Loosebruce attemps weightsaving on his TL

[loosebruce]

Well i got my licnece back just over a week ago and had been riding a fair bit to catch up on lost time, so when the op came upto go for a bit of a blat with Death & co on Tuesday i was there, the ride was good as has been explained in another thread but a few have been guessing what happened to me, some already know but choose not to post which i appreciate, chhers guys.
Anyhow me n Death were cranking along the road to Kaiua (sp) at a fairly good rate of knots pulling some daft wheelies off crest's having a general good time when it all went pear shaped for me, following death we hit a crest it didn't even occur to me that he didnt hoist it over this one but i did, was somewhere high in the rev range on 4th gear (so reasonbly quick on a TL) and away i went, only the other side dropped a fair bit steeper than what i thought, meaning the rear dropped in faster basiclly flipping me as i didnt react quick enough, i managed to hold a 12 oclock for about 30metres (ala starboyz) before falling onto the rightside off the bike (ala not starboyz) and me bouncing my foolish arse down the road at high speed (ala COCK), took me a while to stop and a lot of earth,sky,earth,sky,earth,sky.
It all came to an end and i got up and walked around for abit while death who had looked in his mirror to see me and the TL chasing after him, only i wasnt on the TL, to arrive on the scene. Twosmoker and co werent too far behind either, mustve given them a shock to come round the corner and see a heap of TL everywhere, but mustve been alright to see me up n about instead tangled up with the bike, you know when you crash you do the whole self check thing on yourself and i was quietly pleased to be in the condition i was, i knew i had hurt my hands, worst i thought was i had disloctaed my thumb as it wasn't in its normal spot on my hand. The bike well, it's about 30kg lighter now, it didn't cartwheel so that was good, so at first it looks that the wheels,fork, frame,sub frame and swingarm are all good, so a rebuild into a streetfighter is on the cards for sure, i do need a new tank and raidiator though.
So after all this Gazza and Mid life crisis took off to get a car and trailer to take me and what was left of tlzeebub home (big UPS guys, you guys rock, and i'll ride with you anytime, coz i know when i bin it i'll be fine eh maybe) took myself to the med centre where they informed me that i had broken both my hands (aw crap) and that was about it really a few bruises here n there but all good.

I love my gear (or whats left of it) my full leathers (spool 1 peice) saved me bacon thats for sure, if you wana ride hard, go for it just get the gear, my boots (sidi verts) saved my feet from any damage, my helemt dosent look like it got touched (strange but good), gloves (astars gp plus) i dont hink there would be many gloves hat could've prevented the injurys i reicevd the only rant being a seam on the plam burst, but i cant complain to much. Nex time i will look at teknic's speedstar 2 glove as then plam protection looks real good.
If i had to spend more money on gear than the bike i feel it would be worth it, no comprimise's should be made.

In no way has this off put me off riding or riding hard, just shit happens, i know full well i might of not been so lucky but no way am i giving up riding, although i maybe inclined to start racing more instead.
The TL is prob going to be getting motoX riser bars, projecter lights up front, geared down and maybe look at a custom underseat pipe, wihout a muffler ah hahahahaha, okay with a muffler :weep: and a supercool paint job of uh id ont know yet. No hurry for me thou.
Got 2 months to sort parts anyhow and a whole lotta time to kill, as me hands are out of action for that period of time.

Fuck typing is slow going, i know a few of you guys prob think i'm an idiot etc etc, and yes i am really, it was a foolish thing to do, but i did it and i'm living with it, but i ride coz i enjoy it, the track isn't always there for our use all the time, i keep my eh fast stuff away from towns and always think of who am i gonna hurt, i'm not a nutter by anymeans and i can ride like any normal person and do quite regulary, those that know me already know this and will back me up, those that dont well judge me as you well and it's a free world so your opinion is welcome.

Cheers guys, ride to your limits and make sure yourbgear is upto the job coz i'd be a shitload worse off or dead really without it.

[jimbo600]

Basturd mate. You still going to make the trackday on the 15th? Glad to hear that you're OK and that the TL isn't too rooted.

