Manawatu Rant n Rave

**cowboyz** · 14th April 2008, 06:34

Good on ya for sticking your hand up. I know how much of a blow you took to both body and mind. I dont think it was a speed issue persue. I saw it as lesson in distraction and panic. It is all about doing things delibrately and holding back the gut reaction/survival instinst when your brain as already convinced yourself you are going to crash and you are along for the ride. You have some top people around you and will be well looked after and be back on a (kawasaki) motorcycle before you know it.
Heal well.

**ynot slow** · 14th April 2008, 07:38

Shit that's sickening to watch,the accident waiting to happen scenario.

Thought for a moment it was the first right hander in the video,sharp corner.

Lucky no traffic coming.You can almost see where you were looking Jonno,and that's where you went.Hard to look left in that position and keep going,easy in hindsight and on paper not in real life situation.

Typical country road,narrow,no verge as such,but no speed limit reccomendation (wasn't looking for it if there),sign to say corner only,be a prick in the dark.

Don't beat yourself up too much,more a case of shit panic brake,and end.There were a few corners like that on the Forgotten Highway and you did that safely,just one of those things.

Hope insurance not reading your comments lol,good luck with the claim,speedy outcome for you.

**HornetBoy** · 14th April 2008, 08:01

that looked almost like you hit dissel or something and the back lost traction. Jesus scarey to watch that.it looked like the corner was sharper than you had expected or the like.

Yea the worst part of this will be your pride (and as you say it already is) im still consicious of mine even now 3/4 months on i actually cant seem to shake it off .

Get well Yod!

**NZsarge** · 14th April 2008, 12:35

Originally Posted by yod

I I'm suitably ashamed. It was completely avoidable but I didn't avoid it.
You don't have anything to be ashamed of John, we ALL make mistakes because we are ALL human, it does'nt matter how much life experience, riding experience or how every way you want to look at it we will all go on making mistakes pretty much until the day we depart this mortal coil. It's how we live and learn mate, don't go beating yourself up over it.

"Eyes open, mind on the job, all of the time." I can only hope I can manage that from now on.

Yeah, this is true but not really possible to do 100% of the time, see above^^^^
If anyone says they concentrate on any task at hand 100% of the time and does'nt let their mind wander a little from time to time I would say they were a freak of nature.
Before anyone launches into me, I KNOW i'm lacking in this regard from time to time but as said above, i'm only human.

**Monamie** · 14th April 2008, 12:56

Glad you are ok Yod. You know there are less painful ways to get a new bike eh??

Mo

**ratusratus** · 14th April 2008, 13:00

who were those people i met yesterday in anza
my memory for names has gone poty!!!

**oscarnz** · 14th April 2008, 13:40

Originally Posted by yod

overdid the rear brake on a downhill lefthander on aotea rd (i think?), out near kawhia and highsided myself into a bank....stoopid...my guess is about 60-70kmh but i really dont know

feels like someone dropped a car on me now....stiff as a board...ya get that

not sure whether the bike will be a write off or repairable....it's arriving back in palmy tomorrow courtesy of tri-boy (who is an absolute fookin legend, thanks mate), so i will get my first decent look at it then

cowboyz and mrs cowboyz and extended family were all bloody champions in getting my shit sorted while i was carted off in the ambulance to be poked and prodded

Glad you are ok Yod. Hope insurance company dont muck you around. I have just been given the final payout figure for my bike after my rear ending. Only took just over a month, so fingers crossed for you.

**NZsarge** · 14th April 2008, 13:41

Originally Posted by oscarnz

Glad you are ok Yod. Hope insurance company dont muck you around. I have just been given the final payout figure for my bike after my rear ending. Only took just over a month, so fingers crossed for you.

Sweet, hope the pay out was what you were hoping for.

**oscarnz** · 14th April 2008, 13:43

Originally Posted by NZsarge

Sweet, hope the pay out was what you were hoping for.

$500 less than I had it insured for, but all good. Cant complain.

**chanceyy** · 14th April 2008, 14:54

Originally Posted by ratusratus

who were those people i met yesterday in anza
my memory for names has gone poty!!!

hmm I know Grub & Nasty were calling into Anza yesterday & sweetp would have been with them ... dunno if that rings any bells

Originally Posted by oscarnz

$500 less than I had it insured for, but all good. Cant complain.

good on ya chick .. at least you can move forward now ..

**chanceyy** · 14th April 2008, 14:59

Originally Posted by NZsarge

Yeah, this is true but but not really possible to do 100% of the time, see above^^^^
If anyone says they concentrate on any task at hand 100% of the time and does'nt let their mind wander a little from time to time I would say they were a freak of nature.
Before anyone launches into me, I KNOW i'm lacking in this regard from time to time but as said above, i'm only human.

very well worded Sarge ..

It reminds me of wot I have been told hundreds of times (so far) .. every time you ride your bike you are learning .. And so far never a truer word has been spoken

**sugilite:Me** · 14th April 2008, 15:13

Originally Posted by chanceyy

No time frame was mentioned either by her or us .. but a test ride is just that a test ride .. not a pootle around the block

I forgot to mention to you chanceyy, I told her we were going to the Paraparas, as that was the only road we knew to test the bikes out in their native environment, so she knew where we were going.

**Owl** · 14th April 2008, 15:55

Originally Posted by chanceyy

It reminds me of wot I have been told hundreds of times (so far) .. every time you ride your bike you are learning .. And so far never a truer word has been spoken

That is very true. It's just a shame we sometimes learn the hard way. I learnt two valuable lessons the second time I rode my RM. Dirt hurts too and you can't move trees with your head.

**Grub** · 14th April 2008, 16:00

Originally Posted by chanceyy

hmm I know Grub & Nasty were calling into Anza yesterday & sweetp would have been with them ... dunno if that rings any bells

Yep and we found NZSarge there too while 86GSXR, Sarahtvet and ynot slow were all just down the road at the cafe. We eventually all left ANZA at about 16:10