My first big bin

**PaddyFZ1** · 9th September 2007, 14:22

Hi all,
Its been a while since ive posted any thing on herebut thought i better inform those who dont know that i binned the Fazer on 24/08.
Ive spent the last two weeks in hospital recovering from side swiping a car.
Details: Left work after having a beer, went up the hill, took the cleanest route through the mud left on the road from where the local farmer takes his herd across the road, which left me close to the centre line, as i hit the crest of the hill there was a car about to turn across the road in front of me. We both took evasive action, but i ended up hitting the car just behind the front wheel, bounced along the car, before parting company with the bike and doing my superman impersonation down the road.
I ended up lying on the road, so pulled myself off to the side of the road, the bike ended on the opposite side of the road.
Workmates were soon there as they had heard the collision, and they called the ambulance. Since then there have been a couple of operations, and two boring weeks sitting in waikato hospital.
I have removed a large piece of skin from over my knee and im waiting for some flesh to grow back over the tendons before they can give me a skin graft.
Im currently getting pictures together off several cameras, and phones, and will post these when i can.

**justsomeguy** · 9th September 2007, 14:25

Hope you don't have any permanent injuries.

Heal up soon.

**R6_kid:Me** · 9th September 2007, 14:27

Sounds nasty mate, here's hoping for a swift recovery. Those FZ1 are nice bikes, but they can be replaced. Get your knees heeled up and i'm sure you'll be back out there in no time.

**delusionz** · 9th September 2007, 15:13

Ouch.. hows it healing man? you weren't just wearing jeans and a t shirt were you??

**Sniper** · 9th September 2007, 15:14

Feck dude, glad to hear you are OK and not another stat

Get well soon alight

**gijoe1313** · 9th September 2007, 16:26

Crikey, glad to hear you are still with us! Sounds quite...

about the knee, hopefully its healing well and it sounds like your headspace is okay?

**Clivoris** · 9th September 2007, 17:51

Way to survive man. Best not test those knees like that agian tho.

**Grub** · 9th September 2007, 18:06

That sux, what sort of gear did you have? Doesn't sound like it was up to the job huh?

**jade** · 9th September 2007, 20:10

A sobering experience I bet !
I hit a car on my way to work one morning, its a 4 minute drive, I crashed outside work and broke my femeur in 5 places - 1 week in hospital, 4 months off work
look forward to acc as summer rolls in, its honestly almost worth doing again
will you get back on the bike ?
when I was on the operating table I told my mum i wouldnt, but then I started rebuilding my bike 2 weeks after the crash...
be thankful your alive !

**fireliv** · 9th September 2007, 20:27

Sorry to hear about that, but ure alive, thats the main thing.

Good luck, hope you have a fast recovery

**Renegade** · 9th September 2007, 20:34

ouch man!!! what sort of gear did you have on? got any pxts of the gear aswell?

**Lias** · 9th September 2007, 22:41

Originally Posted by PaddyFZ1

Hi all,
Since then there have been a couple of operations, and two boring weeks sitting in waikato hospital.
I have removed a large piece of skin from over my knee and im waiting for some flesh to grow back over the tendons before they can give me a skin graft.
Im currently getting pictures together off several cameras, and phones, and will post these when i can.

Jesus you dont do things by halves do you mate?

Once your healed up we'll have to go for a ride, havnt seen you sinced I dropped my bike out kawhia and that was ages ago :-P

**ZeroIndex** · 9th September 2007, 23:03

Damn that sucks Paddy, hope you heal up soon...

**deeknow** · 11th September 2007, 19:15

Stink one Paddy... good thing you didn't have the missus on the back... mind you she mighta been alright if she grabbed a hold of you and rode you down the road