devo went down today

[devo]

Yup, after 3 years and 36000 ks my bike got wrecked from under me today.
Had picked up the nz wide tag from Opiki, and was heading up to the Manawatu gorge enroute to Mangatanoka to place the tag at the Tui brewery when a shortsighted asian lady pulled a U turn right in front of me on the highway between Palmerston North and Ashhurst.
I was scrubbing of speed (read fully locked up ) and had managed to point the bike at an escape route which would have taken me behind her had she kept moving,when she decided to see me and stopped dead in her tracks, leaving her people carrier type van square across my lane.
Upshot was, I hit her right on the rear corner of her van, leaving a lovely imprint of the right side of my body in her panelwork.The impact momentarily stopped me allowing my trusty speedy to lie down on her left side, and waiting for me to land on top of her before sliding 20 odd metres down the road and taking all the gravel rash which was meant for me.
Allas, I feel she sacrificed her all for me, for as we finally came to a halt all her life blood drained from her as a huge hole was ripped in the side of the crankcase.
R I P my beloved speedy, I hope they can put you back together, but I fear you may have breathed your last.:weep:

[rustyrobot]

Oh, that's a sad story. Happy to hear you are not a statistic (well, not one of THOSE statistics anyway). Hope that the insurance compnay pays up and you are back on two wheels in a flash. Nice looking bike too! :(

[Gone Burger]

OH NO Devo - Absolutely gutted to hear this.

How are you though (except for gutted of course)?? Sounds like you came out of that one best you could. So sad to see the damage to your bike. Just really hope you are doing O.K Mr....

[devo]

OH NO Devo - Absolutely gutted to hear this.

How are you though (except for gutted of course)?? Sounds like you came out of that one best you could. So sad to see the damage to your bike. Just really hope you are doing O.K Mr....

Thanks Kate
No broken bones or serious lacerations, but I do feel like I've been on the wrong end of a severe beating.
Lots of heavy duty bruising and a well twisted knee, but absolutely no gravel rash.
Strange thing is, because I was out for a 4 hour ride I was wearing my full face, yet not a mark on my lid.

[Bald Eagle]

Harry
Shame to hear about the trusty steed but glad you are OK. A good bike and your skills undoubtedly helped achieve a less tragic result than might have otherwise been the case. Take care of your bruises and the coffee's still waiting from Saturday.

Paul

[Gone Burger]

Thanks Kate
No broken bones or serious lacerations, but I do feel like I've been on the wrong end of a severe beating.
Lots of heavy duty bruising and a well twisted knee, but absolutely no gravel rash.
Strange thing is, because I was out for a 4 hour ride I was wearing my full face, yet not a mark on my lid.

Well thanks goodness for that, that's all I can say! Mate just take it easy for the next few days, you may not have noticed all of your injuries just yet. Sounds like your head missed the lot of it, and thats a relief. Rest up, and hope you have someone to give you some TLC for a while and take your mind off the state of your bike! :( A real bugga

[Ragingrob]

Ah sorry to hear... Sucks when people think hitting the brakes is the answer when things go wrong!

[devo]

Ah sorry to hear... Sucks when people think hitting the brakes is the answer when things go wrong!

yup, her timing was as good as her eyesight :(

[howdamnhard]

Sorry to hear about your bin,glad you were not to seriously injured. Heal up soon and hope you get bike sorted soon. Had a similiar thing happen to me with idiot spotting me to late and then stopping right in the middle of my path.Ffortuneately I was also in a car too so escaped unscathed.

[shafty]

BUMMER Devo, did the Cops front up? Hopefully the Driver gets what they deserve.

All the best for a full recovery, - cover your butt with getting that knee checked out so its covered by ACC, and doesn't flare up in the future with no record of the accident.....

[blackdog]

very glad to hear you're ok mate

[Dogboy900]

Glad you are OK.
That last pic of the bike with the T from the Triumph badge dangling is a great picture, it pretty much says it all.
Wishing you a speedy recovery.

[Mully]

Gutted man (but great escape).

