Oops! Had a prang! Thank you good gear.

**fishb8nz** · 23rd December 2006, 18:41

Been a bad week. Rushed back to the UK to see my gravely ill sister and she'd died before I got there. Too young and so sad.

Came back to allow leave to be taken for others over Xmas. 2 days travelling, getting home yesterday (Fri) afternoon. Going to work this morning, mind somewhere else, rode into a van on a Hamilton roundabout.

Purely my fault. Suddenly there it was and I was going to hit it. Major anchors and a slew, still hit on the front passengers corner. Went airborne and ended about 15 metres from the point of impact.
Ended on my back feeling not to bad apart from an achy ankle.

Trip to A&E for a very long wait to confirm broken ankle. Other bruising but not serious.

Thank fuck for wearing good gear. My Sidi boots saved a much more badly broken ankle. My Quasimoto gloves have road rash on the palms and my Spidi leather/textile suit has rash marks, too. They all did the job.

A couple of mates picked up my bike for me and they say it doesn't look too bad. Even the cops were pretty sympathetic.

In a plaster for 6 weeks. Going to miss a lot of riding and fishing. Bugger!

**chanceyy** · 23rd December 2006, 18:43

condolences on your sister ....

but at least your not joining her

.. hope you heal soon

**crashe** · 23rd December 2006, 18:45

Condolances for the loss of your sister.....

Glad to hear that you are ok after your accident.....

How is your bike?
Is it repairable?

Were you sufferig with jetlag when you were riding...?

**TonyB** · 23rd December 2006, 18:49

What chanceyy said. "Been a bad week"? Sounds like you are a master of understatement.

**Finn** · 23rd December 2006, 19:09

And fishing? I can understand the riding but you can still fish with a broken ankle. How bout that Gone Fishin dude? He's in a wheelchair.

**Warr** · 23rd December 2006, 19:10

Condolences for your loss

And bummer re your mishap, which roundabout was it. We live close to the notorious Greenwood St one. Not what you need just before summer, being stuck in cast. Pleased you were in good gear to save your skin.
All the best for your recovery.

**MotoGirl** · 23rd December 2006, 19:18

Glad to hear you're OK! I can understand how it's so easy for stuff like to happen when your mind is in another place...
I'm also sorry to hear about your sis.

**onearmedbandit** · 23rd December 2006, 19:19

Sorry to hear that. Good gear does it's job well alright.

**Edbear** · 23rd December 2006, 19:52

Originally Posted by chanceyy

condolences on your sister ....

but at least your not joining her

.. hope you heal soon

Wot she said, mate!

**blackkatana** · 23rd December 2006, 20:42

A bad week alright, sorry to hear about your sister. At least you are still here and will mend. Take care.

**99TLS** · 23rd December 2006, 21:14

condolances for your sister,hope your ankle heals soon,take care

**fishb8nz** · 23rd December 2006, 21:23

Yes, I was jet lagged but felt ok. Shiftworkers (days and nights) tend to live in a limbo world. My wife hasn't done any thing but sleep since we got back but I feel "normal". Obviously, I wasn't.
Roundabout was SH1, Te Kowhai Rd, by Placemakers. Poor buggers were going home after their last nightshift.
Cops asked me me what happened. I said "what did the driver say" that's it, I said.
Really bugger, bugger is that I wasn't insured. Never thought that I'd be the cause. My bike (2500) + car (1500) is a really expensive excercise in saving money.
Roll on 2007!