For all you suckers who had to work today (it's ok you get your revenge!)

[Riff Raff]

The sun was shining, the birds were singing and today is the first day of my holidays. What better way to celebrate than by going for a wee jaunt on the beast. I managed to pry White Trash away from his work and off we headed. With no real direction in mind we headed out to Waiuku on a nice cruisy ride, then on a whimsical route which brought us into Pukekohe and thoughts of heading to Tuakau and a bit of a blat down 22.

Sadly our journey ended in Pukekohe when a young man failed to give way to me (he saw me, stopped, then pulled out in front of me). Unfortunately I was faced with the choice of hitting him or the truck that was waiting to turn, so I slammed on the picks, locked it up and went down for a wee slide on the road. Had trouble picking myself up at first, but was spurred on when someone suggested calling an ambulance.

Fortunately the x-rays revealed that I've only sprained my thumb this time, and I've got some beautiful bruising coming up on my hip. Bike's not too bad - the usual damage (indicator, throttle, brake lever, muffler) and quite a bit of scrapeage.

The driver has told the police that he'll do the right thing and pay for the damage, in addition to the fines he's receiving for failing to give way, no warrant, no rego and driving on a learners licence with passengers. I won't hold my breath in getting money out of him - he's only 16 or 17 years old, but he was very polite and apologetic.

So as you can imagine I'm not a happy camper right now.

[Motoracer]

Damn it Sue! What's with this connection between you and bad luck?!

Very sorry to hear about this yet again but I'm very glad that nothing worst happened.

Also good to hear that he'll pay for the damage.

Did your b/f get all manly and worked up and threaten to kill the guilty party and so and so forth?

[Riff Raff]

Did your b/f get all manly and worked up and threaten to kill the guilty party and so and so forth?
Funny you should say that! Even I was suprised at how vocally expressive he was!

[White trash]

It went along the lines of, parking the gixxer directly in the drivers open window and expressing words to the effect of "What the fuck do you think you're doing you stupid little fucking cunt"

Thought the poor little bugger was gonna cry. Luckily, he had his "homies" in the car for moral support.

[zeRax]

Funny you should say that! Even I was suprised at how vocally expressive he was!

fucken right on i say
sigh, if it wasnt for some punk fuckwit you and your bike would rockin still

law needs to allow for victims of an accident to bash the fuck out of whoever caused it if it was by neglegance, :\

[outlawtorn]

Shit, sorry to hear about that, I hope you get all your money from the little shit.....

[MSTRS]

That is NOT good news, but glad you are not badly scraped.

[Firefight]

sorry to hear about you bin, and also sorry was not home when Jimmy called, glad your ok.

F/F

[justsomeguy]

Oh shit, oh shit...... hate hearing stuff like this......new bike, black bike, nice bike......oh the poor bike :cry:.......

Glad to know you walked away. Thank God for that......:clap:

That poor bike:no:

[justsomeguy]

Lucky no Ambo's came too you.. bloody Red watch and all.

What's Red watch mean??

[yungatart]

Bloody shitheads, bloody tossers bloody bloody bloody bad luck. Perhaps Mummy and Daddy ( who prolly paid for his car) will pay for the shit that he caused too.
Sorry for the rant- but got a realthing about unskilled drivers and the grief they cause at the mo.
Glad you are ok tho

[justsomeguy]

Sorry for the rant- but got a realthing about unskilled drivers and the grief they cause at the mo.
Glad you are ok tho

Please lets not go there......:mad:

[Zed]

...so I slammed on the picks, locked it up and went down for a wee slide on the road. Had trouble picking myself up at first, but was spurred on when someone suggested calling an ambulance.I'm always saddened to hear of a KBer going down, you have my sympathies Riff Raff. Real glad that you walked away and the bike has only cosmetic damage!

Don't let it ruin your holiday too much k! :bye:

[bugjuice]

you luck is terrible at the moment!
That's real shit news, sorry to hear that.. hope the bike isn't too badly beat up, and hope the thumb fixes up quick!

