Deviant Esq's first bin (14 July)

[kiwifruit]

coulda been worse!

[phoenixgtr]

Oh bugger. Not good mate!! At least you came out of it fine

[nudemetalz]

ah ya poor bugger, Redge.

Just remember, that lack of concentration could have been with a car pulling out in front of you. You wouldn't be here telling us about it.

Good to see the NZ lives to fight another day.

[Fat Tony]

Ryan, Ryan, Ryan... sorry to read about the spill mate but so glad to hear you got away lightly. It's so easy to get it wrong when the concentration levels drop a touch.

Next time... try to beat the natural survival reactions and do what jrandom says:

Just promise us that next time, you'll get a cheek off the seat, tip the bike in harder, fix your steely gaze upon the exit point and grab a handful of throttle rather than brakes.

Believe, believe, believe

[Bren_chch]

look after that helmet.... i may need to borrow it again!

[Mom]

Lucky you are not too bent, and neither is the bike.........I think you have identified the problem yourself though...
"i tried to slow down and sat up and the same time"

Here is a bit of sage advice that I could not have put better, unless it was to be a bit more aware of surface conditions/speed, however,

Just promise us that next time, you'll get a cheek off the seat, tip the bike in harder, fix your steely gaze upon the exit point and grab a handful of throttle rather than brakes.

Oh and dont beat up on yourself mate, that was a good lesson learned.
Mom

[Bren_chch]

Lucky you are not too bent

OAB decided that was debatable!

[onearmedbandit]

No no, he said he was 'okay', I said that was debatable.


Oh yeah, on the same ride I hit a section of grit approaching a right hander on the hill, had to do a bit of off-roading but kept it upright. Then to top it off I got a flat rear tyre just out of Little River, spent over an hour waiting for a rescue vehicle (thanks guys) to pick me up.

[Mom]

OAB decided that was debatable!

As I dont know this "gentleman" personally I cant really comment

However the phrase that starts.......with friends like these....... springs to mind.....

[Bren_chch]

No no, he said he was 'okay', I said that was debatable.

is that your arse OAB?? mmm i'm seeing you in a completely new light!!


ok i am just saying what i THOUGHT i heard you say!

[Mom]

No no, he said he was 'okay', I said that was debatable.

Dont you hate it when your words get all twisted like that........LOL

Personally I would never edit a persons quote to take the piss....

[Deviant Esq]

Thanks for the support guys. I still feel like an utter pillock, as you do after these things I'm quickly learning... but I revisited the scene of the crash this afternoon on the way out to my partner's parents' place for tea... the corner is actually a bit sharper than I was thinking it was - it's actually rated as a 55km/h corner but several hundred meters before the corner, go figure... anyway I thought I was going too fast, especially given the condition of the road... but I think it's more a mental thing, a confidence thing. I know I should have just dived into the corner and not worried about the outside of it... but I didn't trust the road surface or my tyres enough.

I can't understand why I was locking the rear end up so much though - it's never done that in the past. I was able to keep the bike upright even when the rear was sliding every which where, but once I left the road surface, still leaning a little, onto wet grass and gravel... hardly any wonder I went over. Still, I bounced! I lay there for a minute without moving once I binned, just assessing whether I felt hurt or not, and upon deciding I wasn't I bounced back up again, righted the bike, and started assessing damage.

Don't worry about me - I'll be back! I appreciate the support though, thanks guys. Cheers Bren, Fraser, Andy, and the BMW dude, thanks for staying positive for me.

[Bren_chch]

all good... just make sure you learnt a lesson about riding. We should learn every time we ride... no need to feel like an "utter pillock" as we've all been there at some stage!

all good, glad u aint all fucked up from a mailbox post! see u out on the road again soon!

[86GSXR]

Very sorry to hear about your bin, it can ruin your day alright. Hope you're back out there soon!

[gijoe1313]

Ahh poopers... sorry to hear about your incident... good to know that you're with us and relatively okay! As we all know, bits and bikes can be replaced more easily than one of us!

Glad to know you went back and revisited the place where you had your incident and worked back through the chain of events. I know when I get my little ol'hornet back on the road (hopefully tomorrow!) I'll be going back Raglan way and investigating my incident as well (and search for bits mebbe! )

Chin up, your asphalt angel was with you and make sure you keep doing good things so you can top up your karma levels again!

Oh yeah... piccies please?