Just came back on Hw16 , looks like a sports bike has gone down around 2pm . police in attendance. Hope the rider is OK
evil one
Just came back on Hw16 , looks like a sports bike has gone down around 2pm . police in attendance. Hope the rider is OK
Hardcore Biker
Could be a second one. I went through at about 12.30 and there was an accident half way up Cleasby hill, Wellsford side. Police, Ambulance and Fire service there. Looked like he'd gone down the bank. A few bikes parked up so he may have been one of a group ride.
Weapons of Mass Acceleration
That was SCU in attendance doing a crash site survey. The other units were HP..... that won't be a good sign at all.Originally Posted by bmz2
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Talentless Tryhard!
Well if motorcyclists continue to use it as their own personal racetrack, these stupid things will continue to occur. There are good reasons why real race tracks have all the vehicles going the SAME way, and why power/phone poles and fences cannot be found.
Was thru there yesterday and saw many 'temporary' kiwi motorcyclists 'at it'.
Wake up to yourselves.
Hardcore Biker
Says it happened at 11:28pm.. not a time, Id like to be riding that road.!
Poor bastards lost his leg too...
Hardcore Biker
That would be 11.28 am. It happened just before I reached the lookout. I waited there for half an hour expecting it to be cleared. Poor guy, I wasn't expecting it to be so serious. The accident was on the winding downhill stretch, nowhere where you could build up speed between tight 45k corners. Best wishes to him.
The 2nd-most bad arse KBer.
You can build up plenty of speed on that stretch, The bitch of it is, this little bump (i.e., dip) one the first or second corner, if you dont know its there it bounes you into the oncoming lane, fine if no one is coming the other way..
Then I could get a Kb Tshirt, move to Timaru and become a full time crossdressing faggot
Comfortably Different
I was just gonna say that. I went trough it 3 times in the last month , 2 of which i could have ended like that poor guy did today. I wish road inspectors were not just inspecting the good roads in remuera but actually did some real work and went outside town.
I'm so sorry for the biker.
e mare libertas
Jesus, dude, start riding to the conditions. Don't blame external factors for your own shortcomings.
There's nothing wrong with that bit of road. Those 45km corners demand a little respect, but it's certainly not among the worst pieces of road within a 100km radius from that spot.
Unless there was a car that crossed the centerline that we didn't know about, the rider in question here fucked up, pure and simple. Given the time of night, I wouldn't be surprised if he simply didn't really see where he was going and rode himself straight off the cliff into oblivion. Nobody's fault but his own, the poor bugger.
Here's hoping for a relatively quick recovery from his apparently rather nasty injuries!
kiwibiker is full of love, an disrespect.
- mikey
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Unless there was a car that crossed the centerline that we didn't know about, the rider in question here fucked up, pure and simple. Given the time of night, I wouldn't be surprised if he simply didn't really see where he was going and rode himself straight off the cliff into oblivion. Nobody's fault but his own, the poor bugger.
Here's hoping for a relatively quick recovery from his apparently rather nasty injuries![/QUOTE]
It wasn't night it was just before lunch
RIDE FOR THE CONDITIONS WHEN THEY CHANGE INCREASE YOUR SPEED
e mare libertas
tsmj's right, that's the time the Herald article gave.
Dunno what time you normally have lunch, Pete, but that's past my bedtime.
Probably a typo from the Herald, though, I'm guessing. 11:28am more like, so I'll assume that was the case.
It'd still be quite possible for a n00b rider to throw themselves off that cliff in daylight, of course.
kiwibiker is full of love, an disrespect.
- mikey
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Seems to be some confusion as to whether it was am or pm, but either way there are too many bikers hurting and killing themselves all by themselves lately.
I agree in the main with your comments about not blaming the road. I've been driving and riding for 38 years...and done who knows how many miles throughout much of NZ in all manner of vehicles, at low speeds and high...
over and over the roads and places where people are killing themselves and a hue and cry goes up about the road! I've never had a serious accident since I began driving and I doubt it's because I'm so much better than others.
However I am also conscious of the fact that I could have crashed and died a few times due to a moment's innattention or brain-fade. I won't judge this case until I know more about the circumstances, as it may be simply a tragic accident, or it may be he was "pushing it" and outrode his skills and common sense.
You don't get to be an old dog without learning a few tricks.
Shorai Powersports batteries are very trick!
The 2nd-most bad arse KBer.
The dip I mentioned is very hard to spot. Very hard. Its dangerous, pure and simple. To spot it you HAVE to be looking where you are going and not where you want to go. Its fine in a car and possably a heavy bike (never noticed it on the gpz 1000, noticed it with the cbr250) but damn its caught me out more than once.
But i Fully agree with it being the riders responsability to be able to read the road and ride to the conditions (when they change increase your speed). Which is a bitch cos it shoots down any chance of getting off a careless driving charge :P
Then I could get a Kb Tshirt, move to Timaru and become a full time crossdressing faggot
e mare libertas
Is it on the northbound or southbound side of the road?
90% of the time, I'm only riding that stretch northbound.
kiwibiker is full of love, an disrespect.
- mikey
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