Bad Bike Accident :(((((( [Archive]

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justsomeguy

13th February 2005, 19:40

Erik and I were heading down Scenic Drive in Titirangi and saw a horrific sight. A red sports bike lying on it's side against the mountain side...... horrible in the gutter......:confused:

There was a fire engine and all the usual coppers ......anyone have more news?

Couldn't see the rider or any others...... but there was no ambulance so perhaps no one was hurt.....

Times like these make me appreciate the Rescue Helicopter....... bonafide heroes those guys :doctor:

Joni

13th February 2005, 19:44

Red bike? Scenic Drive.... hmm that has me worried....

What time was this?

RiderInBlack

13th February 2005, 19:47

Shit, hope it is not one of ours.
Well it's not me. Bike's the wrong colour (quickly runs out just to make sure). No Roxannae is still safely in bed.

Zapf

13th February 2005, 19:50

justsomeguy

13th February 2005, 19:53

Red bike? Scenic Drive.... hmm that has me worried....

What time was this?

This was around 6:30ish pm.

I did see an ambo racing pass the BP where I split with you guys.

No Zapf this happened more than hour afterwards and probably a 100 kays from where you left.

justsomeguy

13th February 2005, 19:54

Hey erik what bike was that? I thought it was a suzuki may have been an older model Yamaha 600cc YZF something

Wenier

13th February 2005, 20:04

Shit that doesnt sound to good. bein it was against a hillside is the other side a cliff if so probably luck the corner wasnt the opposite way

erik

13th February 2005, 20:06

We went through there at about 6:15pm. I think there were two firetrucks and a cop car, they stopped the traffic for a while and wouldn't let us past, I'm not sure why. I didn't realise it was a bike until after we had started moving past again, otherwise I would have tried asking what had happened.
It was hard to tell what happened just from what I saw. It was on a corner a few corners up the road (ie, towards Piha) from the Arataki Information Centre. Going back towards titirangi, the road dips down into a left hand corner, and then continues uphill in a long right hand corner. The bike was on the right side of the road in the ditch/side of the bank. It was facing the wrong way for the side it was on and looked like it was fairly well wedged into the ditch/weeds.
I couldn't see what type of bike it was.
There was a car on the side of the road and there was a guy and a chick on the side of the road by the bike, iirc the guy might've been comforting her or something.
I didn't see anyone in bike gear or notice any bike gear on the ground. It could be the biker had already been taken away in an ambulance.

Hopefully whoever it was wasn't hurt too badly.

It was a fairly sobering end to a good day of riding.

justsomeguy

13th February 2005, 20:07

Shit that doesnt sound to good. bein it was against a hillside is the other side a cliff if so probably luck the corner wasnt the opposite way

Yup....... the Helicopter boys would have been called had he fallen the other way. There was a bit of a bush to stop things......but not a lot

erik

13th February 2005, 20:07

Hey erik what bike was that? I thought it was a suzuki may have been an older model Yamaha 600cc YZF something

Well, I thought it might've been a vtr1000 or something similar, but I didn't see it well so could be completely wrong.

Joni

13th February 2005, 20:08

Stay safe out there guys!

Biff

13th February 2005, 20:38

Everything crossed that the rider is safe and well.

gav

13th February 2005, 20:52

Is this it?
http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/default.asp?id=47603&cat=1033

Joni

13th February 2005, 20:56

Is this it?
http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/default.asp?id=47603&cat=1033

No Gav, wrong part of town...
However, once again, proof, that we need to take care out there! Be aware...
:yeah:

erik

13th February 2005, 20:56

Is this it?
http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/default.asp?id=47603&cat=1033

Nope, this was in west auckland.

[edit: oops, Joni bet me to it.]

Posh Tourer :P

13th February 2005, 20:57

It was on a corner a few corners up the road (ie, towards Piha) from the Arataki Information Centre. Going back towards titirangi, the road dips down into a left hand corner, and then continues uphill in a long right hand corner. The bike was on the right side of the road in the ditch/side of the bank. It was facing the wrong way for the side it was on and looked like it was fairly well wedged into the ditch/weeds.

I know exactly the corner, and it is a bitch. Going from Arataki, the corner before is marked 35, but is easily a 60. That corner I reckon is supposed to be the 35. There's rough seal on the outside and inside wheel tracks. Beats me how he/she ended up on the inside.... From Piha side, the corner isnt too bad, but still a bit tricky with rough seal, washboards etc around. I reckon the worst corner on Scenic Drive, and I think Milky will agree.....

SPman

13th February 2005, 21:01

Glad it wasnt you guys, Did you have a good run after we left you at Puhoi?

justsomeguy

13th February 2005, 21:13

Glad it wasnt you guys, Did you have a good run after we left you at Puhoi?

Throughly enjoyed ourselves once we left the rotten cage ques behind:niceone:

justsomeguy

13th February 2005, 21:17

I know exactly the corner, and it is a bitch. Going from Arataki, the corner before is marked 35, but is easily a 60. That corner I reckon is supposed to be the 35. There's rough seal on the outside and inside wheel tracks. Beats me how he/she ended up on the inside.... From Piha side, the corner isnt too bad, but still a bit tricky with rough seal, washboards etc around. I reckon the worst corner on Scenic Drive, and I think Milky will agree.....

Scenic Drive is a naughty little road........

But since it's part of my family no bad words against it alright:niceone:
On that road it is infinitely more efficient if you use your line of sight rather than road signs to navigate.:cool:

limmy

13th February 2005, 22:52

hope whoever it is that they are alright.

Marmoot

13th February 2005, 23:28

I hope it's not a CBR1000 by any chance......
gotta call someone I know that lives on Scenic Drive tomorrow. Hope it's not him.

Damn, now I'm worried

Motoracer

13th February 2005, 23:43

I hope it's not a CBR1000 by any chance......
gotta call someone I know that lives on Scenic Drive tomorrow. Hope it's not him.

Damn, now I'm worried

I was thinking the same. Hope it's not him...

Sniper

14th February 2005, 06:07

It just proves that not all of us are invincible and things like that certainly open up your eyes to your vulnerability.

Hope the rider is OK, and all you guys ride safe. Makes me cringe when I hear of KB's binning.

crashe

14th February 2005, 06:17

Hope the rider is ok.

Eyetie

14th February 2005, 07:35

Just spoke to a workmate who is a volunteer f/f up there, he didn't attend that call out but was told about it, the guy apparently injured his arm/wrist in the accident.
He walked away from the accident... Phew!!!!

bugjuice

14th February 2005, 08:12

that road is an awesome road to ride if you know if. Blistered many a tyre on that one, but it isn't forgiving. It tricks you to go hard out, then out pops a corner that tightens or some crap right in the road line you're taking. All too easy to get it wrong. Unbeliveable scenary on that road, just don't become part of it..

Hope the dude is ok..

Coldkiwi

14th February 2005, 11:51

Hopefully this is not the same dude my wife dealt with at Middlemore hospital yesterday. When she got home from work about 4pm and I asked her how her day was, I was told 'busy because I was looking after (she's a theater radiographer) a naughty biker who'd done a runner from the police and crashed into a cliff face'. Dunno what injuries she was dealing with but might be a different one if the scenic drive guy walked away from it.

XTC

14th February 2005, 12:19

Unbeliveable scenary on that road, just don't become part of it...

Dropped my brand new XJ600 out there 2nd day I had it :angry2: Only broke the belly pan though.... Had almost stopped when she fell over and was saved by a poor little sappling from going over the edge..... :Oops:

erik

14th February 2005, 12:38