My first bin

**kave** · 23rd May 2007, 08:14

Came off my bike this morning. I was turning left into a gas station on Mt Wellington highway, and I saw someone waiting to turn right, slowed, and all of a sudden I was sliding on the ground. When I picked up my bike I noticed a large patch of diesel right where I lost control. Bike is fine, a few spots of minor grazing on the handlebars and tail-section, and on the side of the instruments. I am fine, a minor graze on my elbow. Visor popped off my helmet, but the helmet saved my head.
I guess I have learnt the importance of good gear, if I wasnt wearing my cordura I would be very sore now. Now have a tiny hole in the knee of my pants, but my armour saved me. I think I will have to be a lot more careful about keeping an eye on the state of the road, especially outside gas stations.

**Drum** · 23rd May 2007, 08:18

Bugger. Glad you're ok.

Time to get a new helmet eh.

**Macktheknife** · 23rd May 2007, 08:47

Well done for learning the lesson, bugger about the off to do it though! Very pleased to hear you are wearing the gear, good luck with the new helmet.

**vifferman** · 23rd May 2007, 09:01

Bad luck, Dude.
It gives me the shits the amount of crap on the road. Even though I tried to avoid all the scary-looking patches on the road this morning, my tyre was spinning up before I was halfway to work, so it must've sucked up something I missed seeing and rode over.

**jimbo** · 23rd May 2007, 09:10

Bad luck.Glad you ok.

**Chickadee** · 23rd May 2007, 17:38

Sorry to hear of your spill but glad to hear you and the bike are okay.

Really puts the shits up you when you first come off a bike. Off to buy a new helmet and - have you done a RRRS course yet? Found it was good for re-building confidence www.rrrs.org.nz, courses are one a month from memory. Only $50 for a days learning and practical riding on an airbase out West.

Hope you are back out riding with a new helmet soon!
Take care
Chickadee

**tri boy** · 23rd May 2007, 17:43

Sorry to hear that.
Happens in a "flash". Not a lot you can do. Glad the riding gear passed the test.

**kiwifruit** · 23rd May 2007, 17:45

not good to hear, but least you are not badly hurt eh

hope you are doing ok now

**gijoe1313** · 23rd May 2007, 18:04

Poopers

Sorry to hear about your incident - glad you were wearing good gear and only ended up with minor owie ow ows!

I guess you can use your helmet for other purposes now, and at least it gives you an excuse to shop for another helmet

Did anyone stop to help you?

**Donor** · 23rd May 2007, 18:13

Something to be said for having all the right gears eh?

Get a new lid, and get back in the saddle, best thing for you... well, that and RRRS as a wise woman once posted...

**heyjoe** · 23rd May 2007, 18:14

hey Kave,

Sorry to hear about ur 'off'
Glad to hear u are not too damaged. I guess its helmet shopping time eh?
Hope u get back on the horse again soon and keep on ridin'

**Chisanga** · 23rd May 2007, 18:45

Bad luck mate but good you are ok. I was amazed at the amount of rainbows I saw on the road on my way to Uni this morning. I guess the first decent rain in a while brings it all out.

**kave** · 23rd May 2007, 19:33

I was quite suprised that the traffic was just driving around me, not stopping to check if I was alright, but a good guy walking along the footpath checked that I was still alive and not badly injured which restored my faith in humanity.
It looks like the bike may be a lot worse than I thought, riding it home from work today I felt that I was having to steer to the right to go in a straight line. Possibly bent the forks, anyone know how expensive that is? Booked in for an insurance assesment, so I guess I will know how bad the damage is by Friday. I might have to look into replacing my 50 cent malaysian tyres as well, just to help prevent incidents like this. Bugger.

**moT** · 23rd May 2007, 19:39

Just Hack it get on that bike and go thru that diesel again and again until you dont come off lock up ur breaks on it make sure u let that diesel know that it made a bad choice makeing u come off! when i come off i go back and do it again until i have conqured it it always works

**Chisanga** · 23rd May 2007, 19:44

Originally Posted by Tom

Just Hack it get on that bike and go thru that diesel again and again until you dont come off lock up ur breaks on it make sure u let that diesel know that it made a bad choice makeing u come off!

It may just be me but I don't think that this is the best advice in the world.