Ow oww owww!

[Thaeos]

Heh a cup eh, I just got myself a chest & back protector combo, maybe you could suggest that to knox..

[wysper]

Now - point to make here - I'm not looking for any feedback or any self righteous posters to tell me what I did wrong and how I could have done it all differently. Save it for yourselves. Reason for posting is that it hurts like a mother right now but I was glad I had all the gear on.

So with about two bottles of wine down my gullet (which were in my backpack and I'm happy to say that they survived) and a good dose of codeine I can tell you that the ATGATT thing works. I might be bruised as feck but it could have been a lot worse.

AWWW come on WW let us vent our self righteous holier than thou what I would have done better advice.... isnt that the point of a fourm?

But seriously.. good to hear you are ok. I tend to ride in all my gear too, I know with my luck the one time I choose to quickly shoot up the road will be the time I misjudge a corner, miss the signs of oil on the road or something similar.

Hope there aren't any hidden injuries and your don't take too long to heal.

[Pixie]

Keep a good eye on yourself tonight, adrenaline can hide the worst of your injuries and you may be suprised to discover injuries at a later stage. I was involved in a car vs bike and thought I got off without a scratch. Later I realised that my thumb no longer worked. When the pain actually arrived it was pretty nasty.

I think any adrenaline in his system would have subsided long before he got to a 'puter to tell his tale.
At least I would hope so or else he will probably die from it's sustained effects.

[schrodingers cat]

Ok I'll bite - "ATGATT it makes sense. " What does that mean?

[IdunBrokdItAgin]

Ok I'll bite - "ATGATT it makes sense. " What does that mean?

All The Gear All The Time.

[IdunBrokdItAgin]

What caused the nose to tail?

I have no idea. Too many cars involved and some of them just took off afterwards. I was a bit too busy wondering if I had damaged anything to be able to ask many questions.

My guess would be that someone cut into someone elses lane and everyone just stood on their brakes. Road surface was still a little bit slippery, from light rain earlier, which wouldn't have helped matters.

[IdunBrokdItAgin]

Thanks all for you kind comments. Woke up this morning and everything still moves (if somewhat slowly and painfully).

Even my head feels relatively good after my self medication efforts last night.

Anywho I'm off to lie on the couch now, for a good long while.

Cheers

[schrodingers cat]

All The Gear All The Time.

Cheers. You mean jandles AND shorts then.

'S funny. I bought a set of leathers recently and immediatly felt more secure than my cordura. No it didn't translate into another 40kph average speed...
ATGATT - it goes with the territory

[vifferman]

Sounds like you were pretty lucky, Mr Wild Weston. While I guess it's "something that could happen to anyone", my second thought (after that) was that it need not have happened at all. Did you and the 5/6 car drivers involved get ticketed for failing to stop within half the visible distance or whatever? If you'd been travelling a wee bit further back, and been more alert, could you have braked and swerved and gone to the side of the car in front, instead of into the back of it? I know this sounds "holier than thou", and in the same circumstances, I suspect I may have ploughed into the car too, perhaps more worslier, as I have developed a tendency to follow too closely, although I'm usually pretty aware of what's happening up ahead (and I don't mean immediately ahead, but much further ahead).
My point in all this (what may seem like putting the boot in) is that this is a good (?) learning experience. Maybe a bit late for you, but perhaps someone else will take the time to evaluate their riding habits and develop some better ones.
Anyway, I hope you'll take this in the spirit it was intended. I'm sorry you had your wee crash and got hurt, and hope you get healed quickly.

[steve_t]

What caused the nose to tail?

Sounds like some cagers weren't following the 2 second rule... which is the 4 second rule in the rain

Wild_Weston, I hope your nuts are OK. Nuts vs tank can be painful! Sprot bikes need a dent in the tank so the force gets taken up by your thighs and not your nuts!

[Fatt Max]

Glad to hear you are ok dude,
My gear saved me this week, know the feeling
You take care and watch the signs, if something dont look/sound/feel right, get your arse to the quack
Look after yourself

[ukiwi]

"Woke up this morning and everything still moves (if somewhat slowly and painfully)."

Did you ever move any other way?

Now before I offer my sympathy I need to tell you exactly what you did wrong, you should have given Candece your bike when you had the chance, she did offer.

Seriously Ben I'm glad to hear you are ok, or as ok as can be expceted. Give us a shout if there is anything we can do, even if its helping finish off the wine you managed to save.

[Eyegasm]

Sod it ben.

Hope to hell you didn't write the bike off!!! Those cans took you forever to get right HAHA

[p.dath]

That adrenalin thing is interesting. I've had adrenalin hide a testicular injury and internal organ bruising for maybe 8 to 12 hours.

But when it wore off - boy did I feel it. Could barely move the next day.

[Sentox]

Glad to hear you're ok! Good thing you were doing those braking drills on Monday eh

It's something that makes me a little nervous in the Manawatu Gorge. Traffic tends to lump together and form a bumper-to-bumper convoy for the whole stretch. If someone at the front has to stop in a hurry, everyone behind them is going to be scrubbing off speed the blunt way.