Diavel crash on the Akaroa Hill. Info wanted.

**SWERVE** · 20th November 2011, 20:26

Just got back from visiting a very good friend. He was on a ride to Akaroa today with a group of friends. He was on a Ducat Diaval and mates on Harleys. He was heading up towards the hilltop (about 4 corners back) when he was confronted by another rider overtaking another bike on his side off the road. Both riders took evasive action......... but collided!
The guy being overtaken (Triumph speed/street triple) was not involved. My friend ended up off the road - down the embankment and other party ended up down but on the road. My mate was not impressed as he was on his side of the road (albeit near the centre line) the other rider initially stopped and was shouted at by my mate(understandable in the circustances).
He then prroceeded to pick up his bike..... straighten out what he could.........AND LEGGED IT.

Luckily the following bunch managed to get Ducati back onto the road....... missing mirror / bent brake lever / all scuffed down rt side. My mate has a hand the size of Africa and a foot peg shaped hole in his boot & LEG.
The bike in question is believed to be a DRZ (or poss RMZ) motard. The rider had bright orange with white leathers. no one managed to get a licence plate as it was a bit twisted. Apparentely there were a group of motards quite a bit ahead of the lone rider.
Accidents happen BUT this is not the kind of response i would expect from another rider ( car driver maybe)
CHCH is a small place............... you cannot hide forever................. if you read this have theBALLS to own up.

The guy who i know is a genuine bloke who loves bikes and all that goes with it............ he has help sponsor my race team for a few years now.............. so i will make it my business to find Mr Motard.

**tigertim20** · 20th November 2011, 20:32

thats a pretty ratshit thing to do, leave another rider and fuck off without even making sure they arent hurt.
hope you find the cunt and remove his testicles.

**FJRider** · 20th November 2011, 20:43

Ring round a few of the bike shops ... see if anybody needs parts for those or similar bikes ...

Maybe ring the Akaroa cop and see if anybody with that description attracted HIS attention ...

**SMOKEU** · 20th November 2011, 20:56

There are so many idiots on bikes over those hills, about half the time I ride over to Akaroa on a summer weekend there are muppets riding on the wrong side of the road around blind corners.

**darkwolf** · 20th November 2011, 21:03

This is one of the major factors stopping me from heading to Akaroa on the bike. In the car I've been overtaken around the outside of the car on corners where I couldn't see what the hell was coming and I wasn't taking it easy. If there had been anything coming the other way there would have been a major accident.

I won't ride to Akaroa until I've got a bit more experience and can try to avoid something like this. I get it's an awesome bit of road but sometimes you just have to use a bit of maturity.

I really hope you find the fucktard on the motard .

**avgas** · 20th November 2011, 21:12

Yep arseholes are everywhere. even here.
Hope your mate heals up good.

**Oakie** · 20th November 2011, 21:17

Originally Posted by tigertim20

hope you find the cunt and remove his testicles.

C@nts don't have testicles.

Seriously though I guess motard-man being in the wrong, facing a charge of dangerous driving and facing an angry biker shouting at him might consider doing a runner to be a valid action in the heat of the moment ... just as some might consider doing a runner from the cops to be valid ... and that action has been endorsed by enough heroes on this forum.

But yeah, what an utter prick!

**ellipsis** · 20th November 2011, 21:18

...it's a scary piece of tarmac Merv...even tho its on my doorstep, I wouldn't go near the hilltop rd when the suns up and the twats are about...first time up the hill a couple of weeks back and second corner up, a chook chaser on one wheel, looking very uncomfortable, nearly took my head off...the poor pricks in the car he mono'd past shit more than me, I didnt get a chance to even squeeze my sphincter...

**The Lone Rider** · 20th November 2011, 22:02

Originally Posted by SWERVE

Apparentely there were a group of motards quite a bit ahead of the lone rider.

Not to be confused with me. I don't ride motards.

Post up if you find Mr Motard though. Public verbal flogging and all.

**SMOKEU** · 20th November 2011, 22:22

I find that road is all good on the weekdays, just weekends it's best avoided. There's the odd traffic cop on the straights as well on the weekends.

**SWERVE** · 21st November 2011, 05:23

Stangely enough my friend is not angry at Motard rider for being on wrong side of road....... he accepts that it was unfortunate circumstances.... and these things do happen.
What he is really pissed about is the guy doing a runner.
He is however always gonna buy Tecknic gloves from now on............ if you see the impact that they had on the kevlar knuckles its surprising he has no busted fingers. Good gear.

**Paul in NZ** · 21st November 2011, 06:45

Sigh.........

Hope your mate heals up OK

**Oscar** · 21st November 2011, 07:05

There's a Harley rider who knocked over a parked VTR1000 in Raglan last week.
The note he wrote and left on the bike said "I'm writing this note because there are some people watching me".
The world is full of cunts.