Kopu Krash

[Maha]

Left Warkworth at 9am today, mate came down from Whangarei, thought we might see some of the Coro Loop guys along the way, got to the Kopu and got in a couple of cold ones met up with a guy from Tauranga on a R1, so chated with him, then we heard those awful sounds, screeching tyres then metal on metal, we got and ran to see WTF? a 6mt camper bus in the drivers side door of a car that was exiting the Mobil heading towards Paeroa, bus was heading same way, tyre marks from the bus were 20mts long approx. The old chap driving the car didnt look to good, the two young kids in the back got out but were uncontrollable to say the least, older lady passenger was alive, but the driver (kids poppa) was in bad shape, he took the impact, we didnt venture to any further, we back to the pub and the nice R1 man got me a rum, my good lady was down there in the Holden and left after us, the old chap was still in the car sometime after even tho' the jaws were used to get access to him, guess he didnt make it.

[wari]

I NOw wish I Hadn't read that .. :(

VErry sad ..

[Highlander]

And here was me expecting to read yet another "binned it on ther Coro loop" story. Best I flick the NEWS on.

[myvice]

Poor sod, poor kids, why is looking so hard?

[Sniper]

Thats not good. Sorry to hear.

[Highlander]

Just said on one news that one person died when a camper hit a car at Kopu. Hoping it is the same incident.

[BLACKYOSHI1000]

SAD NEW`S ALRIGHT :(
HE MAY HAVE LOOKED I HAVE SEEN CAR`S ,BUSES, BIKE`S ETC SCREAM THROUGH THAT INTERSECTION :nono:
AND IF YOUR RIGHT 20 MTR SKID MARKS FOR A LIGHT TRUCK SOUND A LITTLE FASTER THAN 50 K;S TO ME:weird:
STILL THAT WONT HELP NOW :(

[Maha]

Yes it was the same one as on the news, serious carsh unit was there, the bus driver said he eyeballed the car driver.

[Maha]

However, we took the Miranda road down there and, had an awsome ride there and back pitty didnt get to see and Loop rider but will keep an eye out for one in Feb' sometime, its a 350k round trip from here to Kopu, but im sure we can manage the xtra k's

[LXS]

This sort of news is never good to hear.

RIP

[slopster]

Yeah I was just out of coromandle town heading for thames and saw an ambo go flying past the other way

[erik]

We got there as the road was being cleaned up, the cops were redirecting traffic. Sad to hear someone died. The skid marks looked like the bus/camper must've been going at a decent speed.

[Idrumm]

Good to see you guys got home safely, still feeling really sad for those kids, that really hit home, anyway Julian the dude with the 250 Hyosung you got to Patent those pipes mate that bike sounds sweet.

[avgas]

There was also a rolled 4wd in SH25 that i saw on the way home today - everyone was fine, how the fucker managed to roll on a straight piece of road i have no idea.

[Yokai]

Sad to hear about the camper/car ... I was driving my cage through there this afternoon - saw Zapf and some of the others...

There was some Fucking nutty driving going on - look out for white Mitzi licence plate AMN5234 ... Guy overtook me (at 120) going around a blind right hand, then sat on someone (a KB-er I think) for a good 5 K... The bike was a maroon-ish CBR 250 or similar I think (I'm still not good at the bike Identifying thing - sorry if it was an R1 or something :rofl: )

[erik]

There was some Fucking nutty driving going on - look out for white Mitzi licence plate AMN5234 ... Guy overtook me (at 120) going around a blind right hand, then sat on someone (a KB-er I think) for a good 5 K... The bike was a maroon-ish CBR 250 or similar I think (I'm still not good at the bike Identifying thing - sorry if it was an R1 or something :rofl: )
Sounds like danb's bike, maroon CBR250RR
(resized one of danb's pics):

[Zapf]

Sad to hear about the camper/car ... I was driving my cage through there this afternoon - saw Zapf and some of the others...

