My First real crash...

[Arven]

Well I thought I would post some pictures of my bike after my crash... It’s a sad day. My bike is totaled. At least I got an insurance pay out! Even though it did take them 3 weeks...

What happened is I was going for a blast through the country.. Pushing it a little, wanting to wear out my tires before I replaced them the next week... What do ya know the front tire looses traction around a corner as it went over some bumps in the road... and before I even knew it had slid out I was on my ass sliding down the road at about 120kph... It’s amazing how long you slide... felt like ages as i was sliding across the road... Until I hit the dirt bank on the other side of the road and did a few rolls.... Once I was stopped I looked up and saw my bike doing flips head over tail down the road thinking well that’s just totaled!! I lay down for a few seconds and thought well I better get the wreck off the middle of the road incase someone hits it and has an accident or something!! so I get up, put my right foot down and put my weight on it, and CRUNCH my ankle flops to one side and I fall on my side in a wave of agony!! That’s when I thought it time to call the ambulance!!

Anywhoo, a few nights in hospital, and a shattered tibular and fibula and an operation for pins and plates here I am, dreaming of my next ride!!


Pictures can be found at the below address:

http://homepages.slingshot.co.nz/~arven/

[bugjuice]

dude! Absolutely gutted for you..
hope your ankle fixes up ok and you're back on your feet n wheels soon.
So you're planning the next ride then? What'll it be? And good on ya for getting back on too
so sorry for ya tho..

[Waylander]

Fckin hell that sucks mate. Would say that bike is more likely totaled glad it's not the same with you. Hope you heal fast.

[scumdog]

Slow down! oops, that's right, you've already done that :msn-wink:

Hope you heal up o.k.

[Joni]

Wow! Thats terrible... sorry to hear about this :(
Good that you made it out in relatively one piece. Bikes can be replaced... hope you heal quickly.
Take care.

[onearmedbandit]

Sorry to hear that, hope you heal quick. At least it came at the end of summer.

[gamgee]

:niceone: you managed to dent just about everything on it bar the engine by the looks of it, you should try pick up the engine cheap from the insurance company and build a go cart out of it, how fun would that be - an r6 powered go kart, it'd probably be capable of about 200kmh! take it out for a burn over the motorway :devil2: it's what i would do :Punk:

[enigma51]

to think the last time we rode together it was me ........ loosing the front and Im still waiting for the bike to come back. Hope you are all good and will be riding soon!

[Paul in NZ]

Ouch.....

Hope you heal up well and fast...

Paul N

ps - um pushing it a 'bit' on shagged tyres.... Asking for it really... Sometimes the last 20% of the tyre is pretty well useless, best to change them early

[XTC]

Sorry to hear that dude..... Suppose that is why you aint answered my question on trademe about a muffler (if you are the same person......) Hope you heal quickly. Just been through 3 months of a broken ankle myself.

[Wolf]

Ouch. Sounds and looks like a spectacular crash. Hope you mend soon.

[Motu]

Ouch,these modern bikes seem to get written off easily...and then you just get paid out and buy another one.I seem to live in a different world.I gave up on the one last ride on the tyres a couple of years ago when I got a front tyre blow out.

[Paul in NZ]

Ouch,these modern bikes seem to get written off easily...and then you just get paid out and buy another one.I seem to live in a different world.I gave up on the one last ride on the tyres a couple of years ago when I got a front tyre blow out.

I'm with you on this one Motu... They only have to fall over off the stand and $5K goes out the door...

Getting paid out is fine but then there are all the moans about 'they cost so much to insure'... Well duh!

[Arven]

Yeah I wish I could watch it from the side lines! Get to see for sure what happened!