[Hitcher]

It went along the lines of, parking the gixxer directly in the drivers open window and expressing words to the effect of "What the fuck do you think you're doing you stupid little fucking cunt"

Thought the poor little bugger was gonna cry. Luckily, he had his "homies" in the car for moral support.
Always the eloquent one! At least it did the trick.

Poor RR! That SV clearly has ambitions that need to be dealt with. Sternly!

[Riff Raff]

Thanks everyone. Feeling pretty sore, stiff and tired now. Realised I'm going to have to get a new helmet as well to top it all off.

[Hitcher]

Thanks everyone. Feeling pretty sore, stiff and tired now. Realised I'm going to have to get a new helmet as well to top it all off.
I have observed that that is the general purpose of a helmet.

Get well soon!

[k14]

It went along the lines of, parking the gixxer directly in the drivers open window and expressing words to the effect of "What the fuck do you think you're doing you stupid little fucking cunt"

Thought the poor little bugger was gonna cry. Luckily, he had his "homies" in the car for moral support.
Lucky you had your helmet and leathers on (presumeable) or else they would have just started crackup up laughing :whistle:

Sorry to hear about the bin RR, hope you get things sorted. Have you got insurance? If you do just let them fix it up and the guy will get hit with the bill, just let them know he was in the wrong and has been charged with failing to give way. Hope the hand gets better soon, know what its like re-injuring a hand/wrist that was recently broken :whistle:

[bane]

Ah Sue, that sux!

Glad to hear your generally okay.

As for Jimmy, he could at least have beaten the crap out of the driver (or all of them if anyone was brave...)

Would have liked to see the look on his face as Jimmy let rip with the verbals! :yes:

hopefully this doesnt completely spoil your holiday.

[Two Smoker]

Glad to hear you are ok Sue... Geez two crashes on a new bike!!! Your beating me now, ive only done one crash on it...

I would personally still go through the insurance... get your money quicker...

MR i think her bad luck coincidence is similar to mine... Just like my Poor status...

[2_SL0]

Sorry to hear this. Hope bike and bones are fixed as soon as possible.

[Sniper]

Shit Riff, not good, get well soon OK.

WT well done, how did you manage to restrain yurself?

[riffer]

Hmmm. You didn't get that SV at the same shop that Ramius got his bike from did you?

Methinks some of these Suzuki's are cursed... :whistle:

Still, you're okay - that's the main thing. Hope the scratches contrast nicely with the ones on its stablemate.

[NhuanH]

soz to hear about your mishap Sue. At least it's lighter than the last one. Hope you unsprain and unbruise quickly. :niceone: <-not this thumb eh?

Make that trainee hairdresser earn his keep around the house for now!

Hope to see you :ride: soon.

[NinjaBoy]

Sorry to hear 'bout the mishap. Hope to see you :ride: again soon

[erik]

Sorry to hear that Sue.
Was it just plain bad luck and unavoidable, or do you think you could've stopped if you hadn't locked the brakes?
Rather than just putting it down to bad luck and hoping it doesn't happen again, maybe practicing some emergency braking might be a good idea.
I'm pretty sure when I upgrade from the zeal (which doesn't have the best brakes) I'm going to have to be careful getting used to a bike with good brakes.

[Firefight]

The rosters are divided into four "watches" Red, Blue,Brown, green


Blue watch are wankers, but Green are cool Red is despised by all except those on it who all think they are the best but everybody else knows they are not. Red is reserved for high and mighty know it alls.
Hope this helps.



Hey Glen, I thought you were on Blue watch ????????????????????

F/F :whistle:

[Riff Raff]

Sorry to hear that Sue.
Was it just plain bad luck and unavoidable, or do you think you could've stopped if you hadn't locked the brakes?
To be honest I'm not sure because it all happened so fast. I asked Jimmy for his perspective from behind - it was too late for me to attempt to go behind the car, so my options were to hit the car, the truck waiting to turn or the heavy breaking. I don't know whether he would have faired any better in my position. He has said to me on many occassions that he really doesn't like the brakes on the SV so that could be part of the problem.