There was some Fucking nutty driving going on - look out for white Mitzi licence plate AMN5234 ... Guy overtook me (at 120) going around a blind right hand, then sat on someone (a KB-er I think) for a good 5 K... The bike was a maroon-ish CBR 250 or similar I think (I'm still not good at the bike Identifying thing - sorry if it was an R1 or something :rofl: )

yea... some driving out there.... there was this wannabe Integra Type R that tried to keep up with us loop boys... and in the act of trying almost took out another cage I hear...

and yes... the major roads were busy.

[WINJA]

are you saying the guy driving the car did not see a 6 meter camper bus and pulled out , if so hed be a prime candidate for pulling out on a bike , cept in that case the biker would die. if he died cause he was at fault and pulled out then fuckem ,if not then
i have sympathy

[What?]

Now look here, WINJA, I am getting sick of having to agree with you!
I reckon there'e a lot of car drivers, particularly older ones, who, at intersections, are looking for other cars - so they do not see bikes, trucks, busses, trains or crash-landing space shuttles. I've seen 3 identical fatals at Mangatarata (where SH27 meets SH2, west of Ngatea); driver heading for Auck has stopped, looked up and down the road, then pulled out in front of a B-train.

[What?]

AND IF YOUR RIGHT 20 MTR SKID MARKS FOR A LIGHT TRUCK SOUND A LITTLE FASTER THAN 50 K;S TO ME:weird:
70K limit there, is it not? If not, it is a recent change (albeit sensible at this time of year). And the road is as slippery as, so 20m skids from a camper doesn't sound too untoward.

[Maha]

Good to see you guys got home safely, still feeling really sad for those kids, that really hit home, anyway Julian the dude with the 250 Hyosung you got to Patent those pipes mate that bike sounds sweet.
Thanks for that extra rum Darrell, yea good ride back north, sore arse by then end of the motorway but you get that. Did see the remains off two more spills sites on the way home but had a great day all things consided.

[Lou Girardin]

There was also a rolled 4wd in SH25 that i saw on the way home today - everyone was fine, how the fucker managed to roll on a straight piece of road i have no idea.

It's a 4WD.

[pritch]

I did the Coro loop yesterday and saw the aftermath of the crash at the gas station. The bus looked in surprisingly good shape but the car looked like a rissole.

Back in New Plymouth now, not having had too many adventures.

Think I'll go and look at my new Ohlins shock which I received this morning. Can't decide whether to put on the bike or hang it on the wall... :-)

[inlinefour]

R.I.P. Hope all the other occupants of the vehicles involved are going to be OK, including psychologically.:wacko:

[Zapf]

I did the Coro loop yesterday and saw the aftermath of the crash at the gas station. The bus looked in surprisingly good shape but the car looked like a rissole.

Back in New Plymouth now, not having had too many adventures.

Think I'll go and look at my new Ohlins shock which I received this morning. Can't decide whether to put on the bike or hang it on the wall... :-)

I'll buy it off you if it end up being a wall item :) and replace it with a photo ... :msn-wink:

[Free Rider]

damn anotha sad story :(

[erik]

Please check the post date before replying to threads!

[APPLE]

rats guts man,R.I.P old dude....

[oldguy]

Sad to hear, does not matter who was at fault someone died, they can argue that later, sad for the kids lost a dad or grandad, glad that all who went out on rides today all made it back OK

[beyond]

Must be silly season or something. Was heading home up our road, a car sittng at the end of the side road waiting for me to go past or so I thought. It's an 80kmh area, she's stickin out a bit so I button of to 70kmh just in case. Have the missus in the car. She looks right at us, I go to put my foot down again and she pulls out. ABS, bloody brilliant and we stop dead centimetres from her door. Never stopped, looked blankly at us and kept going as I wound down the window and yelled out you "stupid shit'

Man, was I angry. My wife says' "whats her problem, she was looking me right in the eye," and the worst part was, she was doing exactly that. Maybe she really was blind then??

[Mrs Busa Pete]

[QUOTE=maha man]However, we took the Miranda road down there and, had an awsome ride there and back pitty didnt get to see and Loop rider but will keep an eye out for one in Feb' sometime, its a 350k round trip from here to Kopu, but im sure we can manage the xtra k's[/QUOTE

Horriable to hear about another senseless loss of life.More that welcome to crash here night before if you wan't will make the ride a little shorter.