Ouch, my bones.

[zeocen]

I almost rose the road toll this morning. Please be careful guys, typing one handed is ass.

I was coming home from a very nice ride to Kaiaua, I hit a sharpish left and the back slid out. Had I practiced my cornering more I'm confident I would be fine, but .. I didn't.

It's true the back slid out, and was no fault of mine, but everything else was my own fault. This was my first serious crash.

After the slide the tyre caught grip on an angle and bucked it up straight, I couldn't control the tank slapping and it veered onto the on coming lane, somewhere I didn't want to be. I purposely fixated on the ditch and shrubs and my bike followed. Next thing I know I have been high sided and doing some impressive flips and come to a stop about 5m away from my bike, which is pretty clear is a write off.

I got off lucky with a broken collar bone, munted shoulders, bruised ribs and various bruises/scrapes (thank god for ATTGAT).

If I had just taken my time, learnt the basics more often, I would have been fine, I am sure of it. I am glad to be alive, so I can do it again, the right way. It really wasn't looking good at moment of impact.

Please don't forget the basics guys, and please be careful. Most importantly have a good new year!

[iwilde]

Bugger, if you need a hand with anything give me a PM as I'm just up the road.

[quickbuck]

Shit mate,
Sorry to hear of your bin.

Glad you are still with us though.
Heal up fast. Lots of calcium in several different forms for you!

Good point you made.
Lesson to all:
Learn the basics. If you keep making the same mistake, then get a mentor to work out what you are doing wrong in the first place... it may be different to what you think.

[Sharry]

ouch!!! Sorry to hear that, it must have been a nerve racking few momments. Great that your sitting up with at least one hand working, the worst didn't happen.
Your right in that it is so important to practice manoeuvres and stopping ect. You can only but learn from this and come off a more careful rider.

[howdamnhard]

Good advice,hope you get better soon.Do you know what caused the back to slide out and what is the recovery method from a high side?

[gijoe1313]

Ahh matey, to think I was expecting you to text me with the usual "fancy a ride today?" and when I didn't I had a few others on a little pootle (PrincessBandit, Sprag and also Donor for a brief while). I didn't realise when I was doing the invite that you were laid up in A&E :no:

Donor rode over first to my place and he just casually mentioned off-hand he had spoken to you ... and then when I realised he wasn't joking I was like :gob:

Blimey mate, you've had your fair share of interesting moments with bikes lately! Cut out this fun stuff and just leave the usual shite talking bollocks for me! (I know Sprag at the moment is feeling a little sheepish for the last comments he left you with regarding receding views of an ambulance! :innocent: :o)

Good to hear you're back on the mend and apparently you do have a real flesh and blood girlfriend (Donor said so!)

I guess you'll being playing Tourist Trophy a bit more often now huh? :rolleyes:

[Mikkel]

Ouch mate, that's gotta hurt! Hope you'll mend quickly...

Certainly some good advice in what you're written. :niceone:

Too bad about the bike, I hope you got insurance, but it's still just money...

[shafty]

Bad luck Mate, mend fast

[zeocen]

Thanks guys, howdamnhard: I went back to look at the road and saw a lovely patch of gravel, I think just keeping you cool with your head up would increase your chances.. a little too late for me!

Yeah gijoe, I thought mt bike probs ended at mechanical.. apparently not!

I have insurance, thankfully. Thanks for the well wishes guys.

[Romeo]

Oh no dude!

1) Which bike was it?
2) Did you VLOG it ;P?
3) Pics or it didn't happen.


Mend quick dude, I need more VLOG porn!

[0arbreaka]

Hey man, that sucks big time, right at the wrong end of the year as well. Its happened to me awhile ago as well, hit a gravel patch on Scenic drive next thing I know I was sitting in a ditch saying fuck. Sound like yours was a fair bit worse than mine, heal up quick and try not to laugh, broken collar bones and ribs hurt when you laugh...

