Friday 15 June, 3am bin pictures

[ZeroIndex]

NOT SURE WHY THIS ENDED UP IN PRODUCT REVIEWS: SO I'LL MAKE IT A PRODUCT REVIEW

HJC CL14 helmet: Not the most comfy helmet, but in a crash, it works relatively well, see pics in post #2...

Acerbis Cyclops Headlight: While it may look cool to start with, the lights aren't that bright, and in a bin, well... look for yourself (pics below)

Non-labeled Warehouse Winter jacket: Makes me wish I had been wearing my Quasi Leather jacket... (see pics)

ProTaper handlebars: while feeling very different to clip-ons, they can take WAY more punishment than clip-ons, and after an apparent high-side, the only damage to them is the little colored aluminium bar-end tip, which is scratched

Now to the normal post:
Hey, most of you who know me have probably already heard about my crash.

Still not sure on the details (took a pretty nasty smack to the head - see photos - none gruesome BTW)

See map picture... Left David's new flat (Carver's brother) on Friday morning about 3am, stopped at the red traffic light, corner of Ruakura and Peachgrove Rd, 5 metres outside his house, then I woke up 5 or 6 km's away lying on the ground, with my helmet still on, facedown on the ground in pain, with a cop asking me random stuff, including "Why didn't you stop"...

It's f**ked up, cause I had just put my Moto-X bars on earlier that day (Thursday), and I remember from previous experiences with those bars, with any decent amount of speed, the front became very unstable, so no idea why he was talking about "stopping" in the first place, if he was implying that I was running from them?

Yeah, so left David's place, woke up on the ground in Churchill Ave, then woke up in hospital... had stitches in my chin, from where my helmet musta lifted after scraping the ground for a while.

Apparantly the Police were at the hospital for a while when I first got there, and the report was that I high-sided / went over the handlebars... looking at my bike, they must be right.

Quite a few bruises, and hurts to move around. Nothing broken fortunately. Gotta get a new helmet, obviously... Had my eye on a nice Shark RSF helmet for a while at Boyd Honda, so might snatch that up if it's still there...
As for my bike, needs the usual brake lever, plus I'm probably gonna have to get a new headlight cover thingy (the acerbis one is screwed)... gotta straighten the headlight/gauge holder bracket, fix some of the gauges, get a new bar-end tip, throttle grip (scraped up). Then there's the hard bit: Gotta get the right-hand engine cover-y thing repaired or replaced (see pics)

[ZeroIndex]

Pictures of my helmet after the crash, and a pic of my chin after the bit of scrapage that my helmet felt like handing onto my face

[MSTRS]

Coulda shaved before the photo. I don't know - you young people these days - no pride.:dodge:
Sounds like you got off lightly, but still...no prang is good. And take it real easy for the next week or so. a KO means concussion

[ZeroIndex]

Some pics of my bike, after the day before where I spent the whole afternoon restoring it to Streetfighter mode (maybe I was just asking for it... fighting the streets since 2007....) Includes random tire-wear pics...

[ZeroIndex]

Here are the other pics...

And MSTRS, I'm glad I didn't shave before the crash... My friend once ended up in hospital for being a silly little bomb-maker, and the facial hair which grew (since he had shaved before the incident), stayed under the scabs, and apparently hurt a lot...

[Mom]

Coulda shaved before the photo. I don't know - you young people these days - no pride.:dodge:
Sounds like you got off lightly, but still...no prang is good. And take it real easy for the next week or so. a KO means concussion

Yeah I will second that! Not so much the shaving thing (come on MSTRS doncha know that look is cool :dodge: ) but the take it easy thing, Like I said last night rest up and dont spend too much time tiring your brain on here eh? Let us know if you work out how you managed to high side off too. Sorry you cant join us tomorrow Rob, we will be thinking of you :yes:

*Edit * You got insurance for that Rob?

[Hitcher]

You're still alive and largely unscathed, well done. It sure is frustrating when one takes a bang to one's head and ends up with no memory of what happened and why. Just as well you were wearing a full-face helmet, eh?

