Crashed my VFR

**gatch** · 3rd February 2010, 18:07

An error in judgment now sees my bike is a poor state.

I was at the Tremaine Ave end of Armstrong st waiting to turn right onto Tremaine. Checked left and right, lots of traffic.. Look across at the opposite road (Shelley st). There is no car. Waiting waiting waiting. There's a gap coming from left and right, didn't check Shelley st again. Dumb.

Turn right, "oh look there's a car". Bam.

The cars passenger side bumper hits me on the left. About where the crankcase is.

Totally my fault, no dispute there.

Only injury is minor, a little cut and some bruising on my knee. I was wearing my helmet, jacket and gloves with work overalls underneath, steel cap leather boots on feet.

The ladies car is not bad, bumper is on the piss and the light is crooked. There was no debris or obvious broken stuff from her car.

My vfr's fairing is a mess. The left side crank cover has a hole. The tank is a bit crooked from where the bike fell on my leg on the right. I haven't checked further.

I'm pretty gutted, I know better and shouldn't have been so complacent.

Give way 101. Fail.

**Harvd** · 3rd February 2010, 18:42

Sorry to hear and hope you heal up good and proper

Its sort of like the traditional SMIDSY crash reversed...

**Cr1MiNaL** · 3rd February 2010, 18:43

sigh, people with big mouths on here are always the ones with little or no skill.

**kiwifruit** · 3rd February 2010, 18:57

Originally Posted by Cr1MiNaL

sigh, people with big mouths on here are always the ones with little or no skill.

**CookMySock** · 3rd February 2010, 20:09

Originally Posted by Cr1MiNaL

sigh, people with big mouths on here are always the ones with little or no skill.

LOL funny.

Steve

**gatch** · 3rd February 2010, 20:43

Originally Posted by Cr1MiNaL

sigh, people with big mouths on here are always the ones with little or no skill.

At least my balls are big enough to admit I am at fault.

**Cr1MiNaL** · 3rd February 2010, 20:44

Originally Posted by gatch

At least my balls are big enough to admit I am at fault.

yes you are a big man.

**Taz** · 3rd February 2010, 20:46

Bloody VFR riders!! "Sorry mate I didn't see ya"

**gatch** · 3rd February 2010, 21:13

Originally Posted by DangerousBastard

LOL funny.

Steve

Actually that is very funny.

You are the biggest mouth piece of all.

**nico** · 4th February 2010, 08:04

for the right price ill sell ya my vfr

**rachprice** · 4th February 2010, 09:17

Originally Posted by Cr1MiNaL

sigh, people with big mouths on here are always the ones with little or no skill.

Really? You have never had a lapse of judgement and never crashed? Or a big mouth?
And he has plenty of skill!

**IdunBrokdItAgin** · 4th February 2010, 09:26

Originally Posted by gatch

At least my balls are big enough to admit I am at fault.

Quite true. Seems lately that anyone who posts they had an incident is instantly being ripped to shreds for not having "enough skill".
Bunch of bull crap. We all learn from our experiences, postive or negative, and to be able to learn from the experiences of others is a major benefit of this site.

So, good on you for posting it up for other people to learn from.

Ignore the knobbers - two of the least respected people on this site from what I can tell.

**nallac** · 4th February 2010, 09:39

Originally Posted by Cr1MiNaL

sigh, people with big mouths on here are always the ones with little or no skill.

So what your saying is, you've got absolutely no skill at all.

**Sable** · 4th February 2010, 09:55

Don't even post things like this, very little to nothing of worth to you will eventuate. You'll up your post count a bit, so what. Enjoy the dicks and trolls.