Arse. My first crash.

ArseFuckBolloxOuchCrunch.

Going around the corner from the A12 onto the M11 sliproad/North
Circular. I was a bit slower than usual, came around the corner and
start thinking "Funny, this looks like Dieeeee....", the rear wheel
spins up like mad[1] and the Pan goes into Speedway mode. I go foot
down, manage to keep it from lowsiding. Of course, at this point the
rear wheel grips again, the bike goes upright, thinks it's an NSR500,
does a tank slapper and the next thing I know is that I'm sliding down
the road on the side, watching the Pan pirouetting down the road
thinking "Arse, this is going to get expensive". At the very least,
the crash bar provided an entertaining shower of sparks that I could
watch while we were both slowing down.

Fortunately WhiteVanMan behind me had the good sense to stop a little
bit down the road and use his van to block the lane. Thanks again mate
for that, and helping me pick up the bike. Also, thanks to the cage
dweller who stopped to check that I was OK and had a phone on me just
in case.

So after a short breather, I hopped back on the Pan and rode home,
like, before the adrenalin wore off.

The damage:

To myself, a couple of bruises and a headache. Doesn't feel like a
concussion, but I'll be off to bed in a few minutes just in
case. Unsurprisingly, the left shoulder aches (I hit the road with the
left side of the body), but no broken bones or open wounds.

The clothing mostly survived OK as well, the waterproof overtrousers
have a nice big hole in them, the MJK leather trousers show barely a
trace of the damage that ripped the overtrousers, the jacket appears
to be unmarked. The helmet, strangely enough, has a few
marks that weren't there before. Not sure if I'll have to replace it,
but it's probably a good idea. Oh, and the gloves are bin fodder, but
I wasn't wearing the BKS due to the weather, so that's not that much
of a loss.

The bike looks surprisingly undamaged, as it was pirouetting down the
road on the lhs indicator, crash bar and exhaust. Fortunately I didn't
have the panniers on at the time. Damage appears to be confined to the
crash bar and cover, lhs front indicator housing and the silencer, but
that was looking shite anyway.

Looks like I got lucky, the speedway bit must've slowed me down
considerably, plus I didn't hit anything and didn't get run over,
either. I'm glad I wore all the appropriate clothing, that would've
been rather nasty without all the armour. If I had been a better rider
I probably would've been able to prevent the crash, but that's a moot
point now.

Right, where's the Duck Tape, I need to fix up the damage on the
bike.

[1] However, I'd like to find out why the TCS didn't kick in - IMHO it
should have when I hit the diesel as it was the typical "bike sliding
because the back tyre is spinning a lot faster than the front", which
AFAIK TCS should've picked up. Can anyone recommend a *good* Honda
workshop in or around London who can check over the TCS as I'd like to
prevent a repeat performance?

 

Oldbloke was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:

After my last experience with them I'll give them a miss, thanks.

 

Timo Geusch wrote:
<snip tale of woe>

Glad you and the Pan are okay-ish

Erm, HGB of Ruislip?
<FX runs for cover>

--
Dan L (Oldbloke)
My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr
M'boy's current bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Heavily fortified)
M'boys NEW bike 2003 Honda NSR125R
BOTAFOT #140, DIAABTCOD #26

 

Snip tale of woe

Oh dear, commiserations. Did you have a look at the road surface afterwards?
This isn't just a new way to stop it working is it?

I've never heard of a motorcycle skid pan school, MX being closest I
suppose, but an interesting design is forming in my mind....

 

<snip experience>

Tough luck mate, at least you're still alive.

Good man.

 

Fuuuuck, your luck is due for a change soon, its got to!

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Timo Geusch

Oh you daft bugger.

(Snip)

A very good idea. Do it.

Well, in the circumstances, my money's on "it's broken". But only
because it's yours.

Why not get yourself on a gravel car park and give it some? It'll either
fishtail like a bastard (it's broken), or pull away (fairly) serenely
accompanied by the engine doing odd stuff (it's not).

 

Definitely do them, outriggers and the like.

 

Timo Geusch wrote:

Arse! GWS Timo.

Easy to test - if the yellow light goes out it thinks it's working...
As someone else said, gravel car park (or muddy field) and spin the
rear up (over 5mph or else it doesn't work).

I test mine on my trip home each night as there is a nice 'dished'
roundabout off the A14 that I go straight across - the exit always
gives me TWA with a satisfying flash of the yellow light as the back
wheel leaves the ground.

 

My oh my, you dozy twit. A lucky escape there though, glad you're OK.

 

Bastards

I'd make it a mandatory penalty for the driver and the cnut that fills the
tank to drinking 10% of the diesel they spill between 'em.

Glad yer mostly OK Timo.


--
Nidge
ZX6R J2 Stunning in zit yellow. KX 125 MX 'I'm snot green -fly ME'. A few
bits of CB500S in Norwegian Parrot blue. BOTAFOT#63

'Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand'.
Homer (Simpson).

 

****, you're unlucky.

Don't know if it's worth adding your 2c here:
http://www.darrenbourne.co.uk/killspills/

 

I'd have said he was pretty lucky reading what the damage to the bike
was.

Oh. I'll refrain from comment here. Actually, that's bollocks I wont.

If they really wanted to make a point they'd arrange a diesel spill on
the day of their 'rally to westminster'. I'm sure that the voices are
telling me to do it for them.

 

somehow managed to post:

From what I've read of Timo in here, he actually needs his own
category on the luck scale.

You flash cnut.

 

I don't think so. I'm amazed it's his first bike crash.

 

Did you actually check the bike for damage first?

I've done similar on pushbikes, and ended up getting off
a couple of hundred yards later to kick the handlebars
straight, sort the brakes, etc.

Good stuff.

Lucky bugger.

 

Perhaps that should have read "****, you're (un)lucky"?

 

Be fair, he spends more time pushing than riding.

 

Timo Geusch bored us all completely to death with wittery prose along
the lines of:

Urk. Glad you're okay though.

--
Cab :^) - almost as fast as G.i.n.g.e.
GSX 1400 - 'Tarts Handbag' (tm) Bike, dead 550/4 Rat
UKRMMA#10 (KoTL), IbW#015, Bob#4, POTM#3

email addy : cab_at_ukrm_dot_org

 

'Hog was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:

Well, it didn't bloody work. The Pan's still OK to ride...