Sideswiped off the highway by a 4x4

[Latte]

Drunk Driver is possible at that time, always amazes me how many cars are pulled over at the Nelson St Onramp in the morning checkpoint up here.

[Katman]

I don't have any enemy's and feel that i am always a polite road user, so a "revenge/retaliation" hit is not a factor,

It's a sad fact that often "revenge/retaliation" isn't directed at the person who deserves it.

It would be great if all the "smash the fucking wing mirror off" warriors stopped to realised that their actions may well come back to bite some other poor sod in the arse.

[Grubber]

Just s thought....but this guy was probably heading to work at that hour of the morning, same way he goes to work every morning, if ya get my drift!!!!!
Might be well worth your while to go sit back on the same section of road for a couple of days and see if it reappears. I'm pickin it will!

You one lucky boy by the sounds of it.

[oneofsix]

Just s thought....but this guy was probably heading to work at that hour of the morning, same way he goes to work every morning, if ya get my drift!!!!!
Might be well worth your while to go sit back on the same section of road for a couple of days and see if it reappears. I'm pickin it will!

If you do, do it in a cage in case Katman is right, and don't take revenge yourself, just identify it to the proper authorities. IYKWIM

[Grubber]

If you do, do it in a cage in case Katman is right, and don't take revenge yourself, just identify it to the proper authorities. IYKWIM

Exactly! little bit incognito, if ya follow my thought!

[NinjaNanna]

Seriously Dude I'm glad you're still here, but while you're bored out of your skin laid up at home spend some time re-thinking the idea that "your bike saved your arse, and look after your bike and it'll look after you."

Either there's a god up there who said it wasn't your time OR you got seriously lucky, either way the bike had nothing to do with it.

Heal fast and enjoy your second chance.

[Scuba_Steve]

Either there's a god up there who said it wasn't your time OR you got seriously lucky, either way the bike had nothing to do with it.

Well, it wasn't me... this time

[oneofsix]

Well, it wasn't me... this time

you are only his evil twin

[neels]

Shit, sounds ugly.

I've seen you on the road plenty of times and your riding certainly doesn't look like it would give anyone cause for this sort of behavior, probably just a half asleep muppet with fogged up windows.

Was there nobody else on the road at the time? I can't believe nobody would stop if they saw it happen, might be worth giving the local rag a call and see if you can get something in there that might bring a witness out of the woodwork.

In the meantime, rest up and get well soon.

[willytheekid]

Seriously Dude I'm glad you're still here, but while you're bored out of your skin laid up at home spend some time re-thinking the idea that "your bike saved your arse, and look after your bike and it'll look after you."

Either there's a god up there who said it wasn't your time OR you got seriously lucky, either way the bike had nothing to do with it.

Heal fast and enjoy your second chance.

Thank you for your Kind words and opinion

I agree, luck was a major factor(or a higher power)....but, the bike did actually have something to with it.
Primarily the long wheel base on the guzzi helped with controlling the tank slap...But!

After 30yrs of riding (since I was 8), and owning nearly every brand & type of bike out there, I...and MANY other riders, have found some bikes ARE special.
I have owned some bikes that are just lumps of cold steel & plastic...soulless, others have had a unique personality...and some....where just pure evil.

I once owned a NC30, bought it with "freight damage" (or so i was told), it kept finding ways of trying to hurt me, even when working on it the thing would get its share of blood out of me!, even my mother said it gave her the "hebies" just being around it, after some inquiring I found out the freight damage was actually from a crash....that killed its previous owner!...to this day I believe that bike was cursed! ...and was out for more blood!

As for "PhatGirl", I bought her in terrible state, she had been thrashed and poorly maintained, but I immediately got good "vibes" when I first threw a leg over her and felt I HAD to rescue her as she deserved more.
I have completely stripped and rebuilt this bike and spent hours and hours in the shed fixing the multitude of faults she had(and talking to her lol )
As a result I found faults that could have been VERY dangerous (even tho she passed a VTNZ WOF!)...things like the drive shaft being incorrectly aligned (Ask ANY Guzzi owner what this could do....its a crash waiting to happen!)...and many more possible dangers and failures.

Hence I firmly believe that "If you look after your bike, it'll look after you."

I also strongly disagree with "either way the bike had nothing to do with it.", as she has NEVER let me down or done anything strange that could possibly endanger me, and proudly, was one of only two bikes to escape from work during the Feb quake, she managed to safely get through the "hell" that was central city...over fallen bricks, glass and silt up to the axles in some points, so I could reach my family....She did NOT let me down.

I do agree with you regarding luck and a higher power being involved on Monday, but I truly do believe my "PhatGirl" was also a major factor.

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All of the above may sound strange and slightly "crazy" to most, but the "connection" between rider and machine is well documented in many motorcycle books & documentary's.... and even the great Burt Munro wrote about the "connection" to his machine.....so you may well call me the "crazy guy" who loves his bike....but Im happy to be so.

And, I sincerely hope that one day you too get to own a "special" bike...one that you connect with...and trust...with your life!.
Because I firmly believe that is the essence of motorcycling...the connection, the trust and the extension of one's self between your machine....that makes you feel as one.....and gives you the biggest smile on the road



PS: Apologies for the rant lol, I just couldn't sum up a fitting reply in any other way.....could also be the mix of codeine, Ibuprofen & paracetamol lol...but this "craziness" also extends to other motorcyclists...which is why I ALWAYS! stop to assist other riders in need.

[Hellzie]

I'm with you mate, I talk to my bike all the time. Give her a little pat on the bum as I walk past quite often.

Get well sooooon!

[willytheekid]

I'm with you mate, I talk to my bike all the time. Give her a little pat on the bum as I walk past quite often.

Get well sooooon!

Thanks Hellzie...ya crazy bugger! lol

[HenryDorsetCase]

Seriously Dude I'm glad you're still here, but while you're bored out of your skin laid up at home spend some time re-thinking the idea that "your bike saved your arse, and look after your bike and it'll look after you."

Either there's a god up there who said it wasn't your time OR you got seriously lucky, either way the bike had nothing to do with it.

Heal fast and enjoy your second chance.

Here's a tip: there is no god.

[oneofsix]

Here's a tip: there is no god.

but but there must be a god because scuba-steve is god's evil twin.

I reckon, liek willythekid said it was phatgirl or, if you want to be less mystical about it, willythekid's bond with his bike.

[shrub]

Car drivers scare me in the rain because they don't seem to realise that their visibility is reduced, and SUV drivers especially scare me because they are Invincible and Mighty.

Glad to see you and Phattie are still intact. Guzzis are good friends, many years ago I was riding up the Rimutakas on my old Lemon when a car came round a blind corner on my side of the road. I threw myself to my left and there was an almighty bang and I was damn near spat off, the Lemon shook her head and straightened up. At the top I stopped and both sidecovers were missing, so I went back to the corner and found I had hit a huge pothole and the impact was enough to knock my sidecovers off.

I loved that bike.