Shoulda smacked-a-ho. Or headbutted her (new lid time).

Come to think of it, I'm sure your helmet hit the ground. And your boots, and jacket, and pants and gloves.

Her insurance better replace it all just in case.

[devo]

BUMMER Devo, did the Cops front up? Hopefully the Driver gets what they deserve.

All the best for a full recovery, - cover your butt with getting that knee checked out so its covered by ACC, and doesn't flare up in the future with no record of the accident.....

yup, 4 cop cars turned up and an ambulance carted me away to hospital where they held me for two or three hours for x rays and observations.
One of the cops, a Harley rider, popped in for a chat and told me the driver was playing hard to get, cos she claimed she hadnt seen me therefore it wasnt her fault.
Upshot was, instead of getting a ticket for careless with an instant fine, she is now being prosecuted in court for reckless driving causing bodily harm

[shafty]

yup, 4 cop cars turned up and an ambulance carted me away to hospital where they held me for two or three hours for x rays and observations.
One of the cops, a Harley rider, popped in for a chat and told me the driver was playing hard to get, cos she claimed she hadnt seen me therefore it wasnt her fault.
Upshot was, instead of getting a ticket for careless with an instant fine, she is now being prosecuted in court for reckless driving causing bodily harm

Bloody Good job Mate, well done that Walloper

[sinfull]

Bummer Man, seems to be a coastal theme running here, an america and a speedmaster lost to the same uturning driver (who stopped mid lane) a few months ago, now yours !

Good to see you walked away Devo !

[Swoop]

...she claimed she hadnt seen me therefore it wasn't her fault.
Sorry to hear about the off, mate. Hopefully the trumpy will be back to "as new" condition as soon as possible.

Bloody SMIDSY incidents... Glad the driver is being done.

Heal up well!

[Edbear]

yup, 4 cop cars turned up and an ambulance carted me away to hospital where they held me for two or three hours for x rays and observations.
One of the cops, a Harley rider, popped in for a chat and told me the driver was playing hard to get, cos she claimed she hadnt seen me therefore it wasnt her fault.
Upshot was, instead of getting a ticket for careless with an instant fine, she is now being prosecuted in court for reckless driving causing bodily harm

Now that's good news! Glad to hear you're not too badly hurt. From recent exprience, though, as KatiePie says, it will take a bit of time for all the effects to come out, so don't be too hasty to get the body doing everything it was.

[R-Soul]

Thats actually bloody annoying innit? A driver pulled out through the left hand lane (where a kindly soul had let her through) and started into my right hand lane yesterday on the way home from work. I spotted her early, but was moving quite quickly, I started emergency braking and ajdusting direction to go around the back of her (assuming she carried on pulling out quickly the way she was doing). Instead, she spots me and slams anchors on. Now I find myself emergency braking directly towards her.

I managed to stop in time before her, and upright (just), but if I had hit her, I would have been out of my lane crossing into the left lane. If she had not seen me though, she would have done big damage to me if she T-boned me.

What to do?

[Mudfart]

good to hear you are reasonably ok.
did the cops breath-test her, drug test, and make sure if her eyesight really is ok?
i reckon anytime someone has an accident, these tests should all be done.

[Banditbandit]

Sorry to here that - at least you are OK ... something similar happened to me about 10 years ago ... car pulled out, then realized and hit the brakes .. if they'd booted it instead I would have been fine ... My BMW Paris Dakar made a mess of the car ...

But what was that about the bike saving you from gravel rash ? A mate of mine dropped a Triumph 650 back in the 70s .. and wrapped himself around the tank to save the paint work ... (yeah .. we all thought that was a bit OTT ...)

[HenryDorsetCase]

yup, her timing was as good as her eyesight :(

Did she get a punch in the face for her trouble? no issues with the po po? (they didnt blame YOU or anything)

[Maha]

Why do I think of 'The Charlie Daniels Band' when I read the thread title?