[delusionz]

arghh crap.... I know how the road feels.... now you do too :D err, I mean :( poor bugger, we still haven't ride together yet, I crash, U crash, No1 seems to be able to even get on a bike when I ride!

Oh wellz, Maybe you should lend me your video camera for the next 3 months so you can see the road through my eyes while you're unable to? ;p

Make sure you do your physio exercises when the time comes... They definitely help...

That crap aside, Hope you have a good recovery and don't worry about any thoughts of quitting because as soon as you see your bike or a bike in your driveway, crippled or not you'll try and jump on (atleast I did) hehe

[sprag]

Get well soon bud, and remind me no more comments about flashing lights next time i see you, :)

[sunhuntin]

bugger mate... glad you will heal eventually.

[crashe]

Shite young fella, that aint good to hear at all.

It wasn't your dad's bike was it?

Heal up well....... and wait for the Doctor to give you the all clear to start riding again....


Where are the pictures of your injuries and the bikes as well.

[MSTRS]

.... what is the recovery method from a high side?

If one happens, chances are the recovery method will start with a trip to hospital.
Slides can be controlled (play on a dirt bike to learn that skill). Tankslappers can be ridden out, usually by getting your weight back and open the throttle.
Highsides are usually quick and final.

[TOTO]

Sad Brother. get well fast. Which bike were you riding when it happened ?

[yungatart]

Oooh! Sounds nasty. Glad you are here to tell the story.
Rest up and heal well.

[daaatomic]

thats sucks dude. glad you're alright.

[onearmedbandit]

Please be careful guys, typing one handed is ass.



You'll get used to it. Well actually you probably won't lol. Anyway, bummer about the crash, live and learn.

[Dino]

All the best for a speedy recovery

[oldrider]

Nice that you are OK, sad about your bike, especially at this time of year!:yes: Get well, Cheers John.

[beyond]

Not good to hear about your off and injuries but real good that you are still here, didn't hit an oncoming car or pole. Could have gone real nasty.

These things happen unfortunately and there's not a lot you can do about it.
Just get back on the horse as soon as you are healed up.

[zeocen]

Thanks everyone and not to worry I'll be back on the saddle asap!

Havent gotten used to one handed typing but at least it wasn't my good side that took most of the damage, I can still mas.... wait, what?

[99TLS]

not good to hear at least its not worse and you will mend

[jtzzr]

Heal up soon mate.

[325rocket]

sorry to hear this.
get better dude

[MDR2]

:( Get well soon, take care.

[Minnie]

glad to hear you are OK, get betta soon

[Zapf]

Ouch... sorry to hear. get well soon.

How well did the Gear stood up?

[zeocen]

I had just gotten a new dririder racer-x jacket as an xmas present to myself, it took the majority of impact and is 100% in tact, I am quite amazed. I will vouch for those jackets!!

The rest didn't get much action, left hand ixon glove got some scrapes but still great.

For some strange reason I went out on my old HJC helmet and not my super expensive Arai one. When I flipped I hit my head first and all of the scrapping is on the top/back of the helmet. It now serves as a reminder ornament :P I had no concussion or head injuries so HJC are good too! ($200-ish helmet).

[sprag]

I had just gotten a new dririder racer-x jacket as an xmas present to myself, it took the majority of impact and is 100% in tact, I am quite amazed. I will vouch for those jackets!!

The rest didn't get much action, left hand ixon glove got some scrapes but still great.

For some strange reason I went out on my old HJC helmet and not my super expensive Arai one. When I flipped I hit my head first and all of the scrapping is on the top/back of the helmet. It now serves as a reminder ornament :P I had no concussion or head injuries so HJC are good too! ($200-ish helmet).

Oh thank god the jacket is ok, sprag does like that jacket but can't buy one now otherwise everyone will think i am just copying you :doh:

[Donor]

Havent gotten used to one handed typing but at least it wasn't my good side that took most of the damage, I can still mas.... wait, what?

