Accident today 27 Sept (Warr)

[kickingzebra]

How could this have happened????
Warren is one of the safest riders I know!!!

Labour will win the next election and most certainly deserve to.

Cowpoos is a fine nice upstanding young man

I am still concussed....


Thoughts are with Warr, Gutted, all these mates breaking limbs all over the place. Hope to catch up soon buddy,
Shot Aow, to all those involved, Carver has jumped a notch in my estimation, and TA, hmm, good score on some tyres huh?

[MarkH]

This question about accidents has been discussed many times before. Basically, the people that need to know, ie family etc will be told. Anyone not told directly by those close to the person don't need to know. Often it isn't appreciated by family members. So on this particular issue it is ALWAYS best to err on the side of caution because anything else can lead to incredibly inappropriate speculation.

I think apart from some general gist of what happened any detailed account of the accident can wait until the rider in question (Warren in this case) feels like telling the tale. We may be curious, but we have no right to know anything. Hopefully Warren has a full recovery, I don't know him but it sounds like he is a good guy and doesn't deserve to have this happen to him.

[carver]

You noticed that my first concern was for Warren's health, as posted below? NOT taking the piss, but seriously concerned for a fellow rider of a decent type of bike.


Then a compliment to Carver for acting so dillegently at the scene?




Warren is obviously having a giggle with "te few" as well. Poking the borax over the marketing department of "te few" is always in jest (especially with "aproximately 65kmh speeds" being dangerous... we have all seen their video's!).
Teflon, my apologies to you.
Warren, once again, heal fast buddy!

no problem buddy....

its all good....

i alway like riding with warr, and i hope to continue doing so in the near future

[bandit_chick]

Hey this is warrs daughter, thanx for all the good wishes. I told him that there was a thread about him and he was stoked to hear that. He is getting his wrists operated on tomorrow i think, both are broken and a few hand bones are broken. His ribs down one side are all fractured, along with broken collar bone and broken shoulder blade. The story seems to be that his rear tyre blew when he hit a cats eye, then he skidded for about 20m, got thrown off and knocked unconcious. Thanx to the dude that was first on the scene, and big ups to my brother who had to wait there all day for the bike to be picked up, ur a legend.

[jrandom]

Best of luck to Warr for a quick recovery.

[discotex]

Hey this is warrs daughter, thanx for all the good wishes. I told him that there was a thread about him and he was stoked to hear that. He is getting his wrists operated on tomorrow i think, both are broken and a few hand bones are broken. His ribs on down one side are all fractured, along with broken collar bone and broken shoulder blade. The story seems to be that his rear tyre blew when he hit a cats eye, then he skidded for about 20m, got thrown off and knocked unconcious. Thanx to the dude that was first on the scene, and big ups to my brother who had to wait there all day for the bike to be picked up, ur a legend.

Wow that's pretty seriously banged up! Wish him good luck for the surgery tomorrow.

[Zapf]

Hey this is warrs daughter, thanx for all the good wishes. I told him that there was a thread about him and he was stoked to hear that. He is getting his wrists operated on tomorrow i think, both are broken and a few hand bones are broken. His ribs on down one side are all fractured, along with broken collar bone and broken shoulder blade. The story seems to be that his rear tyre blew when he hit a cats eye, then he skidded for about 20m, got thrown off and knocked unconcious. Thanx to the dude that was first on the scene, and big ups to my brother who had to wait there all day for the bike to be picked up, ur a legend.

Hi, good to hear from you. Sorry to hear about the damage your dad had and hope he heals good and well. Question, does he have insurance on the VFR? Is there anything we can do to help?

For example if you put up an bank account number etc, I am sure I and a few others are more than keen to donate to the Warr recovery fund.

I have ridden with him a few times in the past and in the last grand challange.

Cheers
Zapf

[TerminalAddict]

no insurance

[vifferman]

[Photos] on request...from a family member
thats all of them

That's not nice - it's the same model, year and colour as my old VFR.
Sorry to hear about your bin, Warr. Get well soon mate.

[TerminalAddict]

warren has called me again this morning he can barely string a sentence together, but he wants to call me

He's waiting to visit surgery today to start work on his wrist, and there has been mention of pins in his hands.

Still doped up "to the max"

[FROSTY:Me]

Please if anybody is talking to warr today pass on my regards.
Hope ya get well soon mate.
That VFR must be cursed.
First it falls off the back of a ute whem RIB owned it.
I bought it and it had a good crack at me on piecock hill.
Warr bought it from me and its had a go at him

[TerminalAddict]

I tell him frosty wants the bike back

[007XX]

Shit, bugger crap....

Really sorry to hear Warr...heal up quick and well!

[vifferman]

That VFR must be cursed.
First it falls off the back of a ute whem RIB owned it.
I bought it and it had a good crack at me on piecock hill.
Warr bought it from me and its had a go at him

My VFR was the same. Of all the bikes I've owned, it was the only one to give me grief:
- Low-sided it on the way to work when an 'invisible' (couldn't see it till I inspected the road carefully afterwards) kamikaze softdrink can positioned itself under my front tyre on tip-in, trashing my new jacket, breaking the front brake lever, and re-damaging my shoulder.
- A kamikaze pedestrian leaped out in front of me a few weeks later, causing $3800 of damage that she had to pay for. Oh - and breaking her leg in two places.
- Just got it back from the painters, and a kamikaze woman changed lanes without indicating, causing me to drop it on the road.
- A kamikaze driver u-turned into me on my way to work, causing mucho ($6800) 'cosmetic' damage.

[848]

Don't know you Warren, but the Ducati Owners' Club here in Auckland is wishing you a speedy recovery.

We passed the scene minutes after the incident. The bike was in flames and Warren was on the sidelines being attended to.....very sobering.

Although, not as dramatic as your accident was a member of the club that had a similar spill. The bearings froze up. I thought that could be the case, after reading some of the threads when "gripping and sliding" was described.
Some sort of lock up anyway.

Again, all the best to you and your's for a speedy recovery.

And one for your mates who support you.....you must be an alright sort of guy!