Can you still wank??

[enigma51]

Dont think your an idiot just happy to hear that a KB member is alright.

[magnum]

hard luck man,nevermind sounds like it coulda been a loooot worserer.hope you heal fast. :apint:

[loosebruce]

Basturd mate. You still going to make the trackday on the 15th? Glad to hear that you're OK and that the TL isn't too rooted.

Can you still wank??

Dont look like i can make it Jimbo, prob the worst thing about this off :argh:.

I also got me a loving caring girlfriend thank you very much, so me not be too fussed about your latter comment :whistle:

Can just manage to wipe my own .................. :spudbooge

[crashe]

You know what.... The only thing that really matters is that YOU are OK.
Shit the bike can be repaired and put back on the road.... but you lived to tell the story..... and thats what really counts...
You are one lucky dude thou....
Look after yourself... and take care of those hands... I take it that they are in a caste?

Looks like LB that you are now part of the walking KB crew now...
at least for a while.... so you will be able to get a bit fitter aye...

[erik]

Jeeze, that sucks. Glad to hear you "only" broke both your hands...

how are they broken, which bones?

If you want to try some voice recognition software so you don't have to type, pm me, I can drop it around.

Get well soon.

[dangerous]

Can you still wank??
well if he cant... he just might have to get the cat from next door and train that up :pinch:

LB..... dont know ya and aint going to give ya any shit, sorry to here man..... and sort the bitch out soon, rest them hands and FWIW looping it in 4th deserves a :first: and :apint:

[Blakamin]

Farq...I knew somefin was up, but I thought you'd just dropped it!!
glad you're reasonably ok but it sux you cant come to manfield... woulda liked to see you ride on the road (been awhile) and the track....

all the best for your hands and I'm sure you'll have heaps of willing street-fighter builders showin up soon!!!

[2_SL0]

We havent met yet, but I was looking foward to seeing you and Death doing wheelies when I finally get my a into g and go on a KB ride. Glad to hear your up and well (wellish) could of been a lot worse. Im sure I will get to see you pulling wheelies at some point in the future.

[Yokai]

Dude - that sucks - You are Ok, is good.... Man - I've only seen you in passing (you passing me) but I hope you are all right.

[loosebruce]

The walking crew: Shit i just spent the last 3 months on my pushbike i'm fit as now, oh well i've only got one ab at the mo, maybe i can work on them.

I broke the metacarpels (sp) so most of hands is still good, but am very limited to what i can do. Still 6 weeks with casts, then they gotta operate again to take the pins n wire and whatever else hey put in there out.

2 months or so Blakamin and you will get to see me ride :niceone:

[Firefight]

hey Bruce, glad your okay mate, like I said intxt, if you need anything(other than a wank or :o your arse wiped) let me know man, about to go 4 days off from sunday 08.00 hours, so do worry if you need anything give me a call,Ive got spare time.

Dave(F/F)

[ching_ching]

Hey Brucie eh eh,

Wish there was something I could give you a "hand" with.

I think now would be a good time to install one of those toilets that "squirt you up the arse". :Punk:

Sorry for giving you shit. But when opportunity knocks, fling the door wide open and say "kia ora bro!!" :shifty: :pinch:

Quick recoveries brudder.

ching :)

[Zapf]

ouchie ouchie... bummer on the hand and the bike... now u won't do that again next time would u :) keep ur bike shiny ok. Gett better soon.

Zapf

[aff-man]

Shit mate sounds like you were pretty lucky. Glad to hear your ok. And i got to see you wheelie at that last puke track day and you were bloody good. :not: :not:

[FROSTY]

welcolm to the (hopefully --ohh please god let it be ) elite club of the spectacular crashers. :first:
Im fucking glad you're ok dude -sounded like a scarey crash.
I can't offer ya much help--Im walking wounded myself.
If theres anything I can do dude gimme a yell

[loosebruce]

ouchie ouchie... bummer on the hand and the bike... now u won't do that again next time would u :) keep ur bike shiny ok. Gett better soon.