Cheers for all the support guys! I will definantly get another bike, but maybe not this winter.. Motocross is a sure thing tho! i cant wait.. ;)

Sorry for not answering the trademe add XTC, was away over the weekend and forgot about it.. :P Answered now :)

One good thing out of having a broken ankle is you work out your upper body alot! I'm starting to shape up a bit.. But just wait till i get the cast off and i have one bulky leg, and one beanstalk.. thats going to look odd!!! :P

[Arven]

:niceone: you managed to dent just about everything on it bar the engine by the looks of it, you should try pick up the engine cheap from the insurance company and build a go cart out of it, how fun would that be - an r6 powered go kart, it'd probably be capable of about 200kmh! take it out for a burn over the motorway :devil2: it's what i would do :Punk:

Well for some strange reason, the insurance company decided to GIVE me the bike for FREE!! I went and picked it up the same day I got paid out! Pretty strange! But I have the wreck at home. I’m going to sell the whole thing off to a wrecker or someone on trademe soon. Wrecker offered me 1500 bucks for it. Probly a good enough deal.

The engine looks OK except for both the side covers are shagged. The stator coil is buggered also. So it needs a little work to get going again... But that would be one HELL fast gocart!! Considering I got the bike up to 260kph!
:whistle:

[gamgee]

just thinking about it, that would be a farken fun project, imagine how much fun you'd have on a track with it, a nice set of sticky tyres and you'd probably be able to get pretty close to your 260, probably not very safely though :ride:

[badlieutenant]

Arven!!! dude is this why you werent at the last Farmlan ?? bummer to hear mate. might have to pm you regarding exhaust cans seen as youll have extra time now.
sorry to hear this man.

[gamgee]

something like this could work:
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Motorbikes/Quads-ATVs/auction-26299583.htm
i'm sure you could figure out a way to do the engine transplant

[Mr Skid]

Considering I got the bike up to 260kph! :whistle:So you'd say speed wasn't a contributing factor? :Pokey: :bleh:

Glad to hear you're on the mend. Last time I was through that way, there was a still a good bit of clay on the road from where you'd made the acquaintance of the bank..

[Motoracer]

That's a damn shame man! Shit you'r a great rider but unfortunatly some of us have to learn some lessions the hard way. Remember me and my stupidity for running a rear tire with wires showing through at rather high speeds? I was lucky to have gotten away with it and I guess you weren't lucky this time round. At least this will teach us all to respect the importance of good rubber on a bike, specially the front wheel.

Anyway, hope you heal fast and it's good that the insurance paid out. I was affraid that they might not because technically they could have said that the front tire you were running didn't comply with WOF standards, therefore no payout. But it's good to hear that this was not the case.

Hope you get back on the saddle asap when you are all fixed up.

[John]

Bloody hell mate bad luck, at least you got the bike back thats pretty cool - so you can sell that and get your excess back woot :D

So in other words a full new bike without much loss, and minimual pain, hope you mend up soon, and then go get a nice white ZX6R. :D

[Arven]

Well the front tire was actually warrantable! It had a good 2 or 3mm worth of tread left... The rear was OK round the sides, but was pretty warn in the middle from commuting (and the previous owner)... But I think the problem was that they were old rubber and was getting a bit dry. Now in hindsight I should not have been pushing them, but I had never had any problems with them in the past so I thought they must be fine! AHH well...

Definitely need good rubber! It’s the only thing keeping you from the ground!

[250learna]

sorry to hear bout your crash, atleast teh injuries are not too serious and your head/back are ok judging by the photos you took the fall prety well yourself compared to the bike.
Get well then get riding :ride:
vik

[hondacmx450]

260kph not bad think how fast you could go if you bilt the kart vidio that i want to c get better man :ride:

[Waylander]

260kph not bad think how fast you could go if you bilt the kart vidio that i want to c get better man :ride:
GSXR 750 chopper? Hmm this has to be interesting ya got any pics?

