Biker down

[blossoming]

Long story short. Truck pulled into oncoming traffic going into Macdonalds on Pakuranga Road on Thursday night, didn't see me. Both outside and middle lanes were in dense traffic so there was a gap for him to go through while my lane was free flowing going into Bucklands Beach.

Smacked into the truck as I had no chance to react as by the time I saw him he was already in my lane, bounced off it and fell. Paramedics came, got me into hospital (after I took these pictures for the insurance) to make sure I was in decent shape. Got let out later that night with dressing on my wounds on both elbows, knees and ankles.

Mechanic said it’s probably gonna be total loss so it’s shopping time…again….for the third time, sigh.

[cs363]

Bugger! Still, main thing is you are OK.
Did the cops attend? And/or has other driver admitted liability?
Hope everything goes smoothly for your sake and happy new bike hunting

[Squiggles]

Lucky escape

[blossoming]

Bugger! Still, main thing is you are OK.
Did the cops attend? And/or has other driver admitted liability?
Hope everything goes smoothly for your sake and happy new bike hunting

Yeah cops were there. Pretty much everyone was there, fire service, paramedics, cops. Insurance said they'll only contact the cops if the other party doesn't admit liability. Haha thanks, ahhhh....Maybe it'll be fun

Lucky escape

Yeah, if the truck hit me side on I wouldn't have been so lucky.

[NDORFN]

Sorry to hear man. But look at the brightside, you just synopsised the next three months of your Hyonsungs life into one moment and insurance payout will afford you to buy a real bike.

[ital916]

Long story short. Truck pulled into oncoming traffic going into Macdonalds on Pakuranga Road on Thursday night, didn't see me. Both outside and middle lanes were in dense traffic so there was a gap for him to go through while my lane was free flowing going into Bucklands Beach.

Smacked into the truck as I had no chance to react as by the time I saw him he was already in my lane, bounced off it and fell. Paramedics came, got me into hospital (after I took these pictures for the insurance) to make sure I was in decent shape. Got let out later that night with dressing on my wounds on both elbows, knees and ankles.

Mechanic said it’s probably gonna be total loss so it’s shopping time…again….for the third time, sigh.

Glad you are ok man, like stephen said...lucky escape.

So, before anyone else asks...and if you are up to it.

What speed did you think you were doing?
Any hints as to whether there was trouble coming?
What did you learn?

You could mope or instead, thank the biker gods you have ten toes and ten fingers and get on with jumping back on the horse.

If you need someone to talk to or help with anything dont hesitate in asking the club, you are a member.

[cs363]

Yeah cops were there. Pretty much everyone was there, fire service, paramedics, cops. Insurance said they'll only contact the cops if the other party doesn't admit liability. Haha thanks, ahhhh....Maybe it'll be fun

That kind of fun you don't need! Still it sounds like you are on the right side of things, all good

[YellowDog]

That's quite a tale to live to tell.

It's always better to bouce off!

Are you going to go for a GT250 again or has your experience told you to look elsewhere?

[blossoming]

The GT250R wasn't a bad bike although I personally preferred my CBR250RR which was my first bike. And I've just fitted new brake pads on three of my discs plus the 5k service sigh. At least I don't have to pay for the rego which expires early October.

Haha, my friend has already got on to trademe even before I've got my payout and said "Here's another GT250R", maybe I'll try something new.

I was going at 50 which was the speed limit, I had my lights on and everything.

Hints of trouble? Didn't seem like anything at the time. I couldn't pull out that there was a gap on the other two lanes.

What did I learn...Crashing into a truck fucking hurts. Plus I wasn't wearing boots so perhaps I should wear my boots even when commuting.

Yeah, the biker gods saved me this time, I guess I sorta have to be even more cautious even though I ride pretty safely myself.

I won't mope. I'd rather as you said thank the biker gods, learn from it and get back on a bike in a few weeks time.

Thanks for the support, I'll probably be asking for advice when I get my payout.

[ital916]

The GT250R wasn't a bad bike although I personally preferred my CBR250RR which was my first bike. And I've just fitted new brake pads on three of my discs plus the 5k service sigh. At least I don't have to pay for the rego which expires early October.

Haha, my friend has already got on to trademe even before I've got my payout and said "Here's another GT250R", maybe I'll try something new.

I was going at 50 which was the speed limit, I had my lights on and everything.

Hints of trouble? Didn't seem like anything at the time. I couldn't pull out that there was a gap on the other two lanes.

What did I learn...Crashing into a truck fucking hurts. Plus I wasn't wearing boots so perhaps I should wear my boots even when commuting.

Yeah, the biker gods saved me this time, I guess I sorta have to be even more cautious even though I ride pretty safely myself.

I won't mope. I'd rather as you said thank the biker gods, learn from it and get back on a bike in a few weeks time.

Thanks for the support, I'll probably be asking for advice when I get my payout.

Good attitude. Keep looking, why not get another gt250r. Good bike IMO. How long till your full test?

[sil3nt]

Third time? Thats quite a few crashes mate!

[Gremlin]

You need to be aware of vehicles crossing as it can be very dangerous for a number of reasons.

When some lanes are full of traffic, perhaps even stopped, and one is free flowing, do not do the speed limit down it. Vehicles may be let through, and could be hidden by large vehicles, or vehicles may suddenly pull out of the lane into the free lane.

Pakuranga Highway just after the 3 lane bridge, heading to Bucklands Beach, as it goes into 3 lanes was another place that happened regularly (lots of side streets)

[mattian]

really glad to hear that you're ok and, I am not about to belittle your experience. Must have been a hell of a shock!
However, I do have a few questions. You didn't see a truck about to pull into your lane? in a 50 zone? (I assume) how fast was he going? and, how fast where you going?

[Cloggy]

Good to see you came of relatively unscathed from that one.
You mentioned you weren't wearing boots, hence ankle injuries.
Would you mind sharing what you were wearing in the way of clothing?
Just wondering if you were wearing textile jacket and pants with armour and still got the elbow and knee abrasions? ( I am assuming these were abrasions as you mentioned just dressings on these ).
I was reading elsewhere on these forums that the armour in these can shift which means you still get injuries that you would expect your clothing to prevent especially in a relatively slow speed spill like you have just had.

[TOTO]

time to get a naked honda


Get well soon.