What not to wear (the road)

**skidMark** · 11th July 2009, 18:35

Originally Posted by Maha

I see what you mean, not the one in discotex's profile, but the one in the opening post.

I do say my good sir, jolly good observation.

sorry its not blue, i know you like blue...

**Maha** · 11th July 2009, 18:37

Originally Posted by skidMark

I do say my good sir, jolly good observation.

sorry its not blue, i know you like blue...

Blacks good, get rid of the purple bits, whats with the Kawasaki Purple fetish on older bikes?....

**boman** · 11th July 2009, 19:48

Very glad to read you are OK. Also a very well written report, I am sure we can all learn something from incidents like this. I went for the Sv1000 because I felt that it was a good step in regards to a V Twin over the power of an IL4. Have not regretted the choice yet. Next step will probably be a IL4 tho.

Hope you don't feel the bruises too much. Take care out there, remember they are out to get us all.

**CookMySock** · 11th July 2009, 22:08

woah, thats not so good. Yeah if cars CAN move out, they WILL. Same applies to passing - its often much safer to pass when the cars CANT pass because of oncoming traffic. Doesn't sound right, but it is.

Fark, he must have pulled out quick to total you like that. Nasty!

Steve

**EJK** · 11th July 2009, 22:22

People people! Note that it's dated back to 2007!

**discotex** · 13th July 2009, 09:05

Originally Posted by EJK

People people! Note that it's dated back to 2007!

It's nice to know people still care tho

I've made a note to trade-in next time though. Was a painful way to cash in the bike (although I did get more from insurance and I paid - go market value).

Always wondered where it'd turn up after it got written off. She's a beast so skidMark will enjoy her.

**discotex** · 13th July 2009, 09:07

Originally Posted by DangerousBastard

Fark, he must have pulled out quick to total you like that. Nasty!

Yeah it was the angle of the wheel and the car. When it hit the car it turned the wheel and countersteered if you know what I mean. So even though it was low speed I got powerslammed into the ground.

All in the past though

Still get the odd niggle in my back from time to time (almost 2 years later) so even a small off can last.

**vifferman** · 13th July 2009, 09:55

Originally Posted by discotex

Still get the odd niggle in my back from time to time (almost 2 years later) so even a small off can last.

True dat.
I wrote off my VFR750 about 6 years ago, and even though I was sent home from hospital with apparently no broken bits (although only my knee was x-rayed), the pain in my heel's still there, and my lower leg swells up on long plane flights, as the circulation was muntered from having it get a bit squashed between the car and bike. OTOH, my right knee which was very swollen and had 9 stitches in it when I totalled my bike when I was 17 has been perfectly fine, despite the on-duty doctor telling me I'd have cartilage problems one day...
I guess you bounce better when you're young.

**EJK** · 13th July 2009, 11:35

Originally Posted by discotex

It's nice to know people still care tho

I've made a note to trade-in next time though. Was a painful way to cash in the bike (although I did get more from insurance and I paid - go market value).

Always wondered where it'd turn up after it got written off. She's a beast so skidMark will enjoy her.

Haha yea when this thread poped up on "New Posts", I was reading this through and thought "Oh smack Disco had an off on his CBR! Ah what? Same Grevill rd? Oh hold on wait...."