I binned it.

[jade]

well it finally happened. 8 months without a bin and I went down today
half an hour ago in fact.
greville rd roundabout, came off the motorway and wanted to go right, 100m of cars in that lane so thought Id go down the left lane then merge into traffic - what I didnt count on was as I merged into the traffic that I thought was going right, the car behind me went straight through. took me out.
Completely my fault and I feel like a dick.
I spent three hours polishing my bike and now the left side is pretty well fucked.
Cops, ambulance tow truck etc..
wasnt wearing my leathers but I had my other gear on - pants jacket etc
fortunately I had my back protector on and I think this did its job when I hit a curb. What I wasnt wearing were boots and I have a bruised ankle that I know is going to start hurting real soon.
other than that not a scratch on me so it could have been worse.
I am really gutted about my bike tho. whole left side has road rash but the only things to break were pillion footpeg - my footpeg and front indicator.
as well as the swingarm bobbin for a paddock stand.
I just cabletied the fairings back on and rode her home.
Im going to find some buds.

[Teezer]

Sounds bad dude. Pleased you survived relatively unscathed - always a good thing. Shame the bike took a beating, as in my opinion the RS250 is pretty much the ultimate in gorgeous. Hope you get it all back up and running in no time.

Any crash you can be typing about 30 mins later is a good one!

[Mekk]

At least the bike took most of the beating, it's good to look at it that way.

I hope you've taken the lesson well and will wear full leathers next time, but chin up, these things happen and experience only makes us better.

[janno]

Bugger, that's no good.

Sounds like you were very lucky said car didn't go bumpety bump over sprawled motorcyclist .

It's a bummer when learning curves are painful and expensive . . .

Hope your bumps and scrapes get better quickly.

[pritch]

Sorry about the pain you may be feeling by now. Also sorry about the bike.
May the pain pass quickly.

[DUCATI*HARD]

NEVERMIND MATE,YOULL BE BACK

[Stirts]

Big fat poos to hear bout your off.....that roundiebout is bastard at the best of times.....live and learn.

Me hopes you not too sore. Arnica spray....seriously get some Arnica spray for da aches and pains...tis goooooood

poor poor RS....dats one tastey bike *sigh*

[stag21]

sorry to hear that

[Toaster]

Not good..... after reading your stoppie thread the other day I thought you binned while doing one of those.

Get better soon. Hope you can fix the bike too, then get back out there and build on your riding experience.

[Nasty]

Babe .. that sounds no good .. take some painkillers .. and then again in four hours ... try to head it off best as you can

[jafar]

Expensive lesson, good that your ok though

[xwhatsit]

Fuck me, how many times has your arse been sliding down the road next to an RS250 now?

Commiserations. I've almost done the same thing before, but accelerated out of the way just in time. Got to be careful about those assumptions, it woke me up.

Hope the damage is just superficial, it would be a complete pisser if you've bent the chassis again.

[gijoe1313]

Sorry to hear about that, glad to hear you are mostly okay - your bike can be fixed and I'm just glad you can type about the experience!

[0arbreaka]

Hey mate, glad to hear that your ok, I know it sucks when your bike gets damaged, but atleast its repairable.

[Devil]

Being a regular around that area, and also riding past you while you were talking to the cops, I'm not quite sure how you crashed?

Coming from the motorway (heading north), both lanes turn right (dont they?), with the left lane having the option to go straight ahead...
(now I can't see it in my head). Traffic in the right lane is not allowed to go straight ahead...