[tri boy]

Re engine side cover: I've used a product called Devcon many times to patch/repair different assemblys including holed crankcases, heavy machinery water pumps etc. A pot of it costs about $60, and sets like steel, is machinable etc. Available in Hamtown from Paykels Te Rapa. Good patch job until a better option turns up.
Loss of memory is quite common, interesting to hear what the coppers say.
Blood samples taken? Tickets issued?
Chin up mate... oh sorry, it already is.:shutup:

[ZeroIndex]

You're still alive and largely unscathed, well done. It sure is frustrating when one takes a bang to one's head and ends up with no memory of what happened and why. Just as well you were wearing a full-face helmet, eh?
Yeah, very glad I was wearing a full-face helmet... can't imagine wearing a non-full-face helmet... probably wouldn't be much left...

Re engine side cover: I've used a product called Devcon many times to patch/repair different assemblys including holed crankcases, heavy machinery water pumps etc. A pot of it costs about $60, and sets like steel, is machinable etc. Available in Hamtown from Paykels Te Rapa. Good patch job until a better option turns up.
Loss of memory is quite common, interesting to hear what the coppers say.
Blood samples taken? Tickets issued?
Chin up mate... oh sorry, it already is.:shutup:
Blood samples taken, nothing from the Police yet though... thanks for the advice... will look for that Devcon stuff :)

[Maha]

Rob what were you doing out at 3am?....i know you are young and full of beans but i have seen you hit the hay on occasions way before 3am...:yes: glad you are ok tho'....and if i had a sidecar on the Triumph we would pick you up tomorrow......

[Mr. Peanut]

Yikes Zero. That's a fancy bin there.

[ZeroIndex]

Rob what were you doing out at 3am?....i know you are young and full of beans but i have seen you hit the hay on occasions way before 3am...:yes: glad you are ok tho'....and if i had a sidecar on the Triumph we would pick you up tomorrow......

Thanks for the offer dude, do they make sidecars that would fit a 6'4" person? Was visiting a mate who had just moved into a new flat (and even on a thursday night, a 6-bedroom house with 7 people living there and up to 9 people staying there a night, it was quite lively)... must be something about the air in Norfland that makes me sleepy :p

In hindsight, I shoulda drank a whole bunch there and slept there instead of 2 beers over 4 hours, and not making it home...

[The Flux Capacita]

i'll be gettinga new helmet soon to so let me know if theres any other good deals out there...hope the cops don't giva ya any tickets

[Mr. Peanut]

Gotta love traffic police.

Now how can we screw over this unfortunate person?

[deeknow]

Jeeze Rob, take it easy mate, glad to see you and the bike aren't total write-offs, BTW I notice the most-bins-wins sig has gone??? does that mean you're the winner? :yes:

Its weird you know, I was comin home on me bike last night along Kahikatea Drv and see a big tail-back, sneak my way past to the front and here's a bike smashed into the back of a 4x4... at 1st glance I thought it was your FZR, there were loads of people out an about tending to the scene and looked all under control so I kept rolling, hope the poor fellah's all right

[ducatijim]

Gotta love traffic police.

Now how can we screw over this unfortunate person?


I think they are more likely to be interested in how to free our roads of fuckwits and other potential hazards.
No, I'm not one and I am not there biggest fan, however if nothing wrong has been done you will have no problem with them will you.

[ZeroIndex]

Jeeze Rob, take it easy mate, glad to see you and the bike aren't total write-offs, BTW I notice the most-bins-wins sig has gone??? does that mean you're the winner? :yes:

Its weird you know, I was comin home on me bike last night along Kahikatea Drv and see a big tail-back, sneak my way past to the front and here's a bike smashed into the back of a 4x4... at 1st glance I thought it was your FZR, there were loads of people out an about tending to the scene and looked all under control so I kept rolling, hope the poor fellah's all right

After a bit of thought, I grew up... Although after last night, it doesn't mean I'm immune from crashing...

[Warr]

Sorry to hear of you off there Rob and yes looks like you did well not to break any bones. I'm sure and ugly scar on your chin will help you in your security guard skills!!