[devo]

Did she get a punch in the face for her trouble? no issues with the po po? (they didnt blame YOU or anything)

on the contrary
the polis went to bat for me all the way

[p.dath]

yup, 4 cop cars turned up and an ambulance carted me away to hospital where they held me for two or three hours for x rays and observations.
One of the cops, a Harley rider, popped in for a chat and told me the driver was playing hard to get, cos she claimed she hadnt seen me therefore it wasnt her fault.
Upshot was, instead of getting a ticket for careless with an instant fine, she is now being prosecuted in court for reckless driving causing bodily harm

Obviously they are not very familiar with NZ laws. Somehow they think that admitting that they failed to look and see approaching dangers before causing injury is a defence.

Glad to hear you walked away with such minor injuries. I would not like to have been in your situation.

[Sketchy Snr]

I was wearing my full face, yet not a mark on my lid.



One of the cops, a Harley rider, .


You know i could say something smart here................, But i'm glad just to be reading that you walked away bruised and not broken. Heal quick man.

[devo]

You know i could say something smart here................, But i'm glad just to be reading that you walked away bruised and not broken. Heal quick man.

more of a stagger than a walk, but thankyou

[crystalball]

sorry to hear about your bike. good to see you are o.k tho.

[_Shrek_]

bikes can be replaced, glad to see you walked away, :niceone: like has been said make sure the knee's been checked out :yes: thats from personal experance

[Genie]

Glad you got up again and told us the tale. sorry your body is so sore and bruised. damn women drivers, who let her out of the kitchen?

That was a rather nice bike you had....xx. Condolences on your loss. Heal fast and enjoy your new bike!?

[bombsquad]

Good to hear your ok man, i got smacked by an asian driver ages ago too, blody prick couldnt even speak english enough to work out what he had done which pissed me off more than the actual crash.
Also as much as it sucks your bike got wrecked dents and lost paint is a shitload better than gravel rash and busted bones in my opinion

[Toaster]

yup, 4 cop cars turned up .......

One of the cops, a Harley rider, popped in for a chat and told me the driver was playing hard to get, cos she claimed she hadnt seen me therefore it wasnt her fault........

...., she is now being prosecuted in court for reckless driving causing bodily harm

Mate, firstly, I am glad to hear you are okay but very sad to hear about the crash and the damage to your beloved bike. I met you that one time in Pauatahanui and really admired your bike.

Good to see the boys in blue doing the business and giving her the serve. I wonder how she would see things if she had a large truck pull out in front of her and try to use the same excuse. Reckless driving causing injury huh? Nice.

.... we used to call it "DWA". All the best for recovery, repair/replacement and getting back out there doing the tags.

[Insanity_rules]

Devo................... Bummer dude, glad you OK and the po po are doing the right thing. Sad sight to see a great bike injured like that.

[devo]

Have just got word back that my yellow friend is dead
Just have to wait now to see wot the insurance pays out so I can start looking for a replacement.
Hope like hell I can find one that loves me back like the last one did.

[Gone Burger]

Have just got word back that my yellow friend is dead
Just have to wait now to see wot the insurance pays out so I can start looking for a replacement.
Hope like hell I can find one that loves me back like the last one did.

Well now that's just rubbish news! Going to be a hard act to live upto for the next one. Hope the insurance comes through with a worthy figure. Mind you - could be fun to get shopping again.

[Genie]

Have just got word back that my yellow friend is dead
Just have to wait now to see wot the insurance pays out so I can start looking for a replacement.
Hope like hell I can find one that loves me back like the last one did.

OH my condolences...your loss is felt be many.

You will find one better than the last one...remember colour does not matter, it's the size that counts.


All the best...xx

[Bald Eagle]

Have just got word back that my yellow friend is dead
Just have to wait now to see wot the insurance pays out so I can start looking for a replacement.
Hope like hell I can find one that loves me back like the last one did.

RIP old yella. sad to hear that hope you get a good one and think of all the fun test riding replacements.

[LBD]

Glad you are well...and comiserations at your loss....we do get attached to our bikes don't we!