[gamgee]

i'm gonna do it, i'm hooked on this idea now, once i've saved up the 5 or so grand it will cost to build i'll make a kart out of a superbike engine, be a good project, but probably won't have time to do it for a couple of years

[Waylander]

i'm gonna do it, i'm hooked on this idea now, once i've saved up the 5 or so grand it will cost to build i'll make a kart out of a superbike engine, be a good project, but probably won't have time to do it for a couple of years
Hehe I'm keeping an eye on some virago parts on trade me at the moment. It comes with the engine, tranny, tank and tires and a half adoze little bits. I dont need most of it but I plan on using the engine and tranny for either building myself a nice little 250cc chopper or a dune buggy.

[louisb]

Just wondering...

Were you wearing motorcycle boots or normal shoes?

If you were, aren't they suppose to protect you from this kind of injury, at least a bit anyway?

If you weren't, do you think it would have helped?

thanks

[Dafe]

So what will the next bike be??? Don't you dare say a Goldwing!!!
Did the insurance company pay out fully? How's your riding gears/helmet etc? I hope your ankles OK. Safe riding in future too.

[Sensei]

10 out of 10 for the bike dude ! Hope ya heal up quick . Did you say 120k or MPH . Boy that is one Toasted R6 Sorry to see a bike in that way :no:

[Two Smoker]

OK, you can have the crown... you bet my crash on the gixxer...

Hope your on the mend mate :niceone: what kind of bike is on the cards now??

[Arven]

Yeap! I had boots on. but they didnt have any side supports or anything. I believe they helped keep my bones inside the skin!! With shoes on i think i would have the bone splinters spiking through the skin! Not nice! :puke:

Not sure on the next bike yet. I'm looking at buying a house at the moment so the next bikes probably going to be a cheaper one.. Maybe an SV650 or something cruisy.. Not sure yet. If i had heaps of spare cash, it would be an 05 R1 no question... :ride:

[Dafe]

Mate, I think you just talked me into going down the shop and buying some full protective alpinestars.

[Zapf]

shit dude.... I feel for ur. I slide my 3 week old bike down the road at around 70~80k's last sunday.

if you need something to past time while healing up at home just PM me, I have a good collection of movies.

I was lucky to not be hurt by the tarmac, except a very hard elbowing of myself into the chest. suspected bruised / cracked / broken rib.

I recon its the bits of rain and crap on road that is causing all these crashes... and also having to adjust our head to wet / winter riding from our summer mood.

take care...

[saul]

Hi A

Very sorry to hear and see (nasty shots of the bike) that you have had a fall.

Good to hear that you are positive and upbeat :niceone:

Good gear :Punk: you can't beat it when you really need it.

All the best :yes:

[Ms Piggy]

Oooooouuucch!! Take care, heal up and I'm sure you've learnt some valuable lessons from your experience. :niceone:

[justsomeguy]

Jeeze Arven....... bad luck huh?? Seems like there's a bit of a trend around KB at the moment...... take it easy everybody.

[GROOMER]

I was on my ass sliding down the road at about 120kph...

You're lucky you didnt tell the insurance company about the 120k part ay? ;)

[RON SOAK]

I like the underseat exhaust setup - bit of a radical way to do it thouh

[StoneChucker]

Shit mate, bad luck! Was a good looking bike, and a good make too :love:
Heal up quick, and don't stay off the saddle any longer than you have to.

PS: Can I buy those tyres off you? :msn-wink:

PPS: I hear the 04 R1 was the best year.

[FzerozeroT]

well, that'll learn ya for riding with a KR150 won't it, trying to get those corner speeds on a fat lump of a bike like an R6. I knew it was gonna end in tears, I knew it. ( i was thinking about posting this on your auction but better not ;)

[Sniper]

Ouch mate, sorry to hear that and damn about the bike!

[Bren_chch]

thats UGLY!!! hope u get better 100%, you got a long way to go to get that ankle back to good working order!!!

[loosebruce]

It’s amazing how long you slide... felt like ages as i was sliding across the road...

Farkin aye mate, you're not bloody wrong there.

Hope you healing up all good man, and to catch you on the road sooner than later :niceone: