Grub takes on/off the Rimis [Archive]

Nasty

27th May 2007, 15:40

As some of you may know the Grub came off the new CBR this morning on the Rimutakas .... I was following a couple of courners down from him so came across the accident where Wasp told me it was him ... laid my bike down and went to deal with the broken lad. Grub can explain later exactly what happened ... it was not a fast accident so there is a small amount of damage to deal with ...

Ambulance, police and fire arrived and we went down to Hutt where he was taken care of extremely well ... thank god for good motorbike gear.

He is now home recuperating - with a small amount of thread in the knee where the wire fence sliced (but his gear is fine) ... he is sore and bruised to buggery .. but I am sure with the anica and paracedemol will heal.

Thanks heaps to Wasp, Biggles and all the guys at the top of the hill for taking care of the bikes for us ... meant I just needed to focus on Grub and getting him seen to ...thanks also to AJ for getting the bikes for us and bringing them home (got some beers here for ya) .. also my neighbours (who some of you have met) bought me a car and clothes for Grub .. so he looked at least a little decent coming outta the hospita.

Thanks for your thoughts .. in a couple of days I know he will be on line ( or when I let him have the wireless computer we own) ... kia kaha and many thanks to others who helped who I haven't named.

Nasty

yungatart

27th May 2007, 15:42

Ouch!
Take care, young man, and heal well!

Colapop

27th May 2007, 15:42

Just as well he has someone to look after him... Good work Wellyvillians!

Bret - you wally. Get better soon mate - see you at lunch still?

Steam

27th May 2007, 15:48

Ouchy! I saw the bike in the back of AJ Turbo's van at the bucket racing, and it looked good, it'll clean up fine.
Best wishes Grub! I hear it was a highside? You will have a good story to tell us at the lunch... you must come.

team cudby

27th May 2007, 16:04

bugger get will grub .nasty look after your man:sunny: :love:

Trudes

27th May 2007, 16:22

Glad to hear you're ok Grub, and that you obviously didn't freak out Kari, like I would've if it had been my 'Luvaaaa". lol. Get better soon Brett.:sunny:

tri boy

27th May 2007, 16:25

Heal fast mate.:yes:

MSTRS

27th May 2007, 16:49

He's not going to make a habit off this FallingOffThing, is he? :dodge:
Hope all will be well soon

johnnyflash

27th May 2007, 16:50

Hell, get well soon grub, it always brings a sobering thought when I hear of someone having a off, keeps reminding me Im not bullet proof..Hope you heal real quick.

skelstar

27th May 2007, 16:53

Jebus you had a couple of us down at Rimutex worried when we heard about your accident. Some twit told us that a biker had been impaled on a post up there. Imagine our surprise when we encountered little traffic going up and also the Ambo coming back down :weird:

Good to hear you'll be ok.

Nasty

27th May 2007, 17:02

He's not going to make a habit off this FallingOffThing, is he? :dodge:
Hope all will be well soon

He better stop this regular fall off thing .. cos I get regular worried :shit:

Mrs Busa Pete

27th May 2007, 17:07

I'm sure you will take good care of him nasty but grub take it easy glad to know you are ok well the best that you can be. Make the most of the attention and care that you are getting at the moment.

Wendy & pete

Howie

27th May 2007, 17:09

Glad to hear that no major injures happened. Hope you heal soon Grub. Nasty you did well at the scene.

Drew

27th May 2007, 17:13

Yep, the Chinese whispers had an entire crew of bikes down, blood guts and ass everywhere, and a dude shishkibaabed on the fence.

Ride up ten minutes after hearin about it, and not even any indicator shards on the ground, figured it to be a really cool urban legend in the making:yes:

Good to hear you're ok Grub, heal up quick.

Korea

27th May 2007, 17:20

Bugger~! Sorry to hear the news. :no:
That is indeed a bit of a worry - and only had the bike now how long?
Tsk tsk - best I pay head seeing as I'm riding unfamiliar bike on unfamiliar territory at the 'mo.

Glad to hear no permanent damage was done and hope for a speedy recovery.

elle-f

27th May 2007, 17:23

Bloody Hell Grub. Glad you are okish. I hope that helmet is still working!

incidently i saw you two riding towards the Rimutex at about 10 in fact, i would have thought you were a bit late! I went past at about 10 and was wondering where you were - i was gonna stop but was in the car so had to tootle along

Lissa

27th May 2007, 17:33

Grub you really worried me!!! Was coming over the hill taking my mum and daughter to waikanae for the day, saw Doug on the side of the hill, and asked what happened, told me it was you!! As I drove past, I saw you, and got really worried, lieing on the ground. Couldnt stop though. So glad you are okish, rest up. :) Good on ya Nasty... hope hes a good patient.

RantyDave

27th May 2007, 17:45

As some of you may know the Grub came off the new CBR this morning on the Rimutakas ....
Damn. Get well soon :)

Dave

Storm

27th May 2007, 18:26

Bugger- didnt want any more members in the busted bin with me !
Heal up quick mate :D

GSVR

27th May 2007, 18:40

Sorry to hear this hope you and the bike make a full recovery soon.

kiwifruit

27th May 2007, 18:42

bummer

hope you are doin ok Grub

ducatijim

27th May 2007, 18:44

Wow...2 'offs' in as many weeks man? Time for a heads up and take stock of your 'abilitys' while you can get up and still ride again!!

riffer

27th May 2007, 18:48

Hmmm. Not the best start to the new bike Bret, but hey, you've christened it now so its all good from now on.

I'm sure Nasty will look after you just fine and you'll be ok for the lunch Weds.

Heal quickly mate.

Nasty

27th May 2007, 18:54

Wow...2 'offs' in as many weeks man? Time for a heads up and take stock of your 'abilitys' while you can get up and still ride again!!

and doesn't he bloody know it jim, ... i have had those definate words to him :yes:

MyGSXF

27th May 2007, 18:59

:shit: bugger!!! not good news to hear Grub!!! :mellow: rest up & heal quick!!! :yes:

Bloody good on everyone for rallying round to help!!! :2thumbsup ain't our kb family a GREAT thing!!!!!!!!!!!!! :grouphug:

Jen :rockon:

Hawkeye

27th May 2007, 19:05

Good to see you are OK Brett. Good gear wins again. Now make sure your a good patient for Kari and just remember... that report can wait.

Zukin

27th May 2007, 19:11

Hi Nasty and Grub

Sorry to hear of your misfortune, heal quickly.

Nasty if you are as good a nurse as you are a host, then Grub is in VERY good hands.

Best wishes to you both and take it easy Grub :yes:

Regards
Scott, Carissa and Alana

Kendog

27th May 2007, 19:12

and doesn't he bloody know it jim, ... i have had those definate words to him :yes:

On ya girl.

Grub, hope you are feeling better real soon. Take some time to reflect and relax. Next time back on the bike I am sure you will be better for these little experiences.

N

gijoe1313

27th May 2007, 19:15

Crikey! :no: Glad to hear Grub is okay and nothing more serious than what you said.

Good to hear that the response and reactions of those nearby were supportive and quick. Hope the ride will be sorted and he reflects on the learning experiences he's had so far! :sweatdrop

Let's leave the fun stuff for PS2 TT okay Grub? :yes:

sels1

27th May 2007, 19:15

So christened the new bike eh mate? Sorry to hear the news. Hope your back to normal soon.
Was it me or did the 'Takas seem a bit slippery today? The road looked dry but I had the back wheel steping out several times

u4ea

27th May 2007, 19:18

aww bugger to hear..heal up soon Grub..and Nasty dont forget to make yourself a cup of tea too!!!

U4EA

Nasty

27th May 2007, 19:23

aww bugger to hear..heal up soon Grub..and Nasty dont forget to make yourself a cup of tea too!!!

U4EA

Damn knew I forgot something :)

koba

27th May 2007, 19:48

Get well soon mate! I hear old buggers take a bit longer to heal so good luck :)

ajturbo

27th May 2007, 19:51

Nasty

27th May 2007, 20:08

Wow .. just got off the phone from the guys who took our helmits and stuff and they live five minutes away .. so off there with a bottle of wine and heart of thanks tomorrow ... again thanks to the KBers who made this so very easy to deal with.

Cheers
Kari

chanceyy

27th May 2007, 20:18

ahh hell Brett .. hope your ok & sure will feel a bit banged up for a few days

Kari girl hope you taking care of yourself too ..

kudos to the wellycrew for helping them out & getting them sorted .. :yes:

crazefox

27th May 2007, 21:15

Shit big G hope your all good mate

86GSXR

27th May 2007, 22:10

Really sorry to hear of this Grub, get well soon! Glad you're OK though, and Kari too!

Darkman

27th May 2007, 22:39

good to hear that Grub is okay. So no more hooning it on the takkas..it's not a race track!!!!

see you out there again soon.

KoroJ

27th May 2007, 22:59

Was it me or did the 'Takas seem a bit slippery today? The road looked dry but I had the back wheel steping out several times

Seemed OK when we went over at about 0930.

Sorry to hear about this Grub & Nasty. Take care mateys.

hsvboy06

28th May 2007, 14:15

Sorry to hear about this Grub, but glad to hear that you'll heal up ok.

Paul in NZ

28th May 2007, 14:33

I'm very sorry to hear this news - I hope you heal up fast and well.....

Don't take this the wrong way OK BUT - Later - when everything is a bit less raw you might want to start a thread about accident scene management based on the actual event. I'd value your insight and I think it would be useful to others.

I was not there - I know nothing other than whats been posted and so it is very easy to blah blah about it but I would be really interested in hearing your thoughts on how you felt and what you did and if you would (with the benifit of experience) do things the same way again.

I've been on a few 1st aid courses and had to use that a few times in road accidents (reminds me - I'm very rusty - must do a course) and I found it interesting how i reacted differently every time. Only a couple of times have i done a reasonably good job - rest of the time the sudden 'being involved' slightly over came my good judgement.

But thats for another day...

Rest up and see you out there soon...

Paul N

jimbo600

28th May 2007, 14:38

good to hear that Grub is okay. So no more hooning it on the takkas..it's not a race track!!!!

see you out there again soon.

It is if you're in front.

Hitcher

28th May 2007, 14:42

Ooh. Bugger. That's twice. Time now to give up on Hondas. That was my strategy...

NZsarge

28th May 2007, 14:51

Get well soon Grub

phoenixgtr

28th May 2007, 15:02

Sheesh!! Bugger mate. Get well quick

Nasty

28th May 2007, 15:17

Wow .. huge kudos to Dave at kiwibike getting me sorted ... the bike is not in the hondaland of motomart for assessment and bandages ... and Grub is on another couch ... oh well looks like he can't make lunch on Wednesday .. but I'll be there :)

Fatjim

28th May 2007, 15:40

That was one mean dent in the tank. Did you do that with your head?

Paul in NZ

28th May 2007, 17:04

That was one mean dent in the tank. Did you do that with your head?

Which head? No scratch that - not sure i want to know...

Nasty

30th May 2007, 01:59

Shit it is neverending ...

Been at A&E all night and it appears that he has broken something in his elbow and a break in his thumb .. now got to go back in the morning to get a good cast on for a week so that he can then be assessed for how to deal with this little breakage.

Oh well off to bed.

Nasty

James Deuce

30th May 2007, 06:14

Ahhh bugger!

Take it easy Brett and good luck with everything.

ajturbo

30th May 2007, 06:32

Don't take this the wrong way OK BUT - Later - when everything is a bit less raw you might want to start a thread about accident scene management based on the actual event. I'd value your insight and I think it would be useful to others.

I was not there - I know nothing other than whats been posted and so it is very easy to blah blah about it but I would be really interested in hearing your thoughts on how you felt and what you did and if you would (with the benifit of experience) do things the same way again.

I've been on a few 1st aid courses and had to use that a few times in road accidents (reminds me - I'm very rusty - must do a course) and I found it interesting how i reacted differently every time. Only a couple of times have i done a reasonably good job - rest of the time the sudden 'being involved' slightly over came my good judgement.

But thats for another day...

Rest up and see you out there soon...

Paul N

now THAT is a good idea..!!!!!!

Shit it is neverending ...

Been at A&E all night and it appears that he has broken something in his elbow and a break in his thumb .. now got to go back in the morning to get a good cast on for a week so that he can then be assessed for how to deal with this little breakage.

Oh well off to bed.

Nasty

i am sure that there were better ways, for you, to stop him from sucking his thumb....

NZsarge

30th May 2007, 09:31

Paul in NZ

30th May 2007, 12:11

Oh poohs! Thats a step backwards but ultimately will bring about a better recovery result. Keep onwards chaps - chin up and all that stuff..

sels1

30th May 2007, 17:24

Bugger, Grub. All the best mate.
Cheers Nasty for the update

Lissa

30th May 2007, 17:45

Look after yourself Nasty, and I hope Grub gets well soon! Good to see you at the lunch today.

roogazza

31st May 2007, 08:47

good to hear that Grub is okay. So no more hooning it on the takkas..it's not a race track!!!!

