Deviant Esq's first bin (14 July)

**Deviant Esq** · 14th July 2007, 15:34

Well, I feel like a complete and utter pillock. Won't go into the very near miss and lucky save outside Bren's house...

Heading out towards Motukarara with OAB, bren_chch and a couple of others, riding along Old Tai Tapu Road and came to a left hander. This corner is not hard except you can't see through it and it's tighter at apex than it looks - not that that was the issue today. It had a bit of gravel and crud scattered here and there, and I entered it doing about 105km/h.

I don't know what the fuck I was thinking other than the fact that I probably wasn't concentrating on what I was doing... tried to slow down and sat up and the same time, locked the rear brake (this confused me because I've never managed to lock it in the past), fishtailed back and forth while still doing around 80km/h, got target fixation on the other side of the road, rode straight through the corner still sliding the rear back and forth all over the show (there was nothing coming the other way luckily) and lowsided unceremoniously in the grass and gravel on the opposite side of the road. Was probably doing about 60km/h by this stage. Missed a letterbox and driveway pillar by sliding between them.

I was wearing my full zip together leathers, jeans over the pants (for pockets for my phone and wallet, my leathers have no pockets), winter gloves and boots. And of course my helmet, which didn't impact the ground at all. I'm fine, other than very injured pride, I feel like I'm about a foot tall and made of sponge cake. Maybe a sore arse, left arm and left foot, and covered in dirt and mud, but otherwise fine. Very cross with myself and feel like a complete fool though.

The NZ250 isn't too much worse than me. Absolutely caked in muck, broken clutch lever right at the base, left rear indicator snapped clean off, busted up rear fairing and so forth, number plate all mangled, seat at a funny angle but still seems secure, and a damaged gear lever assembly. Insulation tape was applied to the rear plastics to hold the tail light (still complete) in place, and to the clutch lever to anchor it to the assembly by a guy on a BMW 1150 riding with us (I'm sorry, can't remember your name - Ben was it? But cheers mate), while bren, OAB and Andy on a ZXR750 flirted.

It's rideable but I can't select first gear because of the gear lever being pushed in. Rode to Tai Tapu service station with them following, all went fine, they carried on out to Akaroa. I turned around and rode the bike home, leaving a trail of dirt and crap behind me. No hurry but the bike held up just fine. Probably no point in claiming on insurance, most of it will be fairly easily fixable I suppose. I don't want to think about it at the moment.

**Rashika** · 14th July 2007, 15:39

ya great big wally

ah well guess ya done it now, had a bin... hope the bike fixes up ok.

**thehollowmen** · 14th July 2007, 15:41

Best wishes, glad to hear you're ok and damage is minor.

**Trudes** · 14th July 2007, 15:43

Glad you're ok Rysie

**The Lone Rider** · 14th July 2007, 15:47

Quick Ryan! Time to buy a cruiser! :P

Hopefully the crash wont put you off your new cruisey job haha :P

Rock on!

**inlinefour** · 14th July 2007, 15:48

Originally Posted by Deviant Esq

Well, I feel like a complete and utter pillock. Won't go into the very near miss and lucky save outside Bren's house...

Heading out towards Motukarara with OAB, bren_chch and a couple of others, riding along Old Tai Tapu Road and came to a left hander. This corner is not hard except you can't see through it and it's tighter at apex than it looks - not that that was the issue today. It had a bit of gravel and crud scattered here and there, and I entered it doing about 105km/h.

I don't know what the fuck I was thinking other than the fact that I probably wasn't concentrating on what I was doing... tried to slow down and sat up and the same time, locked the rear brake (this confused me because I've never managed to lock it in the past), fishtailed back and forth while still doing around 80km/h, got target fixation on the other side of the road, rode straight through the corner still sliding the rear back and forth all over the show (there was nothing coming the other way luckily) and lowsided unceremoniously in the grass and gravel on the opposite side of the road. Was probably doing about 60km/h by this stage. Missed a letterbox and driveway pillar by sliding between them.

I was wearing my full zip together leathers, jeans over the pants (for pockets for my phone and wallet, my leathers have no pockets), winter gloves and boots. And of course my helmet, which didn't impact the ground at all. I'm fine, other than very injured pride, I feel like I'm about a foot tall and made of sponge cake. Maybe a sore arse, left arm and left foot, and covered in dirt and mud, but otherwise fine. Very cross with myself and feel like a complete fool though.

The NZ250 isn't too much worse than me. Absolutely caked in muck, broken clutch lever right at the base, left rear indicator snapped clean off, busted up rear fairing and so forth, number plate all mangled, seat at a funny angle but still seems secure, and a damaged gear lever assembly. Insulation tape was applied to the rear plastics to hold the tail light (still complete) in place, and to the clutch lever to anchor it to the assembly by a guy on a BMW 1150 riding with us (I'm sorry, can't remember your name - Ben was it? But cheers mate), while bren, OAB and Andy on a ZXR750 flirted.

It's rideable but I can't select first gear because of the gear lever being pushed in. Rode to Tai Tapu service station with them following, all went fine, they carried on out to Akaroa. I turned around and rode the bike home, leaving a trail of dirt and crap behind me. No hurry but the bike held up just fine. Probably no point in claiming on insurance, most of it will be fairly easily fixable I suppose. I don't want to think about it at the moment.

Mate, it happens to us all. At least you ain't in the unit and the "mighty" NZ will live to fight another day. As someone said, shit happens.

P.S. Found the stylmartin boots last week. After this maybe you need them so I'll pull finger and send em down. Oh, er, can ya PM me ya address, fuck I'm slack...

**007XX** · 14th July 2007, 15:49

Well, glad to know you're okay and that thanks to the wet weather of late, you had a lot of mud to cushion your tush...
You're a bloody lucky one though, I hope you know that!

I did the crossover from one lane to the other side of the road on a blind corner as well, and that is singularly the most frightening thing I ever did...

**j_redley** · 14th July 2007, 16:11

I know exactly the corner you mean mate, been through it a couple week's ago when the shadow was cast across it and damn near scared the crap outta myself with the Ice combined with other crap on that road.

Now Im holding out for a nice day to hit it again, and hopefully a bigger bike.

**scumdog** · 14th July 2007, 16:25

Originally Posted by dyers

Quick Ryan! Time to buy a cruiser! :P

Hopefully the crash wont put you off your new cruisey job haha :P

Rock on!

Wot 'e sed.
Cruisers are slow ergo you won't crash eh?

**T.W.R** · 14th July 2007, 16:39

Could say, wont say, should say

Least your in one bit though thats the main thing

**jrandom** · 14th July 2007, 17:15

Nyahahahahaha! Deviant is a n00b, etc.

Anyway, look on the bright side. The best bin is a bin you can ride away from, and you did.

Don't let the experience make you too tentative. You know what you did wrong, you didn't bang your head and forget what happened, etc. It's all good.

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.