[Wellyman]

Bad luck RR. hoep you feel good and are back on the road again soon.
WM

[ajturbo]

holiy shit girl!!!

you are THE target eh?

:grouphug: :ride: :grouphug:

[Wellyman]

oh what i forgot i add was:
SELL THE LEMON AND GET A HONDA!

[Lucyloo]

Bugger, bugger, goddammit, blast etc,etc!!!
Sue, glad that you are not too badly hurt.

[Lias]

Ratshit.

If the young bugger doesnt pay up and you need a lynch mob, gimme a yell :-P I like putting the fear of god into homies.

[Wolf]

Glad you're not too badly hurt. Hope the guy does pay up - dunno how he's going to afford to with the fines. Who knows, maybe he has a rich daddy who can show how "remorseful" his son is...

Hope your bike's back up to spec soon.

[Riff Raff]

If the young bugger doesnt pay up and you need a lynch mob, gimme a yell :-P I like putting the fear of god into homies.
Well if I suddenly organise a KB ride to Rotorua you'll all know what it's for!


Who knows, maybe he has a rich daddy who can show how "remorseful" his son is...
I sincerely doubt that!!

[Firefight]

[QUOTE=Riff Raff]Well if I suddenly organise a KB ride to Rotorua you'll all know what it's for!



so hes not a local Sue ?



F/F

[Riff Raff]

[QUOTE=Riff Raff] so hes not a local Sue ?
No a Rotorua boy - he'd come up to Pukekohe to drop a mate off.

[manuboy]

Fark. Feck. Arse. Ass. Bunch of Arse/Ass. Crap. Shit. Bugger. Bum.

Not good. SV down. Chicky down.

How come Jimmy didn't catch you b4 you hit the ground? Was he too busy trying to save the bike? Useless bugger. Give hime some nasty carpet burn unless he promises to get the bike fixed PRONTO.

[Racey Rider]

Only just caught up with this. (title didn't give much away).

What a bummer!
(The crash,, not WT)(although,,,, from what I've heard.....)

Sucks to come off at any time.
Doulblely worse when it's not your fault.
Threedly worse on a 'brought it New' bike!

At least it wasn't Fourdly worse by happening right at the begining of summer and the best riding weather.

Hope things sort out for you quickly RR, so your not left fighting about who's riding the Thou!

Racey

[Riff Raff]

Hope things sort out for you quickly RR, so your not left fighting about who's riding the Thou!

Racey[/COLOR]

Quickly? It's an insurance claim! Unlikely that I'll see my beast again before the end of my holidays. It's been at Coleman's for a week now and the assessor still hasn't been. Hopefully that will happen today, then they've got to order all the bits for it. Sucky suck suck.

[NC]

Sue, fucken hell!

Sell it and get another one or something else. That fucken bike is cursed!

[Slipstream]

Sell it and get another one or something else. That fucken bike is cursed!

I concur ... you've had too many problems attributing to that bike.

[Riff Raff]

Sue, fucken hell!

Sell it and get another one or something else. That fucken bike is cursed!
Nah I think the problem is that I haven't beaten it into submission yet. It is male after all !!!

[NC]

Nah I think the problem is that I haven't beaten it into submission yet. It is male after all !!!
:weird: That's going to take ages! :brick:


:rofl: :laugh: :killingme

[Riff Raff]

:weird: That's going to take ages! :brick:
:rofl: :laugh: :killingme
When he gets back I'm going to hold a wrench in one hand, and a hammer in the other, and then we're going to have a little talk! Shouldn't take long at all methinks!

[NC]

When he gets back I'm going to hold a wrench in one hand, and a hammer in the other, and then we're going to have a little talk! Shouldn't take long at all methinks!
Kick him in the NUTS-AH!......
:killingme


Glad you're ok though, hope your able to work with you're thumb :D

Did you get time off?