The hooning is always risk , and lets face it, we all have a crack at it ! But I do wish some of the less experienced riders on this site would just take time to learn more about riding before "doin the hill" !!!!! Its a very dangerous place. Gaz. (jesus did I say that ?)

Toaster

31st May 2007, 08:51

Sorry to hear of the off, it's an interesting ride that road to say the least. Get well soon!

magicfairy

31st May 2007, 10:31

But I do wish some of the less experienced riders on this site would just take time to learn more about riding before "doin the hill" !!!!! Its a very dangerous place. Gaz. (jesus did I say that ?)

It is a shame with Uncle B's death we don't seem to have had the newbie rides of last summer, when nervous riders on mostly 250's were gently led over the hill for the first time. With experienced riders front and back to guide and help. He truly was a legend in that dept, lots of Welly riders went over the hill for the first time under his patient guidance.
RIP

Paul in NZ

31st May 2007, 10:40

It is a shame with Uncle B's death we don't seem to have had the newbie rides of last summer, when nervous riders on mostly 250's were gently led over the hill for the first time. With experienced riders front and back to guide and help. He truly was a legend in that dept, lots of Welly riders went over the hill for the first time under his patient guidance.
RIP

Seriously - This capacity still exists and will be repeated upon request!

Cheers

Trudes

31st May 2007, 10:43

Well, I tried, organised two newbie rides recently, that were apparently enjoyed by those who attended. However, I don't have the riding knowledge to personally guide newbies, so had to rely upon experienced ppls to turn up (and only had about 3 newbies turn up anyways).

magicfairy

31st May 2007, 10:57

Cheers - I know there quite a few of you only to ready to help newbies. And do so often.
Agree with you Trudi it is a big responsbility when you are fairly new yourself - you need experience riders along. I am happy to help another rider, but would not put up my hand to organise a group ride.

I guess I was just saying that Uncle B seemed to have a real passion for helping new riders, not just with his organised rides but quietly stepped in when he thought anyone was needing help. Often at the expense of going for a ride himself. And this carried through to the organised rides, he seemed to be able to gather lots of other experienced riders to join in and make it a fun day out for all.
Big shoes to fill.

Trudes

31st May 2007, 11:24

Absolutely Magicfairy!! :rockon:
I never wanted to fill Uncle B's size 12s (Or whatever) and never would've been able to anyway, I just wanted to give the newbie rides a 'kick in the arse' so to speak, and get them up and running again, and as it happened, Grub and Nasty have tried to carry the spirit on with TCSMR, so I believe it has worked. TCSMR is a good opportunity for newbies to get out on rides that are slower paced with other 'cruisers'.
However, one on one mentoring is the best thing for newbies, I believe, and there are several people about who are willing to take newer riders under their wing. Uncle B can't be replaced (yep, we should've cloned him!), however there are people out there who are happy to help new riders, they just need to ask!!
Lets not forget though, even the most skilled, cautious and experienced rider can have an accident, that's why it's called an accident, and hopefully, like Grub, you're able to walk away from it and learn for next time and possibly pass on what you've learned to others.:sunny:

Paul in NZ

31st May 2007, 11:45

Seriously (again)

We all have a theory on what may or may not be 'help' for a newer rider.

My own opinions on riding and even guiding newer riders were quite different to Bruces. (this does not in anyway diminish my respect for a great person who did way more than was required to contribute btw - Bruce was a genuine and treasured rarity - a generous spirit)

Bruces gift was getting people to listen to him and thats not something I'm always good at. Having said that - if you are unsure or undecided, if you are repeatedly falling off your bike, if your find yourself regularly in 'unsafe' situations, if your bike is unreliable - this is a great place to ask. Very little comes naturally - most is learnt.

Nasty

31st May 2007, 14:50

Mrs K organised some great rides earlier .. and I really enjoyed them .. and the Grub kept them going through the Cruisy Sunday morning ride .. we normally get two or three more experienced and two or three less experienced rides on that ride .. so is often a great learning experience.

Often I run at the rear as I have no problems watching everyones backs and making sure we all get there safe. I also don't see any point in going faster than you want to. The Sunday rides will still happen with or without Grub ... so feel free to join those ... we all learn from each other no matter what level of experience. :)

Terminated

2nd June 2007, 11:57

Hello Brett and Kari

I’ve just taken this morning to trawl through the site, and feel like I have had my head in the sand – Shhhhkkkk. New CBR and third corner from the top of Rimutaka Hill, ambulance, hospital, and back to Accident and Emergency during the week – Shhhhhkkkk.

