Rattling off a corner in Raglan...

[gijoe1313]

Well, what can I say? I binned my lovely little ol'Hornet on Friday night!

I was riding back from Raglan after visiting a mate down there - I was dropping off his laptop and some odds and sods. Long story short, there I was pootling along, conditions were night, rainy and windy so I wasn't doing anything too stupid (yeah, okay - riding in the night, rainy and windy might be a tad stupid! )

Done getting out from an uphill twisty section (for those who know Raglan road, it's the section with all the 35kph corners) and doing around 70-100 (you don't look at the speedo right! )

Came over to a right-hander and crested the top ... and the front washed out low side into the corner and lucky me, ended up in some nice bull rushes by the side.

Picked myself up, gave my head a shake and first thought was "Dang! How's my bike!?" You know, the usual thing...

Well, along comes a nice couple in a cage and they stop. The man gives me a hand to pull the bike out and they wait around too see if I can get the bike going again! Nice!

After a little fiddle here and there, my little ol'hornet fires up easy as you like and away we go! Woo hoo! No standing around in the middle of nowhere at 10.30pm for me!

Anyhows, rode home with no right handle grip, just the smidgen of a broken throttle turner to keep it going and some wonky looking clocks! The front brake lever snapped clean off, but just enough of a nub to be able to use it! Rear brake peg bent back but still abled to be used as well.

Injuries were a bruised left hand, guess it must have been banged against the side of the tank (swollen up to look like Shrek's green paw!) and a minor graze of my right knee (was wearing draggin's and they did the bizzo!) Quasi gloves took a right hammering - the right one is well farked (knuckle guard armour burnt right off! ) Just goes to show that ATGATT is a must!

Would have posted this up earlier, but was too busy helping the olds! Ah well, any excuse to work on my little ol'Hornet! Some sraping down the right side and a little paint work scratched off. Photos to come!

Lesson learnt : No good deed ever goes unpunished!

[Blackbird]

Sorry to hear that. Funnily enough, 2 people I know have had recent tankslappers on that road due to greasy conditions and someone else I know said that it was really slippery on Sunday.

Hope it doesn't cost you too much to fix.

G

[MyGSXF:Me]

bugger!!!!! glad to hear you are relatively ok though!!!!!!!! that's the main thing!!!!!!!!!!

Hope it doesn't take much to get her mended, & you both back on the road!!!!

Jen

[HenryDorsetCase]

ah suck. still, bikes can be fixed more easily than people so like you say: ATGATT pays off.

[gijoe1313]

Sorry to hear that. Funnily enough, 2 people I know have had recent tankslappers on that road due to greasy conditions and someone else I know said that it was really slippery on Sunday.

Hope it doesn't cost you too much to fix.

G

Yeah, I can well appreciate that sentiment now! Forgot to mention it in my first post here, there was frikk'n pea gravel strewn across the crest and apex point - how I forgot to mention that! Wasn't much, just a light scattering of the stuff.

[doc]

Went down there last weds for lunch, just as this recent cold spell hit us. It was colder than the South Island. Those roads are really greasy now with all those shiny smooth tarseal patches usually right on the corner too. Got wetter and colder on a 2hr journey than a week in the South Island.

[gijoe1313]

ah suck. still, bikes can be fixed more easily than people so like you say: ATGATT pays off.

Yep - I'm still tip toeing around mum! Told her I dropped an engine on myself servicing it ... No use worrying her about the details!

I kept my head off the deck by looking at my feet and I think I did a rolly-polly once before settling nicely into the soft weeds by the side, got a ton of mud over me! I think my hands were palm up sliding across since they both have damage on their uppers. Can't stress enough how good Quasi's gloves held up. My hands would have been munted without them (just have two little grazes above my 2nd and 3rd finger knuckles)

[tri boy]

Sorry about your off.
The Divvy is a bit greasy due to weather, shade, diesel etc.
Glad mother nature had some vegetation there. Theres some fairly nasty drops on that section.

[gijoe1313]

Went down there last weds for lunch, just as this recent cold spell hit us. It was colder than the South Island. Those roads are really greasy now with all those shiny smooth tarseal patches usually right on the corner too. Got wetter and colder on a 2hr journey than a week in the South Island.

Yep, I went down to Raglan via SH22, cut across to Huntly and through Ngarharghwhassitname. Came pootling into Raglan around 7.30ish and it was blowing a right treat and the rain coming in horizontal!

Had a nice dinner at the pub down there (ordered 4 desserts, had a mushroom soup entree and a seafood medley... my mate had the lamb) Actually I'm not too cut up about the off (I'm okay! Main thing!) just the fact I spent $101.50 on dinner for two ... and I wasn't dining with a nice wee thing! I got my priorities wrong that night.

Should have ditched my mate with the gear, chatted up a nice local chick and wined and dined her instead! *sigh* Live and let learn. I think the Biker Gods were displeased with my mistake and let me lie on the side of the road looking at the stars to contemplate my navel...

[Zapf]

ehllo,
sorry to hear re the off, but you are around to tell. Just one of those reminder things about not being too confident and always to think what is waiting for you around the next corner.

Zapf

[Donor]

Bloody glad to hear you are okay mate...

Will deliver the rest of my feelings in person

[gijoe1313]

ehllo,
sorry to hear re the off, but you are around to tell. Just one of those reminder things about not being too confident and always to think what is waiting for you around the next corner.

Zapf

Tell me about it! It was worst riding out the Divvy than going in - so I was nanna-ing it. I was all suited up to the nines, rain gear on and all, taking conservative lines and remaining upright (no getting the lean on when you see those horrid reflective patches in your headlights!)

Anytime I start feeling too confident, I flick back to ride2die In fact, I did that before I started off that night! Looking back, I knew I should have told my mate off for him saying things like "I hope you don't crash" , "maybe you should stay overnight", "Are you sure you can make it" I've always maintained I don't need people pushing negative thoughts my way!

[crashe]

Well, what can I say? I binned my lovely little ol'Hornet on Friday night!

Well, along comes a nice couple in a cage and they stop. The man gives me a hand to pull the bike out and they wait around too see if I can get the bike going again! Nice!

Injuries were a bruised left hand, guess it must have been banged against the side of the tank (swollen up to look like Shrek's green paw!) and a minor graze of my right knee (was wearing draggin's and they did the bizzo!) Quasi gloves took a right hammering - the right one is well farked (knuckle guard armour burnt right off! ) Just goes to show that ATGATT is a must!

Pic's please of your damaged little ol'Hornet.......

Glad to hear that you are ok.... arnica tabs or arnica cream is great for the bruising. Heal up well....

Take care out there on them roads.

[doc]

Had a nice dinner at the pub down there (ordered 4 desserts, had a mushroom soup entree and a seafood medley... my mate had the lamb) Actually I'm not too cut up about the off (I'm okay! Main thing!) just the fact I spent $101.50 on dinner for two ... Should have ditched my mate with the gear, chatted up a nice local chick and wined and dined her instead! *sigh* ...

No wonder you fell off you couldn't ride anything with a feed like that onboard. You "fat bugga" Lucky you managed to get your leg over your bike, let alone the one of local 6 fingered chick's.

[gijoe1313]

No wonder you fell off you couldn't ride anything with a feed like that onboard. You "fat bugga" Lucky you managed to get your leg over your bike, let alone the one of local 6 fingered chick's.

You're all heart doc! Actually thinking about it now, my little ol'Hornet may have gotten pissed off at me for loading it up like that! Actually, I'm lucky I rode out of dodge clitty!