Hmmm... maybe the girlfriend WASN'T real, it was just the drugs I was on...

[sprag]

Hmmm... maybe the girlfriend WASN'T real, it was just the drugs I was on...

shakes head, what have i told you about using the drugs for yourself :P

And you better be getting ready for the hard work tomorrow buddy, i myself will sit there drink coffee and talk to the wife :P

[Lucy]

I almost rose the road toll this morning. Please be careful guys, typing one handed is ass.
I got off lucky with a broken collar bone, munted shoulders, bruised ribs and !

Stink one!

Glad you didn't die, sorry that your bike did.

[Jeaves]

bummer dude , heal up fast eh.

[Steam]

Ow, collarbone! I broke mine 6 weeks ago so I know how you feel.
Get better fast, and hope you don't get too bored!

[zeocen]

Ow, collarbone! I broke mine 6 weeks ago so I know how you feel.
Get better fast, and hope you don't get too bored!

I've still got my painting hand so I'll be alright for a little while at least, how is your collarbone doing? Any idea how long it took you to start typing with two hands? hehe, my job is fairly typing intensive.

Also, the wonders of fascinations with video logging my rides is the bonus of almost always having a camera on me. What did I do when adrenalin was pumping throughout? Well, when I couldn't pick up the bike, I picked up my camera.

The result
(ignore the first talking part, that's for the watchers, the end is the 'scene' .. ohh you sound so dramatic zeo)
=
<div><embed src="http://www.livevideo.com/flvplayer/embed/D1E230CD3FEA4B0C87708853874526AA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" WIDTH="445" HEIGHT="369" wmode="transparent"></embed><br/><a href="http://www.livevideo.com/video/embedLink/D1E230CD3FEA4B0C87708853874526AA/475976/ouch-my-bones-.aspx">Ouch, my bones.</a></div>

Sadly when the bike's other side was shown, it was pretty clear it was written off :( I wanted to sit down and comfort it like it was alive:crybaby:
My pain = your entertainment !
:P

[gijoe1313]

Wow, its like a reality TV confessional ... I was rofl until I saw the bike on its side and then it was like :weep: :crybaby: So sad, so sad to see a bike like that.

Well, I did drop in to see bikeless noob zerozen again (note how I pisstake his moniker! :whistle: :devil2:

Dropped him off a care package of :

6 Dr.Peppers (its a thing we share, the taste of strangeness)
Anime compilation of Votoms Armoured Troopers
Anime compilation of Gundam (F-91/gundam III etc.)
Anime compilation of Visions of Escaflowne
Usual shite bollocking and talking what a munter he was ...

Heal up quick dude...

[sprag]

6 Dr.Peppers (its a thing we share, the taste of strangeness)


Now that does explains a lot :P

it really does

[PrincessBandit]

Dropped him off a care package of :

6 Dr.Peppers (its a thing we share, the taste of strangeness)


you drink those too? we love 'em!

[zeocen]

They are delicious!
I had one leg straddled over gijoe's hornet today before a Ute pulled up and I heard my father yell "Don't even think about it."

:(

[scumdog]

I almost rose the road toll this morning. Please be careful guys, typing one handed is ass.

I was coming home from a very nice ride to Kaiaua, I hit a sharpish left and the back slid out. Had I practiced my cornering more I'm confident I would be fine, but .. I didn't.

It's true the back slid out, and was no fault of mine, but everything else was my own fault. This was my first serious crash.

After the slide the tyre caught grip on an angle and bucked it up straight, I couldn't control the tank slapping and it veered onto the on coming lane, somewhere I didn't want to be. I purposely fixated on the ditch and shrubs and my bike followed. Next thing I know I have been high sided and doing some impressive flips and come to a stop about 5m away from my bike, which is pretty clear is a write off.

I got off lucky with a broken collar bone, munted shoulders, bruised ribs and various bruises/scrapes (thank god for ATTGAT).