I been in bed all week and last weekends weather and earlier this week looked superb for a ride, but to read about your off Brett, did take me back a bit, knowing you and Kari always were there to bring up the rear. Take it easy bud rest up and don’t dwell too much at the moment.

I have been off the scene for a while with family bereavement, then wife and daughter came down with bug and both in bed for eight days and no sooner they came right then bang I was in bed, today is my first day up since last Saturday.

Heads Up Brett and Kari – Take It Easy

NZsarge

2nd June 2007, 12:03

Grub

4th June 2007, 11:59

Hi team, ferk KB'S a cool place!

Discovered an anti-inflam i can finally take just last night and suddenly i can move - which means sit up and type. So time to get on KB and express the humility that everyone's good wishes and angst on my behalf generates.

You know the wrst thing about doing something like this is that i did it to myself but it becomes such a big thing for everyone else. To Nasty i owe so much coz she's been running around organisng me, stuff and everyone else. A few of you will know how much that depletes her very limited energy levels. (Mind you, she loves organising things - but don't tell her i said so)

Also it seems that i have generated worry, concern and grieving in so many others and that just feels like i'm being so unfair and selfish. I love challenging cornering and the feeling of swooping thru a corner hanging off the bike, I worked out while being imobile, that i've been reproducing the feelings that were so familiar when i was ski racing - I crashed a lot then too :(

I've woken (or grown?) up in the last few days to the fact that you dust off a skiing wipeout but you can't explore the limits on a bike in the same way! :doh: I've learned a valuable lesson - it's not me that i'm hurting, it's others so i'm going to ride sensibly from now on.

I hope you don't mind me taking up space with all of this but i've felt the impact on others quite majorly and wanted to say thanks for your thoughts, but really you should just call me a prat :)

OK, that's enuff in one sitting ... what happened is in next installment

Kendog

4th June 2007, 15:12

Welcome back to KB, glad to hear you are feeling a little better.

I am also glad to hear you will be back on the bike again, using these experiences to learn and become a better rider. Riding sensibly can generate generate a great buzz as well. Smooth is key :yes:

Nasty

4th June 2007, 16:45

methinks he :love: me :yes:

gijoe1313

4th June 2007, 21:01

Good to hear you're back up and doing what you can - and big ups to your support person :msn-wink: sounds like a winning team back on track!

Take your time to sort it all out and remember to post it up so we can read and reflect about it - never know, your post may help save someone else from coming to grief! :yes:

How's the bike by the way? :whistle: :innocent:

Terminated

4th June 2007, 21:27

Just rest up and take it easy.:wavey:

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quallman1234

5th June 2007, 16:31

Just rest up and take it easy.:wavey:

Whos dog is that, i have one what is identical!

Terminated

5th June 2007, 17:33

Whos dog is that, i have one what is identical!

There is only one Arnie Schnauzernegger. Sorry Brett off topic, but take a leaf out of Arnie's book and rest up.

Heads Up and Enjoy:yes: :scooter: :yes: :scooter: :yes:

Spittie

6th June 2007, 01:12

Sorry to read about your accident Grub but very glad to hear ur on the mend......which brings me to the point,maybe this is an oppurtune time to get the gear to me and sorted???

Nasty

6th June 2007, 06:19

Sorry to read about your accident Grub but very glad to hear ur on the mend......which brings me to the point,maybe this is an oppurtune time to get the gear to me and sorted???

He just started driving yesterday .. so will make sure he gets it up to you. :yes:

Grub

29th June 2007, 08:28

The plaster came off yesterday yaaay. I now possess a 115yr old looking arm that sends flakes of dry skin all over my black pants {gross :sick: }.

Stitches in the knee are out, still limping and I can't flap my limp wrist coz it's all seized up but it's all feeling so much better and the freedom of the fingers and thumb is great (those who've had a scaffoid fracture will understand)

According to the insurance company, the numbers (cost of repairs vs value) means bike is probably a write-off but the assessor still hasn't been to see it so its fate may change. I had a look at it again on Saturday and I agree with the guys in the workshop, it's very superficial looking damage. I think its the cost of the parts ($1,500 for the swingarm and probably a new tank) that are pushing the total cost of repair through the roof.

Oh well, time will tell, I still can't ride so I'm not doing a war dance about getting the bike (or munny) back .... yet :)