Biker down Auckland CBD (27 August)

[jrandom]

Good to hear he survived.

I didn't enjoy having to ride through that mess several times today before they got the crash scene tidied up.

There but for the grace of Bob...

[ital916]

oh crap dan!....get well soon buddy....what times are the visiting hours for those who know?

[Gwinch]

We were in there just earlier - he's in surgery at the moment so obviously no visitors.

I saw Dan's mother in there, sat down with her for a while but didn't see Dan himself as he was still in surgery far after the time he was expected back out.

Will be going in again tomorrow.

[Wiki Drifter]

I saw Dan's mother in there, sat down with her for a while but didn't see Dan himself as he was still in surgery far after the time he was expected back out.

Will be going in again tomorrow.

Damn that really sucks, he used to be my workmate. Great friendly guy, hope he has a speedy recovery...

[PirateJafa]

oh crap dan!....get well soon buddy....what times are the visiting hours for those who know?

11-1 and 3-8 from what I recall when I was going to see Jith. But the nurses are pretty reasonable.

Although sometimes visitors are restricted depending on patient condition.

I saw Dan's mother in there, sat down with her for a while but didn't see Dan himself as he was still in surgery far after the time he was expected back out.

Will be going in again tomorrow.

We dropped off a dozen bike mags for him - hopefully keep him out of trouble with the pretty nurses.

[Metalor]

Shit, that guy! I see him aroun duni quite often (aalong with a bunch of you other guys) but never knew his name. Hope you recover quickly man!

[Pinolicious]

Dan's mate here, grew up with him since Primary School.

Anyway, he was in critical, but we lucky NZ has good emergency healthcare services, so he's fine now, recovering, awake. His sister tells me he's really talkative and he's keen to get out, which of course wont happen any time soon.

He did have some neurosurgery, so the hospital is restricting his visiting hours to 3pm-8pm.

He says thanks for everybody visiting etc etc.

Just needs to heal up, I'm gonna give him heaps of crap for not wearing his gear. Skin grafts galore. (in the groin area)

[klingon]

Dan's mate here, grew up with him since Primary School.

Anyway, he was in critical, but we lucky NZ has good emergency healthcare services, so he's fine now, recovering, awake. His sister tells me he's really talkative and he's keen to get out, which of course wont happen any time soon.

He did have some neurosurgery, so the hospital is restricting his visiting hours to 3pm-8pm.

He says thanks for everybody visiting etc etc.

Just needs to heal up, I'm gonna give him heaps of crap for not wearing his gear. Skin grafts galore. (in the groin area)

Thanks for the update. Good to hear he's improving. Skin grafts... ooooowwww!

[EJK]

Thanks for the update. Good to hear he's improving. Skin grafts... ooooowwww!

In the groin area ooooooowwwww!

[HenryDorsetCase]

Dan's mate here, grew up with him since Primary School.

Anyway, he was in critical, but we lucky NZ has good emergency healthcare services, so he's fine now, recovering, awake. His sister tells me he's really talkative and he's keen to get out, which of course wont happen any time soon.

He did have some neurosurgery, so the hospital is restricting his visiting hours to 3pm-8pm.

He says thanks for everybody visiting etc etc.

Just needs to heal up, I'm gonna give him heaps of crap for not wearing his gear. Skin grafts galore. (in the groin area)

owwwwww. I rode to work in jeans yesterday. made me think a bit that has.

[klingon]

owwwwww. I rode to work in jeans yesterday. made me think a bit that has.

Yes, I have become a bit less strict about wearing ATGATT - the warmer weather does that to you! I justify it to myself by wearing all the gear when I'm on the motorway but if I'm sticking to 50kph areas I sometimes just wear jeans.

Unfortunately as far as I know, the intersection of K Rd and Q St is in a 50k zone.

[Metalor]

Sheeeit... I ride to uni (on the motorway) in jeans all the time. I wear laether jacket, gloves, boots etc but just normal jeans from farmers for me legs... poor Dan has learnt the hard way!

Has it been released how the crash actually happened?

Glad he's recovering ok.

[p.dath]

I feel a sudden rise in the sales of Draggin jeans coming up.

[YellowDog]

That's a tough way to learn the ATGATT lesson.

Hot and sunny today. Saw some dude on a Harley with open helmet, jeans, and a T-shirt.

[Metalor]

I feel a sudden rise in the sales of Draggin jeans coming up.

Well I watched a video on their site of a dude getting dragged by a drag car for a few 100m. He was sitting on the tarmac while getting dragged at high speed, he was fine and the kevlar didn't tear at all.

I've worn something similar to draggin jeans in a crash (they're a german brand i think) but they feel like MUCH sturdier denim. Kevlar in them is good and you don't feel the wind or rain on cold days. The denim actually feels like it would offer some protection itself.

Anyway, I crashed in them and they help up well. Only place where the denim tore was where the handle bars dug into the inside of my thigh as I went over.

That being said, I rolled/flipped/tumbled down the motorway rather than sliding so that may be a factor. BUT it was a 100k crash, so that's saying something.