Its weird you know, I was comin home on me bike last night along Kahikatea Drv and see a big tail-back, sneak my way past to the front and here's a bike smashed into the back of a 4x4... at 1st glance I thought it was your FZR, there were loads of people out an about tending to the scene and looked all under control so I kept rolling, hope the poor fellah's all right
Saw that too ... was a modern red machine in its side under the back of a van numberplate 14???? Very strange

[The Flux Capacita]

doesn't sound to good either the one on kahikatea drive...i go down there all the time to visit my mum and it's always been the kinda wide flat straight road to encourage boy racers to let everyone know they're there

[Mom]

Re engine side cover: I've used a product called Devcon many times to patch/repair different assemblys including holed crankcases etc.
Loss of memory is quite common, interesting to hear what the coppers say.
Blood samples taken? Tickets issued? Chin up mate... oh sorry, it already is.:shutup:

I have been guilty of using something that I knew of as BOG to repair holed engine cases in the long distant past :innocent: possibly the modern equivalent would be "Knead it"

Looks terrible, but seems to hold shit together till you can find the perfect fit.....wont work for pressurised cases but will fill a hole to avoid oil leaking everywhere in the short term, just make the inside of the repair as smooth as you can make it, and let it set for the appropriate time........ Then as quick as you can find the right part and replace!

As far as the chin up thang!.............dont be so mean :nono:

[Squiggles]

Bad luck mate, least the bike didnt come off bad at all, hope the chin mends well :yes:

[tri boy]

As far as the chin up thang!.............dont be so mean :nono:

Sorry.
Immediately took myself outside and gave myself a good hard flailing.:spanking:
Quite enjoyed it actually.:drool:
Barbed wire was a bit rusty, hope I don't get an infection. Then again maybe a nice nurse will prick me ....over and over and ...god that feels SO good........:doctor:

[NotaGoth]

Shame to hear about your accident.. Vitamin E oil on your chin should help it heal nicely without to much of an unsightly..

PM sent your way (you'll know why in a minute)

Take it easy..

*kit*

[carver]

Jeeze Rob, take it easy mate, glad to see you and the bike aren't total write-offs, BTW I notice the most-bins-wins sig has gone??? does that mean you're the winner? :yes:

Its weird you know, I was comin home on me bike last night along Kahikatea Drv and see a big tail-back, sneak my way past to the front and here's a bike smashed into the back of a 4x4... at 1st glance I thought it was your FZR, there were loads of people out an about tending to the scene and looked all under control so I kept rolling, hope the poor fellah's all right

it was probably pro-alex (momentum on his CBR250RR)
he speeds everywhere

[ruphus]

......with a cop asking me random stuff, including "Why didn't you stop".......

"Gee wizz Mr Officer, why didn't I think of that."

Glad to hear that you are okay. Take it easy as you can never be to sure about a head injury.

[ZeroIndex]

Sorry.
Immediately took myself outside and gave myself a good hard flailing.:spanking:
Quite enjoyed it actually.:drool:
Barbed wire was a bit rusty, hope I don't get an infection. Then again maybe a nice nurse will prick me ....over and over and ...god that feels SO good........:doctor:

what do you mean feels good? I had stitches, which they gave me a general anesthetic for... GOD THAT HURT!!!

[gijoe1313]

Yo Zeroindex, dizzam - you gotta start cutting out that fun stuff okay? :pinch: Glad to hear you're up and about and not lying in a gurney with your arse shaved and pipes shoved up it! :sick:

Looks like your bike got off lightly - even though you can't remember what the hell happened! :sweatdrop

Anyhow, get some Aloe Vera juice onto that and your baby good looks will be enhanced with manly scars! :lol: :msn-wink:

And yeah, grab that new lid while you can! :yes:

[Swoop]

Dude! Hope everything is better today. A bit of a mystery with events, by the sound of it.

Non-labeled Warehouse Winter jacket: Makes me wish I had been wearing my Quasi Leather jacket...
Te Warewhare jacket Vs good quality Quasi jacket? Simple decision.
At least wear the leathers underneath for protection.

facedown on the ground in pain, with a cop asking me random stuff, including "Why didn't you stop"...
"I already have stopped!" would have been a great reply!

[ZeroIndex]

Dude! Hope everything is better today. A bit of a mystery with events, by the sound of it.

Te Warewhare jacket Vs good quality Quasi jacket? Simple decision.
At least wear the leathers underneath for protection.