If I had just taken my time, learnt the basics more often, I would have been fine, I am sure of it. I am glad to be alive, so I can do it again, the right way. It really wasn't looking good at moment of impact.

Please don't forget the basics guys, and please be careful. Most importantly have a good new year!
OOOuch, overpowering and slight loss of concentration does it every time. Nothing like following another vehicle into the corner and NOT too close so you can look forward to follow your eye out. From an older version of a newby. CB

[scumdog]

Where did the Dr Peppers come from?? Really weird but nice taste. CB

[sprag]

They are delicious!
I had one leg straddled over gijoe's hornet today before a Ute pulled up and I heard my father yell "Don't even think about it."

:(

LOL

Bro come back to the 250 club, you know you want too :Punk:

[Steam]

...how is your collarbone doing? Any idea how long it took you to start typing with two hands?

Four weeks. Before then I could type but I could feel it wasn't doing the healing any good.
But I have this great voice recognition software called Dragon Naturally Speaking, which meant I could still "type" at 70 words per minute with only one hand.
It's expensive at around $300 for the latest version but well worth it if you have no hands (and you also have a fast computer.)

[Chickadee]

Bugger about the crash dude, hope you heal up fast and get back two wheels.

Major sucky having a bin when the weathers awesome for riding.

[Usarka]

But I have this great voice recognition software called Dragon Naturally Speaking, which meant I could still "type" at 70 words per minute with only one hand.
Or 180 per minute after a hit on the P pipe bro!

Seriously though (bahahaa) hope you sore fullas heal up well. Better a busted collarbone than a mashed head.

[McJim]

I should never have dragged you out on that road on yer wee GPX250 all those months ago should I?

Heal well. Bikes can be bought....Zeocens can't.

[zeocen]

Oh I can be bought.. for the right price:shifty:

[Jeaves]

that video log is deep man...eerie crash music n all.


bah , have a shave ya scruff!:bleh:

[Firefight]

hey dude

sorry to hear about the bin, glad your ok, ring me at home if you need a hand with anything !! ie trailer or whatever., like Jim said you can always get another bike.
people can not be replaced !



F/F

[McJim]

Oh I can be bought.. for the right price:shifty:

Hussy......:rofl:

[zeocen]

hey dude

sorry to hear about the bin, glad your ok, ring me at home if you need a hand with anything !! ie trailer or whatever., like Jim said you can always get another bike.
people can not be replaced !



F/F

Thanks Dave, I appreciate it!
I think we are fine.. just waiting on insurers to get it looked at.
Swelling is coming down and felling is coming up, grit teeth and move forward time!

[sprag]

Yes it did take alot of effort not to poke it and ask if it hurt lol, mind you the evil eye you gave me when i asked if i could also put me off :P

[gijoe1313]

Where did the Dr Peppers come from?? Really weird but nice taste. CB

Find any asian owned dairy/bakery/shop and they usually have it with a little sticker plastered on it in English (around $2-2.20 a can) ... I remember nights when I would pootle out late looking for a can of the stuff! :o And I don't know if I like it or hate it yet! :rofl: Just a strange taste, which I am partial to!? :scratch:

[Bass]

Ah mate - there but for the grace of God ...........
The picture you paint is one that goes through my mind often.
I'm pretty slow on the bike and the reason for it has nothing to do with my experience or ability. What it comes down to is that, if it all turns to shit as it did for you, I am pretty sure that I WILL DO THE WRONG THING. The books and the physics and even the mathematics say that the throttle is more likely to be your friend than the brake lever. However, it takes huge presence of mind to stamp on your preservation instincts and stay on the gas when it starts sliding all over the road underneath you.
Even worse, my experience says that it's not like you have any time to think about what to do. From the start of the sideways bit to the ditch can be the matter of just a moment. So if you are gonna do the right thing, so far as I can see, it has to be instinctive. You probably won't have time to think about it.
So how do you make it instinctive?
How do you get proficient in dealing with a situation that you spend a lot of time training yourself to avoid?
I don't know for sure and it worries me. It also limits me.
Maybe Mstrs is right and the dirt is the place to learn control once the shit has already hit the fan. This is the road that I am currently on.
If you find another answer, I'd love to hear it.