Zapf

There is nothing left of the bike to keep shiney bro, but cheers all the same.

[Storm]

So with two months spare time we will be expecting you to become the top poster hmmm ? Feel you have a spare couple thousand things to say?
























(I'd be f^*kin impressed if you do, and you'll have hands of steel ) :not:

[Ghost Lemur]

Glad to hear you're ok (relatively) LB.

Sounds like you've taken inspiration from the off to play with the bike. Hows about a thread with lots of before during and after pics, along with a write up.

And like dangerous said, flipping in 4th, now that's doind it in style.. :yeah:

[Eyetie]

Glad to hear you are on the mend, guess you got to know Gazza and I bit a better than you thought you would that day, and heaven forbid would do the same in an instant for anyone if we are the closest again, it sure made for an interesting second KB ride and you are so right about the gear I don't think the people in that car that saw you could believe you were ok.
Get well soon and look forward to seeing you on two wheels again soon.

[avgas]

Man that sucks.
Hoo raahhh for Streetfighters though.

[sAsLEX]

Glad to hear your ok! Out of interest where you wearing a back protector?? and is there any chance of pics of the damage to your gear/bike?

[onearmedbandit]

Just glad to hear you're okay Bruce. Here's to a speedy, painless recovery.

[Sensei]

Have to ask LB you don't have your foot over the back brake I take it ??Hope you heal quickly ,Shame the bike's don't grow / heal back the bit's that get broken or ground off like we do . All the best
SENSEI

[Quasievil]

are you hanging in Welly for a week ? and then going to Manfield ? or what.

I think you were lucky on ya crash and whats great is your spirit says "im getting back on" and that is awesome to hear.

Have a good "break" I mean holiday

[Riff Raff]

Hey Bruce, good to hear you're getting there. I think it might be time for all the walking wounded to have a pissup and share stories. There's enough of us now that it would probably be a pretty good party!! Let us know if there's anything we can help you with, and take care. :hug:

[Zed]

...i did it and i'm living with it, but i ride coz i enjoy it, the track isn't always there for our use all the time, i keep my eh fast stuff away from towns and always think of who am i gonna hurt, i'm not a nutter by anymeans and i can ride like any normal person and do quite regulary, those that know me already know this and will back me up, those that dont well judge me as you well and it's a free world so your opinion is welcome...

I'll back you up on that Bruce - you're not always "loose" on the road mate!

Here's hoping you heal up as fast as you ride :2thumbsup


Zed

[Jackrat]

Good to read a frank and honest accesment of what happend an why.
A real pity after so long waiting.
Get well soon man.

[saul]

Shit mate that is tough :-( that poor bike

Still being young you will heal fast :2thumbsup (not like me) who is still struggling, but jsut about there

Street fighter will be the bus. :yeah:

Hang in there

All the best for the rest of the new year TL's rock :2thumbsup

[SuperDave]

Glad to hear you are okay, could've been a shitload worse.

[dangerous]

Holly cow.................... was that who I thought it was? :wavey:Z

[thehollowmen]

You take care of yourself and get better soon, and make sure you feed the bike all the things it needs to heal up quickly.

[loosebruce]

To ansewer a few Q's:
Norm i do wear a back protecter but wasn't for this one, don't ask me why coz i don't know why i wasn't :unsure: just as well i didn't need it.

Yeah Sensei normally i do have the brake covered and know how imoprtanat it is in a wheelie, (years of pushbike wheelies) but shit it all happened so dam quick, i didn't have a chance and whacking the rear on just isn't second nature to me on a motorbike, maybe someone withe WT's, deaths experience they just do it instintivly, but yeah not me this time.

Strom, if i manage 2000 posts i will have a massive blister on the one finger i use for typing thats for sure.

Riff Raft a piss up sounds the go, if i could hold a pint :shit:

I know what you're saying Saul, my bikes had a hard life, sure as shit ain't gona get any easier for it either :ar15:

Cheers to all for your messages of get well soon as well.

[Wonko]

Sorry to hear about your bin. Worst part about not being able to use your hands would be not being able to work on your bike for two months.