"I already have stopped!" would have been a great reply!

Started a security course the other day, and with work experience, I had to get a nice thick warm black jacket. It happens to be warmer than my leathers or cordura, and since it was 'just down the road' I thought... At least I'll be warm... yeah, I know it's the wrong attitude, and yes, I can feel it's the wrong attitude, although, amazingly though, looking at the scrapage I have, the Quasi jacket probably wouldn't of really made much of a difference...

[Grub]

Left David's new flat (Carver's brother) on Friday morning about 3am, stopped at the red traffic light, corner of Ruakura and Peachgrove Rd, 5 metres outside his house, then I woke up 5 or 6 km's away lying on the ground, with my helmet still on, facedown on the ground in pain, with a cop asking me random stuff, including "Why didn't you stop"...

Geez Rob, that's a bit of a worry. Have you found out ny more about what happened? Do you remember crashing, getting up and carrying on then balnk .... or has someone else told you you crashed. Love to know what was behind the cop's comment, sounds like a good legend.

[ZeroIndex]

Geez Rob, that's a bit of a worry. Have you found out ny more about what happened? Do you remember crashing, getting up and carrying on then balnk .... or has someone else told you you crashed. Love to know what was behind the cop's comment, sounds like a good legend.

All I remember was stopping at the traffic light outside David's house, then lying facedown on the floor where I crashed with a cop talking to me, then being in hospital...

[Grub]

All I remember was stopping at the traffic light outside David's house, then lying facedown on the floor where I crashed with a cop talking to me, then being in hospital...

So no idea what his crack about not stopping was all about then?

[ZeroIndex]

So no idea what his crack about not stopping was all about then?

I have no idea how I ended up anywhere near Rimu Street in Hamilton... The place where I left (Cnr of Ruakura Rd and Peachgrove Rd) is right next to where I study security training EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK, and I've never gone home any way that would end up on Rimu Street/Churchill Avenue... just doesn't make any sense :mellow:

[howdamnhard]

Glad to hear you escaped relatively unscathed,good thing the helmet did its job.Take it easy and hopefully the memory will come back.Good luck getting the bike up and running again.:gob:

[zooter]

I have no idea how I ended up anywhere near Rimu Street in Hamilton... The place where I left (Cnr of Ruakura Rd and Peachgrove Rd) is right next to where I study security training EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK, and I've never gone home any way that would end up on Rimu Street/Churchill Avenue... just doesn't make any sense :mellow:

I can think of a couple of possiblities:

A: Suffering any mystery anal pain? Them alien bductions can be a real bitch.
B: This is a result of you doing a runner from said cops which you have conveneintly forgotten about.

[Scorpygirl]

Sorry to hear about your bin ZeroIndex. Hope you heal up quick. Use plenty of arinca for the bruising. Take care. :doctor: :hug:

[Chrislost]

I think they are more likely to be interested in how to free our roads of fuckwits and other potential hazards.
No, I'm not one and I am not there biggest fan, however if nothing wrong has been done you will have no problem with them will you.

Not in the slightest bit true.
ive been fucked over for doing nothing exept being out after midnight.
and being young, you have to be young if u want to get fuicked for no reason.

[Bnonn]

^ +1

Not all HP are jackasses, but there is certainly the significant minority that would rather "catch" the likes of us than concentrate on dangerous drivers.

Sorry to hear about your bin, Rob. Let us know what the cops say, eh? I'm kinda curious :) <---proper smiley just for you.

[deeknow]

doesn't sound to good either the one on kahikatea drive...i go down there all the time to visit my mum and it's always been the kinda wide flat straight road to encourage boy racers to let everyone know they're there

as you say its wide, so visibility is good, the killer thing is commuting along there on the homeward leg in the evenings, there are cars pulling out of side roads and industrial park driveways all along K-Drive, makes for some heart-stopping moments on occasion.

my strategy is.. catch up to a car... and sit in behind it at a reasonable distance ... and dont pass

I figuire is someone pulls out there gonna take out the car in front of me, should give me a litle time to avoid carnage, seems to be working so far

[Sniper]

Shit dude, glad to hear you are still OK. Hopefully the blacjk bits will piece together in time

[Warr]

Nothing in the paper about this accident.... Anyone else know have any details ????

as you say its wide, so visibility is good, the killer thing is commuting along there on the homeward leg in the evenings, there are cars pulling out of side roads and industrial park driveways all along K-Drive, makes for some heart-stopping moments on occasion.

my strategy is.. catch up to a car... and sit in behind it at a reasonable distance ... and dont pass

I figuire is someone pulls out there gonna take out the car in front of me, should give me a litle time to avoid carnage, seems to be working so far

[Warr]

Any more word on your police chase Zero ?