[dipshit]

Maybe Mstrs is right and the dirt is the place to learn control once the shit has already hit the fan. This is the road that I am currently on.
If you find another answer, I'd love to hear it.

A dirt bike on a great big flat grassy paddock after rain or wet with dew! Spend a couple of weekends going around and around, and controlling slides will become second nature in no time.

[discotex]

Owwwwwwww!

Mate I feel ya pain. Writing off a bike is no fun.

New HJC coming up I guess as I imagine you can't fit that camera in the Arai and your HJC will be a write off too. I tried in my Shoei and it's just not a go. Going to have to come up with another option to get vlogging.

Heal up quick!

[sprag]

Oh I can be bought.. for the right price:shifty:

Oh really ?

Gets out credit card :P

now ya in trouble

[Donor]

Oh really ?

Gets out credit card :P

now ya in trouble

EFTPOS card should cover it, I hear he's cheap...

[MDR2]

I'd say he's worn out around the mouth (stretch marks etc) hence the beard he's sporting now. :P

(how's the collar bone repair going Zeocen?)

If it makes you feel better, I took a ride out to Maraeti today for you. I thourghly enjoyed myself... for you... mmm Take care mate.

[zeocen]

I'd say he's worn out around the mouth (stretch marks etc) hence the beard he's sporting now. :P

(how's the collar bone repair going Zeocen?)

If it makes you feel better, I took a ride out to Maraeti today for you. I thourghly enjoyed myself... for you... mmm Take care mate.

lol
Thanks, you bastard. (Still haven't shaved, I'm liking the 'look there's a bum!' deal going on at the moment.)

Well I'm able to type two-handed now without too much discomfort, which means I'm able to do my job and earn some moneys again. Yay!

Collar bone is healing up nicely I ... think, I go to the bone doc on the 8th so I'll prolly post again once I've got the verdict. I'm really having withdrawls though, my girlfriend is the only thing keeping me sane while awake. While asleep though, that's another matter.

I had a dream last night that a friend bought a motorcycle and needed me to deliver it for him, for some reason I had a 80's 750 zephyr and was using that to go pick up a trail bike, with no brakes. I was riding around the road with no brakes doing super motard slides to slow myself down, it was .... surreal. And here's me being adamant that I would be sensible and buy a car first, bike second.

I don't think so, Tim.

All the other aches and pains have slowly disappeared, so it's just the collar bone and both shoulders, which restrict movement a lot but I'm getting by. No idea what I'm going to do when my gf aka personal nurse leaves on Sunday :(

I wonder how Donor looks in a nurses dress?

[Luckylegs]

...I wonder how Donor looks in a nurses dress?

Better than out of it, Im guessing ! :doctor::sick:

[gijoe1313]

I guess we better start you off slow and get you on a minimoto :innocent: :whistle:

[0arbreaka]

I wonder how Donor looks in a nurses dress?

Please dont put the vision in my head again, I just had dinner.:puke:

[sprag]

I wonder how Donor looks in a nurses dress?

Oh good god i would not even go that far :P

[gijoe1313]

Oh good god i would not even go that far :P

Paper bag and lights off not withstanding? :whistle:

[sprag]

Paper bag and lights off not withstanding? :whistle:

Well i was going to say to zeocen that I have far better legs for the uniform but that would be taking the joke a little to far LOL

[PrincessBandit]

i'm trying hard not to imagine all three of you (excluding zeocen as i haven't met him yet) in nurses uniforms. :eek:

[Donor]

i'm trying hard not to imagine all three of you (excluding zeocen as i haven't met him yet) in nurses uniforms. :eek:

Right, you other 2 over here with ya best outifts, Princess, make ya way down for judging...

...now, where's me veet?