Get well soon, the pair of you. Also you can drink your ping through a straw :apint:

[StoneChucker]

Hey bud

Yeah, I had heard and felt quite bad for you (admittedly, mostly because I'm practicing the aforementioned act at the moment).

Heal up soon, and can someone explain to me what a street fighter is, or what you do to a bike to make it one? Hopefully thats my last newbie questions :argh:

[Al]

Glad you're not too badly hurt... Sad about your scoot though

Heal soon

Al

[Blakamin]

Heal up soon, and can someone explain to me what a street fighter is, or what you do to a bike to make it one? Hopefully thats my last newbie questions :argh:
Pretty much look like a buell xb12r..........

[jrandom]

Phwoooar. Bruce, that's ROTTEN luck mate. You'll be telling that story for a while, I reckon.

Very glad that the broken hand bits are all that's happened to you - hurty and inconvenient, but so many worse things have happened in bins, eh?

Get some photos of the streetfightered TL up as soon as it's in progress, OK?

[Ghost Lemur]

Riff Raft a piss up sounds the go, if i could hold a pint :shit:


I'm sure some one will help poor cold beverages down ya piehole. Otherwise there's always the straw option.

This is definitely a bin to tell the grandkids about.

Keep smiling LB.

[Vagabond]

Sorry to hear about your bin mate, hope you get well soon as.
:ride: :ar15: :ride:

[DEATH_INC.]

Yeh,we were going at a good pace(I was doing about 180)pretty freaky to look in the mirror and see a bike following you with the rider following it.....
Here's a streetfighter...

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=6294&stc=1

[NordieBoy]

Get a PowerBall for the wrists mate.

[Gazzar]

Its good to see your all right apart from the hands.
We hope you heal fast so you can fix up the bike and get riding :scooter:
We would help any rider thanks for leting us know how it happerd :gob:
and hope to ride with you again. :2thumbsup

[Riff Raff]

Riff Raft a piss up sounds the go, if i could hold a pint :shit:
.
That's ok mate, I can't hold my liquor at the moment either... one drink and I'm on happy planet!!! :drinknsin

[6Chris6]

Hey bud

Yeah, I had heard and felt quite bad for you (admittedly, mostly because I'm practicing the aforementioned act at the moment).

Heal up soon, and can someone explain to me what a street fighter is, or what you do to a bike to make it one? Hopefully thats my last newbie questions :argh:


Sorry to hear about the hands Bruce, but from the distance you slid it was probably lucky.
And a break from works not all bad eh.


Another mean fighter

[Mr Skid]

Eeek! Sounds like you've come out of it as well as is possible after flipping at that pace. I'm 5 minutes down the road from you if need anything (such as a lift out to Riff Raff's next piss up)

In case anyone is interested here's a image of which bits the metacarpals are in the hand.

http://www.alientravelguide.com/science/biology/anatomy/carpals.jpg

How many of them *didn't* you break?

[mattt]

Daaaaaammmmmnnn - Ah well mate, at least you're still walking round and all.
You could still ride pillion on a few KB rides? I'll take you out, it'll make it waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay easier to get the front up :shit:

[Ghost Lemur]

Daaaaaammmmmnnn - Ah well mate, at least you're still walking round and all.
You could still ride pillion on a few KB rides? I'll take you out, it'll make it waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay easier to get the front up :shit:

Not to mention he's already got great protection on his hands now. :msn-wink:

[scroter]

not sweet dude. narrrrrrrrrsty. hope everything works out fast for you. sounds like not tho.

[Slipstream]

i ride coz i enjoy it, the track isn't always there for our use all the time, i keep my eh fast stuff away from towns and always think of who am i gonna hurt, i'm not a nutter by anymeans and i can ride like any normal person and do quite regulary, those that know me already know this and will back me up


Consider yourself 'backed up' ... I'm glad your ok and not pushing up daisys my friend :hug: ... who else is going to give a discount on pizza's next time in Auckland. :innocent:

Just one question tho ... if you broke both your hands .... how do you :tugger: ?