[Holy Roller]

Down our way they stop everyone afer 11pm


Not in the slightest bit true.
ive been fucked over for doing nothing exept being out after midnight.
and being young, you have to be young if u want to get fuicked for no reason.

[ZeroIndex]

Any more word on your police chase Zero ?

Nothing yet... slowly putting my bike back together... picked up a brand new brake master cylinder with brake lever for $65, which apparently is a really good bargain according to Mr Boyd Honda, who said for the quality that it looks like, I'd normally pay approx $160...

Got my side engine cover back, which I have to bog/smooth over, respray, then put that back on, full it up with oil, and then try finish bleeding the brakes properly...

[carver]

Nothing yet... slowly putting my bike back together... picked up a brand new brake master cylinder with brake lever for $65, which apparently is a really good bargain according to Mr Boyd Honda, who said for the quality that it looks like, I'd normally pay approx $160...

Got my side engine cover back, which I have to bog/smooth over, respray, then put that back on, full it up with oil, and then try finish bleeding the brakes properly...

i think i know how you crashed.
you pulled a wheelie (: dropped it to one side while powering it up, and binned

[ambler]

my strategy is.. catch up to a car... and sit in behind it at a reasonable distance ... and dont pass

I figuire is someone pulls out there gonna take out the car in front of me, should give me a litle time to avoid carnage, seems to be working so far
yeah, just make sure you keep an eye on what is going on in front of your 'shield-car' because it will stop a whole lot quicker than you when it needs to.

[Bnonn]

Cars don't stop that much quicker than bikes. They have way more traction, but bikes have way better brakes. In theory, provided you are following two seconds behind the car, as you should be, you will be able to stop in time even if you're only eyeballing its rear bumber. But, of course, in theory you should be looking to your horizon as well, so you won't need to worry.

[ZeroIndex]

i think i know how you crashed.
you pulled a wheelie (: dropped it to one side while powering it up, and binned

Cut it out with that damn Bnonn-styled smiley's... only he's allowed to do that S:

[Lias]

Glad to hear your ok dude.

No carpack hijinks for you tonight then?

[ZeroIndex]

Glad to hear your ok dude.

No carpack hijinks for you tonight then?
Probably not... still have to sort out my lights and chain/sprockets...

[ZeroIndex]

Ok, Sunday morning 2am, finished fixing up my bike :D (well, gotta move the headlight bracket down a smidge so the bars can turn all the way left, due to bad wiring loom/frame placement. So fixing it up came down to this:

Gearbox cover: This got all ground up and had a couple of not-too-pretty holes in it. Took it down to Steve @ F1Engineering, and he did an awesome job of welding it up, which after I bogged it up a bit with some metal Kneed-It, sanded it down, then resprayed it with some hi-temp aluminium spray, so that was all done :)
Cost = $80

Brake master cylinder: At first glance, it was just the brake lever that had snapped off, but it turned out that the bike actually had a bit of a slide on the top right-hand side of the master cylinder, and was now leaking precious brake fluid. Decided to stop in at TopFun (they sell random dirt/trials bikes like Sherco), and they hooked me up with a shiny new (well, gloss black) entire brake master cylinder, which after a while worked out how to replace the old one, and after chatting to one of the guys at Boyd Honda for 5 minutes, managed to evacuate the few air bubbles that managed to infiltrate my brake lines.
Cost = $60

Gauges: Trusty oversized pliers and a bit of improvisation saw these straightened up, and the light gauges (indicator/oil/highbeam/neutral) was fixed with a few skillfully placed pieces of black insulation tape.
Cost = $0

