Went all wrong today [Archive]

Sensei

8th January 2006, 20:47

What looked to be a top days riding out to Wangamonga Pub today sadly went very wrong coming home for one of the guys in a tricky bit of road ending in hitting a car Head on at very high speed . I can say that even with major injury he is still with us & will hopefully heal up as good & as fast as possible . I'm still abit blown away by the Sad turn of event's , Plus only finding out from the others that had witnessed it . I was out front doing my thing so was unaware if what had happend behind . Will go up to see him in the next couple of day when they have him stable enough for visits .

"Please take care when riding & don't let yourself get pushed over your Safety ZONE ! when riding in large groups at Speed ".

Zed

8th January 2006, 20:54

I hope he pulls thru okay and heals up quick. Hope you get a good sleep 2nite too Scott, I know how shocking it can be when a rider goes down on a group ride I'm participating in. Please pass on best sincere wishes from KB. :niceone:

nadroj

8th January 2006, 21:07

As Sensei says be carefull out there. Rider is believed to have escaped with moderate leg injuries (to be confirmed) after flying further than the Wright Brothers. A very lucky lad! Guessing here but it seems he may have seen the road a couple of hundred metres ahead as he came over a small brow & didn't see the kink in the road in between let alone the car in the dip.
May his injuries be temporary with a speedy recovery.

PS Please don't push past both your own and your bikes sensible limits on the road. That painted road barier stops SFA!

Momentum

8th January 2006, 21:13

i am sure meany kiwibikers will be wishing the rider a speedy recovery

boomer

8th January 2006, 21:14

Best wishes to the guy for a speedy recovery. Hope hes ok;
Take it easy Sensei

madmal64

8th January 2006, 21:21

I hope they make a full and speedy recovery. You take it easy too Sensei.

skidMark

8th January 2006, 21:23

best wishes to him and hope for a speedy recovery ...was he a kb member...

and holy crap not much left of the bike .... :bye:

skelstar

8th January 2006, 21:24

Get well soon that guy.

aff-man

8th January 2006, 21:32

Hope he gets well soon..

gav

8th January 2006, 21:32

So how'd the driver of the car make out?

nadroj

8th January 2006, 21:35

Driver had split lip - passenger ok.

Sensei

8th January 2006, 21:35

Have just heard from friend Bo has broken his Pelvis / legs in a couple of places each & his ankle so a VERY Luck dude . Thanks to all for Best wishes will pass them on when I see him Cheers Scott .

oldrider

8th January 2006, 21:38

Boy, this has been an emotional day. So much sadness around. Thankfully this one is still alive. Get well quickly. John.

XTC

8th January 2006, 21:43

Best wishes for a speedy recovery. How were the occupants of the car? Must be quite a shock to be involved in something like this.

onearmedbandit

8th January 2006, 21:49

Hope for a speedy recovery for your mate Sensei.

WINJA

8th January 2006, 21:55

Have just heard from friend Bo has broken his Pelvis / legs in a couple of places each & his ankle so a VERY Luck dude . Thanks to all for Best wishes will pass them on when I see him Cheers Scott .
GOOD TO HEAR ITS ALL STUFF THAT SHOULD HEAL OK

Warr

8th January 2006, 22:17

Wow , not good at all
Speedy recovery for your mate too Sensei.
He is in New Plymouth Hospital I take it ??

pritch

8th January 2006, 22:18

was he a kb member...
and holy crap not much left of the bike .... :bye:

I don't think he was a member, there were about five KBers on the ride that I know of.

If anything there was even less of the bike than it appears in the photos. The car didn't look too flash either.

Lsst time I went out on a run to Whanga somebody binned it in the rain, but this was a much more serious deal.

How about we all really do take care so that we don't need to have any more posts like this for a while?

TLDV8

8th January 2006, 22:26

Best wishes for a speedy recovery. How were the occupants of the car? Must be quite a shock to be involved in something like this.

I think that would be an understatement........Speedy recovery to all involved.

