Two Smoker Crashed today (29/10/04)

**Two Smoker** · 29th October 2004, 18:31

Hey everyone,

Yep i had a crash today, and i consider myself fucking lucky.....

My mate bought a RGV250, and he asked me to get a warrant for him..... I said yep, no worries... and proceeded along George Bolt Drive to see Motu.... all is going well and i wasnt going hard.... crossed onto SH20A and was sittting on about 110-120kmh in the slow lane... mid way through the corner just before SH20 joins SH20A the bike started to lose power, i think ah yep, its low on gas and turn it onto reserve...... i drop it down the gears and im strugleing to keep it at 100kmh (sounds like me on the RG150 lol)

Travelled along for about 200metres in the middle lane now (just before Coronation Road off-ramp) still at about 100kmh when the back wheel locks up.... In split seconds i try to think why it has happened... it can't be my rear brake, i always have my toes on the pegs... now full concentration is going onto controlling the lock up.....

Ahhhhh shit, bike goes sideways and highsides me off at about 80-100kmh (didnt look at the speedo) I watched the bike beneath me (i was about 5-6 feet in the air) and then landed in the fast lane on my elbows (which are now really swollen) i then went into my crash slide (ive done this a few times

and came to a stop...

I instantly jumped up and jumped at the median barrier (was only about 1.5 metres away...) checked the traffic, saw it was light (and considered myself fucking lucky no one was close behind) ran to the bike picked it up (pumping on adrenalin) and pushed it up against the median barrier...

A tow truck stopped and a nice lady stopped behind me, while the traffic suddenly increased... the towie and i pushed the bike onto the safety shoulder while waving traffic down... once there, i took my leathers off and checked myself over and found my elbows all bruised... i used the lady's cell phone and rang my mate (whos bike it was) and told him what happened....

So i checked out the bike whislt waiting for him.... Broken indicator, cracked fairings, snapped off the foot peg and gear lever.... but other than that it was pretty damn good for a highside (it was good even by lowside standards)

Leathers are well and truely scrubbed in, and i have now had 7 crashes (a few too many)

The bikes engine had seized and i hadnt pulled the clutch in, thus throwing me off... thats what i did wrong....

So people... ONLY WEAR THE BEST GEAR AND ONLY FULL GEAR!!!!!... also all you two stroke riders, keep 2 fingers on that clutch at all times....I am very thankful that i am relatively unscathed and didnt get taken out by a car, and that the bike isnt too bad (other than the seized engine)..

So be careful out there people, bike crashes can happen anywhere, even when your not caining it...

Cheers for reading my story

**munter** · 29th October 2004, 18:35

Ah jeez - there is an all to familiar theme going on at present on KiwiBiker. Good to hear you are not too badly hurt two smoker!

**aff-man** · 29th October 2004, 18:35

Shit man glad to hear you are OK. Lucky thing you were wearing your leathers and the traffic was light

. What did your mate say about the siezed engine/damage.

well the lucky thing is that your leathers got the mandatory scrubbing in before you got the 6 hundy. not long to go now aye

**Riff Raff** · 29th October 2004, 18:38

Shit you're lucky mate. Hope your elbows heal soon.

**Zed** · 29th October 2004, 18:39

Originally Posted by Two Smoker

Hey everyone,

Yep i had a crash today, and i consider myself fucking lucky.....

My mate bought a RGV250, and he asked me to get a warrant for him..... I said yep, no worries... and proceeded along George Bolt Drive to see Motu.... all is going well and i wasnt going hard.... crossed onto SH20A and was sittting on about 110-120kmh in the slow lane... mid way through the corner just before SH20 joins SH20A the bike started to lose power, i think ah yep, its low on gas and turn it onto reserve...... i drop it down the gears and im strugleing to keep it at 100kmh (sounds like me on the RG150 lol)

Travelled along for about 200metres in the middle lane now (just before Coronation Road off-ramp) still at about 100kmh when the back wheel locks up.... In split seconds i try to think why it has happened... it can't be my rear brake, i always have my toes on the pegs... no full concentration is going onto controlling the lock up.....

