I Crashed

[zadok]

Get well soon, Brendan.

[Jabez]

A good reason why you treat others road users as idiots, because they usually are!!!!

[XTC]

What do you owe for the damage to the car??

[skidMark]

don't know yet...but just got a $150 fine form the cops illegal overtaking on the left grrrr

[k14]

Damn man, that xray looks nasty. If it makes you feel any better, I only got 2 weeks till my cast comes off, my break (wrist) was only like a 5mm little chip off a bone though. Hope you're up and running again soonish.

[Pixie]

Beware the slowing cage!
The Grim Reaper rides in one!

[johnny]

Sorry to heard that happen ....wish u recover ASAP

But if u ride a minibike u got to be Extra Extra careful!! car driver really cant see you!! And do not overtake on left again mate!! Keep a safe distant to these slower car you never know what their next move will be!!!

Be good mate!!!

[kasper]

Ouch mate. I wont reiterate the advice i gave you last night but when you are down misionb bay way on friday or saturday night head in to the bk and talk to the securtiy guard in there. he will sort you out with a feed.

SOme people wonder what i have been doing the last year or so. nwo you know.

[Zed]

yer i was going up the left of a car they were doing about 35 kph and were rightr by the centre line...ill go up the left ithought...so i went up the left at about 45 kph and suddenly no indicating they turn left into thier driveway...needless to say u can assume wat happened next...i found myself flying thru the air for at least 5 metres distance then rolling along the ground...i come to a stop with my arm hurting like hell...look over and theres my mini on it's ide looking a little sad....people call ambulance....of course a tow truck shows up first...then the ambulance then the cops...go back to hospital turns out ive stuffed my elbow completely screwed.....so now ive got wire in my arm holding it together...ill post pictures of the minibike and 1 of my xray soon so pissed off i can't 4 6-10 weeks with myself

Sad story, sorry to read it. It's all bad, but the worst is the elbow.

I wish you a speedy recovery Mark! And I won't say "don't do it again" because the truth is that sometimes we are not in control of the situation behind the handlebars of a bike. See Will You Crash Your Motorcycle? thread poll & discussion!

Get well!!


Zed

[justsomeguy]

Sad story, sorry to read it. It's all bad, but the worst is the elbow.

I wish you a speedy recovery Mark! And I won't say "don't do it again" because the truth is that sometimes we are not in control of the situation behind the handlebars of a bike. See Will You Crash Your Motorcycle? thread poll & discussion!

Get well!!


Zed

I agree with you completely on your point Zed - cos if we could actually predict the future all those casino and lottery owners wouldn't be billionaires

[skidMark]

went for a check today got an xray from when i was in surgery....

good old #8 wire is there anything it can't do

[Aitch]

Oh nooo...... that was such a sweet looking bike on that night.....


Terrible news mate...

Have they accepted fault??

I'd say "you thought they were slowing down and passed them to their left as they had created a gap"

So it's their fault.......

I almost got taken out in the same manner - and I was overtaking from the right and legally too .....

FUCKING CUNTS!!!! IT ONLY TAKES 1 SECOND TO DO AN OVER THE SHOULDER CHECK - don't these bastards have any knowledge of blind spots.......

Hope you get well soon mate!! Take it easy....

But when you're in hospital with broken bones it really doesn't make a jot of difference that the other guy was at fault. Ride defensively I say, assume every other road user is out to get you, and you may just get home alive!

[Jackrat]

All very good to say "don't pass on the left".
But if a car slows an looks like it's about to turn to the right how many of us ain't gonn'a duck up the inside ?
I still do it now an then,when the cars indercators are on that is.
Still,a learning exspereince huh!!
My sympathys.

[Kickaha]

All very good to say "don't pass on the left".
But if a car slows an looks like it's about to turn to the right how many of us ain't gonn'a duck up the inside ?

Seaveral years ago I got caught out like that when a car pulled into the right hand turning lane at the Greta Valley Pub and I started to go to the left of it,but my alarm bells started going off and I got on the brakes as they then turned to the left to go down the Scargill road,I didn't quite make it around the corner on the inside of them and was probably only doing about 15km when I finally hit them,did more damage to the 4wd than to the bike but since then I've always been a bit more cautious