Crashed 24/2/06

[Big Chim]

Long story short got hit by a 4x4 and took a bull bar to the leg which sent more for a six, rolled a fair way down the road turning a couple of times. came to a rest under a parked car.

So the bike is a bit scratched up gonna have to get some plastic welding done but lucky i have heaps of parts from putting this one together minus a few i'm gonna have to track down. the pipe is still all good cause it went down on the left hand side.

got a bit of road rash on my hands, knees and lower back where my jacket road up. tore my jeans open and trouble walking on the leg where the 4x4 hit me. Still waiting to hear back form the cops.

Pretty sure the helmet is going to be retired and i can now vouch for Quasi moto leathers cause man i would of been with a hell of a lot more road rash without the leathers and more brusing in the shoulders from rolling, the armour is amazing. I highly reckomend them .sad thing was about I'm 2 weeks away from getting the leather pants when the shipment comes in, oh well ya can't win them all.

Big ups to momentum and my father an law who put the bike on a trailer for me and dropped it off.

Thank god i can walk away from this one and it was at a low speed. Stay safe out there, cause man it hurts if you don't.

[froggyfrenchman]

Sorry to hear bout your off... Bloody bull bars should be outlawed on our roads!

[Hitcher]

Wow! Some serious luck dispensed there. I hope all is sorted and repaired quickly.

[SwanTiger]

Good to hear your alright, those 4X4's can be arseholes on the road, who was at fault, what happened?

Coming home from Puhoi going up the hill where the new motorway is coming out, a JAFA in a 4X4 thought he could out do me, sat in the passing lane speeding up and almost lost it on the corner. Then when I managed to get pass him, what does he do, of course he slows down.

Then gets stuck in a traffic jam from Waiwera to Orewa ... hahaha road justice

[Colapop]

Thankfully you're ok. And your bike doesn't sound too banged up so that's good too.
Got my Quasi gear coming shortly so I'm pretty happy that they work alright. Now to get a crash proof bike!

[onearmedbandit]

Good to hear you're mostly okay. Hope the police sort this out for you.

[Scorpygirl]

Ouch..... Glad you are OK Road Rash. A mate of ours had an incident with a 4X4 in December 2005. He smashed his knee and the bike was a write-off!!! BLOODY Remas Tractors!!! :Pokey:

[DemonWolf]

Very Glad to hear that you are relatively good.... Hope ya have a full recovery!

[thehollowmen]

Ouch
Sorry to hear about the off.
You get better soon, glad to hear you're ok.

[babyB]

hay roadrash sounds like you were lucky. hope the knee comes right soon

[Mrs Busa Pete]

Glad to hear you are semim ok and hope you have someone nice to look after you.Get better soon:doctor:

[MD]

Hope it's a quick recovery. Please don't combine bull bars and 4x4 in one sentence - my pet hates

[MD]

Hope it's a quick recovery. Please don't combine bull bars and 4x4 in one post - my pet hates

[Hitcher]

...and "Baby on Board" wobblers...

[kiwifruit]

damn!
you are very lucky by the sounds of it
i hope you and your machine make speedy recoverys and justice is served apon the f**ker that hit you

[Toast]

So I take it that it was either your fault, or the prick ran off, given that you didn't mention insurance and you said that you'll be providing some of the parts yourself...correct?

[Zed]

Never good news Road Rash, get well soon man! :doctor:

[gromit]

Sentiments. Look after the leg. Glad youre ok on the whole.

[crashe]

Roadrash - fark mate Im glad that you are ok.....

Get your leg seen to by the dr.......... and get it xrayed.


I had a wee off on 16/2/06 and it was low speed... I now have fluid (effusion) on the knee. so make sure it really is ok.


Oh and BTW I hope that you get to hear from the cops a hell of a lot faster than me mate... Im still waiting... 10 days later... but we mustn't rush them...lol.

Post some pic's up on this thread of the bike etc etc if you can.....
Glad you can repair your bike as well.

Take care and rest up.

[placidfemme]

Good to hear your ok... Hope the leg heals up soon

[bugjuice]

shit, you're actually quite lucky all things considered..
go get checked out by a doc (first thing you should always do, cos some things get masked and won't show until it's way past the ideal time to get fixed up)

Hope you ain't in too much pain tho.. and hope the bike fixes up ok..

[*sic]

glad to hear your better than could have been!

never cool to see a fellow H-Town member go down.

heal up and get that bike back up and going!

[Groins_NZ]

Good to see you're still able to tell us about it!

Hopefully things get sorted and recovery goes smoothly for you.

[Sniper]

Best of luck with the repairs and healing

[ducatilover]

sorry to hear that dude. good luck with recovering fully and quickly

[Momentum]

The guy in the 4x4 was a wanka and the female cop there was a plane bitch trying to say road rash was speeding. The Male cop was an ok guy.

there was no way in hell road rash was speeding. I have some pics of the bike on my phone will put them on to my pc when i get home tonight.

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR at stupid 4x4 drivers and b*$#h cops

Good thing my old man who is road rashs father in law owns frankton law here in hamilton. Should help sort all this out <_<

[Big Chim]

Thanks for all the well wishes, much appreciated. shouldnt be to long till i'm back on the road.

[Big Chim]

So I take it that it was either your fault, or the prick ran off, given that you didn't mention insurance and you said that you'll be providing some of the parts yourself...correct?

The guy was still around. Because i put my bike together from 2 bikes i didnt even think about insurance etc until my father and law asked if i had got his details. When i tryed to find out his insurance details he wouldnt tell me so that leads me to think that he doesnt have any.

Cops took statements so waiting to hear back on a decision. may end up in small claims.

don't want to post any details till its all sort etc but the guy didnt indicate and took me down. So his fault.



Had kinda thought lately what it would be like if i did hit the road and now i know. I enjoy working on the bike so thats not to bad, just the cost of the parts i dont have and replacing the helmet which will be the pain in the arse.

Will post when i'm fit enough to start work on the bike of what parts i'm after to see if there is any in circulation.

[Toast]

The guy was still around. Because i put my bike together from 2 bikes i didnt even think about insurance etc until my father and law asked if i had got his details. When i tryed to find out his insurance details he wouldnt tell me so that leads me to think that he doesnt have any.

Cops took statements so waiting to hear back on a decision. may end up in small claims.

don't want to post any details till its all sort etc but the guy didnt indicate and took me down. So his fault.



Had kinda thought lately what it would be like if i did hit the road and now i know. I enjoy working on the bike so thats not to bad, just the cost of the parts i dont have and replacing the helmet which will be the pain in the arse.

Will post when i'm fit enough to start work on the bike of what parts i'm after to see if there is any in circulation.

Man, he sounds like a dodgy fucker, that's pretty odd that he wouldn't give you his insurance details aye. Hopefully it won't have to go to court, for your sake.

I dunno how you took a bull bar to the leg and are still walking, but good for you mate. Hope all turns out for the best dude.