Ahhhhh shit, bike goes sideways and highsides me off at about 80-100kmh (didnt look at the speedo) I watched the bike beneath me (i was about 5-6 feet in the air) and then landed in the fast lane on my elbows (which are now really swollen) i then went into my crash slide (ive done this a few times

and came to a stop...

I instantly jumped up and jumped at the median barrier (was only about 1.5 metres away...) checked the traffic, saw it was light (and considered myself fucking lucky no one was close behind) ran to the bike picked it up (pumping on adrenalin) and pushed it up against the median barrier...

A tow truck stopped and a nice lady stopped behind me, while the traffic suddenly increased... the towie and i pushed the bike onto the safety shoulder while waving traffic down... once there, i took my leathers off and checked myself over and found my elbows all bruised... i used the lady's cell phone and rang my mate (whos bike it was) and told him what happened....

So i checked out the bike whislt waiting for him.... Broken indicator, cracked fairings, snapped off the foot peg and gear lever.... but other than that it was pretty damn good for a highside (it was good even by lowside standards)

Leathers are well and truely scrubbed in, and i have now had 7 crashes (a few too many)

The bikes engine had seized and i hadnt pulled the clutch in, thus throwing me off... thats what i did wrong....

So people... ONLY WEAR THE BEST GEAR AND ONLY FULL GEAR!!!!!... also all you two stroke riders, keep 2 fingers on that clutch at all times....I am very thankful that i am relatively unscathed and didnt get taken out by a car, and that the bike isnt too bad (other than the seized engine)..

So be careful out there people, bike crashes can happen anywhere, even when your not caining it...

Cheers for reading my story

I'm glad you're okay Chris! Sounds like a near death experience to me.

Hope you havn't caused much damage to your elbows.

Glad to hear you are in good spirits!

**Kwaka-Kid** · 29th October 2004, 18:39

No way!

sad dude, lucky everything seems okay and all going well the injury to elbow will only be temporary and not on-going.

not cool at all man

weird 2 strokes, they are like the woman of motorcycles to me, i never will understand them, simple but seem so complex.

**Uncle B** · 29th October 2004, 18:40

Glad to hear your ok.
Hope your mate isn't too pissed about his bike.
Hope I never have to post one of these "crash" stories......touch wood.
Live to ride another day.

**Joni** · 29th October 2004, 18:46

Yeah like everyone else said, glad you ok, it could have been much worse.

**Two Smoker** · 29th October 2004, 18:50

Cheers for the comments guys

you read bloody fast.... My mate (who is also my boss lol) was really good about it.... it has just had a heap of engine work to it, so he is pissed off it's seized.... But im glad i was riding it (having more crash experience) and it was on a straight piece of road (my leathers held up better than his cordura would have)

Still went too work after the crash lol..... Mum (who's a nurse) said my elbow's are fine and that they are only badly bruised

I think my leathers are scubbed in enough lol.... ive been down the road/track in them 4 times now

**dhunt** · 29th October 2004, 18:56

Man TS, it looks like you got off real lightly. Glad you're alright. I guess you'll feel a bit sore for a while, but it could have been a lot worse.

**James Deuce** · 29th October 2004, 19:00

Bugger.

But.

Really, SERIOUSLY impressed with your analysis of what went wrong and what to do in future.

**Two Smoker** · 29th October 2004, 19:02

Originally Posted by Jim2

Bugger.

But.

Really, SERIOUSLY impressed with your analysis of what went wrong and what to do in future.

Cheers Jim... Yep you need to do this otherwise you can't improve as a rider...

**DebK** · 29th October 2004, 19:06

... if your ride starts to struggle to keep momentum up, assume that the motor is about to lunge itself and pull over & stop? Hate to think of that happening to me & my scoot at speed.

Hope you're applying heaps of ice to those yell!bows.