VasalineWarrior

8th January 2006, 22:27

yurrk those photos of the bike make me want to curl up into a ball in the corner and ramble incoherantly-must be a very lucky rider to have made it out of that one. best wishes for gettin better and geting back on the road

FROSTY

8th January 2006, 22:27

Thank gosh its all stuff that fixable.
Glad to hear he's gonna be ok

Sniper

8th January 2006, 22:30

All the best to your mate for a quick recovery Sensei

thehollowmen

8th January 2006, 22:59

all the best, prayers and thoughts are with him

terbang

8th January 2006, 23:08

For chrissake thats a loud and clear message..!:crazy:
Mend well my friend..

boomer

9th January 2006, 00:33

is this a good time to ask whats going on down there? far too many crashs?!!

Korea

9th January 2006, 03:11

PS Please don't push past both your own and your bikes sensible limits on the road. That painted road barier stops SFA!

Jeeezuuuss ~ what wreck...
Glad to hear that the rider is faring better than the bike.

marty

9th January 2006, 03:11

there's no quick heal from a broken pelvis

TonyB

9th January 2006, 06:15

Glad to hear the people in the car are OK. Shit imagine it- driving along minding your own business and WHAM!!

Sounds like the biker is going to heal up eventually. Lets hope we all learn something from this.

RiderInBlack

9th January 2006, 06:56

Fu*k the bike is a total mess.
Hope he heals well.

Flame me, but guys lets remember the Road is a public one and not our own personal race tack/IOM circuit. OK. Getting way to much bad feed back about KB rides lately.

cowboyz

9th January 2006, 07:18

any idea how quick this guy was going? What does "at pace" mean? 140? 170? 200? 250?

Just curious.

Hope rider makes a speedy recovery and people in car are not too shaken.

riffer

9th January 2006, 08:34

Speeds irrelevant really.

Best wishes to your mate Sensei.

Scouse

9th January 2006, 09:15

Looks like we need to take a good hard look at the way we are riding on organised rides, if we have Newbee riders along consider them, I know that not all Newbee's have no skills as some have natural skills and are bourn riders but they still have to learn the defensive part of Motorcycling. Like most people no one want's to be at the back of the pack and if the are some experienced riders on liter sports bikes most newbee's will have a crack at keeping up especialy in the twisty stuff. this sites aim is to be inclusive but im wondering weather it is a good idea to mix 150/250's in on a ride when the guys riding any thing 600cc and above are out to cut loose.

P.S I hope the rider recovers quickly and also feel for the car driver

crashe

9th January 2006, 10:11

Holy shite.... that bike is a blardy mess... another bike gone to bike heaven...

I hope the rider heals up well and will be back riding again in the future....

Please take care out there and ride safe.
oh and do slow down.

People if you want to go fast and race, please go and find a race track...
you will learn heaps of more riding skills out there on a track...
Thats part of the reason Frosty does the track days..
Lets all keep safe out there.

Biff

9th January 2006, 10:24

He's the luckiest unlucky guy around to have managed to survive that one.

I wish him all the best for a swift and complete recovery.

emaN

9th January 2006, 10:40

Sensei...pls pass on a "get well soon"!
he can look to Yukio Kagayama for inspiration...getting back on a bike, that is!

inlinefour

9th January 2006, 11:22

Glad to hear that Boe is not too bad because I initially thought it could easily be far worse. Nice to see the amount of people who just stopped what they was doing and helped out. Also thanks to whoever was fanning Boe and the rest of us there while waiting for the helecopter. Indeed, this is roads that we travel on and not a personal race track. If you push the limits, then you not only risk your own life, but also others' who use the same roads. The cage driver was really shaken up, I think its going to take him awhile to get over it. As we left the scene, only a few minutes down the road came a cattle truck. I thought to myself, had that been in the place of the cage, then we'd be going to another funerial. Take it easy all.

SPman

9th January 2006, 12:11

Shit - bad news there, but glad to hear he will pull through OK, Scott.
If it was the car in the dip scenario - have almost been caught out that way myself - very easy to do, particularly if you are making quick decisions - check the road ahead, including the dip, pull out and "HOLY SHIT" - car appears from the dip which you were certain was clear, even when you have allowed a couple of seconds "clearance time"!
Glad to hear the people in the car were OK as well - its bad enough to bin when there's only the rider involved....when another vehicle is involved its just all the more serious....

terbang

9th January 2006, 12:55