call me back today.
Ive rung my insurance - my legal team will apparently call me back today.
ing muppet..! 
Doh! atleast your ok dave , buy a cruiser next and fit a bull bar and plough the corsa out of the way 
if you done some panel damage just think that in a few years after a dodgey respray that corsa will be rotting away and fit for scrap ,Well done 
Oorrr
Perhaps youy want to extend your engine bars into a full rollcage
Seriously though, i may be a bit whimpy but i try not to filter as much in towns or heavy traffic anymore , there are just too many brian dead assholes on the road these days with very little or no consideration for anybody but themselves ,
if you done some panel damage just think that in a few years after a dodgey respray that corsa will be rotting away and fit for scrap ,Well done Oorrr
Perhaps youy want to extend your engine bars into a full rollcage
Seriously though, i may be a bit whimpy but i try not to filter as much in towns or heavy traffic anymore , there are just too many brian dead assholes on the road these days with very little or no consideration for anybody but themselves ,
Bad luck mate,hope you are Ok now.Hurts when you get oldewr and fall off,I did the idiot thing on my Harley the other Sunday and tried to ride off with a disc lock on.Wondered why I was lying on the floor with 600lb bike on top of me and my mate had ridden off,didnt realize i wasn't behind him till he had gone round the corner,then he came back,by this time kind couple helped me pick the bike up and me.
Stabbed myself in the leg with the clutch lever,
:..very sore and next day ,very stiff.
my left mirror was shagged and I scratched a rear panel,all sorted out now,won't do that again,will bye stretchy boingy thing to attache to bars..
Stabbed myself in the leg with the clutch lever,
:..very sore and next day ,very stiff. my left mirror was shagged and I scratched a rear panel,all sorted out now,won't do that again,will bye stretchy boingy thing to attache to bars..
I'm back and checked out at the Minor Injuries centre (quicker than A&E) they gave me a good prodding down the spine and as most of the pain is down one side they said "pretty sure its all muscle and soft tissue damage" (arse covering in the "pretty sure" incase in a weeks time it turns out my neck is broken I supose) anyway got given a leaflet on exercises to do and how to sleep properly 
and got told to hit the Ibuprofin hard and regulary. Don't you just love the NHS, anyway I think its give it a few days then off to the osteo/physio bloke at 30 quid a session.
I hate bloody hospitals they're full of the dregs of society and sick people
and got told to hit the Ibuprofin hard and regulary. Don't you just love the NHS, anyway I think its give it a few days then off to the osteo/physio bloke at 30 quid a session. I hate bloody hospitals they're full of the dregs of society and sick people
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