Headlight:
Needed 2 new Halogen 55W bulbs, which I got from Supercheap Auto in the Xenon Blue range for $30, they seem brighter than the old Halogen bulbs :)
Other thing with the headlight is the highbeam light cover (the bigger of the two), got smashed in the bin (found out it was actually made of glass... go figure).
My genius idea worked: Add 1 Old CS-10 helmet's clear visor to 1 part of angle grinder with a dash of permanent marker = a lot of plastic dust and 1 replacement lense for my highbeam :Punk:
Another idea struck me while putting the headlight back together... since I had gravel rashed up some of the top headlight plastic and removed some of the white sticker, I removed the rest of it, salvaged a bit of the red sticker, then I got a huge inspirational idea after just above the highbeam, there is so gravel rash that kinda looks like an eyebrow, so I got out the drill, one of my old eyebrow rings, and *voila* first I've heard/seen: Human-style Body modification on a motorcycle that involves little round bits of jewelry that just look pretty :yes: ...and I've have now found the color scheme I'm gonna do my bike as soon as I can be bothered with it: Gloss Black with an off-centre red stripe (as opposed to White with dead-centre red stripe.
Cost = $30

I get my new chain, plus my front and rear sprockets (15-54) on Monday, which Steve @ F1Engineering is helping me out with, so after that I'm gonna be looking at bolting on/fabricating a crash cage and 12 o'clock bar :)

Oooh, and of course since my helmet was ruined, I managed to get a very sexy Shark RSF2i Laconi Replica helmet from Boyd Honda for the crazy price of $320 :yes: (last year's Motorcycle Gear catalog's RRP for the helmet was $599 :shit:)
HAPPY-TIMES!!!

[Sidewinder]

can i get a deal on that helmet if you want to sell it? i need a spare one for taken girls out. id spend up to about $700 for your HJC

Cheers

[ZeroIndex]

can i get a deal on that helmet if you want to sell it? i need a spare one for taken girls out. id spend up to about $700 for your HJC

Cheers

$700 isn't really enough... however, if they still made $0.05cent coins, I guess I could let it go for about $683.35, but it would have to all be in $0.05cent coins...

[gijoe1313]

Heh, sounds like you did a good job fixing your ride up! I'm in the process of doing the same-same for my little ol'Hornet. We gotta start cutting out this fun stuff of remodelling our bikes! :msn-wink:

[ZeroIndex]

Here's my new sprocket (with chain)... excuse the ugly looking factory grease... it's probably pretty good stuff, coming from F1 Engineering... good enough for a Ducati at least? why it's jumped on my sidewall I don't know...

[Warr]

Nothing in the paper about this accident.... Anyone else know have any details ????
Finally something surfaced in Mondays Waikato Times 25th June

.......... A man seriously injured when he rode a motorbike into the back of a truck during Fieldays traffic in Hamilton 10 days ago died in Waikato Hospital yesterday.
The victims' names have not been released

[ZeroIndex]

Finally something surfaced in Mondays Waikato Times 25th June

Damn... poor guy... :( Rest in peace

[deeknow]

Finally something surfaced in Mondays Waikato Times 25th June

Jeeze.. the poor bugger. The bike did look pretty messed up. And the people on the scene did looked pretty worried

[carver]

Finally something surfaced in Mondays Waikato Times 25th June

yeah, pathos was next to the guy when it happened.
he was in critical for a while....
RIP brother

[Warr]

yeah, pathos was next to the guy when it happened........

So what did happen ?? - Like I saw the bike parked under the back of the vehicle. It was pointing directly towards the left/hand side of the road on its right side with the wheels pointing the direction he must have come from.
Did he fall and himself and bike get driven over or what ????????

[ZeroIndex]

Well, here's the best pic that Carver managed to take...
And here's the youtube link for that video...

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[carver]

phat dogg....dat iz bad

[Warr]

More of the fatal accident from Friday 15th June on Kaihikatea Drive, Hamilton.

From Pathos

Re: 2 weeks ago
I'm guessing a bit as I haven't seen the film footage only heard a little from others have said who did see the footage but I think he was following the van too close and the van swerved to miss the 4x4 at the last second and managed to do so but the motorcyclist went straight into the back of it. He may have been going down trying to avoid it before he hit it though.


Film footage ??