[Slipstream]

Just one question tho ... if you broke both your hands .... how do you :tugger: ?

You know...I really should read ALL the posts before making my own:o

[StoneChucker]

Just one question tho ... if you broke both your hands .... how do you :tugger: ?

Jeysus, if you want a pizza THAT bad, I'll buy you a friggen pizza :killingme No need to go that far...

[Velox]

Yeah - at least it was just the hands eh. Well, and the bike :disapint: But at least you can think about all the cool streetfighter stuff you can do to it now eh? Ooh - a custom paint job! There's so much stuff you can do! Stink that you only got to ride it for a coulple of weeks though after waiting so long, I'd be starting to go into major withdrawals at this point if I was you (sorry - just make things worse!) Good luck!

[Sniper]

Ouch, that sucks man. Hope you heal up fast ok

[750Y]

Bruce, glad you're ok mate. there is a nasty rise down there by the bridge, usually get airborne off it & yeah it's a bit scary at speed, musta been freaky clocking it, gives me a gut dropping feeling just thinking about it...
speedy recovery dude. screw the bike ...you're ok.

[Slipstream]

Jeysus, if you want a pizza THAT bad, I'll buy you a friggen pizza :killingme No need to go that far...

I'm hungry now?????
Although my 2 sick little girls have put me off actually eating for a while:sick:

[StoneChucker]

Slipstream
By the sound of that, it can't be pretty :puke: ? Hope they get better soon.

[V Twin Raver]

Jeez Bruce, I have just caught up with this!!! Sorry to hear about the incident but glad to hear you got out of a bad 4th gear mono experience with only broken hands. I had been looking forward to seeing you out there again too. oh well another 2 months it will have to be.

Take it easy mate & all the best for a quick recovery.

[vifferman]

Jeez Bruce, I have just caught up with this!!!
Yeah, me too.
I'd heard about you binning it when I met up with Death, Draco, Chris etc. at Kawakawa Bay, but they were very err.. discreet, so I had no idea you'd been hurt. Bad luck Dude - especially since you'd only just got back into biking. :doh:

I hope you heal up fast and well.

[loosebruce]

Jeez Bruce, I have just caught up with this!!! Sorry to hear about the incident but glad to hear you got out of a bad 4th gear mono experience with only broken hands. I had been looking forward to seeing you out there again too. oh well another 2 months it will have to be.

Take it easy mate & all the best for a quick recovery.

Yea cheers mate, 2 months for sure, dont expect a pretty looking TL thou, have been watching mad max 1 & 2 for inspiration an ideas :killingme as long as i can ride the thing is all i'm concerned about and that way if i eh (touch wood) biff her away again i wont be crying too much not that i did in the first place, oh my poor, poor bike, what did you do to get an owner like me.

[saul]

Yea cheers mate, 2 months for sure, dont expect a pretty looking TL thou, have been watching mad max 1 & 2 for inspiration an ideas :killingme as long as i can ride the thing is all i'm concerned about and that way if i eh (touch wood) biff her away again i wont be crying too much not that i did in the first place, oh my poor, poor bike, what did you do to get an owner like me.


Hey don't talk to her like that :Playnice: :angry2:

This is what she needs :hug: :yeah:

[ajturbo]

Yeh,we were going at a good pace(I was doing about 180)pretty freaky to look in the mirror and see a bike following you with the rider following it.....
Here's a streetfighter...

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=6294&stc=1


holy shit ... that turns me on!!! :not:
i wouldn't be able to ride it, as i would have a hard-on.....

[StoneChucker]

Hey, I hope you get those casts off without any extra delay. After seeing you at the track, you realise how inconvenient they would be, just for everyday life!

As you said, you're walking evidence of why you SHOULD wear full riding gear!

[inlinefour]

Hope things change for the better real soon.

[loosebruce]

Spent the arvo pulling all the bent/broken/smashed/dented you egt the picture parts off the TL (quite a few) but not as bad as i thought it to be. SHould have it fixed by the time my hands are good to go, if not the NSR will be.