35 years of road riding...3 accidents and 3 near misses....two off the accidents and all the near misses were almost the same as your case, a driver turns right accross my path....that has to be one of the more common causes of accidents.....when will driver (and riders) Learn to check the way is clear before turning left every time....and be attentive....and signal a left turn in good time which I assume did not happen in your case our you would still be on "Big Yeller"

[Paul in NZ]

Sorry to hear about your incident... Alas kapiti has become a bit of a hazard zone as the population ages but even knowing this does not help eh? Damn shame about the bike - it didn't look too bad surely?

Heal up - enjoy the new one...

[bluebird]

I ride in constant fear of gooks and drunks.

[scracha]

Have just got word back that my yellow friend is dead


The bike or the Asian?

[devo]

The bike or the Asian?

LOL unfortunately the bike..

[Vinz0r]

The bike or the Asian?


Hahaha, it's terrible but I couldnt help but laugh.

[Quasi]

Have just got word back that my yellow friend is dead
Just have to wait now to see wot the insurance pays out so I can start looking for a replacement.
Hope like hell I can find one that loves me back like the last one did.

Oh crap harry - just saw this. Gutted for ya!
me old yella in mourning in her stable at then loss of a yella that was almost as great as her. That bike of yours was a real beauty and I know how hard she will be to replace.

[devo]

Just a quick update on the outcome.
The Asian lady who graduated from the Stevie Wonder school of driving went to court last week and has lost her licence for 6 months and has to pay me $1201 in reparation.
Nice to see the law is still looking after us

[HappyGOriding]

good to hear that she was held accountable but seems a small price to pay for writing off someones pride and joy

[ajturbo]

Just a quick update on the outcome.
The Asian lady who graduated from the Stevie Wonder school of driving went to court last week and has lost her licence for 6 months and has to pay me $1201 in reparation.
Nice to see the law is still looking after us


just found this matey..

sorry your beast has died.. was so glad to read that your ok...

but why "only" $ 1201?? and 6 months....
and what bike are you getting..!!!!????

[PrincessBandit]

Just a quick update on the outcome.
The Asian lady who graduated from the Stevie Wonder school of driving went to court last week and has lost her licence for 6 months and has to pay me $1201 in reparation.
Nice to see the law is still looking after us

Good to hear that something tangible has been done - let's hope that she actually stays off the road now that she's lost her license. If she follows the NZ mentality of crappy drivers she;ll just ignore it and carry on driving anyway.... (sorry, that was more a reflection on dumbshit recidivist idiot drivers in NZ who seem to think that continuing to drive while legally lacking their license is ok).


just found this matey..

sorry your beast has died.. was so glad to read that your ok...

but why "only" $ 1201?? and 6 months....
and what bike are you getting..!!!!????

Yes, i had to smile at the $1201 - wow, that $1 on the end, I wonder what that will pay for? hahaha. But it's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick, as my mum says.
Hope you are healing well and enjoying looking for a new mistress. (I do mean "bike"):innocent:

[devo]

good to hear that she was held accountable but seems a small price to pay for writing off someones pride and joy

Her and my insurance took care of the bike
reparation is for personal costs not covered by ins. or acc.

[devo]

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and what bike are you getting..!!!!????


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Hope you are healing well and enjoying looking for a new mistress. (I do mean "bike"):innocent:


new bike here. Go down the page a bit

www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/122773-Kapiti-Horowhenua-Tagomania/page20

[Old Steve]

Just caught up with your travails Devo, pity about your old yellow love but the new bike looks real nice, see you've remained loyal to the big T. Did the extra gear, the tool kit, saddle bag racks and sissy bar come with it or did you take it off your old bike or have to fork out extra.

Hope that you'll have many more kilometres of safe riding on this beauty.

[devo]

Just caught up with your travails Devo, pity about your old yellow love but the new bike looks real nice, see you've remained loyal to the big T. Did the extra gear, the tool kit, saddle bag racks and sissy bar come with it or did you take it off your old bike or have to fork out extra.

Hope that you'll have many more kilometres of safe riding on this beauty.

Tool roll and guardian bell came of the old bike.
The rest was as I bought it, but is of now. :)

[scracha]

Result!!!!!