CSL & Betty go for a sliiiiiiiiide

**Ms Piggy** · 12th October 2005, 07:41

Ok well ya know how I've been riding out to Porirua 4 days a week? And ya know how yesterday morning it was really wet & horrid. Well there's this left hand sweeping bend at the top of the Ngauranga Gorge see, just before the J'Ville turn off heading North see...well Betty (she's my bike for those of you who don't know) & me we didn't make it see. We went sliding down the road instead, Betty on her side and me on my front (not quite sure how that happened!).

I've thought about it many times and all I could remember was riding along, in a more cautious fashion due to the wet, and Betty sliding, I didn't feel the back end or the front end go I just felt all of her start to slide and knew there was nothing I could do.

I'm ok but Betty a little worse for wear however it's all small stuff though, like tail light, clutch lever, gear shifter, indicator, instrument panel cover. Built like a tank is my Betty (not too disimilar to her owner). Some lovely chaps stopped and helped me and then a former work collegue that happened to be going South called the cops for me. 2 quite spunky cops came along and I got to sit in their car a while but then they had to go so I spent about 20 mins on the side of the raod in the pissing down rain waiting for the tow truck (which my man had organised). Paul_in_NZ had texted me as he had seen me after the event but was heading South also (thanks Paul). And another rider stopped to check I was ok.

I went to A&E to get checked out as my left shoulder is a little sore but it's just a bit of a strain and nothing is really painful.

Thanks to those who called me & texted me yesterday, it was a bit of a weird day as I went ono work b/c there was a court case I needed/wanted to attend and I had a fellow student coming in for a visit.

I finally had time last night to kinda get a bit upset, be grateful at how ok I am and realise how much worse it could've been.

For now it's back to public transport for a while, so thats gonna be fun going from Newtown to Porirua 4 days a week!

p.s Proctective riding gear works!!!

**James Deuce** · 12th October 2005, 07:44

Thank goodness you're OK!

Let me know if there's anything I can do.

**Sniper** · 12th October 2005, 07:45

Sorry to hear that Cathy. I hope you don't end up too sore and that Betty gets fixed up nicely.

**TonyB** · 12th October 2005, 07:46

Bloody hell! Glad to hear you're OK.

**skelstar** · 12th October 2005, 07:47

Wow. Good to hear you are ok. Was crappy yesterday morning eh? I hope you get your bike back soon so you can get out there on the road quickly.

**erik** · 12th October 2005, 07:49

Sorry to hear that. Good to hear you're ok though.

Some roads are unbelievably slippery in the rain, eh. On the last ride I was on, riding along a straight piece of road, the rear of the bike suddenly started fishtailing, sliding from side to side. If it had been on a corner, I'd have ended up sliding down the road too.

**vifferman** · 12th October 2005, 07:51

That's no good, Cathy! I'm glad to hear you're OK though.

Hope you and Betty get back to goodness really soon.

**jazbug5** · 12th October 2005, 07:54

Damn those Weather Gods.

On the up side, before too long you'll have a whole new Betty if you keep replacing bits of her like this.

"FrankenBetty... She.. Vill..Liff...FOREVER..!!!!"

[Spooky echo]Hahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaa ha.[/Spooky echo]

(Glad you're okay, missus.)

**Str8 Jacket** · 12th October 2005, 07:56

Damn chick, that sucks big time. Really glad to hear that you are ok though! Hope that your not too sore today and that you can get Betty back on the road ASAP!

**Lou Girardin** · 12th October 2005, 07:57

Any bin you walk away from is OK. Damn lucky on that bit of road though, was the traffic light?

**Joni** · 12th October 2005, 07:59

Wow Cath.... I only saw this now. Im sorry to hear about this... but really happy to hear you are ok and still in one peice.

As mentioned before... if there is anything you need, please let me know.

**MrMelon** · 12th October 2005, 08:01

Doh that's unlucky. That corner up there can get pretty slick sometimes... Glad you're ok.

**Hitcher** · 12th October 2005, 08:01

Argh! Cathie, what was all that about? That corner is a prick even on a fine day -- off camber, wind gusts, dickhead cagers realising they're in the wrong lane and baling out without indicating to avoid getting sucked into the Black Hole that is Johnsonville. It's good to know you're OK and that Betty is shaken but not stirred.