Thanks for all the support from you guys, you're all tops in my books, was good to meet a lot of KB'ers at manfeild if i didn't get to meet you next time for sure.

Thanks again :scooter:

Bruce

[Velox]

Heh - I just thought - it was lucky that MotoX got those mufflers instead eh?! :pinch:

[Coldkiwi]

ya poor bugger! Just after getting the licence back too! All the best for a quick recovery. Check out Cycle-parts.com and vic wreckers for cheap bits when you're up to it.

[Hoon]

Spent the arvo pulling all the bent/broken/smashed/dented you egt the picture parts off the TL (quite a few) but not as bad as i thought it to be.

Hey dude,
Remember I got 2 as new stock TL mufflers lying around - give me a yell if you are interested and we can do a deal.

[vifferman]

Hey! Honda!! Trim your quoted posts! :argh:

We don't need all that crap clogging up the forum. :Pokey:
You're lucky that I forgot to click the "I disapprove of this malarkey!" button and you got good rep instead of bad rep.:Oops:
But I'll be watching you...<_<

[750Y]

Yo brucey...I have a slightly tweaked 01gsxr750 subframe & a good tail fairing if You wanna get jiggy with it... 8-)

[sAsLEX]

Yo brucey...I have a slightly tweaked 01gsxr750 subframe & a good tail fairing if You wanna get jiggy with it... 8-)

come on photoshop people give us a look at what this would look like!

[loosebruce]

Velox - thats enough cheek from you missy :ar15: but you are right :sly: and just as well i didn't have to buy the set of racetecs i ordered :o (sorry jimmy) and just as well i didnt put that $500 depoist on a set of arrow carbon mufflers as well. Some might say lucky. :doh:

Hoon - sweet man had forgot about those, mainly coz i thought i wouldn't need em, goes to show how much i know, will be in touch. :2thumbsup

750Y - Hmmm now you got me thinking, was looking at a K3 1000 rear tail, will see at how much a TL one is gonna sting me and let ya know.

CK -cheers man, yeah atomic over on the shore have a fair few TL parts hanging around, can't for the life of me think why, it's not like TL's are dangerous or anything.

[Hoon]

I also got a TLS solo seat cover (forest green) if you decide to stick with the TL tail. You can have the lot in exchange for a few borrows of your camcorder and bullet cam :) (ohh and a couple pizzas too!!!).

P.S. You can't have the raised clipons in the pic tho as they're on my ZXR now.

[vifferman]

come on photoshop people give us a look at what this would look like!
I had a magazine somewhere with an article about a TL with GSXR bits on it, like front end, subframe and tail, fairing etc. Ended up looking very nice. :niceone:

[vifferman]

yeah atomic over on the shore have a fair few TL parts hanging around, can't for the life of me think why, it's not like TL's are dangerous or anything.
It's nothing to do with danger. Didn't one of you TLers on the TL thread say summat about them having somewhat of a penchant for shaking bits loose?

Maybe the Atomic man collects TL parts from the roadsweepers? :spudwhat:

Must be the Harley-wannabe in them; can't say I had any problems with the FahrtSturm shaking bits loose, and it was supposedly not as smooth as other litre v-twins.

[Bleck K6]

I had a magazine somewhere with an article about a TL with GSXR bits on it, like front end, subframe and tail, fairing etc. Ended up looking very nice. :niceone:
Yeah I have that article in aussie mag performance streetbike.

[loosebruce]

I had a magazine somewhere with an article about a TL with GSXR bits on it, like front end, subframe and tail, fairing etc. Ended up looking very nice. :niceone:

Yeah am hoping that suzuki bits between gixxers an TL's can bolt together amkes life easier when trying to find parts.

More than a few times i've gone to take a fairing panel off or undo a bolt and its missing, and i know it was there last.

Hoon, thats a deal mate. let me know when ya wanna use the camera and i'll suss out some vouchers for ya :niceone:

[DEATH_INC.]

I reckon put the gixx tail on it,that'd look pretty trick.... :banana: