Welly crash

[VasalineWarrior]

Just heard from a mate driving home that theres an RG 150 crashed there on the hutt motorway, pretty bad from the looks of things. Carted him off to Lower Hutt a and e. I think it was Jamezo from upper hutt. Anyone know anything more?

[Str8 Jacket]

What time?

[VasalineWarrior]

Bout a half hour ago I think

[bladez]

shit thats no good any rider who needs to go to a&e must have come down hard :gob: speedy recovery to who ever it may be

[SPORK]

Update: It was my brother Jamezo. As far as we know he's only broken his wrist. He was well enough to text us that he'd gone down again :(

I'll try and keep him informed of what you guys say.

[chanceyy]

Update: It was my brother Jamezo.
I'll try and keep him informed of what you guys say.


Bugger Spork .. at least he does not sound to badly hurt esp if he can text.

sounds like he may have been lucky ... time to buy a lotto ticket

[James Deuce]

Bugger!!!

Tell him he has to have a couple of compulsory mentoring sessions when the wrist is better.

Tell him also that we're thinking of him, and let me know if he needs anything spork, OK?

Cheers

Jim

[SPORK]

Updating Update: "Aww, how nice. Tell them I'm doing good, but I'm pissed that i got a hole in my favourite flares"

Straight from the horses fingers.

Edit: Jim2, just told 'im. Chairs :)

[James Deuce]

This flares were fugly anyway.

[VasalineWarrior]

Update: It was my brother Jamezo. As far as we know he's only broken his wrist. He was well enough to text us that he'd gone down again :(

I'll try and keep him informed of what you guys say.

Ask him if he wants to let the RG go cheap :innocent:
Good to hear hes ok-tell him to ride with Uncle B more often, might help prevent another mishap

[SPORK]

Ask him if he wants to let the RG go cheap :innocent:

Heh, I've got first dibs :bleh: :innocent:

[Str8 Jacket]

Ah bummer Jamezo! Hope you feel better soon and that you get everything sorted OK.

[Magua]

Bugger, good to hear he's ok though. _b

[Colapop]

Hell J not a good time to go south (not that anytime is good)
Hope everything turns out ok.

[riffer]

Argh. James you silly bugger.

What happened to your split-fu? That traffic was pretty full on tonight.

Glad its only the wrist that's buggered. Once it gets a bit better, go here:

http://www.actionball.co.nz/

It's done wonders to my dodgy scaphoid...

[sels1]

Update: It was my brother Jamezo. As far as we know he's only broken his wrist. He was well enough to text us that he'd gone down again :(.

Sorry to hear that - glad it wasnt worse. Heal fast.

[Edbear]

Sorry to hear that - glad it wasnt worse. Heal fast.





Wot he said!:yes:

[Jamezo]

Thanks all you guys and guy-ettes.

I'm back home now, after getting plastered up. Damage is a not-to-badly broken lower radius. Wrist thingy.

Was splitting down wellington motorway, mild differential, about 70K. Dude in front (courier, buhhhhh) pulls from the right to the left just as I approach him. Didn't even confirmicate.

On the anchors, but obviously not in time, collected his left corner, went down like a sack of potatoes. Somersaults etc.

Bike seemed alright. Bunged front fairing (just exacerbated what was already cracked), bent bar end. Didn't get much of a chance to examine it.

Courier dude got a tail light, scrape, and mirror. Bastard.

All this is supposedly my fault cause I was behind and was splitting (though was very explicit with the Officer that I was on the RHS of the left lane, as I was). Might be facing 'following too closely', fuck that, I've got enough on my plate!

Cheers guys,

James

[Wasp]

shit man, i hope it all heals up and blows over for ya.

[Skunk]

Sorry to hear that Jamezo. Follow the physios advice...

[jazbug5]

I know it's been said, but I'm REALLY glad you're ok.

[Sparky Bills]

Broken bike, broken you and cops being assholes! Hope you have a better day tomorrow.

[Uncle B]

Glad to hear your ok Dude.
Hope you and your bike mend quickly.

[poorbastard]

Unlucky man. Glad to hear you are ok tho

[sAsLEX]

It's done wonders to my dodgy scaphoid...

well lets start a wee challange I say from my perch http://www.powerballs.com/minileagues.php?id=119

Edit you were in the right he was in the wrong, too close in the other lane he turned into without indicating? Too close only includes those vehicles in your lane does it not!?

[Sketchy_Racer]

Damn that sucks!!

Two RG150s down within two days.....

i had a little whoopsie on the KR last night....

I cleaned and lubed the chain... and must have got a whole heap of chain wax on the back tire... came off on the good side too FUCK IT......

My arm is a nice shade of red and purple now too !! Grrrr

Hope ya wrist heals up fast ;)

[Macktheknife]

Great to hear you are basically ok J, heal well and quick. Sounds like you got off pretty well considering!

[Biohazard]

:weep: CHIN UP M8 :hug:

[Squeak the Rat]

Mate, well done for getting your story straight regarding being in the other lane.

Technically he moved into your lane without indicating. Even if they do throw a following too close at you it SHOULD be in relation to the car in your lane. You can't follow too close to a car that is in another lane........ ie. the courier should be liable for damages...

I'm sure we'll all be very interested to find out how this turns out.

Glad you are (reasonably) ok.

[Two Smoker]

Hope you have a quick recovery mate :niceone:

[Pwalo]

Trust the pain killers are working well. Let the bones knit, do the physio and you'll be fine.

Hope that you can get the business with the courier sorted. From what you've described it may be a case where both parties have to share a degree of blame, although changing lanes without indicating or checking is a definite no no.

Oh the joys of biking.

[Jamezo]

Erk. Come back after 4 hours at hospital.

Additional fracture at the top of my forearm where there was a plate. Cracked halfway through my ulna where a screw sat.

In a full arm cast, trying to get this fixed without more surgery.

Interesting experience: Manipulating a fractured wrist that has been displaced half a centimetre back into position.

Not going to bother with meds, they seem to just make the pain worse when you don't take them.

Investigation proceeding. Dude's being a prick. Says he did indicate (was that before or after a bike scraped down your side?.......)

[Bend-it]

People seem to think that indicating means they can do what they like. Indicating is just that, indicating!! They still need to look to make sure there's no traffic coming along!!! Bloddy twat!! Same excuse from the prick who knocked me over 2 weeks ago! "I indicated", he said... big, fat, hairy deal!! You still came out into traffic in front of me, you prick!

I'm getting increasingly bitter at cagers even though I spend as much time in one as I do on a bike, and my wife and most people I know drive 'em. What's happening to me!??!

[Insanity_rules]

Jamezo that sucks dude, so it was you who gave me a long trip home the other night. Wondered if it was a crew member.
Yeah the courier van is definately in the wrong mate, pulling into your lane. Stick to your guns, be beligerent, firm but not an asshole and you'll come out on top.

[Beemer]

Technically he moved into your lane without indicating. Even if they do throw a following too close at you it SHOULD be in relation to the car in your lane. You can't follow too close to a car that is in another lane........ ie. the courier should be liable for damages...

I'm sure we'll all be very interested to find out how this turns out.

That's what I would think - because otherwise, you could be the only vehicle in the outside lane with a huge queue of vehicles in the inside lane and it would be YOUR fault if one of them suddenly decided to move into the outside lane without indicating and you hit them. I think the cop is trying one on if he thinks you were solely to blame here. Strange, because they usually love throwing the book at couriers. Maybe the cop hates bikers more than couriers?

[MSTRS]

That's what I would think - because otherwise, you could be the only vehicle in the outside lane with a huge queue of vehicles in the inside lane and it would be YOUR fault if one of them suddenly decided to move into the outside lane without indicating and you hit them. I think the cop is trying one on if he thinks you were solely to blame here. Strange, because they usually love throwing the book at couriers. Maybe the cop hates bikers more than couriers?
Agree with Squeak & Beemer...have to add that if said biker is young then cops seem to think 'No matter what, he is at fault'. Bad luck & hope it all comes right quickly

[Squeak the Rat]

I've been scratching my head on this one.... Did the courier actually change lane? If so that would imply that you were not next to another car, otherwise you would have been pushed into the car you were passing.

So, if you weren't next to a car at the time of the incident, then you weren't lane splitting - you were in a gap in your lane, albeit positioned on the right hand side of the lane.....

Sounds to me you were technically doing nothing wrong. Unfortunately it's very easy to type this into a web forum, but another matter convincing the authorities. Good luck, and bummer about the "extra" injuries. Please do let us know how you get on.

[ajturbo]

ask luke about putting bones back in the right place... he had 2 bones in his wrist that were on top of each other...

but good news you are "OK"... only 4 more weeks and youll be back out there...:scooter:

[Jamezo]

I've been scratching my head on this one.... Did the courier actually change lane? If so that would imply that you were not next to another car, otherwise you would have been pushed into the car you were passing.

So, if you weren't next to a car at the time of the incident, then you weren't lane splitting - you were in a gap in your lane, albeit positioned on the right hand side of the lane.....

Sounds to me you were technically doing nothing wrong. Unfortunately it's very easy to type this into a web forum, but another matter convincing the authorities. Good luck, and bummer about the "extra" injuries. Please do let us know how you get on.
Yeah, I was a few metres in front of a car in the left lane that I had passed. As far as I can gather, I was 100% legal by being in that space at that time.

I'm in correspondence with the investigating officer. I am NOT going to let myself be jerked around by this driver.

[ajturbo]

hey J , what CO. was it... i have a couple of contacts that work in that feild.. they may be able to help?

[Jamezo]

Not sure right now, I had the details but then everything got kind of jumbled up being taken away in the ambo. Let you know when I find out.